im having problems with V16B1 patch kit!!

[avers]

hey guys, i'm having trouble with V16B1 patch kit. after I "patch" sh3 the sh3.exe I patched, the icon changes to like a window icon (idk how to describe it) and when I open the option patch selector I just get a message saying, " cannot locate SH3.exe",. im following the instructions. what am I doing wrong?

[BigWalleye]

Originally Posted by avers

hey guys, i'm having trouble with V16B1 patch kit. after I "patch" sh3 the sh3.exe I patched, the icon changes to like a window icon (idk how to describe it) and when I open the option patch selector I just get a message saying, " cannot locate SH3.exe",. im following the instructions. what am I doing wrong?

After you run Patch_SH3.bat, you should have two sh3 files in the folder. One should be sh3.exe (the newly patched version) which should show the SH3 icon. The other should be sh3.old (your original file that the patcher backed up) and should show the Windows document icon. Somehow, Patch_SH3.bat is not putting the patched SH3 in the working folder. I have no idea why not. It may not be creating the patched version, or it may be creating it and putting it somewhere else. In either case, I don't know why or how to fix it.

Could your Patch_SH3.bat be corrupted? Have you refreshed that file from the original download .7z file? Did you unpack the download .7z with 7-Zip? 'Cos any other unpacker (like WinZip) will think it knows how to unpack a .7z, but will give you junk. (I am just WAGing at this point.)

[avers]

I use winrar.

Take a look at this thread:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=205792

[avers]

Thanx guys, I'm not home right now but i will try these. Let's keep on rolling in more possible solutions in case these ones don't work.

[avers]

Wait, are u suppose to copy and paste the sh3.exe in to the folder where the patcher is?

[avers]

What do u mean by " re-write it back when it's done"? idk what that means.

[avers]

Thanx guys, I temporarily deactivated AVG and saved it to the desktop and it patched correctly!!! Thanx guys.

[avers]

Hang on, idk where to append the new messages. What exactly does he mean by "append"?

[Theodulus]

Originally Posted by GalaKev

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Copy the adjusted sh3.exe back into the original silent hunter 3 folder, overwriting the original one, from where you copied it from first.

That's not right. You want to copy the the patched SH3.exe into the "Supplement to V16B1 (JSGME)" folder which should be located in your MODS folder.

From the readme:

"2) Preparing the Supplement-Mod

Note: The Supplement-Mod is essential, not optional !!!

a. Extract the Supplement to V16 Mod archive

b. Put the patched sh3.exe into that mod (into the same folder where the 4 DLLs are
located)."

This way you don't lose your vanilla or GWX modified SH3.exe, and it means disabling Hardcoded Fixes is as easy as disabling the Supplement Mod in JSGME.

I'll admit this mod was a bit of an adventure for me to set up, but if you go through the manual step by step you will get it working.

@Avers Append simply means to "add to".

[avers]

I got it all setup but I can't activate AVG after I installed hardcoded fixes. What do I do?!

[Andrewsdad]

Open up AVG. Open "Options" Open "Advanced Settings" on the left you will see "Exceptions"

There you can add an Exception. I just excepted my whole Silent Hunter folder.

Have not had any AVG Alerts since then...

Good Luck !!
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[chipsranger]

Originally Posted by Theodulus

That's not right. You want to copy the the patched SH3.exe into the "Supplement to V16B1 (JSGME)" folder which should be located in your MODS folder.

From the readme:

"2) Preparing the Supplement-Mod

Note: The Supplement-Mod is essential, not optional !!!

a. Extract the Supplement to V16 Mod archive

b. Put the patched sh3.exe into that mod (into the same folder where the 4 DLLs are
located)."

This way you don't lose your vanilla or GWX modified SH3.exe, and it means disabling Hardcoded Fixes is as easy as disabling the Supplement Mod in JSGME.

I'll admit this mod was a bit of an adventure for me to set up, but if you go through the manual step by step you will get it working.

@Avers Append simply means to "add to".

Some images with installation would help.