New at the SHIII

Ala13_Kokakolo · 09-22-08, 04:50 AM

Hi lads,

I just bought a copy of SHIII and after patched I have download and install the GWX. The game looks superb but extremely technical and difficult. I really enjoy it but it seems i will never be able to fire torpedoes on manual... seems impossible. Anyway. My machine is a bit old now and I would like to know if there is a way to speed up a little the loading time of the game. Getting the splash screen takes me 3 minutes, wich is not bad, but loading a saved career takes me at least about 7 minutes or more wich is a looooong wait. Is there any way to do it quicker? (My framerate is solid while playing and the stock sh3 was loading in average time.)

Cheers

onelifecrisis · 09-22-08, 05:00 AM

Welcome!

Long load times are just something we all have to live with (especially those of us who play GWX) due to SH3's rather silly way of loading the game. You'll get used to hitting LOAD and then going and making a tea/coffee, watching the news, reading the newspaper, getting a new job, getting married, watching your kids grow up, retiring... and then sitting down at your computer again and finding the game has nearly finished loading.

Really, you do get used to it.

Manual targetting, in contrast, takes some getting used to. I played the game for months before switching to manual targetting. So do many others. But once you've gone to 100% realism (no external camera and manual targetting) you find you're literally playing a whole new game - and a much better one.

irish1958 · 09-22-08, 07:16 AM

Welcome Aboard, Matey.
The GWX manual is a terrific document; I suggest you read it as it will answer all your questions and more.
In brief, load only the campaign you need, not the combined one and
read the appendix on manual targeting.

ReallyDedPoet · 09-22-08, 07:18 AM

Welcome to SUBSIM Ala13_Kokakolo

RDP

kylania · 09-22-08, 10:03 AM

Welcome to SubSim and Silent Hunter III!

As the others have said, GWX loads slowly since the game loads *everything* at once. It's well worth it though and about the only excuse I have to do chores! heh

Hanomag · 09-22-08, 10:05 AM

Welcome Aboard Herr Kaluen!!!

Laufen zum Ziel · 09-22-08, 11:29 AM

Welcome aboard - You will soon become
an addict with no cure.

Sailor Steve · 09-22-08, 01:04 PM

WELCOME ABOARD!

Yes, slow loading times are something we all have to live with in a huge supermod like GWX. Did you know that Stock SH3 takes up 2.4 GB on my hard drive, but with GWX installed it's 6.6 GB? GWX by itself is almost twice the size of SH3! Of course I've got a lot of music in the gramaphone; that's a part of it.

But, as has been said, it's well worth it.

Jimbuna · 09-22-08, 02:01 PM

Welcome aboard Kaleun...SINK EM ALL!!

Dietrich · 09-24-08, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Ala13_Kokakolo

My machine is a bit old now and I would like to know if there is a way to speed up a little the loading time of the game. Getting the splash screen takes me 3 minutes, wich is not bad, but loading a saved career takes me at least about 7 minutes or more wich is a looooong wait.

There are two things here... loading the game (i.e. from desktop to the main-menu). For this you can remove the movies to make things a little faster, but that's about it (for me, it saves clicking through them, which is nice).

The other thing is loading a mission (whether saved career, single-player mission or multiplayer). For a full-blown career, there is nothing you can do about it. If you want all the features, you need all the loading time.

If you are only playing single-player or multiplayer stand-alone missions, then there are various mods and other things you can do to cut down load times (sometimes making the game load faster than the stock game). However, then you cannot play careers/campaigns anymore, which (with the exception of some online groups) is usually why people are playing the game in the first place.

Probably the only easy thing to do for the campaign/career player is cut down on the harbour traffic. One of the GWX mods is Harbour-Traffic-Lite (or something like that). This might help you.

nikbear · 09-24-08, 01:30 PM

Welcome to the board Ala13

such is modernlife that 7mins is seen as a long time

use the time in a constructive way,get yourself your fave drink,find your chapter in your new U-boat book

basiclly get in the U-boat commander zone,get in the mood to take the fight to the enemy,immerse yourself into the game

you'll be suprised how quick the loading time goes and how much you'll be looking forward to the GWX experience,and as for manual targeting,you will crack it,it is very complicated(I don't even bother with it sometimes

)but until you do carry on regardless,and enjoy the experience your way,sink'em all

Piggy · 09-24-08, 01:53 PM

Welcome aboard, Im new to SH3 as well. Played stock for a week and then went to GWX2.1... so much better but alas the loading times we just have to live with.

Like others have said, hit the load button and then make a cup of joe or tea, look through a sub book etc...

The wait is worth it.

Im playing at 84% right now, still havent really gotten into the manual targetting yet but Im nearing the point where I need more of a challenge.

Good hunting.

09-22-08, 04:50 AM	#1
Ala13_Kokakolo Bilge Rat Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	New at the SHIII Hi lads, I just bought a copy of SHIII and after patched I have download and install the GWX. The game looks superb but extremely technical and difficult. I really enjoy it but it seems i will never be able to fire torpedoes on manual... seems impossible. Anyway. My machine is a bit old now and I would like to know if there is a way to speed up a little the loading time of the game. Getting the splash screen takes me 3 minutes, wich is not bad, but loading a saved career takes me at least about 7 minutes or more wich is a looooong wait. Is there any way to do it quicker? (My framerate is solid while playing and the stock sh3 was loading in average time.) Cheers

09-22-08, 05:00 AM	#2
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Welcome! Long load times are just something we all have to live with (especially those of us who play GWX) due to SH3's rather silly way of loading the game. You'll get used to hitting LOAD and then going and making a tea/coffee, watching the news, reading the newspaper, getting a new job, getting married, watching your kids grow up, retiring... and then sitting down at your computer again and finding the game has nearly finished loading. Really, you do get used to it. Manual targetting, in contrast, takes some getting used to. I played the game for months before switching to manual targetting. So do many others. But once you've gone to 100% realism (no external camera and manual targetting) you find you're literally playing a whole new game - and a much better one. __________________ Freedom of speech - priceless. For everything else there's Mastercard.

09-22-08, 07:16 AM	#3
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Welcome Aboard, Matey. The GWX manual is a terrific document; I suggest you read it as it will answer all your questions and more. In brief, load only the campaign you need, not the combined one and read the appendix on manual targeting. __________________ Irish1958

09-22-08, 07:18 AM	#4
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09-22-08, 10:03 AM	#5
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Welcome to SubSim and Silent Hunter III! As the others have said, GWX loads slowly since the game loads everything at once. It's well worth it though and about the only excuse I have to do chores! heh __________________

09-22-08, 10:05 AM	#6
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard Herr Kaluen!!! __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

09-22-08, 11:29 AM	#7
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	Welcome aboard - You will soon become an addict with no cure. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

09-22-08, 01:04 PM	#8
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WELCOME ABOARD! Yes, slow loading times are something we all have to live with in a huge supermod like GWX. Did you know that Stock SH3 takes up 2.4 GB on my hard drive, but with GWX installed it's 6.6 GB? GWX by itself is almost twice the size of SH3! Of course I've got a lot of music in the gramaphone; that's a part of it. But, as has been said, it's well worth it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-22-08, 02:01 PM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome aboard Kaleun...SINK EM ALL!! __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-24-08, 01:30 PM	#11
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Welcome to the board Ala13such is modernlife that 7mins is seen as a long timeuse the time in a constructive way,get yourself your fave drink,find your chapter in your new U-boat bookbasiclly get in the U-boat commander zone,get in the mood to take the fight to the enemy,immerse yourself into the gameyou'll be suprised how quick the loading time goes and how much you'll be looking forward to the GWX experience,and as for manual targeting,you will crack it,it is very complicated(I don't even bother with it sometimes)but until you do carry on regardless,and enjoy the experience your way,sink'em all __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

09-24-08, 01:53 PM	#12
Piggy Ensign Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada Posts: 234 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, Im new to SH3 as well. Played stock for a week and then went to GWX2.1... so much better but alas the loading times we just have to live with. Like others have said, hit the load button and then make a cup of joe or tea, look through a sub book etc... The wait is worth it. Im playing at 84% right now, still havent really gotten into the manual targetting yet but Im nearing the point where I need more of a challenge. Good hunting.