[yatyas]

Well, last year I was ready to dive back into Silent Hunter and got a lot of good info from everyone on GWX. Long story short, I'm back in the country and wanting to try again. All I have installed is the basic SHIII with the 1.4 patch. Do I still need to remove the SHIII program and reinstall/repatch? Doesn't seem like I'm accomplishing anything with this step that hasn't already been done. Is there a particular version of GWX I need to start with and then add patches or is there a comprehensive version. Thanks!

Originally Posted by danlisa

Welcome to Subsim.

Here's the instructions for installing GWX:

1. Uninstall SH3 via Windows' "Add/Remove programs"
2. Open Windows Explorer and:
- *delete* the folder where you had installed SH3
- *delete* the \My Documents\SH3 folder
3. Reinstall SH3
4. If your SH3 did not come with patch v1.4b already included, install patch v1.4b. Ensure you install the patch that corresponds to your copy of SH3 (Download/DVD/EMEA/US)
5. OPTIONAL: Copy and paste this "clean" install as a backup to avoid the need to follow steps 1-3 if your game becomes corrupt in future
6.Download into the SAME folder GWX.exe and the five .bin files. While there grab the v1.03 patch
7. Run GWX.exe and follow the installation prompts
8. Run GWX103.exe and follow the installation prompts
9. SH3 COMMANDER USERS: Download the GWX 1.02+ Cfg files for SH3 Commander and unzip the contents DIRECTLY into your SH3 Commander\Cfg folder.

Wait, there's more. As you are a Vista User.

Follow the instructions from JScones, found here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...73&postcount=6

If you are planning to use SH3 Commander with GWX 1.03, you need some additional cfg files to make SH3Cmdr compatible. You can get all the needed files by clicking on my sig.