Which .exe file do I use?

perky416 · 02-08-11, 03:48 PM

Hi everyone,

Iv just installed GWX 3 and SH3 commander 3.2, however now i have 3 different .exe files.

1 - the original SH3.exe to run the game.
2 - SH3 with GWX .exe file
3 - SH3 commander .exe file

Which one do i open to run the game with the benefits of both mods?

Thanks.

perky416 · 02-08-11, 03:53 PM

Sorry for the dumb post, iv just tried each one and it appears the SH3 commander .exe has GWX with it.

Gargamel · 02-08-11, 03:55 PM

Not really, it can be confusing at first. make sure you read the readme / help files with SHC, as it contains lots of good info. Also check the thread in teh mods section for more tips.

SHC doesn't contain the SH3.exe. It just modifies some of the files, and then spawns SH3. You can run SH# without using SHC, but the settings in SHC might not be in effect.

02-08-11, 04:00 PM

Did you mean ShortCuts?

frau kaleun · 02-08-11, 04:09 PM

@ perky416:

GWX overwrites and adds to the files in your existing SH3 game folder, rather than creating a second different game installation on your hard drive - so the same SH3.exe file that once opened the stock game now opens the GWX version instead. The stock game in that game folder has been overwritten by GWX. If you have a shortcut that already pointed to that file, plus a new one that GWX created when you installed it, they will both point to the same thing.

SH3 Commander will launch whatever SH3.exe file you point it to in its Options window, but I think the default is for the existing default game folder location, so if that's your only SH3 installation it should now also point to the GWX version that you installed on top of it.

Edit: did you also download and install the config files for SH3 Commander + GWX3? If not, you need to do that as well. They come in a handy little self installer so it's a relatively short and painless operation.

Jimbuna · 02-09-11, 04:48 PM

Small Tip: Click on my sig......that will take you to the GWX website where comprehensive installation instructions can be found.

02-08-11, 03:48 PM	#1
perky416 Seaman Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 35 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Which .exe file do I use? Hi everyone, Iv just installed GWX 3 and SH3 commander 3.2, however now i have 3 different .exe files. 1 - the original SH3.exe to run the game. 2 - SH3 with GWX .exe file 3 - SH3 commander .exe file Which one do i open to run the game with the benefits of both mods? Thanks.

02-08-11, 03:55 PM	#3
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Not really, it can be confusing at first. make sure you read the readme / help files with SHC, as it contains lots of good info. Also check the thread in teh mods section for more tips. SHC doesn't contain the SH3.exe. It just modifies some of the files, and then spawns SH3. You can run SH# without using SHC, but the settings in SHC might not be in effect. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

02-09-11, 04:48 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Small Tip: Click on my sig......that will take you to the GWX website where comprehensive installation instructions can be found. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

02-08-11, 03:53 PM	#2
perky416 Seaman Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 35 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	Sorry for the dumb post, iv just tried each one and it appears the SH3 commander .exe has GWX with it.

02-08-11, 04:00 PM	#4
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Did you mean ShortCuts?

02-08-11, 04:09 PM	#5
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	@ perky416: GWX overwrites and adds to the files in your existing SH3 game folder, rather than creating a second different game installation on your hard drive - so the same SH3.exe file that once opened the stock game now opens the GWX version instead. The stock game in that game folder has been overwritten by GWX. If you have a shortcut that already pointed to that file, plus a new one that GWX created when you installed it, they will both point to the same thing. SH3 Commander will launch whatever SH3.exe file you point it to in its Options window, but I think the default is for the existing default game folder location, so if that's your only SH3 installation it should now also point to the GWX version that you installed on top of it. Edit: did you also download and install the config files for SH3 Commander + GWX3? If not, you need to do that as well. They come in a handy little self installer so it's a relatively short and painless operation.