Want to be my Sancho? :)

SH3 old disk DOES work on Windows 7 32 & 64 bit (i've tested on both).

1. Install game
2. Patch to 1.4b
3. Remove Starforce (google is yer mate)
4. Install the NO CD thingy (google is still yer mate)
5. Run the game

Also, the Hi Res Fix works too, at 1280 * 1024 if you also set your Graphics Card res to the same.

Here's my system and mod list for reference.

System
Windows 7 64bit with 4GB RAM (brand new install), E6600 @ 2.4GHz, 2*BFG 650MB GTS8800 graphics cards in SLI mode.

Game
Sh3 patched to 1.4
GWX installed with ONLY the following mods:
GWX - 16km Atmosphere
GWX - Captain America's Officer Icons
GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
GWX - No Medals on Crew

Cheers, UG

PS: I have NOT been able to get FM_NewInteriors_V1.0 to work however, no matter how many times I bang my head against a wall :damn:
Out of curiosity, has ANYONE been able to get this mod to work with Windows 7 64 bit ?

Can you send me a link to the hi-res mod you are using?

Steve

In the end I dumped the Hi Res fix and all my problems are solved.

So for now its 1024 * 768 for me....unless anyone knows of 'another way' to get hires without the popular hi res fix ?

Got HiRes Fix working.

Have to run SH3 in Windows XP (SP3) compatibility mode and as administrator.

Amazingly, enabling SLI actually causes a FPS hit of about 20%-25%. So i'm disabled it with anti aliasing now set to 16*Q, all the optimisations and at either 1260*1024 or 1600*1200 (not much performance hit between the two, a couple of frames and thats all).

Its the best i've ever seen Sh3 to be honest...so i'm a very happy bunny.

Modlist
GWX 3 Wilhemshafen,St Naz,Schluese and xtra ships V5
WAC4.1 SubPen_animated_18.02.2010
GWX3 - Über Alles Harbor Kit Final
FM_NewInterior_V1.0
M.E.P v3
MEP v3 VisualSensors for gwx3
LifeBoats&Debris_v4
OLC's Modified Searchlight Beams for GWX3
Q Ship mod GWX3.0
Torpedo damage Final ver2.0
Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
Rapt0r's Instruments V3.1
SH4StyleFlags_GWX
GWX - No Medals on Crew
Radio Deutschland
Rapt0r's DBSM Addon Yes Sir Patch
TMT v2
b25_SF@Grass_1024
Map Update Mod
Map Update Mod color
Conning Tower open Hatch TestFMfood
Bright MaGui 2+
No Stealthmeter for Bright MaGui 2+(NYGM,GWX,WAC)
Brown_Grey_Map
BrownGreyMap_Fix_OLC_based_GUIs


Cheers, UG

OK, I read thru the whole thread, but I didn't find any help for me.

I have a pc running under Windows 7 Home Premium; ATI card Mobility Radeon HD 4570 and an old legal copy of SH3, protected with Starforce.

I installed the game, patched to 1.4b, removed Starforce and set the no CD thing.

Now SH3 starts, but it goes thru the first splash screen, the opening movie, the second splashscreen and then aborts.

I tried to run in XP cmpatibility mode and as an Admin, but to no avail.

Any hint?

Thank you all.

HB

When you say it aborts what error if any do you see? have you checked Task Manager to see if the application is actually running without anything being shown on the screen?

Try dropping your AA settings on your Grfx card.

I get a CTD, with a Windows 7 message saying SH3.exe has stopped working.

win7/59Hz workaround
 

I'm using Win7/x64 and my native monitor res (1920x1200) reports as 59Hz and causes the lovely appcrash below when trying to launch SH3 at that res.

Found a workaround for having to change the damn desktop resolution down to a mode that reports at 60hz to get SH3 to run.

I installed Display Changer 4.2.0 from 12noon. Now all I need to do is run SH3 from the command line like so:

dc64cmd.exe sh3.exe -width=1920 -height=1200 -refresh=60

And no more 59Hz appcrash, no more fiddling with desktop resolution. :)

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3075/sh3crash.jpg

I just built a computer using windows 7 64 bit and to my dismay it will run everything else but my favorite game in the world, sh3....I've read through some of the solutions suggested here but none have worked - I tried changing to compatibility mode (xp sp3), tried changing the desktop resolution to 1024x768, tried editing the main.cfg in the mydocs folder to 1024x768, tried changing the resolution in nvidia controlpanel to a frequency of 60.001, though my native resolution does not operate at the problematic 59hz, but at 60hz already. Clean install without Starforce and 1.4b patch, thats it, no GWX or mods tried. It boots up fine but crashes to desktop when trying to load the menu after the intro screen. No details are given about why, it just says the program can't run and has shut down. I'm running a 18" widescreen LCD at 1366x768 native resolution, 60Hz. I don't know what else to try, hasn't anyone come up with a universal solution to the win7 64 bit problem?? I'm really bummed about this.

specs

Asus 18" LCD Widescreen Monitor at 1366x768, 60Hz
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Asus M4A77TD mobo
Athlon II x3 440 CPU
Samsung Spinpoint 500gb 7200rpm HDD
4GB G. Skill Ripjaw DDR3 Ram
BFG Geforce 9800gt EcoIntelligence

I note you are running an nVidia card. Try going into nVidia control panel and set the AA to Application Controlled. If that doesn't work I'm stumped.

I just tried that, as far as I can tell anyways, and it didn't work. Thanks anyways. I've tried everything I can think of short of reinstalling into a different directory than program files(x86)\Ubisoft and/or purchasing the game online through steam, but I don't see why or how that would make a difference since I already do not have starforce installed and that seemed to be the main reason to get a new copy. Is this problem still ongoing for many people and is there any progress on finding a solid solution?

Do not install the game to any directory under 'Program Files' or 'Program Files (x86)'

When I installed on my Windows 7 machine I could ONLY install to Program Files x86, any attempt to change the install folder resulted in stupid error messages. However, as soon as it was installed I just moved the whole folder over to my games drive.

It still wouldn't run, till I used remowilliam's hint about, about the 12noon thingie. Ran just fine after that.

@CybrSlydr

sent you a PM, if you are still trying to get this to work.