Hmm. I didn't want to make a comment in this thread really, but have to say that I'm just about at the same point Sea Sap is. I have bought SH3 three times, DVD in England, DVD and D2D here in the US. Multiple installations over the years, some that worked but most that didn't. Some months back the game refused to let me pass 1941 - couldn't even start a new career - just CTD on every load, even going back to earlier patrols. But, I'm addicted, so I completely uninstalled, cleared the registry and all folders/files to do with SH3. Re-installed and tried again - only to find that the new clean installation craps me out even more. So far, out of 14 careers started since October, not one got past the end of the fourth patrol before refusing to load, even from port. Going back to saves that previously worked makes no difference, they crash also. Once a crash occurs, all previous saves also crash. So I made a copy of the vanilla installation to a different HD location and tried again - same thing; end patrol 4 and that's your lot, starting 5 results in a crash that affects previous saves as well. Last night I tried again to start a new career, Aug '39 patrol was fine, patrol 2 crashed. New career again? No way. Even the first patrol wouldn't start. So what now? Make yet another installation and try again? Well, right now I'm really not in the mood - Morrowind is back and running just fine - can't find even ONE damn merchantman to sink though.
