Merchant Fleet causes CTD

maillemaker · 02-03-12, 07:58 AM

Here is my current list of mods:

When I try to load the Merchant Fleet mod 3.2, it causes a crash to desktop when I try to load a mission (home in base).

I tried not loading the optional skins, and it still crashes to desktop.

I thought I had a pretty stout system:

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Steve

irish1958 · 02-03-12, 10:26 AM

Adding ships is difficult as so many files have to match exactly or there is a CTD. It is extremely difficult to locate the problem.

Fubar2Niner · 02-03-12, 02:30 PM

@maillemaker

Just a hunch mate, but try disable the DC Water disturbance mod. It gave me no end of trouble.

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

Peter Cremer · 02-05-12, 04:53 PM

I don't know if this will work for you, but I just recently installed SH3+GWX3 and added the Merchant Fleet Mod with the skin packs. I did it differently than you apparently did with JSGME (just looking at your screen shots). I added all the separate skin packs (11 of them) to the MOD file and they show up in JSGME as 11 items to select and activate after you activate the MFM3.2 mod. You will probably get messages about conflicts on most of them when you activate them. The authors "readme" file says to ignore these messages and I did when I activated mine. 8 of the skin packs are "grayed out" on my JSGME screen, but I have not had a problem yet. I got sunk by DD's once because I was just looking at the ships and not paying attention.

I have the same amount of memory as you do and the same 64bit OS. I also have the same i7 930 cpu but am running it at about 3.4 GHz. Your hardware is up to it unless you have a lot of non-essential stuff running in the background using up the memory you need to run this game.

Sailor Steve · 02-05-12, 05:07 PM

Hint 1: Are you using the 4-Gig patch? If not, it doesn't matter how much memory you have, the game is only using 2 Gigs, and that's not enough.

Hint 2: Get Gamebooster. It will shut off pretty much all your background programs.

maillemaker · 02-05-12, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Hint 1: Are you using the 4-Gig patch? If not, it doesn't matter how much memory you have, the game is only using 2 Gigs, and that's not enough.

Is this true under Windows 7-64?

Steve

frau kaleun · 02-07-12, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fubar2Niner

@maillemaker

Just a hunch mate, but try disable the DC Water disturbance mod. It gave me no end of trouble.

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

In addition to using the 4GB patch for the game's .exe file, the above is also a worthy suggestion. IIRC correctly this mod was found to cause corrupted saves and associated CTDs from whatever point its effects are triggered by events in your game. So you can play with it enabled *until* something happens that triggers it and then you're borked from that point on. AFAIK no fix was ever found.

maillemaker · 02-07-12, 04:49 PM

Thanks for the info on the DC disturbance mod.

maillemaker · 02-07-12, 06:41 PM

OK, the link is now dead.

http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php

Anyone have another link?

Steve

02-03-12, 07:58 AM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Merchant Fleet causes CTD Here is my current list of mods: When I try to load the Merchant Fleet mod 3.2, it causes a crash to desktop when I try to load a mission (home in base). I tried not loading the optional skins, and it still crashes to desktop. I thought I had a pretty stout system: Any ideas? Thanks, Steve

02-03-12, 10:26 AM	#2
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Adding ships is difficult as so many files have to match exactly or there is a CTD. It is extremely difficult to locate the problem. __________________ Irish1958

02-05-12, 05:07 PM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Hint 1: Are you using the 4-Gig patch? If not, it doesn't matter how much memory you have, the game is only using 2 Gigs, and that's not enough. Hint 2: Get Gamebooster. It will shut off pretty much all your background programs. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-03-12, 02:30 PM	#3
Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,180 Downloads: 279 Uploads: 0	@maillemaker Just a hunch mate, but try disable the DC Water disturbance mod. It gave me no end of trouble. Best regards. Fubar2Niner

02-05-12, 04:53 PM	#4
Peter Cremer Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Usually in the past.... Posts: 121 Downloads: 144 Uploads: 0	I don't know if this will work for you, but I just recently installed SH3+GWX3 and added the Merchant Fleet Mod with the skin packs. I did it differently than you apparently did with JSGME (just looking at your screen shots). I added all the separate skin packs (11 of them) to the MOD file and they show up in JSGME as 11 items to select and activate after you activate the MFM3.2 mod. You will probably get messages about conflicts on most of them when you activate them. The authors "readme" file says to ignore these messages and I did when I activated mine. 8 of the skin packs are "grayed out" on my JSGME screen, but I have not had a problem yet. I got sunk by DD's once because I was just looking at the ships and not paying attention. I have the same amount of memory as you do and the same 64bit OS. I also have the same i7 930 cpu but am running it at about 3.4 GHz. Your hardware is up to it unless you have a lot of non-essential stuff running in the background using up the memory you need to run this game.

02-07-12, 04:49 PM	#8
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the info on the DC disturbance mod.

02-07-12, 06:41 PM	#9
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	OK, the link is now dead. http://www.ntcore.com/4gb_patch.php Anyone have another link? Steve