Huston we got a problem

Kristinn · 06-28-08, 04:02 PM

Hi guys I’m having a problem with my Silent Hunter III.
I recently installed GWX 2.1 and I’m in my third mission (okt. 1939) and I have just sunk a battleship (Queen Elizabeth type) in a foggy weather very close range <400 m with a heavy bombing noise.
Just after the sinking I had to go, so I saved the game but I have not been able to get in to it again.

The program seems to be working OK but just be fore the text “Not so long ago . . . “ should disappear I get a massage box with the following massage

SilentHunter 3: she3.exe - Application Error
The instruction at "0x004ba5ea" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The
memory could not be "read". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Has anyone seen this problem before ?

LightStalker · 06-28-08, 04:23 PM

Yup, that's why I joined the forum. I had the exact same problem.

Im sorry to say this, but you fallen victim to the Save Game Bug. It mostly occures when you save near a ship, land, or submerged. Altough this isin't a rule, it's safer to save while on the surface, away from land, and no ships in sight.

And before you ask, that save is propably gone for good. But try loading an earlier one, maybe you'll get lucky and manage to restore at least some progress.

Again, sorry to hear that. I lost a HMS Rodney (30.000 tones) due to this bug.

KeptinCranky · 06-28-08, 07:39 PM

Ah yes, strangely this bug almost never occurs when nothing has happened during the patrol, although sometimes even then it goes wrong.

Lightstalker's advise is good, don't save near land, ships, submerged, also don't save within say 50km of a ship you just sunk or it may reappear, and then not be worth any credit when you sink it again....

SH3 is quirky sometimes...

With that out of the way, Welcome to the forum Kaleun Kristinn

don't let the bugs get you down, enjoy the GWXperience, go out there and sink them all

Hanomag · 06-29-08, 09:34 AM

Welcome aboard new Kaluens!!

Sorry to hear of your CTD problems they can be quite horrid at times.

Read here for possible help...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=127164

you are not alone in this misery.

Sea u on the briny!!!

irish1958 · 06-29-08, 07:57 PM

Many things in life can't be repeated, once gone.
This is one of them.

Monica Lewinsky · 06-29-08, 08:22 PM

It's :
Houston, we got a problem.
Looks like your O2 tanks need a spelllar chekar.

Geez.

Chisum · 09-08-08, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LightStalker

Yup, that's why I joined the forum. I had the exact same problem.

Im sorry to say this, but you fallen victim to the Save Game Bug. It mostly occures when you save near a ship, land, or submerged. Altough this isin't a rule, it's safer to save while on the surface, away from land, and no ships in sight.

And before you ask, that save is propably gone for good. But try loading an earlier one, maybe you'll get lucky and manage to restore at least some progress.

Again, sorry to hear that. I lost a HMS Rodney (30.000 tones) due to this bug.

Is it for this reason that I'm actually in my 10th consecutiv CTD ?
Because I save surfaced in the middle of a big convoy with many ships in flame ???

But what can I do now ?
Resume an older save before the attack and repeat my lucky destruction of the escort ?????

Kielhauler1961 · 09-08-08, 12:58 PM

@ Chisum,

Yup, sounds like you lost that one. I find with GWX that trying to reload a saved game with loads of activity going on nearby overwhelms the CPU/RAM/whatever and causes CTD. Try reloading the prevoius save when you have enough 'real time' to see it through to the end.

HuskerNlincoln · 09-08-08, 02:57 PM

This is the biggest frustration with the game, GWX or stock, then combine it with the fact that it takes 10 minutes to load and it really gets frustrating.

I have noticed that if you revert to the previously saved game, then you're usually in good shape.

One thing I have noticed as well, or maybe its just wishful thinking is that after I pull up a saved game that has CTD a few times, if I change something Ex depth, or course or speed, or crew management, sometimes it will go ahead and not crash.

Mine crashes everytime I tried to load the last saved, so as mentioned I save as Im approaching a victim, then I'll go ahead and start the attack, and save again. Should it crash at the attack, I have the saved game whenI was approaching the target.

Clear as mud? Good

Fish40 · 09-08-08, 03:48 PM

I swear, I must be the luckiest guy around (crosses fingers, toes, eyes, ect....). In my recent patrol, I've been saveing games in the midst of a convoy, while being depth charged, and the game resumes as usual so far. I know the agreed upon rules for gamesaves, but when crap happens at 12:00 midnight, and you need to be up at 5:00AM for work, you have little choice but to cross your fingers and save the game

No problems yet.... :hmm:

06-28-08, 04:02 PM	#1
Kristinn Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 64°07'N 21°56'W : AE4841 Posts: 8 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	Huston we got a problem Hi guys I’m having a problem with my Silent Hunter III. I recently installed GWX 2.1 and I’m in my third mission (okt. 1939) and I have just sunk a battleship (Queen Elizabeth type) in a foggy weather very close range <400 m with a heavy bombing noise. Just after the sinking I had to go, so I saved the game but I have not been able to get in to it again. The program seems to be working OK but just be fore the text “Not so long ago . . . “ should disappear I get a massage box with the following massage SilentHunter 3: she3.exe - Application Error The instruction at "0x004ba5ea" referenced memory at "0x00000000". The memory could not be "read". Click on OK to terminate the program. Has anyone seen this problem before ?

06-29-08, 09:34 AM	#4
Hanomag Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LI NY Posts: 964 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard new Kaluens!! Sorry to hear of your CTD problems they can be quite horrid at times. Read here for possible help... http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=127164 you are not alone in this misery. Sea u on the briny!!! __________________ "Only if I can save first..."

06-29-08, 07:57 PM	#5
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Many things in life can't be repeated, once gone. This is one of them. __________________ Irish1958

06-29-08, 08:22 PM	#6
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	It's : Houston, we got a problem. Looks like your O2 tanks need a spelllar chekar. Geez. __________________ Sink them all!

09-08-08, 12:58 PM	#8
Kielhauler1961 中国水兵 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: East of the Firth of Forth Posts: 273 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	@ Chisum, Yup, sounds like you lost that one. I find with GWX that trying to reload a saved game with loads of activity going on nearby overwhelms the CPU/RAM/whatever and causes CTD. Try reloading the prevoius save when you have enough 'real time' to see it through to the end. Last edited by Kielhauler1961; 09-08-08 at 01:09 PM.

06-28-08, 04:23 PM	#2
LightStalker Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yup, that's why I joined the forum. I had the exact same problem. Im sorry to say this, but you fallen victim to the Save Game Bug. It mostly occures when you save near a ship, land, or submerged. Altough this isin't a rule, it's safer to save while on the surface, away from land, and no ships in sight. And before you ask, that save is propably gone for good. But try loading an earlier one, maybe you'll get lucky and manage to restore at least some progress. Again, sorry to hear that. I lost a HMS Rodney (30.000 tones) due to this bug.

06-28-08, 07:39 PM	#3
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Ah yes, strangely this bug almost never occurs when nothing has happened during the patrol, although sometimes even then it goes wrong. Lightstalker's advise is good, don't save near land, ships, submerged, also don't save within say 50km of a ship you just sunk or it may reappear, and then not be worth any credit when you sink it again.... SH3 is quirky sometimes... With that out of the way, Welcome to the forum Kaleun Kristinn don't let the bugs get you down, enjoy the GWXperience, go out there and sink them all

09-08-08, 02:57 PM	#9
HuskerNlincoln Gunner Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lincoln NE Home of The Huskers Posts: 97 Downloads: 272 Uploads: 0	Me Too! This is the biggest frustration with the game, GWX or stock, then combine it with the fact that it takes 10 minutes to load and it really gets frustrating. I have noticed that if you revert to the previously saved game, then you're usually in good shape. One thing I have noticed as well, or maybe its just wishful thinking is that after I pull up a saved game that has CTD a few times, if I change something Ex depth, or course or speed, or crew management, sometimes it will go ahead and not crash. Mine crashes everytime I tried to load the last saved, so as mentioned I save as Im approaching a victim, then I'll go ahead and start the attack, and save again. Should it crash at the attack, I have the saved game whenI was approaching the target. Clear as mud? Good __________________ HuskerNLincoln http://www.axishistory.com/fileadmin...ting-leigh.jpg

09-08-08, 03:48 PM	#10
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 154 Uploads: 0	I swear, I must be the luckiest guy around (crosses fingers, toes, eyes, ect....). In my recent patrol, I've been saveing games in the midst of a convoy, while being depth charged, and the game resumes as usual so far. I know the agreed upon rules for gamesaves, but when crap happens at 12:00 midnight, and you need to be up at 5:00AM for work, you have little choice but to cross your fingers and save the game No problems yet.... :hmm:

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