Crash, simdata.dll

Storabrun · 01-21-08, 05:24 AM

I have some idea of what a dll file is, but I have no idea about the contents in this one.

The problem I have is CTD when loading my career in mid patrol. Loading a save in base works, but not mid patrol. The first couple of times this happened I had installed mods, they were graphical in nature so I gave it a go. Unintalling the mods didn't help so I installed them again and restarted my patrol from base. But I still can't load anything but saves in base. I did not alter or install anything since I made the saves but every time I try to load I get a CTD and windows report simdata.dll to be the source of the error.

Any help in narrowing down this error would be appreciated.

ReallyDedPoet · 01-21-08, 09:11 AM

Bump

RDP

bigboywooly · 01-21-08, 09:41 AM

In my experience simdata.dll is usually a problem with the campaign files or a unit in them
What year\mods\flotilla are you playing ?

Storabrun · 01-21-08, 10:06 AM

2nd flotilla in the summer of 1941 in a IXB. Mods are GWX2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 and some minor sound and graphical ones. The optional GWX mods are Late war sensors snorkel antennas, enhanced damage effects, 16 km atmosphere and lite harbour traffic.

As far as I understand the only mod that deals with campaign files out of those is the lite harbour traffic. And when I think about it that was something I added recently (not during patrol though). So I guess I could try to uninstall that one.

Edit: Well it was worth a try, but after unistall of lite harbour the game still crash but with another error reported, sh3.exe.

danlisa · 01-21-08, 10:27 AM

Are you trying to use old game saves, from any previous version of GWX?

Storabrun · 01-21-08, 10:37 AM

No this is new campaign I started a few weeks ago when I got GWX2.0. I did take a backup of my old sh3 directory in my documents before deleting it. Then I moved one of my old careers to the new one created when I installed SH3 again. But I never tried to load one of those. So I have 3 profiles now, the old one from GWX1.3 (never used in 2.0), the default "player" used once in a single mission, and my new GWX2.0 campaign.

01-21-08, 05:24 AM	#1
Storabrun Loader Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 83 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Crash, simdata.dll I have some idea of what a dll file is, but I have no idea about the contents in this one. The problem I have is CTD when loading my career in mid patrol. Loading a save in base works, but not mid patrol. The first couple of times this happened I had installed mods, they were graphical in nature so I gave it a go. Unintalling the mods didn't help so I installed them again and restarted my patrol from base. But I still can't load anything but saves in base. I did not alter or install anything since I made the saves but every time I try to load I get a CTD and windows report simdata.dll to be the source of the error. Any help in narrowing down this error would be appreciated.

01-21-08, 09:11 AM	#2
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Bump RDP __________________ Back in the Day

01-21-08, 09:41 AM	#3
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	In my experience simdata.dll is usually a problem with the campaign files or a unit in them What year\mods\flotilla are you playing ? __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

01-21-08, 10:06 AM	#4
Storabrun Loader Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 83 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	2nd flotilla in the summer of 1941 in a IXB. Mods are GWX2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 and some minor sound and graphical ones. The optional GWX mods are Late war sensors snorkel antennas, enhanced damage effects, 16 km atmosphere and lite harbour traffic. As far as I understand the only mod that deals with campaign files out of those is the lite harbour traffic. And when I think about it that was something I added recently (not during patrol though). So I guess I could try to uninstall that one. Edit: Well it was worth a try, but after unistall of lite harbour the game still crash but with another error reported, sh3.exe. Last edited by Storabrun; 01-21-08 at 10:20 AM.

01-21-08, 10:27 AM	#5
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Are you trying to use old game saves, from any previous version of GWX? __________________

01-21-08, 10:37 AM	#6
Storabrun Loader Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 83 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	No this is new campaign I started a few weeks ago when I got GWX2.0. I did take a backup of my old sh3 directory in my documents before deleting it. Then I moved one of my old careers to the new one created when I installed SH3 again. But I never tried to load one of those. So I have 3 profiles now, the old one from GWX1.3 (never used in 2.0), the default "player" used once in a single mission, and my new GWX2.0 campaign.

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