My first patrol.......CTD!

Major Johnson · 05-20-07, 04:13 PM

So after reading all the positive and negative posts, I decided I wanted to give the game a shot. I figure my pc is beefy enough for the game. I did the training missions in 1.1 a few weeks back with only one CTD when I accidently pressed the A key. Then 1.2 came out and the complaining started. I got so scared I decided to take a wait and see attitude. But I've been reading a lot of the positive posts and I started feeling lucky. Man! I had just gotten out of Pearl and plotted my course to Midway. I was barely outside the harbor, I hit flank speed and that was all she wrote!!

So I decided to uninstall and do a clean reinstall with both patches. I read in one of the posts that it was best to have a clean reinstall for patch 1.2. My question is, do I need to apply 1.1?? Does 1.2 have the 1.1 fixes in it?? I tried searching the forum but couldn't come up with a definitive answer to that question. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

AMD 2.19 Ghz processor
2 GB RAM
GeForce 7800 GS video card with 256 RAM

DirtyHarry3033 · 05-20-07, 04:23 PM

For 1.2 I did a clean install of SH4 then applied the 1.2 patch without putting on 1.1 first. No probs at all. Far as I know, 1.2 includes all the fixes from 1.1 also, so no reason to apply both.

One thing I've heard is that you should not fire up SH4 following a reinstall, but before applying patches. Reinstall the game, apply the patch, and only then run the game after the patch is put on. I've heard you're looking at problems otherwise.

Good hunting!

DH

Major Johnson · 05-20-07, 04:34 PM

Thanks for the quick response! I'm just at the patching point now. I'll do as you said and just install 1.2. I hadn't planned on starting up the game before patching it, just in case.
Thanks again.

Major Johnson · 05-20-07, 05:17 PM

HOLY COW!! What a rough start! First try at a campaign after the reinstall, just pulling away from the dock and the game hangs! Sounds like a broken record playing the same clip of music over and over again. Had to do a ctrl-alt-del to end task. I had other programs running in the background, and some hoe had IM'd me. So I close all other programs and start again. Samething again! But this time, nothing running in the background. So now I'm defraging my C drive and I'll defrag the partition that the game is installed to too! But man oh man I'm not getting a warm and fuzzy here. I have the graphic settings set to high. I figure that my system should be able to handle it. I either meet or exceed the recommended requirements. Think I'll take the dogs for a walk while I wait. I was hoping for a better ending to my weekend!! I'm not giving up yet!

DS · 05-20-07, 05:17 PM

I had a few CTDs when I first go the sim, and I patched to 1.2 directly and moved the sound channels slider in sound options a notch or two further to the left than the default.

I've been running SH4 1.2 with no problems at all after doing that.

AVGWarhawk · 05-20-07, 07:44 PM

Yes, a IM is an instant buzz kill with this game. My favorite is a Norton Virus update. That can screw up a whole patrol. This game uses A LOT of resources. Turn off the background programs and let the game have all you got. Your computer has enough butt to run this game. My set up:

AMD 64 3200+
1 gig RAM
ATI XGE X1300 512mb vid card
Onboard sound

I run with all sliders to the right but not all option check. Enviromental, 3D water and light rays through the water are unchecked. Either I see no difference or they are a FPS killer. Environment is a hugh FPS killer for me. Anyway, update to current drivers and some tweeking will need to take place. BTW, if you have some soundcard that is not on onboard sound, these have been know to create some CTD issues.

NefariousKoel · 05-20-07, 07:47 PM

You might try what DS did and lower your sound acceleration. Maybe it's a sound issue you're having.

05-20-07, 04:13 PM	#1
Major Johnson Frogman Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jeresey Shore USA Posts: 288 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	My first patrol.......CTD! So after reading all the positive and negative posts, I decided I wanted to give the game a shot. I figure my pc is beefy enough for the game. I did the training missions in 1.1 a few weeks back with only one CTD when I accidently pressed the A key. Then 1.2 came out and the complaining started. I got so scared I decided to take a wait and see attitude. But I've been reading a lot of the positive posts and I started feeling lucky. Man! I had just gotten out of Pearl and plotted my course to Midway. I was barely outside the harbor, I hit flank speed and that was all she wrote!! So I decided to uninstall and do a clean reinstall with both patches. I read in one of the posts that it was best to have a clean reinstall for patch 1.2. My question is, do I need to apply 1.1?? Does 1.2 have the 1.1 fixes in it?? I tried searching the forum but couldn't come up with a definitive answer to that question. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. AMD 2.19 Ghz processor 2 GB RAM GeForce 7800 GS video card with 256 RAM __________________ MJ! ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD FX8350 8 Core 4.0 Ghz CPU GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCIx Video Card 8 GB Corsair Vengence RAM Rosewill 850W Power Supply Last edited by Major Johnson; 05-20-07 at 05:19 PM.

05-20-07, 04:34 PM	#3
Major Johnson Frogman Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jeresey Shore USA Posts: 288 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the quick response! I'm just at the patching point now. I'll do as you said and just install 1.2. I hadn't planned on starting up the game before patching it, just in case. Thanks again. __________________ MJ! ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD FX8350 8 Core 4.0 Ghz CPU GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCIx Video Card 8 GB Corsair Vengence RAM Rosewill 850W Power Supply

05-20-07, 05:17 PM	#4
Major Johnson Frogman Join Date: May 2007 Location: Jeresey Shore USA Posts: 288 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	HOLY COW!! What a rough start! First try at a campaign after the reinstall, just pulling away from the dock and the game hangs! Sounds like a broken record playing the same clip of music over and over again. Had to do a ctrl-alt-del to end task. I had other programs running in the background, and some hoe had IM'd me. So I close all other programs and start again. Samething again! But this time, nothing running in the background. So now I'm defraging my C drive and I'll defrag the partition that the game is installed to too! But man oh man I'm not getting a warm and fuzzy here. I have the graphic settings set to high. I figure that my system should be able to handle it. I either meet or exceed the recommended requirements. Think I'll take the dogs for a walk while I wait. I was hoping for a better ending to my weekend!! I'm not giving up yet! __________________ MJ! ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0 AMD FX8350 8 Core 4.0 Ghz CPU GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCIx Video Card 8 GB Corsair Vengence RAM Rosewill 850W Power Supply

05-20-07, 05:17 PM	#5
DS Planesman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 185 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	I had a few CTDs when I first go the sim, and I patched to 1.2 directly and moved the sound channels slider in sound options a notch or two further to the left than the default. I've been running SH4 1.2 with no problems at all after doing that. __________________

05-20-07, 07:44 PM	#6
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,287 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yes, a IM is an instant buzz kill with this game. My favorite is a Norton Virus update. That can screw up a whole patrol. This game uses A LOT of resources. Turn off the background programs and let the game have all you got. Your computer has enough butt to run this game. My set up: AMD 64 3200+ 1 gig RAM ATI XGE X1300 512mb vid card Onboard sound I run with all sliders to the right but not all option check. Enviromental, 3D water and light rays through the water are unchecked. Either I see no difference or they are a FPS killer. Environment is a hugh FPS killer for me. Anyway, update to current drivers and some tweeking will need to take place. BTW, if you have some soundcard that is not on onboard sound, these have been know to create some CTD issues. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

05-20-07, 04:23 PM	#2
DirtyHarry3033 Weps Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 351 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	For 1.2 I did a clean install of SH4 then applied the 1.2 patch without putting on 1.1 first. No probs at all. Far as I know, 1.2 includes all the fixes from 1.1 also, so no reason to apply both. One thing I've heard is that you should not fire up SH4 following a reinstall, but before applying patches. Reinstall the game, apply the patch, and only then run the game after the patch is put on. I've heard you're looking at problems otherwise. Good hunting! DH

05-20-07, 07:47 PM	#7
NefariousKoel Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: No-good Missouri scum Posts: 1,223 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	You might try what DS did and lower your sound acceleration. Maybe it's a sound issue you're having. __________________ "When Gary told me he had found Jesus, I thought, Yahoo! We're rich! But it turned out to be something different." - Jack Handey