Problem with double installation of SH3

Fahnenbohn · 09-21-15, 12:21 PM

Hello everyone,

Here is my problem : I have 2 installations of SH3 on my hard disk. The first is the stock game ("vanilla", as we like to say here), and the second is the GWX 3.0 version. When I launch GWX, i can't play a career or a single mission. There is an error message saying "Too many officers ! Go to barrack".

Here is the screen before trying to launch a patrol in a career :

Does anyone have a solution to that ?

Thanks in advance.

F.

Sailor Steve · 09-21-15, 02:12 PM

The picture only shows that all your crew are exhausted. I don't know why it would show that before starting a patrol.

As for "Too many men!", just go to the barracks screen. You'll see a notice that you are only allowed so many men of each type, and that you have one too many of one type or another. Simply dismiss one of those men and try again.

It's been my experience that this happens when using SH3 Commander's "Realistic Crew" function when starting a new career. This gives one or two more of one type or another, which when starting without Commander means that you have more than the stock game allows.

Fahnenbohn · 09-21-15, 02:32 PM

But in my case, the game allows me to have ... 0 men ! See on my screenshot.

GT182 · 09-21-15, 07:25 PM

I say there's a conflict between the 2 installations. Try renaming your vanilla install to Silent Hunter 3 Vanilla. Do you have SH3 Commander installed? That needs the path set to your GWX 3.0

Vanilla SH3 is just the basic broken sim that we had to play until the patches came out and them the mods to "fix" the game. Most everyone will tell you to just keep the vanilla as a backup install, and play GWX or one of the other mega mods. You'll enjoy SH3 even more.

Sailor Steve · 09-21-15, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Fahnenbohn

But in my case, the game allows me to have ... 0 men ! See on my screenshot.

Oh, yeah. I didn't catch that the first time. Odd.

HW3 · 09-21-15, 11:25 PM

I assume you used multi sh3 to keep both installs completely separate, so they do not influence each other.

Fahnenbohn · 09-22-15, 04:18 AM

I think I've found the problem : there isn't the basic.cfg file in data/Cfg.

So I have added it, and now, when launching a single mission, there are 11 error windows with this message :

Then, the game crashes.

I'm stuck....

09-21-15, 12:21 PM	#1
Fahnenbohn Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: France Posts: 1,072 Downloads: 155 Uploads: 0	Problem with double installation of SH3 Hello everyone, Here is my problem : I have 2 installations of SH3 on my hard disk. The first is the stock game ("vanilla", as we like to say here), and the second is the GWX 3.0 version. When I launch GWX, i can't play a career or a single mission. There is an error message saying "Too many officers ! Go to barrack". Here is the screen before trying to launch a patrol in a career : Does anyone have a solution to that ? Thanks in advance. F.

09-21-15, 02:12 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The picture only shows that all your crew are exhausted. I don't know why it would show that before starting a patrol. As for "Too many men!", just go to the barracks screen. You'll see a notice that you are only allowed so many men of each type, and that you have one too many of one type or another. Simply dismiss one of those men and try again. It's been my experience that this happens when using SH3 Commander's "Realistic Crew" function when starting a new career. This gives one or two more of one type or another, which when starting without Commander means that you have more than the stock game allows. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 09-21-15 at 02:18 PM.

09-21-15, 07:25 PM	#4
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	I say there's a conflict between the 2 installations. Try renaming your vanilla install to Silent Hunter 3 Vanilla. Do you have SH3 Commander installed? That needs the path set to your GWX 3.0 Vanilla SH3 is just the basic broken sim that we had to play until the patches came out and them the mods to "fix" the game. Most everyone will tell you to just keep the vanilla as a backup install, and play GWX or one of the other mega mods. You'll enjoy SH3 even more. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

09-21-15, 11:25 PM	#6
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,586 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	I assume you used multi sh3 to keep both installs completely separate, so they do not influence each other. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

09-21-15, 02:32 PM	#3
Fahnenbohn Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: France Posts: 1,072 Downloads: 155 Uploads: 0	But in my case, the game allows me to have ... 0 men ! See on my screenshot.

09-22-15, 04:18 AM	#7
Fahnenbohn Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: France Posts: 1,072 Downloads: 155 Uploads: 0	I think I've found the problem : there isn't the basic.cfg file in data/Cfg. So I have added it, and now, when launching a single mission, there are 11 error windows with this message : Then, the game crashes. I'm stuck....