SH3 Resolution Fix

talvi · 06-01-09, 01:36 PM

SH3 doesn't load after changing the resolution to 1280 x 1024 with the appropriate files aviable (d3d9.dll, d3d9.cfg, ... , MS-Toolkit). The exact point when the game crashes to desktop is after playing both intro movies (stock SH3-installation with 1.4b patch). Everything different to 1024 x 768 will causes the game to crash... Any advise?

ReallyDedPoet · 06-01-09, 05:50 PM

Not sure

Let's give this a bump to see if others can help.

irish1958 · 06-01-09, 05:58 PM

Welcome aboard;
I can't get it to work either, so I am of no help

nikbear · 06-01-09, 06:33 PM

Had the exact same problem here,went from working in the office part of your patrol start,to CTD just as its about to finish loading,to not even loading the first part of the opening sequence

talvi · 06-01-09, 06:40 PM

I've read through everything related to this, manual setup with d3d9.dll and d3d9.cfg and/or changing both main.cfg before going on with anything else; in some threads it is recommended to use the "sp2 res fix bla bla".bat - even saving the manually created sh3.sdb to the "My Documents"-folder. XP's Event Log doesn't tell anything extraordinary (I've been thinking of DCOM-issues, because someone said something about .Net-Framework v1/v2 has to be installed in order to use the d3d9.dll file).

Video device (nVidia 9600M GT) drivers are up to date; I tried older versions, too, and DX9 has recently been updated. No hardware-tweaks. XP SP2 with all security and stability related patches, weekly maintenance... I'm out of Ideas...

Seeadler · 06-01-09, 07:17 PM

1.
With XP SP2 you must exactly follow the toolkit guidelines to create the SH3 program database as described in this thread

http://174.133.66.250/radioroom//sho...d.php?t=100806

otherwise the d3d9.dll in the Sh3 folder will not be loaded after a delay and the DirectX9c original one in /Windows/System32 is used.
(users with Vista or Win7 does not have this problem, there dll's in a program folder are loaded in higher priority and they don't need the MS Toolkit

)

2.
The SH3 program database (sh3.sdb) must be in the same folder as the faked d3d9.dll/cfg and the SH3.exe

3.
Net-Framework v2 must be installed to get a Tookit program database work

For a test you can rename the d3d9.dll in windows/system32 (only rename, don't delete it

) and start SH3 to see wether the faked d3d9.dll is used while the game starts or not (if not = crash)

TarJak · 06-01-09, 08:26 PM

Aditionally your game resolution must match your desktop resolution when using the fix otherwise it will not load.

06-01-09, 01:36 PM	#1
talvi Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dresden - Germany Posts: 5 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	SH3 Resolution Fix SH3 doesn't load after changing the resolution to 1280 x 1024 with the appropriate files aviable (d3d9.dll, d3d9.cfg, ... , MS-Toolkit). The exact point when the game crashes to desktop is after playing both intro movies (stock SH3-installation with 1.4b patch). Everything different to 1024 x 768 will causes the game to crash... Any advise?

06-01-09, 05:50 PM	#2
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Not sure Let's give this a bump to see if others can help. __________________ Back in the Day

06-01-09, 05:58 PM	#3
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Welcome aboard; I can't get it to work either, so I am of no help __________________ Irish1958

06-01-09, 06:33 PM	#4
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Had the exact same problem here,went from working in the office part of your patrol start,to CTD just as its about to finish loading,to not even loading the first part of the opening sequence __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

06-01-09, 07:17 PM	#6
Seeadler Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,096 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	1. With XP SP2 you must exactly follow the toolkit guidelines to create the SH3 program database as described in this thread http://174.133.66.250/radioroom//sho...d.php?t=100806 otherwise the d3d9.dll in the Sh3 folder will not be loaded after a delay and the DirectX9c original one in /Windows/System32 is used. (users with Vista or Win7 does not have this problem, there dll's in a program folder are loaded in higher priority and they don't need the MS Toolkit ) 2. The SH3 program database (sh3.sdb) must be in the same folder as the faked d3d9.dll/cfg and the SH3.exe 3. Net-Framework v2 must be installed to get a Tookit program database work For a test you can rename the d3d9.dll in windows/system32 (only rename, don't delete it) and start SH3 to see wether the faked d3d9.dll is used while the game starts or not (if not = crash) __________________ -- Vapor-ware is always easier to sell because there's no limit what it can do!

06-01-09, 06:40 PM	#5
talvi Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Dresden - Germany Posts: 5 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I've read through everything related to this, manual setup with d3d9.dll and d3d9.cfg and/or changing both main.cfg before going on with anything else; in some threads it is recommended to use the "sp2 res fix bla bla".bat - even saving the manually created sh3.sdb to the "My Documents"-folder. XP's Event Log doesn't tell anything extraordinary (I've been thinking of DCOM-issues, because someone said something about .Net-Framework v1/v2 has to be installed in order to use the d3d9.dll file). Video device (nVidia 9600M GT) drivers are up to date; I tried older versions, too, and DX9 has recently been updated. No hardware-tweaks. XP SP2 with all security and stability related patches, weekly maintenance... I'm out of Ideas...

06-01-09, 08:26 PM	#7
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Aditionally your game resolution must match your desktop resolution when using the fix otherwise it will not load.