GWX HELP

Night60700 · 10-28-12, 02:11 AM

Hi.
I am downloading SH3 through steam.
I deleted everything, and re-downloaded the game then installed the mod and put the files in the SH3 folder under steamapps.

I start the game everything works fine but when I try to start a mission or a career it will load up to just about the last 2%. Then freeze right before launch of the world.
I don't know why this is happening. Please Help if you may.

Fubar2Niner · 10-28-12, 05:06 AM

Do you have any other mods running Night60700 ?

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Sailor Steve · 10-28-12, 10:38 AM

When you say "freeze", do you mean it stops loading but doesn't do anything else? You might try just waiting longer. GWX adds many things to the game that can take a lot longer to load.

Red October1984 · 10-28-12, 10:54 AM

Yes. If you use a lot of mods, the loading times are way longer.

Well worth the wait.

Night60700 · 10-28-12, 01:21 PM

I only have GWX3 running tought I really don't know how many mods that is. It's not that its loading slow, its that the game crashes and does nothing more at about 2% done.

Sailor Steve · 10-28-12, 01:35 PM

Now you say it "crashes". Does it go back to the desktop, or does it just stop? As I said, if it stops it might still be loading. It can take up to 10 minutes to load, depending on the system and number and type of mods. GWX is more than twice the size of SH3.

Gargamel · 10-28-12, 01:43 PM

10 minutes? I've had load times of around 20.

Wait.

Raptor · 10-28-12, 03:06 PM

Please post your system specs.
Which OS are you using ? WinXP, VISTA, Win7?
How much RAM do you have in your system?
Which video card?
etc.

Are there other programs running when you try to run SH3 with GWX? I find I often forget to close my email program.

The less RAM you have, the more critical this becomes.

Gerald · 10-28-12, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

10 minutes? I've had load times of around 20.

Wait.

20 minutes? For me, it takes less than 5 minutes....but I guess it has to do with what spec you have on your PC,

Jimbuna · 10-29-12, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Night60700

Hi.
I am downloading SH3 through steam.
I deleted everything, and re-downloaded the game then installed the mod and put the files in the SH3 folder under steamapps.

I start the game everything works fine but when I try to start a mission or a career it will load up to just about the last 2%. Then freeze right before launch of the world.
I don't know why this is happening. Please Help if you may.

Did you perform a registry clean before reinstalling?

Laufen zum Ziel · 10-29-12, 11:23 AM

I am running GWX with 12 mods on an older pc with Win 7. My SHIII directory is in my program files. I load in under 5. Min.

As jimbuna advised you need a good program deletion Software to delete everything to do with SHIII. Then delete SHIII from your C drive/documents/SHIII. THEN RELOAD.

Gargamel · 10-29-12, 06:13 PM

Unless youre getting a CTD, then just wait.

If it takes a few hours to work itself out, then let it. Sometimes it just needs alone time, and will respond better on later loads.

10-29-12, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Night60700

Hi.
I am downloading SH3 through steam.
I deleted everything, and re-downloaded the game then installed the mod and put the files in the SH3 folder under steamapps.

I start the game everything works fine but when I try to start a mission or a career it will load up to just about the last 2%. Then freeze right before launch of the world.
I don't know why this is happening. Please Help if you may.

Have you let it keep loading? On my old system, a career load usually took between 20 - 25 minutes, and the last 5 minutes was with a black screen.

Jimbuna · 10-30-12, 07:50 AM

On a 20ghz single core with 2gb ram the game would take 18 minutes.

SeaWolf U-57 · 10-30-12, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jimbuna

On a 20ghz single core with 2gb ram the game would take 18 minutes.

Ah yes the good old days with my old XP rig a nice hot cuppa to start the game with.

10-28-12, 02:11 AM	#1
Night60700 Watch Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	GWX HELP Hi. I am downloading SH3 through steam. I deleted everything, and re-downloaded the game then installed the mod and put the files in the SH3 folder under steamapps. I start the game everything works fine but when I try to start a mission or a career it will load up to just about the last 2%. Then freeze right before launch of the world. I don't know why this is happening. Please Help if you may.

10-28-12, 10:38 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	When you say "freeze", do you mean it stops loading but doesn't do anything else? You might try just waiting longer. GWX adds many things to the game that can take a lot longer to load. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-28-12, 10:54 AM	#4
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Yes. If you use a lot of mods, the loading times are way longer. Well worth the wait. __________________

10-28-12, 01:35 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Now you say it "crashes". Does it go back to the desktop, or does it just stop? As I said, if it stops it might still be loading. It can take up to 10 minutes to load, depending on the system and number and type of mods. GWX is more than twice the size of SH3. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-28-12, 01:43 PM	#7
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	10 minutes? I've had load times of around 20. Wait. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

10-28-12, 05:06 AM	#2
Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,175 Downloads: 279 Uploads: 0	Do you have any other mods running Night60700 ? Best regards. Fubar2Niner

10-28-12, 01:21 PM	#5
Night60700 Watch Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I only have GWX3 running tought I really don't know how many mods that is. It's not that its loading slow, its that the game crashes and does nothing more at about 2% done.

10-28-12, 03:06 PM	#8
Raptor Weps Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Pacific NW, USA Posts: 350 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Please post your system specs. Which OS are you using ? WinXP, VISTA, Win7? How much RAM do you have in your system? Which video card? etc. Are there other programs running when you try to run SH3 with GWX? I find I often forget to close my email program. The less RAM you have, the more critical this becomes. __________________ Raptor

10-29-12, 11:23 AM	#11
Laufen zum Ziel Eternal Patrol Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hiding on the bottom Posts: 1,783 Downloads: 853 Uploads: 457	I am running GWX with 12 mods on an older pc with Win 7. My SHIII directory is in my program files. I load in under 5. Min. As jimbuna advised you need a good program deletion Software to delete everything to do with SHIII. Then delete SHIII from your C drive/documents/SHIII. THEN RELOAD. __________________ RIP Laufen zum Ziel

10-29-12, 06:13 PM	#12
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Unless youre getting a CTD, then just wait. If it takes a few hours to work itself out, then let it. Sometimes it just needs alone time, and will respond better on later loads. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

10-30-12, 07:50 AM	#14
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	On a 20ghz single core with 2gb ram the game would take 18 minutes. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!