Game crashes regularly, I need your help

cookiemonste · 03-15-17, 12:38 PM

Hello people.
I thought this would be easy, but aparently it is not.
Some of you may have read my trouble with Living Silent Hunter, about the game crashing as I try to load the missions, or as I try to play a fresh mission without a savegame. It kept crashing.

I downloaded GWX gold now and the same crap is happening.
At first it worked fine, no problem. Then literally overnight the game started to act up.
First, I tried to change my flotilla and start from a new base and the game crashed int he loading screen.
Restarted the PC and the game, started from Kiel, crashed again.
Time to disable some mods.
It worked! And as I was marching home, the game crashed without warning. What the hell is wrong and how can I fix this?

System specs:

And the mod list:

Anybody who got an idea?

cookiemonste · 03-15-17, 02:07 PM

I have a question.
I could play the game without disk from the beginning, so can I skip that step?
And I cannot use the patch, it says I got an "unknown version can cannot update"

Harm · 03-16-17, 02:25 AM

To your first question: You have a version without starforce and can skip this step.

Second: see http://www.lsh3.com/dl/v15/LSH3-EDIT...LLATION_DE.pdf page 12.

cookiemonste · 03-16-17, 10:37 AM

I've followed the guide step by step, the game still crashes. Normal missions seem to work but the campaign is not. everytime I try to go on a patrol, it crashes to the dekstop.

hauangua · 03-16-17, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookiemonste

I've followed the guide step by step, the game still crashes. Normal missions seem to work but the campaign is not. everytime I try to go on a patrol, it crashes to the dekstop.

Hi cookiemonste
you probe play just with merged campaign no other mod

cookiemonste · 03-16-17, 01:03 PM

I did some more tinkering, it seems to work for now.

cookiemonste · 03-16-17, 03:42 PM

It definately works now, thanks for the help folks now I can sink some ships in peace.

03-16-17, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cookiemonste

It definately works now, thanks for the help folks now I can sink some ships in peace.

What "tinkering" did you do because I have the same problem under Win 7. Can't get even stat the academy missions.

THEBERBSTER · 03-16-17, 05:55 PM

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The game crashing to the desktop before loading to the command room is usually a Windows compatibility problem.
First, make sure all your applications SH3.exe > JSGME > SH3Commander > GWX are set to run in Administrator mode.
If the game continues to ctd change Windows 7 to compatibility mode XP.
SH3 generally does not have a problem with Windows 7 where as Windows 10 has to be run in Windows 7 compatibility mode.

Benzin1973 · 03-16-17, 09:35 PM

Ibe found GWX3 to be probably the most stable of supermods. But i also had some CTDs specially when loading saved games, when i had the merged campaign part enabled (plus game took a lot longer to load).

once i disabled merged campaign CTDs dissapeared almost completely.

AFAIK merged campaign is only needed if youre gonna do inter-ocean missions, so maybe it would be a good idea to disable it?

cookiemonste · 03-17-17, 01:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Machariel

What "tinkering" did you do because I have the same problem under Win 7. Can't get even stat the academy missions.

I installed Living Silent Hunter because this has all the patches and disabled and enabled mods it came with. The game would crash if I loaded the older campaign from my old Living Silent Hunter save. I created a new one and it works like a charm now. And I enabled the compability mode.

cookiemonste · 05-19-17, 05:22 PM

I got 2 more questions:
Is there a way to improve the loading time in Living Silent Hunter?
It takes 3-5 minutes to load one mission in the career.

Some while ago I read about a mod that changes the models/meshes of the boats, can't find it again. So my question is, what mod is that and could you give me the link?

THEBERBSTER · 05-20-17, 06:02 AM

Hi cm

Quote:

It takes 3-5 minutes to load one mission in the career.

I have an SSD and takes over 4 minutes to load a game save.
LSH3-2015 is a big mega mod and the time taken will be dependent on your systems specs.
Peter

Niume · 05-22-17, 02:48 PM

Does having more ram help decreasing loading times?

JuanLiquid · 05-22-17, 03:30 PM

Remove Waterstream+Exhaust combi. It always crash in my PC - let me know if that works

03-15-17, 12:38 PM	#1
cookiemonste Medic Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Somewhere Posts: 167 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	Game crashes regularly, I need your help Hello people. I thought this would be easy, but aparently it is not. Some of you may have read my trouble with Living Silent Hunter, about the game crashing as I try to load the missions, or as I try to play a fresh mission without a savegame. It kept crashing. I downloaded GWX gold now and the same crap is happening. At first it worked fine, no problem. Then literally overnight the game started to act up. First, I tried to change my flotilla and start from a new base and the game crashed int he loading screen. Restarted the PC and the game, started from Kiel, crashed again. Time to disable some mods. It worked! And as I was marching home, the game crashed without warning. What the hell is wrong and how can I fix this? System specs: And the mod list: Anybody who got an idea?

03-15-17, 02:07 PM	#2
cookiemonste Medic Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Somewhere Posts: 167 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	I have a question. I could play the game without disk from the beginning, so can I skip that step? And I cannot use the patch, it says I got an "unknown version can cannot update" Last edited by cookiemonste; 03-15-17 at 02:22 PM.

03-16-17, 05:55 PM	#9
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05-22-17, 02:48 PM	#14
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03-16-17, 02:25 AM	#3
Harm Seaman Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 42 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	To your first question: You have a version without starforce and can skip this step. Second: see http://www.lsh3.com/dl/v15/LSH3-EDIT...LLATION_DE.pdf page 12.

03-16-17, 10:37 AM	#4
cookiemonste Medic Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Somewhere Posts: 167 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	I've followed the guide step by step, the game still crashes. Normal missions seem to work but the campaign is not. everytime I try to go on a patrol, it crashes to the dekstop.

03-16-17, 01:03 PM	#6
cookiemonste Medic Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Somewhere Posts: 167 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	I did some more tinkering, it seems to work for now.

03-16-17, 03:42 PM	#7
cookiemonste Medic Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Somewhere Posts: 167 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	It definately works now, thanks for the help folks now I can sink some ships in peace.

03-16-17, 09:35 PM	#10
Benzin1973 Engineer Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 217 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	Ibe found GWX3 to be probably the most stable of supermods. But i also had some CTDs specially when loading saved games, when i had the merged campaign part enabled (plus game took a lot longer to load). once i disabled merged campaign CTDs dissapeared almost completely. AFAIK merged campaign is only needed if youre gonna do inter-ocean missions, so maybe it would be a good idea to disable it?

05-19-17, 05:22 PM	#12
cookiemonste Medic Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Somewhere Posts: 167 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	I got 2 more questions: Is there a way to improve the loading time in Living Silent Hunter? It takes 3-5 minutes to load one mission in the career. Some while ago I read about a mod that changes the models/meshes of the boats, can't find it again. So my question is, what mod is that and could you give me the link?

05-22-17, 03:30 PM	#15
JuanLiquid Machinist's Mate Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 130 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Remove Waterstream+Exhaust combi. It always crash in my PC - let me know if that works