Direct2Drive

seaniam81 · 09-07-07, 06:26 AM

I was wondering, if i get the direct2drive version of this game will i be able to add GWX? and other goodies?

irish1958 · 09-07-07, 07:53 AM

Yes,
Reinstalls are common in SH3, so be sure you keep the D/l file safe.
The best thing to do is after you have installed the game, copy the folder "Silent HunterIII" to a DVD, and use this for reinstalls into your Ubisoft folder.

danurve · 09-07-07, 07:58 AM

I am probably one of the few who purchased the game through direct2drive.

I have reinstalled the game several times, repatched, use Commander, JSGME, tried sh3Gen. Now I haven't yet tried sh3multi but by the end of the year I may reformat my machine and use it for different mods. In the recent past I've installed a bunch of smaller mods, harbour traffic, NYGM, GWX, and currently War Ace on the D/L version without real issues. Issues being mostly my bad, installing a mod without rolling back etc.

Biskit · 09-07-07, 08:58 AM

The one bad thing i have to warn you about the d2d version.
You will have a limited number of activations, i think its five.

I bought the d2d version, finnally ran out of activations due to reformats and changeing computers.
I then bought the dvd version through a ebay auction, you can get new copys fairly cheap if you look around.

bigd311 · 09-07-07, 09:05 AM

I too bought the D2D version of the game, but I cannot install the patch (1.4) When I begin to do so I get this error message: "The program cannot update the installed version of SH3 US Download v1.0 tov1.3 because of the following reason: C:\program files\ubisoft\SH3\data\menu\de_menu.txt: unknown version PLEASE HELP!!!

Captain Nemo · 09-07-07, 09:50 AM

This problem is mentioned in this thread with some advice on how to cure it.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=121645

Nemo

Genferret · 09-09-07, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Biskit

The one bad thing i have to warn you about the d2d version.
You will have a limited number of activations, i think its five.

I bought the d2d version, finnally ran out of activations due to reformats and changeing computers.
I then bought the dvd version through a ebay auction, you can get new copys fairly cheap if you look around.

I surpassed the amount of times you can activate it via D2D before I figured out the whole "copy SHIII directory elsewhere after fresh install" trick. However, it didn't take them more then a day to respond to my trouble ticket and issue me another key for activation again.

09-07-07, 06:26 AM	#1
seaniam81 Commodore Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 624 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 0	Direct2Drive I was wondering, if i get the direct2drive version of this game will i be able to add GWX? and other goodies? __________________ Ultima ratio regum. (The final argument of kings) - Inscription on french cannons, on order of Louis XIV

09-07-07, 07:53 AM	#2
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Yes, Reinstalls are common in SH3, so be sure you keep the D/l file safe. The best thing to do is after you have installed the game, copy the folder "Silent HunterIII" to a DVD, and use this for reinstalls into your Ubisoft folder. __________________ Irish1958

09-07-07, 07:58 AM	#3
danurve The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 1,481 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 3	I am probably one of the few who purchased the game through direct2drive. I have reinstalled the game several times, repatched, use Commander, JSGME, tried sh3Gen. Now I haven't yet tried sh3multi but by the end of the year I may reformat my machine and use it for different mods. In the recent past I've installed a bunch of smaller mods, harbour traffic, NYGM, GWX, and currently War Ace on the D/L version without real issues. Issues being mostly my bad, installing a mod without rolling back etc. __________________

09-07-07, 08:58 AM	#4
Biskit Watch Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Tazewell Tn Posts: 16 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just remember you have a limited number of activations The one bad thing i have to warn you about the d2d version. You will have a limited number of activations, i think its five. I bought the d2d version, finnally ran out of activations due to reformats and changeing computers. I then bought the dvd version through a ebay auction, you can get new copys fairly cheap if you look around.

09-07-07, 09:05 AM	#5
bigd311 Bilge Rat Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can't Install Patch 1.4b I too bought the D2D version of the game, but I cannot install the patch (1.4) When I begin to do so I get this error message: "The program cannot update the installed version of SH3 US Download v1.0 tov1.3 because of the following reason: C:\program files\ubisoft\SH3\data\menu\de_menu.txt: unknown version PLEASE HELP!!!

09-07-07, 09:50 AM	#6
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	This problem is mentioned in this thread with some advice on how to cure it. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=121645 Nemo __________________ "I'm afraid there is no disguising the fact that King's obsession with the Pacific and the Battle of Washington cost us dear in the Battle of the Atlantic". Sir John Slessor GCB, DSO, MC, DL AOC-in-C Coastal Command RAF ___________________________________________