SH III for steam help!
 

Having been a SH fan for a while now I decided to download SH III from Steam after losing the disk. The install went fine and when I pressed play it came up "failed to initialize 3D engine" after a quick google search I discovered SH III will not run on my computers current system (Windows 7) does anyone know how to make it run? PS hello I am new here!

Welcome aboard :salute:

SH3 definitely works with Windows 7, check through the stickies in the SH3 forum.

Really? Shows not to trust the internet. Well anyway there must be something else. Other more advanced games work (SH 5 for example) like a dream with no lag. Other people say its a resolution glitch. I am kinda confused here.

Set resolution to 1024x768 and try again. :up:

the highest my computer can go is 1024x600

NetBook? :hmmm:

All I can suggest is try an external monitor at that resolution and cross your fingers. Netbooks not renown for their gaming prowess even on old games. :cry:

You'll be surprised what my little "midget sub" can do. But I don't understand what you mean by "external monitor"?
EDIT: After a little more snooping on Steam support I found out it has something to do with resolution but as mentioned before my resolution does not go that high. Can anyone help?

An external monitor - a screen you can plug in to get a bigger picture (and greater resolution), off a desktop PC.

If there is the right connections on you 'midget sub' you should be alright - VGA: blue with lots of holes, DVI: white with lots of holes and a kind of cross shape at one side.

YES!!!! Using a screen resolution glitch we are online! And this is where the hardware is coming in! No lag!!!

Good news :yeah:

What is the screen resolution glitch - it may just help others!

Believe it or not. It was on this very site!

And it is where?