Anyone seen something like this before?

Rhodes · 08-28-13, 03:59 PM

Why it happened? Do not now! It's SH3+GWX and no mods! The ship is lock but the WO options of identifying the ship and produce a solution are not highlighted and do not work!

I am going to do (again) a clean installation. I have other MODs problems that I will address in another thread!

Dronston · 08-29-13, 04:43 AM

I had the same problem last week (never ever before) when I started using Conus' widescreen mod and was playing with resolution settings in the d3d9.ini file. I also think it had something to do with the combo of widescreen mod and Conning Tower open Hatch TestFMfood.
Was your installation always just SH3 and GWX or did you remove earlier mods? Maybe a rollback failed.

irish1958 · 08-29-13, 08:52 AM

I don't think the ship is locked.

Dronston · 08-29-13, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by irish1958

I don't think the ship is locked.

If you look at his screen you see the center line is off to the right, this is his problem.

BTW: I am fooling around with some mods and now have the same problem on and off, depending on mod combination, I am pretty sure it is related to the widescreen mod.

Rhodes · 08-29-13, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Rhodes

The ship is lock!

If you can not comprehend the picture or read the all post, several times, do not bother replying!

@Dronston
I do not use widescreen mods, my screen is still a crt 17 ichs and my resolution is 1024x768! I do not use also the resolution patch, I never did!
It may have being do to conning tower open hatch mod, I did enable it and then went to do a campaign with the Type II! after CTD, I disable all mods and began enable one at the time and create a capgn. to see what mod was a culprit! I am having several problems with mods that I didn't. See the other thread!
I'm going to install again the game and see what I will happen, again!

Dronston · 08-29-13, 09:29 AM

Yeah, this game reacts very strange to all kinds of modding. At this moment I run the mods listed beneath, if for example I add the Depthcharge Shake v2.01 mod the centerline of the UZO and periscope shifts to the right. Very strange. Good luck!

Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3
Rbs1_SH4_Effects_GWX_30_71
Thomsen's Sound Pack V3.2cg
GWX Gold Bino Mod
Das_Boot_Clothes
Type VII Black-White-Grey MK1
Merchant_Fleet_Mod_3.2
FM_NewInterior_V2.1
Conus' SH3GWXWS 2.3
GWX Large Compass
TheDarkWraith_DC_Water_Disturbance_v4_0_SH3
GWX - 16km Atmosphere

danlisa · 08-29-13, 10:29 AM

The entire periscope overlay is shifted to the left by about 1.5cm (based on the scale of the picture). You can see this by the offset of the vertical reticle and the 'blank' area to the left of the optic.

This will have shifted ALL button trigger points the same distance to the left, effectively moving the 'hit detection' off the top of the button graphic.

This is more than likely a menu_1024x.ini file corruption.

Full reinstall of SH3 and a MD5 hash check of GWX files is required to correct.

(FWIW, I have experienced this once before and can reproduce it on demand, I know what caused it but it can't be that this time).

Rhodes · 08-29-13, 11:12 AM

Done and done! All the MD5 codes come up correct! The trouble is not the game+GWX, is the various mods to load!

danlisa · 08-29-13, 11:48 AM

Use windows search to identify all mods which modify the menu1024_768.ini file, do not enable these but load the rest, test. Then add in the menu altering mods one at a time.

dcb · 08-29-13, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by danlisa

The entire periscope overlay is shifted to the left by about 1.5cm (based on the scale of the picture). You can see this by the offset of the vertical reticle and the 'blank' area to the left of the optic.

I experienced the same issue in my current SH3 install. Playing on 22inch 8x5 WS monitor, with GWX and Conus wide screen mod. The solution was to replace the older Nvidia driver with the latest, downloaded from the Nvidia site. Now working alright, no offset, everything is as it should.

badwolf · 08-30-13, 07:08 PM

Hi Rhodes,
I know why your periscope view is off-centre.
You have the original periscope layout with the water level for periscope height being in the middle.

OLC when doing his GUI put the water level indicator to the far left. This involved moving the periscope graphics to the right to make room for the water level on the left. He had to reposition the view alignment in the camera.dat to the right as well, to re-align with the moved periscope graphics.

What you have is the old type periscope graphics with the water level in the middle, but the camera.dat you have installed is for the OLC type arrangement with the water level on the left.

badwolf · 08-30-13, 08:26 PM

p.s.
OLC made his GUI to be a manual operation of targeting, so disabled the automatic identification and original targeting system. He based his manual targeting on Joegrundman's mod.
The MaGui mod is based on the OLC gui, makman94 added a lot of his own ideas to it and made a really good GUI.
With the problems you are describing Rhodes, it looks likes somehow you have files of the above mods in your installation. How that happened, I can't say.

badwolf · 08-30-13, 10:17 PM

The Depthcharge Shake v2.01 mod will alter the camera.dat to get the increased camera shaking effect. But as stated prior this file also does the placement for the periscope crosshairs. If it's made for the OLC type GUI's then the crosshairs will be more to the right.

08-28-13, 03:59 PM	#1
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,520 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Anyone seen something like this before? Why it happened? Do not now! It's SH3+GWX and no mods! The ship is lock but the WO options of identifying the ship and produce a solution are not highlighted and do not work! I am going to do (again) a clean installation. I have other MODs problems that I will address in another thread! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

08-29-13, 04:43 AM	#2
Dronston Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 263 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	I had the same problem last week (never ever before) when I started using Conus' widescreen mod and was playing with resolution settings in the d3d9.ini file. I also think it had something to do with the combo of widescreen mod and Conning Tower open Hatch TestFMfood. Was your installation always just SH3 and GWX or did you remove earlier mods? Maybe a rollback failed. __________________ Live to fight another day!

08-29-13, 08:52 AM	#3
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	I don't think the ship is locked. __________________ Irish1958

08-29-13, 09:29 AM	#6
Dronston Lieutenant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Posts: 263 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Yeah, this game reacts very strange to all kinds of modding. At this moment I run the mods listed beneath, if for example I add the Depthcharge Shake v2.01 mod the centerline of the UZO and periscope shifts to the right. Very strange. Good luck! Waterstream+Exhaust Combi V2.3 for GWX3 Rbs1_SH4_Effects_GWX_30_71 Thomsen's Sound Pack V3.2cg GWX Gold Bino Mod Das_Boot_Clothes Type VII Black-White-Grey MK1 Merchant_Fleet_Mod_3.2 FM_NewInterior_V2.1 Conus' SH3GWXWS 2.3 GWX Large Compass TheDarkWraith_DC_Water_Disturbance_v4_0_SH3 GWX - 16km Atmosphere __________________ Live to fight another day!

08-29-13, 10:29 AM	#7
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	The entire periscope overlay is shifted to the left by about 1.5cm (based on the scale of the picture). You can see this by the offset of the vertical reticle and the 'blank' area to the left of the optic. This will have shifted ALL button trigger points the same distance to the left, effectively moving the 'hit detection' off the top of the button graphic. This is more than likely a menu_1024x.ini file corruption. Full reinstall of SH3 and a MD5 hash check of GWX files is required to correct. (FWIW, I have experienced this once before and can reproduce it on demand, I know what caused it but it can't be that this time). __________________ Last edited by danlisa; 08-29-13 at 10:46 AM.

08-29-13, 11:12 AM	#8
Rhodes Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Figueira da Foz, Portugal Posts: 4,520 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	Done and done! All the MD5 codes come up correct! The trouble is not the game+GWX, is the various mods to load! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16416646@N05/

08-29-13, 11:48 AM	#9
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Use windows search to identify all mods which modify the menu1024_768.ini file, do not enable these but load the rest, test. Then add in the menu altering mods one at a time. __________________

08-30-13, 07:08 PM	#11
badwolf XO Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 427 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Hi Rhodes, I know why your periscope view is off-centre. You have the original periscope layout with the water level for periscope height being in the middle. OLC when doing his GUI put the water level indicator to the far left. This involved moving the periscope graphics to the right to make room for the water level on the left. He had to reposition the view alignment in the camera.dat to the right as well, to re-align with the moved periscope graphics. What you have is the old type periscope graphics with the water level in the middle, but the camera.dat you have installed is for the OLC type arrangement with the water level on the left.

08-30-13, 08:26 PM	#12
badwolf XO Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 427 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	p.s. OLC made his GUI to be a manual operation of targeting, so disabled the automatic identification and original targeting system. He based his manual targeting on Joegrundman's mod. The MaGui mod is based on the OLC gui, makman94 added a lot of his own ideas to it and made a really good GUI. With the problems you are describing Rhodes, it looks likes somehow you have files of the above mods in your installation. How that happened, I can't say.

08-30-13, 10:17 PM	#13
badwolf XO Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 427 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	The Depthcharge Shake v2.01 mod will alter the camera.dat to get the increased camera shaking effect. But as stated prior this file also does the placement for the periscope crosshairs. If it's made for the OLC type GUI's then the crosshairs will be more to the right.