That's the right way....

Alright, tried it without the 1024x768 file and was still having trouble. I decided to try a clean install, completely removed SH3 and mods and reinstalled everything, still running into trouble. Seems that after using the patch kit, I can run the game once without any problems. In order to launch the game again however, I need to delete sh3.exe and repatch from a fresh copy of V16b1. Not sure why that would happen though.

thank you very much Stiebler for this very important mod ! :salute:

Thanks for the addon......:DL

Stiebler,

Thank you very much.

I expected that. Rubini explained it in a thread. Everybody has a shortlist of shortcomings that should be solved to create the perfect SH-3 :).

I seem to be having a problem:
I downloaded the file, opened it up with 7-zip. I copied h.sie's patched sh3.exe file into a created temp file. I ran the batch file, the dos window opens up and it says it is searching for the patched sh3.exe, is patching it and creating a backup. Eveything seems ok so far, but....

when the dos window closes, there is no sh3.exe icon, only the back-up file of the old patched sh3.exe. :hmmm:

Where'd it go?
I looked around a little bit with no luck. I re-downloaded the add-on file from your site, same thing.

Any ideas?

Also, thanks to you and h.sie for all of your work in continuing to breathe new life into this game. :yeah:

:)

Can I ask what each of the features are? ie, what "smoke on the water" does to the game, etc. etc.

Seems it isn't a one-time-run issue, it's an issue with the year I choose to play. I get ctds when I try to play outside of 1939. I've tried with and without activating "No Continuous," with and without "supplement to V16B1." Tried using only shallow ASDIC, BDU Message improvement and smoke on the horizon mod. V16B1 mods are all except less contact reports.

I just tried it with none of the stiebler mods activated with a single scenario. In this configuration, it seems that I can only select scenarios in 1939 any others cause a ctd. Sometimes after a CTD, options selector V16 does not recognize the stiebler switches, giving me the "All switches must have value 0 or FF, with at least one FF" error.

It couldn't be SH3 commander related could it?

My mod list is as follows
GWX - Merged Campaign
GWX - No Medals On Crew
GWX - Open Hatch Mod
GWX - 16km atmosphere
MaGui F
No Continuous 'Ship Spotted' v1.2 for GWX3
optional - blue recmanual for MaGui F
optional - Intro Screen for MaGui F
optional - stopwatch with speed lines for MaGui F
supplement to V16B1
FUBARS - VIIB Plain
Stiebler3 addon for V16B1


Anyone have any ideas?

Did you pay attention to Dani's post #20 ?

@Sharkbit:
Good question. It should be in the same folder. Use the 'Find File' option for your C: drive (or whatever drive you are using for Silent Hunter 3) to locate it. Make a note of the date and time you created the new SH3.exe, so that you do not get confused between alternative SH3.exe.
Or maybe you have created your temporary folder in an area where you do not have administrator rights, so the patched file cannot be created?

@Luno:
Read either the help file provided with the Options Selector, or in the enclosed file Stiebler3A_patch_Docs.pdf. (I believe that the "Smoke on the Water" mod was created by the rock group "Deep Purple" in the 1970s, though.)

@Tanedin:
If Options Selector v1.6 throws up an error of no switches found, it means that it cannot find a single switch ON (ie value = FF) in the entire SH3.exe switches area. So either you are using an SH3.exe that is not patched at all, or your CTD has overwritten the entire switches area. (Most unlikely.)

I reckon that your difficulties are caused by error of installation of mods in correct order, and/or conflicts between your various menu_1024_768.ini files.

Unfortunately it is difficult to make an accurate diagnosis at long range.

Stiebler.

:rock:

I will look through the PDF again. I didn't see descriptions for everything, but maybe I'm just too out of it after this long week.

I've searched a couple of times- no joy. I've got a "Patch" file that I've been doing the work in. H.sie's and yours are in there but in separate files within that one. Everything worked fine with h.sie's but with your add-on, my computer somehow loses the patched .exe file.

I'll try it one more time. If it doesn't work again, I'll copy my original .exe file onto my lap top and download your add-on kit and try everything on the laptop and transfer it back to my computer.

Thanks.
:)

Is the only change required in the sensors.dat the change in the minimum surface value for ASDIC in GWX? The crashes I'm experiencing seem to be related to the date. I would expect that would have something to do with a change in allied sensors past a certain date.

I'm officially stumped! :88)

I put my sh3.exe file that is patched with h.sie's V16B1 patch onto my laptop. Downloaded the add-on, un-zipped it, ran the patch file and same thing happened: the dos screen comes up and it says it is patching it, makes the back-up, but still no sh3.exe patched with the add-on.

Any ideas or am I missing something?
I'll re-read instructions. Maybe I'm having a mind fart-like that's never happened before :03: - and double check some stuff. It has got to be on my end since nobody has had this issue before.

:)

Aaaarrrgh!!!
 

Actually I have had that same problem. I ended up doing the first patch ( hsie ). I didn't make any selections before doing the second patch ( Stieblers ). Everything worked okay. Wait to tick off your selections until after you have installed both patches.

I do have a major problem though. Now, when I tried to load a game after I have sank a ship or had a crewman killed the game crashes. But when I go back and load the saved game just before the one where I sank the ship or had the crewman killed it loads just fine. I wonder what heck is going on with that? Has anyone had this problem before?

I actually thought of that this morning coming into work. I'm going to give it a try tonight.

I have been using a copied .exe of the first patch with a couple of items ticked off using the selector utility because I was doing some testing before I decided to try some of Stiebler's patches.

I'll bet money that is the problem.

:)

Hi Stiebler!

In your MOD I found the files EnvSim.act and SH3Sim.act. But these two files comes with h.sie´s V16B1 Patch too. Now my question is, should I let the two files from h.sie´s Patch override with the files from your Patch? And when yes, have I then the same functions as in h.sie´s Patch?

And what are the difference between the two files from h.sie´s Patch and yours?

And work the file "hsie.ini" with your MOD?

Best regards,
Magic

@Magic111:

My envsim.act is an optional replacement for that of H.sie. It has a different coded weather pattern. Use whichever version of envsim.act that you prefer for the weather.

My SH3Sim.act is the same as H.sie's, except that it contains also the code for the shallow-waters mod (asdic is poor in shallow waters).

Therefore you must install my SH3Sim.act over H.sie's original SH3Sim.act, but you can choose which version of envsim.act you prefer.

H.sie's original code (excepting the weather) is always preserved in my patch.

And therefore you can also continue to use H.sie's .ini file.

I hope that is clear.
Stiebler.

Hi Stiebler!

Let me summarize briefly, that I´ve understood correctly:

When I prefer the weather settings from h.sie´s Patch (what I do!) I can simple delete the envsim.act from your patch and I use the one from h.sie?!

If I want to play with the "Shallow water Option" from your MOD (what I want!) I MUST use your SH3sim.act and not from h.sie´s Patch?! ONLY when I want to play without the "Shallow water Option" I can delete your SH3sim.act?

Is this correct?

Best regards,
Magic

@Magic1111:
Correct.
You must use my SH3Sim.act for the shallow-water option.
If you do not wish to have this option, then un-tick it in the Options Selector. It is not necessary to remove my SH3Sim.act, which contains also all of H.sie's mod-changes.

Stiebler.