Old sailor returning to game

masterskop · 07-02-24, 06:21 AM

Hi,

I'm running Win11 (high end amd system) and wanted to see if I can get the old 2005 SH3 running. I couldn't get it to run. So, I downloaded the GWX Onealex Edition 1.53 and started it up. No go. The movie would play then just a black screen. I've tried changing the compatibility to win7, xp, etc. Nothing seemed to work. I was able to make a Wiz Wheel yesterday. I had one back in the day.

My setup is a CH8 dark hero with a xfx 7900 24gb card all water cooled. I would like to play the game in a higher resolution to see if can work. I checked the d3d9.ini file and it has the resolution at 1920 x 1080. I do own the original game with the code in the box.

Any help is appreciated! Good sailing all!

1st Edit:

I was able to get the game running. The game is running in 'widescreen' mode, but it is still cut off a bit on the right side. My monitors (3) are 2560 x 1440. I would like to run the game in 1440p if possible.

2nd edit:
I was able to download another sh3 screen fix and got the game to 2560 x 1440. Now, I have to get the game 'menus' down to size. They are too big and cannot read some of the missing menu.

3rd edit:
I figured it out to a point. I went into the game and ran the 'Generic Mod Enabler'. I used the 'wide MaGui modified (1366 x 768). SH3 ran great, but everything is small. I do have wide screen. Is there a way to fix the aspect ratio of the game? Maybe through the AMD software?

4th edit:
Thanks Gerald! Having a problem with the career part of the game. After I hit 'start', the game loads to about 80% and then CTD. Trying to figure it out.

5th edit:
Is the Onealex modified from the 'old' version or is it for the 'steam' version? Maybe this is my problem??

6th edit:
Still not working. Loads to 100% crashes to desktop. I'm only using the Onealex mod w/sh3. Could it be a 32bit issue with memory? Any help is appreciated.

7th edit:
Downloaded the Onealex russian version and got the game to work one time. Start to crash to the desktop again. When I get back from a short vaction, I'll download the steam version and see if that will do the trick. Any help is appreciated.

Anyone can chime in if they wish

07-02-24, 06:21 AM	#1
masterskop Watch Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 17 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Old sailor returning to game Hi, I'm running Win11 (high end amd system) and wanted to see if I can get the old 2005 SH3 running. I couldn't get it to run. So, I downloaded the GWX Onealex Edition 1.53 and started it up. No go. The movie would play then just a black screen. I've tried changing the compatibility to win7, xp, etc. Nothing seemed to work. I was able to make a Wiz Wheel yesterday. I had one back in the day. My setup is a CH8 dark hero with a xfx 7900 24gb card all water cooled. I would like to play the game in a higher resolution to see if can work. I checked the d3d9.ini file and it has the resolution at 1920 x 1080. I do own the original game with the code in the box. Any help is appreciated! Good sailing all! 1st Edit: I was able to get the game running. The game is running in 'widescreen' mode, but it is still cut off a bit on the right side. My monitors (3) are 2560 x 1440. I would like to run the game in 1440p if possible. 2nd edit: I was able to download another sh3 screen fix and got the game to 2560 x 1440. Now, I have to get the game 'menus' down to size. They are too big and cannot read some of the missing menu. 3rd edit: I figured it out to a point. I went into the game and ran the 'Generic Mod Enabler'. I used the 'wide MaGui modified (1366 x 768). SH3 ran great, but everything is small. I do have wide screen. Is there a way to fix the aspect ratio of the game? Maybe through the AMD software? 4th edit: Thanks Gerald! Having a problem with the career part of the game. After I hit 'start', the game loads to about 80% and then CTD. Trying to figure it out. 5th edit: Is the Onealex modified from the 'old' version or is it for the 'steam' version? Maybe this is my problem?? 6th edit: Still not working. Loads to 100% crashes to desktop. I'm only using the Onealex mod w/sh3. Could it be a 32bit issue with memory? Any help is appreciated. 7th edit: Downloaded the Onealex russian version and got the game to work one time. Start to crash to the desktop again. When I get back from a short vaction, I'll download the steam version and see if that will do the trick. Any help is appreciated. Anyone can chime in if they wish Last edited by masterskop; 07-02-24 at 03:02 PM.