Weird game crash, need help

Avatar · 07-10-07, 10:48 AM

Hello,
Whenever I resume a patrol, the game has a very choppy frame rate and my boat dives very fast, always to the bottom, as if in a time compression. I let the boat implode and the cause of death was by ramming. I dont believe I was rammed, as there were no ships around when I saved.
This has happened once before, and SH3 Commander went nuts, I had to uninstall it and reinstall. It happened after I downloaded the weather mod. Now I'm afraid I'll have to uninstall sh3cdr again.
There may be something wrong with sh3 itself. In which case I'll have to do a complete uninstall. However, this only happens when I load via sh3cdr.
I hope there is some way to fix this. Being apart from sh3 is a bummer.
thanks for any help.

mowgli99 · 07-10-07, 10:53 AM

did you save submerged?

ichso · 07-10-07, 11:00 AM

The description of your problem and the use of SH3Commander reminds me of:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=106928
(at the very end of the thread).
Maybe it's the same problem if you use the longer repair times mod.

bigboywooly · 07-10-07, 11:00 AM

Its more likely the weather mod than SH3commander

danlisa · 07-10-07, 11:00 AM

There is a fix & this is directly caused by the SH3 Weather Mod.

IIRC you need to make a few adjustments in the campaign layers but I don't know the fix off hand as I dont' use SH3 Weather.

The answer is in this forum and fairly recent too. Have a search.

Avatar · 07-10-07, 01:47 PM

Thanks for the info, fellows.
I didnt save while submerged, I was on the surface.
Yes, I'm in agreement, this started when I first installed the weather mod. My game started acting screwy, like the submarine detect-o-meter not changing from red when nothing was around, then it did a complete meltdown.
No one knows a fix for this?
I uninstalled sh3 commander and then reinstalled it with no problems and then the crash happened again. I'm thinking that the actual SH3 files are corrupted somewhere, and if this is true, then I must do a complete uninstall and reinstall of SH3, GWX, and sh3 commander.

again, thanks for the help.

danlisa · 07-10-07, 02:24 PM

Using the seach function...............

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...3&postcount=39
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...5&postcount=43

Penelope_Grey · 07-10-07, 02:31 PM

ah that fecking windspeed bug... how many times did that catch me out!?

Too many! :rotfl:

Avatar · 07-13-07, 01:10 PM

Thanks to all for the info. esp. danlisa.

I uninstalled everything and did a complete reinstall. Havent encountered the problem yet. But if I do I now know what to do with the campaign files.
many, many thanks!

Synthesis · 07-14-07, 03:27 PM

This is the exact problem I one patrol after installing SH3 Weather--merely altering the Windspeed to 1 fixed it.

Glad to see that Subsim had the solution--thanks a lot guys.

Reece · 07-14-07, 10:02 PM

I don't use the weather mod I always change each of the mis files and should only be changed at the beginnig of a new campaign, certainly at the start of a new patrol.

07-10-07, 10:48 AM	#1
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Weird game crash, need help Hello, Whenever I resume a patrol, the game has a very choppy frame rate and my boat dives very fast, always to the bottom, as if in a time compression. I let the boat implode and the cause of death was by ramming. I dont believe I was rammed, as there were no ships around when I saved. This has happened once before, and SH3 Commander went nuts, I had to uninstall it and reinstall. It happened after I downloaded the weather mod. Now I'm afraid I'll have to uninstall sh3cdr again. There may be something wrong with sh3 itself. In which case I'll have to do a complete uninstall. However, this only happens when I load via sh3cdr. I hope there is some way to fix this. Being apart from sh3 is a bummer. thanks for any help.

07-10-07, 11:00 AM	#3
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	The description of your problem and the use of SH3Commander reminds me of: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=106928 (at the very end of the thread). Maybe it's the same problem if you use the longer repair times mod. __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

07-10-07, 11:00 AM	#4
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Its more likely the weather mod than SH3commander __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

07-10-07, 11:00 AM	#5
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	There is a fix & this is directly caused by the SH3 Weather Mod. IIRC you need to make a few adjustments in the campaign layers but I don't know the fix off hand as I dont' use SH3 Weather. The answer is in this forum and fairly recent too. Have a search. __________________

07-10-07, 02:24 PM	#7
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Using the seach function............... http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...3&postcount=39 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...5&postcount=43 __________________

07-10-07, 10:53 AM	#2
mowgli99 Engineer Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 215 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	did you save submerged?

07-10-07, 01:47 PM	#6
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the info, fellows. I didnt save while submerged, I was on the surface. Yes, I'm in agreement, this started when I first installed the weather mod. My game started acting screwy, like the submarine detect-o-meter not changing from red when nothing was around, then it did a complete meltdown. No one knows a fix for this? I uninstalled sh3 commander and then reinstalled it with no problems and then the crash happened again. I'm thinking that the actual SH3 files are corrupted somewhere, and if this is true, then I must do a complete uninstall and reinstall of SH3, GWX, and sh3 commander. again, thanks for the help.

07-10-07, 02:31 PM	#8
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ah that fecking windspeed bug... how many times did that catch me out!? Too many! :rotfl: __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

07-13-07, 01:10 PM	#9
Avatar Commodore Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Way out there Posts: 603 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Thanks to all for the info. esp. danlisa. I uninstalled everything and did a complete reinstall. Havent encountered the problem yet. But if I do I now know what to do with the campaign files. many, many thanks!

07-14-07, 03:27 PM	#10
Synthesis Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 7 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	This is the exact problem I one patrol after installing SH3 Weather--merely altering the Windspeed to 1 fixed it. Glad to see that Subsim had the solution--thanks a lot guys.

07-14-07, 10:02 PM	#11
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,693 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I don't use the weather mod I always change each of the mis files and should only be changed at the beginnig of a new campaign, certainly at the start of a new patrol. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*