Dont Read This!

[Philipp_Thomsen]

If people learned a little bit about mods and how they work, we wouldn't have this much CTDs.

I'll tell you what happens... a little story!

1. A guy comes to the forum, click in a mod's thread, don't read ANYTHING, look at the screenshots, think they are cool, download the mod, try to enable and get a CTD.

2. This guy comes back at the thread and says "your mod is causing a CTD on my computer, so I won't use it.

3. Other people read that, and decide to not install it, or blame the mod for any CTD that eventually happens.

Now, what people should know is this:

If you have CTDs, is because you're crapping your own installation cos you don't know sh!t about it. If you stop to READ THE F*CKING MANUAL, learn a bit about file system, mods and stuff, you would be able to enjoy more mods then you think the game can handle, and enjoy a more complete and imersive silent hunter 3.

I have the majority of mods from this community on my computer, and I can play with most of them enabled and play without CTDs.

Why? Cos I took my time to learn about how they work, what order they have to be enabled, what files should and shouldn't be overwritten, etc.

Mods are simple. Multiple mods are complex. Enabling multiple mods without stopping to think about it is like putting 32 engines on a car and no wheels. You have a lot of power to go nowhere.

You guys must know that when a modder makes a mod, he made that mod on top of other mods, mods that he's using. If you try a different configuration, it might be ok, or it might not. If you're getting a CTD, don't blame the modder, blame yourself.

Ask nicely here about the problem and ANY modder will be glad to think the problem thru for you, FOR FREE.

BUT FIRST, READ THE F*CKING MANUAL, SO YOU DON'T DO SOMETHING STUPID, AND DON'T ASK DUMB QUESTIONS.

The mod has no manual? No problem, READ THE F*CKING THREAD!

You'll learn a lot and you'll see that someone had the same problem you're having and somebody already told them how to fix it.