Windows Vista: Installing SH3 and Patching 1.4b

[COWBOY10]

Ok guys here we go, after a few hours of playing this is what i discovered. There is a problem with starforce and vista when you try and update game, hence why the patch dosnt work. However if you follow the instructions i'm about to give then you can get it to work.

1. Install Sh3 and play once.
2. Download starforce update tool.
3. Update Starforce.
4. Deinstall Sh3
5. Reinstall SH3 (not sure why but it works )
6. Patch to 1.4b ( The game should be upgraded by now )
7. Upgrade to GWX ( if you want, although not sure why anyone wouldnt )
8. Download and install Sh3 Commander
9. download and install Sh3 commander DWX patch

There you go, all the steps i took, and YES it did work on my machine, I will warn you my mate tried the same and had all kinds of problems with Vista but i think thats more down to his comp than SH3. He has trouble running anything on vista at mo

Hope you find this helpfull, the only problem i have is a slight graphics error where i get a black triangle now and again on horizon apart from the Sh3, GWx and commander works perfectly

Enjoy

[Gizzmoe]

Originally Posted by COWBOY10

2. Download starforce update tool.

This one: http://www.star-force.com/support/sfdrvup.zip

[COWBOY10]

Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

This one: http://www.star-force.com/support/sfdrvup.zip

Yep that be the one, cheers mate, im useless and always forget the main links

[jpm1]

Hi , does it work better under Vista ?

[dean_acheson]

Well vanillia SH3 loads crazy fast....

....however, I CANNOT upgrade. I have loaded, reloaded, put on the starforce patch, the starforce removal driver.

I can get vanillia to work, and it works great, but I can't upgrade to 1.4, because:


This program cannot update the installed version of Silent Hunter III US DVD v1.0 to 1.3 because of the following reason:

C:\ProgramFiles\SilentHunterIII\data\Campaigns\Cam paign\Campaign\Campaign_LND.mis: unknown version.

at this stage, I don't know what to do, I've messed with this thing for the last day or so. Is this something that someone can email me this file? Is mine just corrupted?

[COWBOY10]

Hi dean, yep you seem to get that error now and again, I installed Fresh, following each step above in sequance, I don't know what i did that chanaged it but It did install to 1.4b no probs. All I can say is dont give up hope as it does work. You do need to update starforce seperatly then deinstall Sh3, before reinstalling Sh3 then it does seem to work, As to how it plays, very quickly, like i said i do have the odd graphics glitch but not enough to detract from the sim, and I sure this is more to do with new Vista graphic drivers than Sh3 itself. In Fact every game i have managed to run on vista, plays better and quicker with higher graphic options on than XP, They may have got something right at last, of course i do get more system crashes but what do you expect with a new OS, cant have everything

[jpm1]

Mine but it s a 1.4 Campaign_LND.mis

[raymond6751]

Originally Posted by jpm1

Hi , does it work better under Vista ?

Here's a point: SH3 works for me in Vista on a laptop but SH4 won't run !

I don't think Vista adds anything nor changes anything in the game. Perhhaps Vista manages memory better???:hmm:

[nirwana]

My advice for this prob still is dump the sh3/4 games on dvds with those damnend
......starforce crap and get the download version without it. All what u have to do in any vista version is to disable account management before installing.

[kurtz]

Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

This one: http://www.star-force.com/support/sfdrvup.zip

just an aside I'm at work and access to this site is blocked by websense "access to malicious sites is not allowed". 'nuff said!

[JHuschke]

Originally Posted by Gizzmoe

This one: http://www.star-force.com/support/sfdrvup.zip

I downloaded it, and then tried to open it but it said it was invalid.There must be another link? How about someone upload their Starforce onto FF?

Damn Windows Vista & Starforce!!!

[XLjedi]

Originally Posted by G00BER

I downloaded it, and then tried to open it but it said it was invalid.There must be another link? How about someone upload their Starforce onto FF?

Damn Windows Vista & Starforce!!!

No... just, "Damn Starforce"

Get the version of SH3 without starforce and don't buy anything with that malware attached to it in the future.

[Hylander_1314]

For those who know how to tweak your OS, or want to give it a shot, I found this link:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2110606,00.asp

It can help those with nominal systems get a little horsepower out of it.

[barkhorn45]

i would like to dd the game from d2d but i'm using a laptop and their specs under support it states it does'nt support laptops what does this mean?it won't run on a laptop?

[Gizzmoe]

Stickied.