Probs wth SH3 Commander, Screenshot...

nodlew · 12-24-09, 02:29 AM

I hate for my first two posts to be pleas for help, but, well...dammit, I need some help. I am running SH3 v.1.4b with GWX Gold, mods enabled are 16K Weather, Enhanced Damage, Open Hatch, All Weather Guns, St. Naz and Schluese, VIIC41 Players Sub, and WBNN Mission Orders Lite. I have incorporated the HiRes mod with the d3d9 cfg file and I am using SH3 Commander32.

First, I have problems with SH3 Commander. Certain functions don't work. I can create a career and the program keeps track of him and his accomplishments (or lack thereof) but 1) ticking the skip intro movies option has no effect, 2) I can't customize the number of my sub--I get a random generated number, 3) choosing a specific date doesn't work, I get the stock SH3, or GWX campaign start date, 4) ticking Start Patrol at sea doesn't work, I start in port.
I searched and found the proper way to install SH3 Com32--I downloaded and installed the other files that were indicated. Any ideas on what to do?

My other major problem is that when I try to take a screenshot using PrntScrn as is necessary when using the Hi Res config file (d3d9)thingy the game locks up. It doesn't crash, and the screen shot is saved, but the game just freezes and wont do anything. I have to kill SH3 with Task Manager.

Any ideas on how to fix these issues would be very appreciated.

nodlew · 12-26-09, 12:16 AM

Guess no one either knows or gives a crap.

Sailor Steve · 12-26-09, 01:22 AM

I'd say most fall into the "Don't know" category. There are very few people here who don't care, but a lot of us (myself included) get a tiny bit of time, go running through the threads, and if they see one they don't know just keep going. Also, it's Christmas and while you've had a lot of looks I'm guessing they all had very limited time.

On the other hand a simple 'Bump' would have kept it near the top.

I'm a huge fan of Commander, and I don't know. I've never had any of those problems in several years of using it. I have heard a couple of similar complaints about 'Start At Sea', but I don't use that one so I can't help.

The one person who knows the most is of course JScones, the program's creator. He'll see this soon enough and will be able to help.

jakethescot · 12-26-09, 06:16 AM

If you have Vista, you have to 'right click' on the SH3Commander icon, then click on 'run as administrator' in order for it (skip intro and other features) to work.
I have Vista and use the 'run as admin' on all my desktop icons, including JSGME, otherwise, they won't work properly.
If you don't have Vista, hopefully someone else will come up with a solution for you.

Good luck.

FUBAR295 · 12-26-09, 10:07 AM

Patience my friend ...

Other than the possible Vista issue mentioned, have you considered that your installed SH3 Commander may have a corrupted file(s). Did you uninstall and reinstall SH3 Commander to see if that might be the issue? You may have to consider re-downloading SH3 Commander files as there may be a corrupted file there also.

Good Hunting,
FUBAR295

Pisces · 12-26-09, 10:37 AM

A 'simple' solution to the Vista-administrator issue (or Windows 7 for that matter) is to NOT install the game aswel as SH3 Commander into the Program Files Default folder. Give it a place by making your own folder (like C:\Games) somewhere else and install it there. Then you can play the game and apply mods with JSGME as a normal user to your harts content. Vista and W7 is very picky about who does what with files in the Program Files folders.

KL-alfman · 12-28-09, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nodlew

Guess no one either knows or gives a crap.

I'm glad you could manage to run SH3 in a way you like it, obviously. be aware that at any time someone will show up to help or (at least) give a hint for the right direction to solve your troublems.
I like the subsim-family

nodlew · 12-28-09, 04:11 PM

I am happy for you in your familial bliss. I, however, at the time I made that small noise of complaint which you so un-helpfully bring back to the top of this thread after everything has taken a turn for the positive, I was not blissful, I was in a somewhat sucky condition, trying to play a game I love, but fighting problems that I needed guidance to solve, and, at that time, such guidance was not forthcoming. I did not complain immediately. I waited. I waited something over a freaking 24 hour day for some sign that someone had heard and had some clue what I was talking about. None came. So I squeaked, like the proverbial wheel that needs grease.
Now my game is fixed, I understand the mechanics of the game (and Vista) better, and I am prepared to help anyone who appears to have a similar problem.

nodlew · 12-28-09, 04:16 PM

Just checked. I waited two days for a reply.

KL-alfman · 12-28-09, 05:34 PM

hmm, thought you understood my not-harmful post.
just wanted to express that I'm pleased to see people do manage to solve problems either by themselves or by hints or real help here inside the subsim-community.
no offence intended .....

Sailor Steve · 12-29-09, 08:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nodlew

I hate for my first two posts to be pleas for help, but, well...dammit, I need some help.

I must have missed that before. Very witty!

I'm glad you got it sorted. You would be amazed at the number of people who post one request, get fifteen replies but never acknowledge them, and never participate again. Or at least until the next time they need help.

Sorry about the rocky start. We always want new members to feel welcome, and become involved in our shenanigans.

nodlew · 12-29-09, 09:45 PM

Good to be here Steve. I'm new here to a forum that's been there a long time, for a game that has been supplemented by a newer incarnation. V hasn't come out yet has it?
You guys have been great. There is a great atmosphere here.
And I have had some bad experiences horning into long-standing sites for old games that have a well entrenched cadre of followers. I refer to Men of War. I was hot for that game for a time and started participating in this forum, can't remember its name, don't care to. I posted a little joke in one of my threads, a completely innocuous, non-filthy kind of joke, and one of the administrators censored it--apparently because he deemed it was irrelevant. When I griped about the censorship, I got a snotty reply from one of his cronies...which set me completely aflame. In the end I was banned for one hundred years and got a bunch of (assumedly) nasty e-mails which I never read.
No, you guys are great. I'm enjoying participating in the Forum.

nodlew · 12-29-09, 10:50 PM

Not supplemented, but supplanted.

Sailor Steve · 12-30-09, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nodlew

V hasn't come out yet has it?

As John Wayne kept saying in Big Jake, "Not hardly!" You can have fun getting involved in all the wild mindless speculation here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=244

nodlew · 12-31-09, 02:17 AM

Well, I've just discovered this game (SH3\GWX\OLC...?) and I have yet to complete one career alive, or, to be honest, one successful patrol without liberal use of the SaveGame\Do Over option. Now that I've become more experienced, I'm playing with no do overs. Dead is dead. If five torpedoes miss, that's tough noogies. Anyway, I've got a long way to go with this incarnation of SH. So I'm not breathlessly awaiting SH V. Haven't even really looked at SH IV yet. The mods make this game so immersive and detailed--I have a hard time imagining the Retail versions will be able to stand comparison--until of course the modding community has had its way with them as well, though I'm sure the graphics are better and that there's some nice additions. Anyway, I'm a bit obsessed with SH3 as it is. I'll forgo IV and V until I need another obsession.

12-24-09, 02:29 AM	#1
nodlew Engineer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 202 Downloads: 572 Uploads: 0	Probs wth SH3 Commander, Screenshot... I hate for my first two posts to be pleas for help, but, well...dammit, I need some help. I am running SH3 v.1.4b with GWX Gold, mods enabled are 16K Weather, Enhanced Damage, Open Hatch, All Weather Guns, St. Naz and Schluese, VIIC41 Players Sub, and WBNN Mission Orders Lite. I have incorporated the HiRes mod with the d3d9 cfg file and I am using SH3 Commander32. First, I have problems with SH3 Commander. Certain functions don't work. I can create a career and the program keeps track of him and his accomplishments (or lack thereof) but 1) ticking the skip intro movies option has no effect, 2) I can't customize the number of my sub--I get a random generated number, 3) choosing a specific date doesn't work, I get the stock SH3, or GWX campaign start date, 4) ticking Start Patrol at sea doesn't work, I start in port. I searched and found the proper way to install SH3 Com32--I downloaded and installed the other files that were indicated. Any ideas on what to do? My other major problem is that when I try to take a screenshot using PrntScrn as is necessary when using the Hi Res config file (d3d9)thingy the game locks up. It doesn't crash, and the screen shot is saved, but the game just freezes and wont do anything. I have to kill SH3 with Task Manager. Any ideas on how to fix these issues would be very appreciated.

12-26-09, 12:16 AM	#2
nodlew Engineer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 202 Downloads: 572 Uploads: 0	Oh well. Guess no one either knows or gives a crap.

12-26-09, 01:22 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'd say most fall into the "Don't know" category. There are very few people here who don't care, but a lot of us (myself included) get a tiny bit of time, go running through the threads, and if they see one they don't know just keep going. Also, it's Christmas and while you've had a lot of looks I'm guessing they all had very limited time. On the other hand a simple 'Bump' would have kept it near the top. I'm a huge fan of Commander, and I don't know. I've never had any of those problems in several years of using it. I have heard a couple of similar complaints about 'Start At Sea', but I don't use that one so I can't help. The one person who knows the most is of course JScones, the program's creator. He'll see this soon enough and will be able to help. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-26-09, 06:16 AM	#4
jakethescot Engineer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fulton Missouri Posts: 205 Downloads: 904 Uploads: 0	If you have Vista, you have to 'right click' on the SH3Commander icon, then click on 'run as administrator' in order for it (skip intro and other features) to work. I have Vista and use the 'run as admin' on all my desktop icons, including JSGME, otherwise, they won't work properly. If you don't have Vista, hopefully someone else will come up with a solution for you. Good luck. __________________ COYW !!!

12-26-09, 10:07 AM	#5
FUBAR295 Krusty Krab Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Decks awash in the North Atlantic Posts: 1,450 Downloads: 493 Uploads: 0	Patience my friend ... Other than the possible Vista issue mentioned, have you considered that your installed SH3 Commander may have a corrupted file(s). Did you uninstall and reinstall SH3 Commander to see if that might be the issue? You may have to consider re-downloading SH3 Commander files as there may be a corrupted file there also. Good Hunting, FUBAR295 __________________ Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually comes from bad judgment.

12-26-09, 10:37 AM	#6
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	A 'simple' solution to the Vista-administrator issue (or Windows 7 for that matter) is to NOT install the game aswel as SH3 Commander into the Program Files Default folder. Give it a place by making your own folder (like C:\Games) somewhere else and install it there. Then you can play the game and apply mods with JSGME as a normal user to your harts content. Vista and W7 is very picky about who does what with files in the Program Files folders. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

12-28-09, 04:11 PM	#8
nodlew Engineer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 202 Downloads: 572 Uploads: 0	KL... I am happy for you in your familial bliss. I, however, at the time I made that small noise of complaint which you so un-helpfully bring back to the top of this thread after everything has taken a turn for the positive, I was not blissful, I was in a somewhat sucky condition, trying to play a game I love, but fighting problems that I needed guidance to solve, and, at that time, such guidance was not forthcoming. I did not complain immediately. I waited. I waited something over a freaking 24 hour day for some sign that someone had heard and had some clue what I was talking about. None came. So I squeaked, like the proverbial wheel that needs grease. Now my game is fixed, I understand the mechanics of the game (and Vista) better, and I am prepared to help anyone who appears to have a similar problem.

12-28-09, 04:16 PM	#9
nodlew Engineer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 202 Downloads: 572 Uploads: 0	Checked... Just checked. I waited two days for a reply.

12-28-09, 05:34 PM	#10
KL-alfman Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Weimar Posts: 930 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	hmm, thought you understood my not-harmful post. just wanted to express that I'm pleased to see people do manage to solve problems either by themselves or by hints or real help here inside the subsim-community. no offence intended ..... __________________ Life, Liberty and Property!

12-29-09, 09:45 PM	#12
nodlew Engineer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 202 Downloads: 572 Uploads: 0	Thanks. Good to be here Steve. I'm new here to a forum that's been there a long time, for a game that has been supplemented by a newer incarnation. V hasn't come out yet has it? You guys have been great. There is a great atmosphere here. And I have had some bad experiences horning into long-standing sites for old games that have a well entrenched cadre of followers. I refer to Men of War. I was hot for that game for a time and started participating in this forum, can't remember its name, don't care to. I posted a little joke in one of my threads, a completely innocuous, non-filthy kind of joke, and one of the administrators censored it--apparently because he deemed it was irrelevant. When I griped about the censorship, I got a snotty reply from one of his cronies...which set me completely aflame. In the end I was banned for one hundred years and got a bunch of (assumedly) nasty e-mails which I never read. No, you guys are great. I'm enjoying participating in the Forum.

12-29-09, 10:50 PM	#13
nodlew Engineer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 202 Downloads: 572 Uploads: 0	Supplanted Not supplemented, but supplanted.

12-31-09, 02:17 AM	#15
nodlew Engineer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 202 Downloads: 572 Uploads: 0	Well, I've just discovered this game (SH3\GWX\OLC...?) and I have yet to complete one career alive, or, to be honest, one successful patrol without liberal use of the SaveGame\Do Over option. Now that I've become more experienced, I'm playing with no do overs. Dead is dead. If five torpedoes miss, that's tough noogies. Anyway, I've got a long way to go with this incarnation of SH. So I'm not breathlessly awaiting SH V. Haven't even really looked at SH IV yet. The mods make this game so immersive and detailed--I have a hard time imagining the Retail versions will be able to stand comparison--until of course the modding community has had its way with them as well, though I'm sure the graphics are better and that there's some nice additions. Anyway, I'm a bit obsessed with SH3 as it is. I'll forgo IV and V until I need another obsession.