Using SHCommander and JSGME and readme files

[Merchant Raider]

Hi All
I am fairly new to SH3 and i cannot get enough of it and also reading all the posts from all you great people out there and i have already gotten some help from some of the guys and it has been great,,but some times i think that mods can be very confusing for a person like myself that is not great with computers i can deal with the hardware end but not the software bit ( like looking in to a bush to me ! ) ie. loading SHCommander and if a mod is jsgme ready and if one mod will conflict with another when it is enabled and how to fix it.
I will give you an example at the moment when i try to load SHCommander i get the following message, INVALID ARGUMENT TO DATE ENCODE, i have not a clue how to resolve it or even know what is wrong so i can learn from it,also the conflicts i get when i try to enable mods or to try to download the lastest version of JSGME and i get the updated JSGME version but no mods on the screen to enable ?,how do i bring the mods from the old version,i have followed the user info but i still must be doing something wrong, is the cause of all my problems the mods that i have installed ? i have listed them below.


GWX - Alternative Flotillas
GWX - Captain America's Officer Icons
GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
GWX - No Medals on Crew
GWX 2.1 Minor fix's 26th April
GWX 2.1 Mission Orders
Seafloor SF V3 Final
QueenMaryFixed
IXD2 MK4
Thomsen Dockside by Payoff
WH_IX_Series_Final_2048
LifeBoats&Debris_v3B
Schleuse_Brunsbuettel_Holtenau_MOD_V.1.0
Church Obs Per for GWX 2.0 (Integrated Orders)
Cargo_Crater V1
AOTD-AA-Ship-Schleuse-Bugfix

So really what it comes down is their a online manual that can help some one like me that does not have a great knowledge of computers and using fies and folders and is there others like me with the same problem ?.
Sorry if this is a bit long winded but i am trying to get across my frustrament at trying to get SH3 to work right,( up to May 1944 and it crashes:nope: :nope: :nope: .
Thank a lot for reading
Merchant Raider:arrgh!:

[bigboywooly]

Hi

For a start this mod

AOTD-AA-Ship-Schleuse-Bugfix

Is an updated version of these 2 so they are not needed
GWX 2.1 Minor fix's 26th April
Schleuse_Brunsbuettel_Holtenau_MOD_V.1.0

I dont know wht all of those mods are :oops:
I use LifeBoats&Debris_v3B with no problems
GWX 2.1 Mission Orders should cause no problems nor should
GWX - Alternative Flotillas
GWX - Captain America's Officer Icons
GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
GWX - No Medals on Crew

Not sure on the others although if you are using the Alt flotillas

Whilst running this mod please disable the "Use historic U-boat availability dates" option. The stock GWX Cfg files for SH3 Commander cover only the stock GWX flotillas.

From the Alt flotillas readme

May explain your error in SH3commander

If thats not the case did you delete any saves ?

Try this if so

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showpost.php?p=279768&postcount=9

Shout back if anything else

[STEED]

If the IXD2 MK4 is my skin mod that is just a texture mod or another way to put it eye candy so you should not get problems from there unless you clash with any other skins apart from that.

[Merchant Raider]

Hi steed and bigboy wooly
thank for the help i have MK3 IXD2 installed Steed?
Bigboywooly i am checking what you said and will post back.

[Merchant Raider]

Steed
I get this when i load BUGFIX


"Flotilla.cfg" has already been altered by the "GWX - Alternative Flotillas" mod.
"de_menu.txt" has already been altered by the "GWX - Alternative Flotillas" mod.
Folder "data\Textures\TNormal\tex" has already been added by the "IXD2 MK4" mod.

[STEED]

Bold highlight by me.
Hi steed and bigboy wooly
thank for the help i have MK3 IXD2 installed Steed?
Bigboywooly i am checking what you said and will post back.


Steed
I get this when i load BUGFIX


"Flotilla.cfg" has already been altered by the "GWX - Alternative Flotillas" mod.
"de_menu.txt" has already been altered by the "GWX - Alternative Flotillas" mod.
Folder "data\Textures\TNormal\tex" has already been added by the "IXD2 MK4" mod.


I'm a little :-?

We I running a new one I did and I get this message.

Folder "data\Textures\TNormal\tex" has already been added by the "AOTD-AA-Ship-Schleuse-Bugfix" mod.

And no CTD has ever happen. I suspect textures do not cause CTD as there only eye candy.

[bigboywooly]

Ok in order

GWX 2.1
AOTD + bugfix
Ths will give you an error re campaign files changed
Alternative Flotilla mod will cause an error on the flotilla cfg as is releacing the GWX 2.1 flotila cfg - has too for the changes

The texture error is just telling your that folder was added to in * mod and is about to be added to again so no problems

[Murr44]

The "Thomsen Dockside by Payoff" mod shouldn't cause you any trouble as it's only eye-candy.

[Barkhorn1x]

Steed
I get this when i load BUGFIX


"Flotilla.cfg" has already been altered by the "GWX - Alternative Flotillas" mod.
"de_menu.txt" has already been altered by the "GWX - Alternative Flotillas" mod.
Folder "data\Textures\TNormal\tex" has already been added by the "IXD2 MK4" mod.

Keep in mind that JSGME is a (slick :yep: )file replacement program that tracks what you replace. Also keep in mind that overwriting already altered files MAY have ill effects.

So..you received 3 messages:
1. Flotilla.cfg" has already been altered by the "GWX - Alternative Flotillas" mod = this means that the latest mod loaded replaced this FILE and MAY cause issues as the files would not be modded in the same way.

2. "de_menu.txt" has already been altered by the "GWX - Alternative Flotillas" mod = again, this means that the latest mod loaded replaced this FILE and MAY cause issues as the files would not be modded in the same way.

3. Folder "data\Textures\TNormal\tex" has already been added by the "IXD2 MK4" mod = this means that the latest mod loaded added to this FOLDER and SHOULD NOT cause issues as no files were actually overwritten.

Hope that this clarifies things for you a bit.

[Merchant Raider]

:oops: :oops: Hi GUYS
the game keeps crashing to desktop say it has a problem and needs to close and do i want to report it to microsoft.
Do you think that i have changed something serious ?, it wont even play single ser,wouds a reinstall help though i would lose my present career,but if it sorts it out i cant complain

[STEED]

:oops: :oops: Hi GUYS
the game keeps crashing to desktop say it has a problem and needs to close and do i want to report it to microsoft.
Do you think that i have changed something serious ?, it wont even play single ser,wouds a reinstall help though i would lose my present career,but if it sorts it out i cant complain

Best thing you can do is put up a screen shot of the error basic info and full info.

[bigboywooly]

:oops: :oops: Hi GUYS
the game keeps crashing to desktop say it has a problem and needs to close and do i want to report it to microsoft.
Do you think that i have changed something serious ?, it wont even play single ser,wouds a reinstall help though i would lose my present career,but if it sorts it out i cant complain

Best thing you can do is put up a screen shot of the error basic info and full info.

When the pop up appears after CTD click on the blue text " click here "

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h22/bigboywooly/ScreenHunter_168-1.jpg

Problem highlighted below

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h22/bigboywooly/ScreenHunter_169-2.jpg

[Merchant Raider]

Hi
NOT SURE HOW TO TRANSFER THAT SCREEN TO THIS POST BUT WROTE IS DOWN WHEN I CLICKED NEXT,HOPE THIS HELPS
APP NAME SH3. EXE APP VER 1.4.0.1
MOD NAME SH3.EXE MOD VER 1.4.0.1
OFFSET 000ba535

[bigboywooly]

The mod name ( in mine is simdata ) is the important part
SH3.exe could mean iits one of hundreds of things
Sometimes a unit with is wrong sppeed set

What year and start position does it CTD

[Merchant Raider]

Hi
MAY 29 1944 and i leave Bergen in Norway.it all started when i went on patroll down to the area off France about 30KM off shore and waited for the DDay invasion fleet to arrive (i know you will think that was mad but i have a good crew and boat ) what i did notice was at one stage about 22 sunk ship icons appeared on my nav map in grey and in the one area,weather was really bad and it was 3.50am,i do not think that would match the real DDay happening ie.weather and intial loses by alled units even in game world.
I amstarting to think it may need a total reinstal and a shut down at each section i reinstall ie, sh3 disc.1.4 patch,gwx 2.0 and then gwx 2.1. i will not go near mods then and the SHCommander, wolfs tweak pack,SH weather, then try and load my present career and then list the mods i want to install on this post and get advice.
If you think that is the only option left,i will try to save my career to cd disc or is it damaged
:arrgh!: :arrgh!: :arrgh!: :arrgh!:

[bigboywooly]

Your career should be ok to save as it starts but CTDs in game

Sounds like the sunk ship icons are the landing craft in the rough weather
sinking due to wave damage

As a test does it CTD on that date if you are elsewhere
Say down in the Caribbean or by Africa or even up around the Arctic

IF you do reinstall you will have to add the AOTD\Schleuse\April 26th mod back on or then game wont know where to start you from

Well you can certainly try without it

Anyway first off see if game CTDs if you stay up around the Arctic on the date in question

[Merchant Raider]

Hi Again
No the game now will crash to desktop when you load career or single missions, i get the progress red bar and as it just ends it crashes to desktop ?
:down: :down: :down:

[bigboywooly]

Is that after reinstalling ? or removing mods

[Merchant Raider]

Hi
just enabling mods and removing them ?

[Merchant Raider]

HI Again
just a thought, i cannot seem to update to the new version of JSGME and when i downloaded and run no mods appeared in the new version and if i remember right my problems started soon after then.
i dont think it the computer as all seems powerful enough,but i only have a radeon 1300 card which is old stock and i will upgrade when i get this problem sorted,i have a few hour tonight on my own if i need to reinstall all:damn: :damn: :damn:
Regards

[bigboywooly]

Depends what you removed last
If you have been using some mods and remove them the game is looking for something and cant find it so CTDs
Graphics ( TGAs ) are fine to remove as are just replacements
Some others arent

Was looking through your mods list to figure out which would CTD if removed and nothing jumps out

AOTD-AA-Ship-Schleuse-Bugfix may make a difference as some coordintes may have changed plus shipping

[Merchant Raider]

I think that i may just reinstall everything and take it from there as nothing seems to work and i should just bite the bullet and reinstall ?,what do you think ?
and i will bost what mods i am goung to install on this post for people to see.
I have gwx2.1 saced on disc,but shold i download a the new version of JSGME and try to update the one on GWX2.1 before i do anything with the mods ?
:arrgh!:

[bigboywooly]

You can try update JSGME
TBH nothing in actual functionality has changed

IF you are going to reinstall the rollback SH3commander if you use it
Then uninstall SH3 using the disc if you can

Dont forget to save your career somewhere
Can always try it again after re install