Merchant Fleet Mod?

[WilhelmSchulz.]

I just got back into SHIII after a few years and I remember the Merchant fleet mod/pack that one guy was working on. Did that ever get finished? I was realy looking forward to it.

[Sailor Steve]

Iambecomelife. And yes, it's been finished for several years now.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...hant+fleet+mod

He is currently working on a complete conversion of SH4 and SH3 to a World War 1 game.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=156161

[WilhelmSchulz.]

Thanks Steve! .


Quick follow up question. Can this be installed mid carrear?

[Sailor Steve]

That I don't know, since my ancient computer won't run it. I know all about it, but I've never been able to play it.

[HW3]

I think the "as long as you are in port between patrols" applies here. Be aware that loading times will increase significantly with it (lots of new ships to load).

[ReallyDedPoet]

Great mod, just loaded it up on top of some other stuff. Load times about 8-10 minutes total. Using with GWX.

[WilhelmSchulz.]

Well just tried to run it and it crashed SHIII.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.

Well just tried to run it and it crashed SHIII.

How good are your computer specs? How much RAM do you have? Are you using the 4-Gig patch? MFM uses a lot of resources. My old computer won't run it at all.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

How good are your computer specs? How much RAM do you have? Are you using the 4-Gig patch? MFM uses a lot of resources. My old computer won't run it at all.

I am running an I7, 8gigRAM and 2gigRam Video, with the 4-Gig patch, all of which makes a big difference from what I had with my older system.

I am also running Win 8.1, before doing anything I made sure the SH3 exe was made compatible, in my case it was with Win XP, SP 3.

[WilhelmSchulz.]

Total amount of system memory 8.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 4 Storage
Total size of hard disk(s) 931 GB Disk partition (C 673 GB Free (931 GB Total)
Media drive (D CD/DVD Graphics
Display adapter type AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Total available graphics memory 4094 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB Shared system memory 3582 MB Display adapter driver version 8.980.0.0 Primary monitor resolution 1920x1080 DirectX version DirectX 10

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.

Total amount of system memory 8.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 4 Storage
Total size of hard disk(s) 931 GB Disk partition (C 673 GB Free (931 GB Total)
Media drive (D CD/DVD Graphics
Display adapter type AMD Radeon HD 6550D
Total available graphics memory 4094 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB Shared system memory 3582 MB Display adapter driver version 8.980.0.0 Primary monitor resolution 1920x1080 DirectX version DirectX 10

Are you using the 4Gig Patch?

[WilhelmSchulz.]

Honetly I dont even know how to find that out.

[ReallyDedPoet]

It's not a mod but an app that modifies the SH3 .exe file so it uses more RAM in your system. A must have when running bigger mods like the MFM.

It comes with h.sie's great work:Here There are details on how to do it with the app. Takes a bit of getting used to but well worth it.

Also available from the folks from the Living Silent Hunter Three Mod:Here

[WilhelmSchulz.]

The directions aint all exactly clear on how to use it.

[ReallyDedPoet]

The second link I posted has one that is easier to use. If I come across a helpful related link to the patch I'll post it back here.