Heeeeeelp! Drowning!

PappyCain · 07-03-09, 12:53 PM

For no reason I can account for, the sim will load only 1/2 the red bar on load (after intro) and reverted to a MS 'Send Me Your Stinkin Message of How we Screwed up Sorry!".

I played last night fine.

Hmmm. I said. Let me run registry cleaner. Nope. Lemme run Adaware. Nope. Lemme run disk cleanup. Nope. Lemme run disk defrag. Nope. Lemme reboot. Nope. Lemme do all and reboot. Nope.

I have labored into fall 1944 with my original crew. Lost no one. Racked up historical rates per annum. Played by the book..

Now she has let me down.

Is there a fix in any file like an .ini or other?

Rest of the PC seems quite happy.

Suggestions?

S'
PC

Pisces · 07-03-09, 01:07 PM

Well, you left out the juicy details: Supermod? And if so, which? Other mods? And did you change them recently. Are you supposed to change to a mod at this stage (I am thinking about late-war sensors in GWX)

PappyCain · 07-03-09, 04:20 PM

V 1.4.0.1 and have not loaded any mods for over a year. Very stable up to today. Played 24 patrols no problem. Have not found any documents in the SH directory that spit out issues in txt like other sims I am used to. No other conflict apparant. Short of a full reinstall is there a check/repair on the disk?

Any and all ideas welcomed! Would like to finish my career.

Core 2 Duo E6700, ASUS P5N-E-SLI, 2GB Corsair DDR2 PC6400, Nvidia 8800GTX, Coolermaster 650W PSU and Case, Audigy 2ZS Platinum, 5.1 Z-640, XP Pro, 22" CHIMEI LCD

PappyCain · 07-03-09, 05:38 PM

Even EnditAll and Rambooster did not help - could be a corruption, a bug or conflict. Is there a file I can replace? Has anyone experience similar? I will stand back and see if anyone has any ideas or comments. Thanks!

Pisces · 07-04-09, 04:15 AM

You could do a disk error check to see if any files got corrupted. (disk defrag doesn't fix anything, it just tidies up the clutter so it can find the files in just one place) Right-click on your drive, select properties, go to the Extra tab, choose the top: error check or whatever Microsoft translated it into. The operating system might complain that this needs to be done after a reboot. Allow it to do so.

I don't know what kind of files are loaded at the very beginning when SH3 starts. If you have absolutely no mods or tweaks done on it you could let the setup perform a repair. But it might require that the game be patched up again afterwards. (if the dvd wasn't 1.4 allready) If you have some mods applied then they will probably be lost. Other than that I have no idea. It's imposible to tell without knowing what file (or setting) he trips over.

Jimbuna · 07-04-09, 08:40 AM

If your playing stock without any mods....simply back up the SH3 folder in C\MyDocs and perform a new installation.

07-03-09, 12:53 PM	#1
PappyCain Samurai Navy Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: on the Atlantic Ocean Posts: 559 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Saved! Saved! For no reason I can account for, the sim will load only 1/2 the red bar on load (after intro) and reverted to a MS 'Send Me Your Stinkin Message of How we Screwed up Sorry!". I played last night fine. Hmmm. I said. Let me run registry cleaner. Nope. Lemme run Adaware. Nope. Lemme run disk cleanup. Nope. Lemme run disk defrag. Nope. Lemme reboot. Nope. Lemme do all and reboot. Nope. I have labored into fall 1944 with my original crew. Lost no one. Racked up historical rates per annum. Played by the book.. Now she has let me down. Is there a fix in any file like an .ini or other? Rest of the PC seems quite happy. Suggestions? S' PC Last edited by PappyCain; 07-06-09 at 12:34 PM.

07-03-09, 01:07 PM	#2
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	Well, you left out the juicy details: Supermod? And if so, which? Other mods? And did you change them recently. Are you supposed to change to a mod at this stage (I am thinking about late-war sensors in GWX) __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

07-03-09, 05:38 PM	#4
PappyCain Samurai Navy Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: on the Atlantic Ocean Posts: 559 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Even EnditAll and Rambooster did not help - could be a corruption, a bug or conflict. Is there a file I can replace? Has anyone experience similar? I will stand back and see if anyone has any ideas or comments. Thanks! __________________ DID, no cheats, no shortcuts, no non-historic equipment deviations. Boat and crew safety is integral with my immersion style! Follow the historic events during your patrol: http://www.uboat.net/today.html

07-04-09, 04:15 AM	#5
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	You could do a disk error check to see if any files got corrupted. (disk defrag doesn't fix anything, it just tidies up the clutter so it can find the files in just one place) Right-click on your drive, select properties, go to the Extra tab, choose the top: error check or whatever Microsoft translated it into. The operating system might complain that this needs to be done after a reboot. Allow it to do so. I don't know what kind of files are loaded at the very beginning when SH3 starts. If you have absolutely no mods or tweaks done on it you could let the setup perform a repair. But it might require that the game be patched up again afterwards. (if the dvd wasn't 1.4 allready) If you have some mods applied then they will probably be lost. Other than that I have no idea. It's imposible to tell without knowing what file (or setting) he trips over. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

07-04-09, 08:40 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If your playing stock without any mods....simply back up the SH3 folder in C\MyDocs and perform a new installation. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-03-09, 04:20 PM	#3
PappyCain Samurai Navy Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: on the Atlantic Ocean Posts: 559 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	V 1.4.0.1 and have not loaded any mods for over a year. Very stable up to today. Played 24 patrols no problem. Have not found any documents in the SH directory that spit out issues in txt like other sims I am used to. No other conflict apparant. Short of a full reinstall is there a check/repair on the disk? Any and all ideas welcomed! Would like to finish my career. Core 2 Duo E6700, ASUS P5N-E-SLI, 2GB Corsair DDR2 PC6400, Nvidia 8800GTX, Coolermaster 650W PSU and Case, Audigy 2ZS Platinum, 5.1 Z-640, XP Pro, 22" CHIMEI LCD