Temps in the 60s, Yikes! Do keep in mind it is only the month of May right now. Summer has yet to come in earnest. I put as thin a layer of cooling paste as I could between the cpu and heat sink. It is really to bridge the gaps and scratches rather than to conduct the heat all by itself. Use as little as possible. Any excess layer of paste does make a temperature barrier keeping degrees into the CPU instead of the sink. Mine is an intel P4 2.6 Ghz HT with standard heatsink, and it doesn't go beyond 55 degrees C. Considering my case can hardly suck cool air and expel warm air.

I experienced a second CTD about 12:30 tonight.It pains me to have to write negative comments about a brilliant expansion,but I find it important to notify you of any crashes so that someone can analyse my description and check that its a recognized problem or not.This new CTD seems linked to the map screen.I had zoomed the map out in order to get a good view of Europe and all the new ports,I then tracked west to have a look at the USA ports,and thats when the game froze and CTD.I think I may have tracked too fast,as the map jumps a bit when loading up all the ports in the immediate area on the map,used to do this in stock too.This possibly causes the game to lock up as it struggles to load too many ports at once,an overload.In future I will track the map slower and smoother,see if that helps.

Anyone know about this one?

Thanks.

There are reports of CTD when tracking the map in the Black Sea area,
Or the Baltic sea.
Something like that.

But this is the first I remember concerning the USA area.

Actually,I think the CTD did in fact freeze in that area,what I meant to say was I was beginning to track the map to the USA.

Good to know these are recognized,and actually quite minor.Two CTDs in 24hrs isnt that bad.

One thing I would have liked in SHIII,like you get in some games,is an autosave option,and the ability to set how many autosaves the game makes and how frequent.Other games I have like Oblivion feature this,and its a good solid emergency backup in case of unexpected CTD.

Right,guess thats that then :yep:

One EXCELLENT feature I noticed with GWX3G I forgot to mention is the removal of the Enter button launching torpedoes,times I caught the Enter button in stock version when pressing CTRL Ins/Del to control the scope raise and lower function.Truly an indispensible aid! :yeah:

I did have freezes of the map screen when I had my grammophone folder stuffed with (Jimbuna's) tracks and playing them. I don't think it really was the large amount of files, but also a temperature problem with my harddrives. The sounds kept looping as the drivemotor couldn't keep the disk at speed or the magnetic head in place. They were placed back-to-back in the bracket without ofcourse any airflow. Seperating them and adding a circulation fan cured their 'fever'. Other than that I've never had crashes on the map.

Right about the hard drives being so close together as you say Pisces.
In my particular case (which is a silver Lian Li P60)my hard drive cage can hold 4 HDs.I only have one HD at the moment,but its on the bottom bracket nearer to the bottom of the case,away from the warmest parts like the processor and AGP card.
If you arent aware (I am sure you are) apply some silver compound to the underside of your CPU and watch the temperatures go down,by about 10% depending on the quality of the compound.
Dust and overheating is probably the main sole culprit for many crashes,unless of course there is bad code in the game itself,which I cant imagine is the case with GWX3,its certain mods that seem to do the worst damage :nope:

Cheers.

Hi Guys,

Just completed my first patrol with GWX3 (first time on any version of GWX) and I have to say, it's superb. I can't believe I stuck with the stock game for so long.

However, I have to report that unlike with the stock game, in the past 24 hours I've had 3 CTDs.

Perhaps this is a wider issue? (Two of them were near land, as reported, the other wasn't but I don't remember exactly what I was doing at the time).

Seeing as this is happening to other people, I'll keep a log as to where and when it happens.

Cheers,

El

Greetings El,

So you had a few CTDs eh?,good that we are not alone on this one.Let me just say that the game hasnt crashed since I entered open water.The 2 CTDs I have experienced so far seemed to be based around Kiel and a bit further north.As soon as I broke into the North Sea the game has ran like a charm.

Keep us posted,me in particular :hmmm:

You know like patches come out for most games,is it possible to patch an expansion pack like GWX3? .The patch would be based on all the information we can provide here.CTD cures would obviously be high on the list of fixes.
Let me just say I am still loving GWX3! :woot:

CTD link...
 

Here is a link: http://silent-hunter-addict.com/CTDs...o_Desktop.html that deals with ctd problems. Hope this helps you out...

Thanks for that Murr.

Just let me say that those 2 CTDs before were the last time so far it has happened.Since breaking out into open sea there have been no problems.Must be linked to close proximity to land,yet I hope not as I am penetrating Southend at the moment.

I will look at the link in a bit :up:

Nobody wants to hear about your sexual proclivities, Paul :O:

I knew it wouldnt be long before someone said that :88) hehe