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Originally Posted by StarLion45
there you ' re wrong Contact . If you die , and decide that you want to start the patrol you died in , you must never start SH3Cmdr right away , it crashing to desktop at ONCE . YOU MUST START IN THE GWX GAME , OR STOCK sh3  |
I don't even understand what you are trying to articulate, but it sounds to me that you are doing something screwy.
I mean, if you die, SH3Cmdr will no longer let you load the dead career. Thus for you to use it, you must be interfering manually. As soon as you interfere manually, and THIS INCLUDES REVERTING TO A PREVIOUS SAVE POINT IN ANY CAREER, you potentially break SH3, which in turn breaks SH3Cmdr.
But I'm sure you would know this, having no doubt read the FAQ in the SH3Cmdr User Guide.
Unfortunately SH3Cmdr usually ends up blamed for CTDs because of:
a) some interesting user belief that SH3 is perfectly coded thus couldn't be at fault
b) some interesting user belief that it couldn't possibly be anything they've done (like add conflicting mods, incorrectly edit files etc etc)
c) some interesting user belief that searching forums for possible answers before ranting is a waste of time, you know, like finding instances of similar problems occurring *before* SH3Cmdr and mods like GWX even existed (I know SH3Cmdr and GWX are mighty good, but I don't think they're good enough to create CTD's before they even existed!)
d) some interesting user belief that as SH3Cmdr is the last thing they see before SH3 loads, *anything* that goes wrong in SH3 must be attributed to it.
But as anyone who has read the SH3Cmdr User Guide will know, SH3Cmdr is very particular in what it changes, especially when you are mid patrol (hence why it recognises such careers). It limits changes to those proven not to cause CTDs under normal usage (through repeated scenario testing).
I will state categorically that outside of testing I have
never had a CTD while playing SH3 + GWX (all versions),
ever. Call me a smartarse or whatever you like, but the reason is simple: basic housekeeping and knowing what I am doing (ie following "manufacturer's" instructions and taking no shortcuts because "they seem right"). Much like maintaining a car.
It can be done.
I'm not pointing fingers at anyone in this thread (indeed, any defensiveness may be an indication of guilt), but that's simply how it is.