Can anyone tell me why my mods won't work anymore?

Kpt. Franz-Josef Lemmle · 03-27-06, 08:38 PM

I did a full reinstall of SH3 in order to use the Grey Wolves mod. Well, not only won't my GW mod work...but now NONE of my mods will work! Even mods that worked fine before no longer work. I have a clean reinstall...patched to 1.4 and the mod enabler. Now, if I try to use any mod at all, (including the Tonnage War Mod that worked perfectly before!)...I get a quit to desktop during the load screen and I get a "SH3 has encountered a problem and needs to close" error message. The only way I can get the game to load properly is to load it completely stock with no mods. I have done clean reinstalls before without any problems. Anyone have any ideas as to what could be wrong this time?

Venatore · 03-27-06, 08:50 PM

my limited knowledge, try the Defrag? :hmm: apart from that that it's got me stumped

AG124 · 03-27-06, 09:32 PM

It could be any one little thing - even a single .cfg file which is labelled wrong could cause a CTD.

It is really difficult to guess without having a look at your installation.

If you haven't done so already, try installing one at a time, and see which one is causing the problem. And instead of using a mod pack, first try a smaller mod.

lafeeverted · 03-27-06, 10:14 PM

sounds like it could be related to a movie file. if so a very simple fix is available, i will look for the exact file name, this is a common CTD

lafeeverted · 03-27-06, 10:23 PM

This might be the fix you need

Delete both 0 byte WMV files from data\movies\intro

Kpt. Franz-Josef Lemmle · 03-27-06, 11:08 PM

Thanks I'll give that a shot! But...why would this stop ALL of my mods from working?

lafeeverted · 03-27-06, 11:58 PM

not exactly sure why. The GW Mod may have installed the extra wmv file, it doesn't cause a problem for everyone for others it cuases a CTD when loading. Hopefully this will work for you, I am only guessing that this is your problem

03-27-06, 08:38 PM	#1
Kpt. Franz-Josef Lemmle Watch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can anyone tell me why my mods won't work anymore? I did a full reinstall of SH3 in order to use the Grey Wolves mod. Well, not only won't my GW mod work...but now NONE of my mods will work! Even mods that worked fine before no longer work. I have a clean reinstall...patched to 1.4 and the mod enabler. Now, if I try to use any mod at all, (including the Tonnage War Mod that worked perfectly before!)...I get a quit to desktop during the load screen and I get a "SH3 has encountered a problem and needs to close" error message. The only way I can get the game to load properly is to load it completely stock with no mods. I have done clean reinstalls before without any problems. Anyone have any ideas as to what could be wrong this time? __________________ U-160 Type IX/C 2nd Flotilla FDU XO Lorient www.wolvesatwar.com

03-27-06, 09:32 PM	#3
AG124 Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,878 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	It could be any one little thing - even a single .cfg file which is labelled wrong could cause a CTD. It is really difficult to guess without having a look at your installation. If you haven't done so already, try installing one at a time, and see which one is causing the problem. And instead of using a mod pack, first try a smaller mod. __________________ DOWNLOAD GWX HERE: http://www.thegreywolves.com/index.html

03-27-06, 11:08 PM	#6
Kpt. Franz-Josef Lemmle Watch Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 28 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks I'll give that a shot! But...why would this stop ALL of my mods from working? __________________ U-160 Type IX/C 2nd Flotilla FDU XO Lorient www.wolvesatwar.com

03-27-06, 08:50 PM	#2
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	my limited knowledge, try the Defrag? :hmm: apart from that that it's got me stumped

03-27-06, 10:14 PM	#4
lafeeverted Chief Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 329 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	sounds like it could be related to a movie file. if so a very simple fix is available, i will look for the exact file name, this is a common CTD

03-27-06, 10:23 PM	#5
lafeeverted Chief Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 329 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	This might be the fix you need Delete both 0 byte WMV files from data\movies\intro

03-27-06, 11:58 PM	#7
lafeeverted Chief Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 329 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	not exactly sure why. The GW Mod may have installed the extra wmv file, it doesn't cause a problem for everyone for others it cuases a CTD when loading. Hopefully this will work for you, I am only guessing that this is your problem