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Originally Posted by suitednate
So on a patrol, I was feasting on a convoy, sank 2 large merchants, a passenger/cargo (by accident), a medium tanker, and an auxiliary cruiser. Good enough for about 41k tons. After the latest attack and going towards the interior of the convoy, I get spotted and crash dive. After diving to about 40 meters I rise quickly back up to periscope depth to try to get an aft shot away on another ship before diving really deep, since the escort that spotted me is still far enough away to do all this.
As I'm raising the periscope the game freezes and I get the dreaded "silent hunter 3 has stopped working" message. Nooooo!!
Isn't there supposed to be an accompanying message kinda clueing me in on what exactly caused the crash? I thought I read that somewhere on these forums. I didn't see anything like that.
I used to run the TDW Depth charge Disturbance mod but it made my game crash so I removed it. Hadn't had any issues since then on multiple patrols until now. Although I did recently get a CTD when near Dunkirk during the late May/early June evacuation. So I had to reload and I stayed away from Dunkirk. Finished that patrol. This recent crash is on the very next patrol.
FYI I'm running GWX with sh3 commander.
Other mods include:
Conus widescreen
TDW ship plane fire damage
Randomized searchlights
Lifeboat and debris
Torpedo damage final
DepthChargeShake
MEP environment mod and MEP sensors
Hsie patch
Stiebler patch
4 gig patch as well
System specs:
HP ProBook 4540s
Windows 7 (32-bit operating system)
Intel core I5 @ 2.5 Ghz
4 GB RAM.(it says 2.88 GB usable?)
Intel HD graphics 4000
Anyone know what my issue might have been/be?
Going to play some more, hopefully it doesn't happen again.
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Two possibilities, both shots in the dark: Did you even change your active mods while on patrol? (Not necessarily just now, but ever in this career.) Did you ever change your active mods and forget to roll back SH3 Commander first? (Ever, ever.) If the answer to either of those questions is "Yes" then you may have corrupted your installation. If you kept a snapshot in SH3 Commander, you can check it to find out.
If you do have a corrupt installation, the only cure is a ground-up re-install. Remove all mods. Delete all mods (You did keep the zipped files you downloaded, didn't you?) Uninstall SH3 (or delete the whole entire game folder if it is a copy. Delete all saved game files. Run a good registry cleaner. (I like RegVac.) Install SH3 (or make a copy from your pristine, never-used-for-anything clean game folder). Install GWX. Unzip all your mods. Set up the h.sie and Stiebler supplement folders. It all sounds grim, but if you work slowly and carefully, you'll be up and running again at the end of a single evening. Treat yourself to a tall serving of your favorite beverage and get ready to start a new career in which you will remember to save the game early and often.