No ships spawning in GWX 3.0 -- please help!
 

Okay....so I just ran the Dover Strait surfaced in broad daylight. Not a ship in sight. Any ship. Something is wrong here. Please help! From my earlier post in the SH3 Mods Workshop:

I'm about 2 months at sea on my first career patrol in a type IIa. I've shot down 3 Ansons but have yet not encountered a SINGLE merchant or warship -- enemy, friendly or otherwise. Is this unusual? Hit my 24 hr patrol grid...been all around the British Isles, entered harbors, etc....nothing. Patrol date is currently Oct 4, 1939. About to RTB at 50% fuel. Using SH Cmder v3.2. Please give me a shout if you have any thoughts on this "empty seas" issue.

Easy

Hi Easy_Eight65 There's nothing in the port of Dover in October 1939

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f5...jdp2qkvm4g.jpg

to ensure your GWX Campaign files are as they should be this is what you should have as regards file sizes

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/e1...103y2q6z4g.jpg

screen below of GWX shipping in the RND Random Leyer if your inside the port of dover you will miss them also in your realism settings for your Campaign do you have no map contacts on or off if you have turned it off no contact will show up on the nav map

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/60...c28iufxx4g.jpg

if your GWX files are not the same as ones above click link below for GWX3 Campaign folder d/l

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=5440

at Subsim the pride runs deep we look after our own :Kaleun_Salute:

ps the duplicate post in SHIII Mods Workshop please delete its not needed

Thanks for your reply, blackswan40! Re: your troubleshooting advice:

My campaign files look good.

"No map contacts" box was / is UNchecked in Realism settings.

No ships in Port of Dover Oct 39 -- understood.


I still think it's strange that in the course of a 2-month patrol I did not detect or cross paths with a single enemy, neutral or friendly ship. I was deep into all the major shipping lanes in and around GB and Ireland -- including the Channel, North Sea, etc... I even lingered off Bristol after getting cc'd in a message to BdU from another boat setting a screen to intercept merchant ships there. Nothing seemed to be spawning. With the exception of a few planes, the patrol was without exception totally eventless...not to mention boring. Any tips about where and when a Kaleun is likely to find some action in early Sept 39 once war is declared?

Easy

Hi Easy_Eight65 you should be seeing naval patrols and merchant traffic even in early war search for contacts yourself when at periscope depth you can hear a Convoy or a ship 38kms away don't rely on your sonarman to tell you also do you use the commander mod with the commander mod config file for GWX with the commander Mod you can enter your own patrol grid before start of your patrol also if you would like to place docked ships in ports and have more merchant traffic coming and going I can help you place docked ships in ports also add more merchant ships sailing between ports in the random leyer or scripted leyer of the mission editor

regards blackswan40 Andrew Oldfield

Do you have either the Black Sea or Indian Ocean only mods enabled? To save super-long loading times having one of those turned on turns off all traffic in the rest of the world.

show us your modlist

Ah! I see that both Black Sea and Indian Ocean campaign mods are activated in JSGME (by default with installing GWX 3.0 I assume). Pretty sure that would explain everything. Much thanks, Sailor Steve. I may still take you up on your offer to add more ships in port, Blackswan. Anyway, much thanks for heeding my SOS, gents. Time to start fresh with a new career in my IIa!

Easy

no worries glad your sorted

Welp...I uninstalled the Black Sea and Indian Ocean campaign mods, rolled back SH Commander and upon creating a new career profile and launching the game, I get a CTD. Every time. Short of doing a complete GWX reinstall, I'm not sure what else to do. Suggestions?

Did you do it in that order? Uninstall the Campaigns and the roll back Commander? It may be that you needed to do the roll-back first.


Try this: Deactivate all the mods in Commander, then start a career with no mods except GWX. If that works you can reinstall the mods. If not then your GWX may have become corrupted and you'll have to strip out and reinstall everything. Don't let that deter you - I lost count long ago of how many times I've reinstalled everything. With luck it won't come to that.

Did a clean install from my stock back-up files. Then reinstalled GWX. Then my preferred mods. Still CTD after loading screen...at least the game was working before ….now I have no idea what to do. Ugh.

Snapshot of my current activated MODS list:

GWX - 16km Atmosphere
GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
GWX - No Medals on Crew
GWX - Merged Campaign
Hull damage made by torpedo impact mod v1.0
Additional Depth Charges Mod for GWX3 (v1.0)
Improved Anti Aircraft Capability Plus
No continuous 'Ship spotted' V1.2 for GWX3
Waterstream+Exhaust Combi - Single Exhaust for TypeII
LifeBoats&Debris_v4
Ahnenerbe WideGui 1920 x 1080 Final


Tried running in Vista, XP (service packs 2 and 3) Compatibility modes. Nothing.

Hi Easy_Eight65 please tell me your computer specs if you only have 2-4 gigs of ram
that's your problem right there
my pc specs

i7 7700k 4.2ghz
16gig ram
gtx-1060 6 gig ram

do you have the 4gig patch installed
4gig patch link below

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=2888

also if your using the Commander Mod you will need the commander mod config for GWX_SH3Commandercfg link below
on the downloads page righthand side

http://www.thegreywolves.com/

My GWX3 Campaign install setup
https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/52...awx5nus54g.jpg

I have two folders in my documents one called WOLFPACK (SH3GWX3 Installed there)
Then I have another folder under that one called WOLFPACK HQ for the Commander Mod
when installed it asks you where your SH3 is located so they both talk to each other so
to speak

if your still having problems deactivate all your mods then just run GWX3 see if it fires up
if all goes well then add mods one at a time and test again until you find your mod conflict then you will have to make a compromise

Okay...did a clean stock re-install w/ the 4Gb patch, then GWX Gold in a new folder / path in my C drive -- that was key, as my PC wanted to install the game in a previous folder I had deleted...weird.



Anyway, game runs fine with all mods activated EXCEPT the AH wide gui 1920 x 1080 mod, which (when activated) makes the game CTD after the single mission / career screen finishes loading. So it's good that I found the culprit, but stumped about how to get this wide gui mod working again ...for me, the game is just not enjoyble to play in any resolution other than my monitor's native 1920 x 1080 res. Any idea about where to go from here? Thanks to all for your continued patience and replies to this post.

My PC specs:

Win 10 64-bit
Intel Core i7-6700k CPU @4.0 GHz
32 Gb RAM

Hi Easy_Eight65 I don't use AH wide gui 1920 x 1080 mod, but try activating mods in a different order or someone that is more familiar with that mod will post on your thread.
As for helping you its no bother on subsim there's only One Onkel Neal but 14 uncle Alberts Mod Gurus.
Once we were all noobies of SH3 learning how to get it working after a crash or how to install that mod this mod sharing knowledge
gained from years of playing SH3.
My Area of knowledge is writing Campaigns and Missions for SH3.
I'm only a very small cog in the big Subsim wheel there's far more talented people on Subsim than me but feel free to drop me a line or post on the forums and ill be glad to help you with anything I can
there's no such thing as a problem just solutions.

blackswan40 the born optimist

We Are All Doomed There's a Destroyer in attack run sir :arrgh!:

Ahnenerbe's WideGui 1920 x 1080 Final
 

Hi Easy_Eight65 I went on a mission this morning installed a fresh copy of GWX3
and installed the 4gig patch.

My Monitor is a samsung Curved C27F591 27".

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/25...4oymhccg4g.jpg


I then activated the following GWX3 Mods.

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/91...j6cohuxl4g.jpg

I fired up SH3 all went well Screenies below.

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/46...mu5u5qoh4g.jpg

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/78...qaiy1a5c4g.jpg

I would like to work with on this im now like a dog with a bone please tell me your mod list and ill download same mods and see if I can get Ahnenerbe's WideGui 1920 x 1080 Final working with those same mods.

Hi blackswan40,

BIG thanks for your multiple replies to this post, your continued words of encouragement and help in trying to get Ahnenerbe's WideGui 1920 x 1080 Final mod to work for me with GWX3 -- very much appreciated! Per your request, my current, activated mods list:

GWX - 16km Atmosphere
Hull damage made by torpedo impact mod v1.0
LifeBoats&Debris_v4
Improved Anti Aircraft Capability Plus
No continuous 'Ship spotted' V1.2 for GWX3
Waterstream+Exhaust Combi - Single Exhaust for TypeII
Additional Depth Charges Mod for GWX3 (v1.0)
GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
GWX - No Medals on Crew
Thomsens Ships V3.1
Ahnenerbe WideGui 1920 x 1080 Final


Also worth mentioning -- I have mirrored your mods list order below and have tried to run the game as Admin in Compatibility modes for XP (service packs 2 & 3), Vista, and Vista (service packs 1 & 2) to no avail.


-Easy_Eight65

Hi Easy_Eight65 try just having Ahnenerbe WideGui 1920 x 1080 Final
active and see if it runs if so then add one mod at a time and run a test.
Its very strange that I ran it and with those four mods and all went well.
Im running windows 10 once you get a base platform to work from for SH3
that's a start but you may have to compromise.
Mod A may not like mod b but will work with mod c d e f g ect ill get these mods
tomorrow and have a play and I will report my findings.

watch this space for further updates

blackswan40 Andrew

I actually tried running just the Ahnenerbe WideGui 1920 x 1080 Final mod last night -- no dice. But yes, I'll keep watching this post. Btw, please let me know which compatibility mode you're running and if as Admin or not -- danke.

Hi Easy_Eight65 had a few crashes to desktop but I have finally got it working
deleted my SH3 install from my documents and Commander mod.
Then made a Games Folder in drive C:/installed SH3 in that folder then installed the Commander Mod to same games Folder.
Installed GWX3 and the 4gig Patch then run GWX3 all worked next step then installed all those mods same as you only one different was the diesel smoke
I put the type VIIC one in the mods folder and active them then fired SH3 GWX3 up all went well.
Next I copied and pasted the Uboat Folder that is in the SH3 Commander Folder that comes with Ahnenerbe's wide Screen mod to the Uboat folder in the Commander Mod so it overwrites the uboat folder that came with the commander mod install when I didn't use that Ahnenerbe's Uboat Folder SH3/GWX crashed to desktop everytime but this time it worked this could be your problem.
I have Window 10 home I didn't need to run SH3 as administrator or in compatibility mode for win XP 7 or 8.1.

Mod List

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/79...0733akb04g.jpg

hope you have same success I did

Uboat in pen before patrol

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/fc...07f5kipz4g.jpg

Career save mid patrol reloading screen

https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8e...ofmf44oc4g.jpg

I think I may have to do something similar to what you have done blackswan as I have a few ctd’s when trying to load saves, after a few attempts it usually loads but it is annoying