Game crashing-vol. XXI

[Fritz Rauch]

Hello Fellow KaLeun's : )
Yes I know-same topic again-but maybe there's something I'm doing wrong. SH III is crashing to desktop during loading mission from the base. All my files aren't write protected, previous save-open sea, no land no ships no anything. Is there any other way to workaround the problem?

[frau kaleun]

It would helpful if you would post your system specs and a list of any mods you are using, including whether or not you are playing the stock game or with one of the supermods. That would make it easier to narrow down the list of possible causes.

[Fritz Rauch]

Oh-sure :
SysSpecs:
AMD Athlon 64x2 6000+ 3.10Ghz
ATI Radeon 4850
2GB RAM
Vista Service Pack 2

Mods :
GWX 3.0 Gold
GWX_ships_Buoyance&draught_mod
FM_NewInterior_V1.0 - Blue Conning Tower Interior
FM_NewInterior_V1.0 - Blue Interior
OLC's Modified Searchlight Beams for GWX3
UboatReflections_v2.0_cablefix
Ultimate Aircraft Soundmod
TorpedoTubesFfireFinal vGW
LifeBoats&Debris_v4
Aces Hi Res Uniforms and Medals Mk 2
SH-5 Water For SH-3 Ultimate V10 16 Km
SH-5 Water for SH-3 Foam for LSH
Moon 175% for 16km env
Seafloor SF V3 Final
Water Droplet Mod
TheDarkWraith_Ejecting_Pilot(s)_v2_0_SH3
Philipp Thomsen deckgun sound
Ambient Hydrophone Sound
Ambient Underwater Sound

and few additional ships

The point is-mod configuration is exactly the same as in beginning of previous patrol. Same boat, same crew-no changes at all-and then all of a sudden...

[Gerald]

Ram memory, and you have a part-consuming graphics mods....I guess you did your install to a proper manner

[Fritz Rauch]

Guess so-everything worked till now. One funny thing-I have SH III already re-installed-and as far as I remember I had exactly the same number of patrols and then the game started crashing. About 5 or 6...

[Gerald]

Did ya made some changes, in cfg files?

[Fritz Rauch]

Just one-SP2 Rez fix.Changed from original to 1680x1050.

[Gerald]

The graphics card, manage the larger resolution ...

[frau kaleun]

Since you're using GWX I assume you've already confirmed that SH-5 Water for SH-3 Foam for LSH is compatible? Seems like if it weren't you'd have had problems before now if your mod list hasn't changed. I'm assuming that the blue interiors for FMNI also include all the necessary FM New Interiors files, since you don't have New Interiors loaded separately?

I'm not familiar with all your mods but nothing else there jumps out at me altho as Vendor indicated you do have some pretty demanding mods with only 2 gigs of RAM onboard. Why that would suddenly make a difference after previous patrols loaded fine... did you have a change of base or anything that required the game to load a more complex harbor scene? Would there be more going on in the harbor at the time/place that this patrol is starting? I don't know that it makes any difference, but on my old computer with less RAM I had issues with the game lagging and freezing after switching to a French base that was getting visits from the RAF, and there would be so much going on when I was leaving and returning there that it really put a strain on my system. Never a CTD on load, though, not for that reason.

You could try just reverting back to an earlier save, you would lose the one(s) that came after it but if it loaded okay then you'd know it was either a corrupt save (which sometimes happens even if you follow all known recommendations) or something that had changed from that patrol to the new one that crashed out on you.

[Fritz Rauch]

Tnx for replies. Right now it's December 39-so, no-no suicidal RAF air raids over the bases-at least in SH III. Guess that harbor traffic is the same script all over again. No base changed-1st Flotilla Kiel. OK-I'll try earlier save, we'll see.