Silent Hunter 3 error: Cannot Initialize 3D Engine

[Luca$]

I tried to run SH 3 in XP (working in virtual box) but i got this error.
i checked the 3D acceleration and 2D video acceleration box and put the video memory in 64mb ( as the host machine )
xp is running with 1 GB ram and direct x 9.0c is installed
the guest addons are installed
Graphic card: intel celeron n2820.

i really want to play this game guys, pls help me !! :wah:

[Aktungbby]

Luca$!:Kaleun_Salute:

[HW3]

Welcome Aboard!

You might have better luck posting this question in the SH3 part of the forum. I know this question has come up there before, just do not remember what the answer was.

[Sailor Steve]

Moved to appropriate forum.

[Sailor Steve]

First thing to try is setting the refresh rate to 60hz.

Second thing to try is updating your card's driver. If that doesn't work you might try rolling back your card's driver and trying an earlier version.

Please note that I am not an expert. The suggestions come from earlier threads covering this same problem. Subsim's search engine is not the best, but if you go to Google Advanced Search, type in "cannot initialize 3d engine", go down to the 'Domain' box and type in "Subsim.com", you'll get dozens of hits. There may be other suggestions there I didn't see. :sunny:

[danasan]

Please try the latest DX 9.29 first:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8109

After that, try to run the desktop - resolution different to the game's resolution. F.x. : desktop 1920 x 1080. Game 1024 x 768. And make sure the refresh rate is 60 Hz, not 59 Hz.

Have a look at this one:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=217658&highlight=cannot+initialize+3d+engine

If that doesn't help, please report back.

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Sounds like a gpu or Direct X error.
Good advice from my other colleagues.
Make sure the scaling mode is set to Aspect Ratio in your gpu settings.
Perform the scaling on the gpu not the Display.
SH3.exe should be set to run as an administrator.

[Jimbuna]

Welcome aboard matey :salute:

[Mittelwaechter]

Well - I guess you don't have a dedicated 3d graphics card installed, but use shared memory of your RAM - organized by your celeron cpu.

And now a virtual XP on 1GB virtual RAM shall run SH3?

Please post your real system specs.
Best would be to run a DXDiag diagnosis and post the upper part - listing your specs and hardware.

START button - run - type >dxdiag< and work through the tabs/follow the instructions.
Safe the results to a text file on your deskzop and copy the upper part into your next posting.

[danasan]

Well - I guess you don't have a dedicated 3d graphics card installed, but use shared memory of your RAM - organized by your celeron cpu.

And now a virtual XP on 1GB virtual RAM shall run SH3?

Please post your real system specs.
Best would be to run a DXDiag diagnosis and post the upper part - listing your specs and hardware.

START button - run - type >dxdiag< and work through the tabs/follow the instructions.
Safe the results to a text file on your deskzop and copy the upper part into your next posting.

Well, I was going to look up the specs of that CPU/GPU as I saw it was a Celeron, but I haven't found the time so far. I guess you are onto something there...

But I think the vanilla SH3 SHOULD start, it doesn't need so much RAM / VRAM, if it is playable, that's another question.

Edit:

Intel Celeron N2820 (http://www.notebookcheck.com/Intel-Celeron-N2820-Notebook-Prozessor.109522.0.html)

Intel HD Graphics (Bay Trail) (http://www.notebookcheck.com/Intel-HD-Graphics-Bay-Trail.102610.0.html)

It's on the same level as ATOM. Well, it COULD start... But playable?

[Mittelwaechter]

Let's wait for his specs...

... but I dare to doubt the real setup provides the necessary graphics support (i.e. hypertheading) to run the game. His intel celeron chip is no graphics card as he assumes, but the CPU itself.

It doesn't help to run a virtual XP on 1GB and tell it to provide the necessary 3d environment virtually - by checking a video acceleration box.

It may be like switching your shift gear to "R" - for rallye mode.


But let's see what rig he's got.

[Luca$]

when i try to lauch the game i get this error message.

2029

2030

the OS is a XP running in virtualBox;
the guest addictions is installed in safe mode;
3D acceleration and 2D video acceletarion boxes are both checked;
the video memory is set to 64mb (as the host machine)
is there any problem to set the virtual machine with the same video memory thats is in the host machine ?
XP running with 1GB ram;
Processor: intel celeron N2820


pls, i really want to play this game guys :wah:

[danasan]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226723

the story continues....

[Luca$]

whata mistake, intel n2820 is the processor not the graphic card :( sorry guys i just wrote wrong....
i fixed that prob by reinstalling the vb guest addictions and................got another error message:wah: something seems to be conspiring against me lol
i posted the other error in sh3 category.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226723
now lets try to solve this one!!:wah::wah:

and sorry about posting this in the wrong category, twas my first post in subsim :0)

[danasan]

I am sorry, my friend. But your rig / and / or your virtual box settings seem too weak to run SH3.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=226714

[danasan]

Do not worry about that...

What is your OS? Can you switch to a Windows OS? Without using a Virtual Box, chances would be much better.

[Luca$]

xp settings:
2031
2032

host settings:
2033

seems all settings matchs with the minimum sh3 requirements.

[Sailor Steve]

Threads merged. Please do not start new threads on the same topic. It's easier to help when everything is in one place.

[Luca$]

the host OS is a win 10 64 bits.

[Luca$]

Threads merged. Please do not start new threads on the same topic. It's easier to help when everything is in one place.

rgr Mr Steve. sorry

[Mittelwaechter]

http://abload.de/img/wined3d0tuhe.jpg

Why do you run Wine? I guess at least for Windows, but SH3 is no 16bit game.

You are on Win10 - so why do you try to run the game in virtual XP?

Your Celeron CPU is not capable to deal with Win 10, virtual XP and SH3 simultaneously.

I refuse to do support for Win10...

... but deinstall SH3 (and the wrapper?), run CCleaner to purge the registry and try to install SH3 as administrator into C:\games\ and start the game. Try the compatibility mode for XP or 7 only if necessary (right-click SH3.exe\properties\tab compatibility).

You've got DX9 installed - fine! - if it is from the SH3 DVD - make sure to get the latest DX9.c version from Microsoft.

Your laptop is a low end office version with a very cheap CPU - it may not be possible to play SH3 on it.


Edit: and if you are asked again for a DXDiag - there is a button to save the results to a simple textfile.
Well - you found a workaround... :up:

[Luca$]

i just gave up trying to run it in the virtual xp.
sh3worked fine with win 10, i just need to change the resolution by mod and its gonna be all ok.
I noticed that sh3 just doesnt have the german speech folder, so if someone tell me where i can get it to paste there, id be very grateful.

i tried to do that cause the host machine arent mine, so i created my own "computer" with virtualbox.


thanks for the replies!

[tedh1]

changing the hertz on the video card sorted the problem for me.
It was on 59 hz when i had the problem, but setting the hz to 60 solved it.

[Darojax]

Cannot initialize 3D engine error:

Running in compatibility mode for Windows XP fixed it for me.

[brett25]

hi, changing my monitor resolution to 1024X768 for the game session did the trick for me.:Kaleun_Salute:

[Parkera]

Yeah had same issue, then I just changed my screen resolution closer to the games prefered as mentioned and all is goooood :)