Help getting sh3 to run

ABBAFAN · 08-11-05, 10:47 AM

i have just purchased silent hunter 3 and i tried to run it on windows xp pro and it keepss telling me that the 3d engine could not be initiated.
what is wrong?i have more than satisfactory specs on the computer for this game.

Gizzmoe · 08-11-05, 10:49 AM

Does this happen after the protection check? Then delete both wmv videos from sh3\data\movies\intro.

Duli · 08-11-05, 10:50 AM

And what are this specification? Maybe you should update you gfx card drivers?

The Avon Lady · 08-11-05, 10:57 AM

Do you have the latest version of DirectX installed?

If so, run DXDiag. Any errors reported?

TDK1044 · 08-11-05, 11:20 AM

Sounds like a conflict issue. What video card do you have?

The Avon Lady · 08-11-05, 11:33 AM

LOL guys! Let's open up a medical clinic together. By the time the patient walks out, we will have invoiced him for everything we can imagine. :rotfl:

HundertzehnGustav · 08-11-05, 11:39 AM

LOL too many cooks ruin the food- too many Docs kill the patient

great Job all.

have DirectX9c MUST also the WMP codecs MUST

ABBAFAN · 08-11-05, 02:55 PM

the graphics card is Gforce g 200

the screen afdtwr first insrtall tells me i do not have certain other requirements but i do because i got the computer specifically for this game.

Gizzmoe · 08-11-05, 03:07 PM

There is no Geforce G200. Do you mean Ti200? That would be an old card, but it supports Pixelshader 1.1, so it should work. Please look again and tell us the exact specifications of that card and the rest of your system.

ABBAFAN · 08-12-05, 11:50 AM

specs are

3d card 256mb fx6200 agp
HD 150GB
Memory 512MB
cpu amd xp3400 64bit

Kafka · 08-12-05, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

LOL guys! Let's open up a medical clinic together. By the time the patient walks out, we will have invoiced him for everything we can imagine. :rotfl:

Yeah, uhm... take a tylenol

SteamWake · 08-12-05, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Avon Lady

Do you have the latest version of DirectX installed?

If so, run DXDiag. Any errors reported?

Gizzmoe · 08-12-05, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABBAFAN

specs are

3d card 256mb fx6200 agp
HD 150GB
Memory 512MB
cpu amd xp3400 64bit

Looks good. What have you tried already? Do other games work? What was the error message of the installer?

ABBAFAN · 08-12-05, 04:35 PM

it said as protection was completing that the 3d engine could not initialize
i was also told that hard drive was inadequate but it isnt according to specs on box.

Gizzmoe · 08-12-05, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ABBAFAN

it said as protection was completing that the 3d engine could not initialize

Do I understand this correctly, the 3D error came directly after the DVD copy protection check finished? If that is the case delete both wmv videos from sh3\data\movies\intro. Also try all the other suggestions in this thread.

08-11-05, 10:47 AM	#1
ABBAFAN Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 456 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Help getting sh3 to run i have just purchased silent hunter 3 and i tried to run it on windows xp pro and it keepss telling me that the 3d engine could not be initiated. what is wrong?i have more than satisfactory specs on the computer for this game.

08-11-05, 10:50 AM	#3
Duli Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Novo mesto, Slovenia Posts: 198 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	And what are this specification? Maybe you should update you gfx card drivers? __________________

08-11-05, 10:57 AM	#4
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Do you have the latest version of DirectX installed? If so, run DXDiag. Any errors reported? __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

08-11-05, 11:33 AM	#6
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	LOL guys! Let's open up a medical clinic together. By the time the patient walks out, we will have invoiced him for everything we can imagine. :rotfl: __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

08-11-05, 11:39 AM	#7
HundertzehnGustav Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lux, betw. G, B and F Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	LOL too many cooks ruin the food- too many Docs kill the patient great Job all. have DirectX9c MUST also the WMP codecs MUST __________________ In conclusion: SH3 is the shizzle, yo. -Frau Kaleun Another negative about using your deck gun is that you are definately DETECTED, which has long term effects on your relationship with aircraft. -snestorm

08-11-05, 10:49 AM	#2
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Does this happen after the protection check? Then delete both wmv videos from sh3\data\movies\intro.

08-11-05, 11:20 AM	#5
TDK1044 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 2,674 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Sounds like a conflict issue. What video card do you have?

08-11-05, 02:55 PM	#8
ABBAFAN Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 456 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	the graphics card is Gforce g 200 the screen afdtwr first insrtall tells me i do not have certain other requirements but i do because i got the computer specifically for this game.

08-11-05, 03:07 PM	#9
Gizzmoe Silent Hunter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 3,668 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	There is no Geforce G200. Do you mean Ti200? That would be an old card, but it supports Pixelshader 1.1, so it should work. Please look again and tell us the exact specifications of that card and the rest of your system.

08-12-05, 11:50 AM	#10
ABBAFAN Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 456 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	specs are 3d card 256mb fx6200 agp HD 150GB Memory 512MB cpu amd xp3400 64bit

08-12-05, 04:35 PM	#14
ABBAFAN Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 456 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	it said as protection was completing that the 3d engine could not initialize i was also told that hard drive was inadequate but it isnt according to specs on box.

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