Has anyone got a widescreen mod working on windows 10?

thryckz · 02-17-17, 08:50 PM

I've tried all of the major widescreen mods and I cannot seem to get any of them working.

If I start Silent Hunter III without compatibility I get the infamous "Can not initialize 3D Engine" even after setting my desktop resolution to 1024x768. However; I get around this by running in Windows XP SP2 compatibility which allows me to play stock or gwx. But, given I play on a 1920x1080 monitor the tiny resolution of SH3 makes it really hard to be enjoyable. Every widescreen mod I have tried crashes either at the start up the game or during the loading screen when trying to load in a campaign. I literally just re-installed windows again and the first game I installed was SH3 so this doesn't get more vanilla than this.
Only mod I have loaded over GWX is Ahnenerbe WideGUI final.

Von Due · 02-18-17, 07:45 AM

First, uninstall the WideGUI mod and see if any of the WS mods work.

I use the WideScreenMaGui + fix on a 1360x768 resolution, using W10 64 bit. Not sure about that one and a different resolution though.

thryckz · 02-18-17, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Von Due

First, uninstall the WideGUI mod and see if any of the WS mods work.

I use the WideScreenMaGui + fix on a 1360x768 resolution, using W10 64 bit. Not sure about that one and a different resolution though.

I also used the most downloaded widescreen mod and that gives the same issue. It crashes when I try to load into a new career.

THEBERBSTER · 02-18-17, 01:28 PM

Hi thryckz
SH3 does not like Windows 10
Runs in compatibility mode Windows 7 without any problems.
You must run all your .exe applications as administrators.

You have a driver or GPU setting problem.
Post #7 Changing Nvidia And AMD Radeon GPU Settings

I am not aware of any wide screen GUI that will totally fill a 1920 x 1080 screen.
This includes Ahnenerbe WideGui 1920x1080 Final
LSH3-2015 Widescreen GUI + OLC GUI's
Peter

thryckz · 02-18-17, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi thryckz
SH3 does not like Windows 10
Runs in compatibility mode Windows 7 without any problems.
You must run all your .exe applications as administrators.

You have a driver or GPU setting problem.
Post #7 Changing Nvidia And AMD Radeon GPU Settings

I am not aware of any wide screen GUI that will totally fill a 1920 x 1080 screen.
This includes Ahnenerbe WideGui 1920x1080 Final
LSH3-2015 Widescreen GUI + OLC GUI's
Peter

New AMD GPU's don't use Catalyst Control Center so I had to use the AMD settings program. I turned GPU scaling on and it still does not work. Game is now set to run at Win7 comp and RaA is now enabled. Same issue; will not load into career.

Should I just give in and play without the resolution mod? Nothing seems to work.

THEBERBSTER · 02-18-17, 03:14 PM

Hi thryckz
Have you created your game save folder in C:\Documents\SH4
To create this you must start in the Naval Academy before starting a New Career
Peter

02-17-17, 08:50 PM	#1
thryckz Watch Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Delaware Posts: 15 Downloads: 190 Uploads: 0	Has anyone got a widescreen mod working on windows 10? I've tried all of the major widescreen mods and I cannot seem to get any of them working. If I start Silent Hunter III without compatibility I get the infamous "Can not initialize 3D Engine" even after setting my desktop resolution to 1024x768. However; I get around this by running in Windows XP SP2 compatibility which allows me to play stock or gwx. But, given I play on a 1920x1080 monitor the tiny resolution of SH3 makes it really hard to be enjoyable. Every widescreen mod I have tried crashes either at the start up the game or during the loading screen when trying to load in a campaign. I literally just re-installed windows again and the first game I installed was SH3 so this doesn't get more vanilla than this. Only mod I have loaded over GWX is Ahnenerbe WideGUI final. Last edited by thryckz; 02-17-17 at 09:27 PM.

02-18-17, 01:28 PM	#4
THEBERBSTER Growing Old Disgracefully Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Hythe - Southampton Posts: 9,609 Downloads: 1133 Uploads: 0	Hi thryckz SH3 does not like Windows 10 Runs in compatibility mode Windows 7 without any problems. You must run all your .exe applications as administrators. You have a driver or GPU setting problem. Post #7 Changing Nvidia And AMD Radeon GPU Settings I am not aware of any wide screen GUI that will totally fill a 1920 x 1080 screen. This includes Ahnenerbe WideGui 1920x1080 Final LSH3-2015 Widescreen GUI + OLC GUI's Peter __________________ LSH3-2015 <> TUTORIALS <> ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW <> ALL IN ONE PLACE SH4 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS SH5 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS Always Here To Help A Fellow 'Subber' \| Need An Answer to A Question Just Send Me A PM

02-18-17, 03:14 PM	#6
THEBERBSTER Growing Old Disgracefully Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Hythe - Southampton Posts: 9,609 Downloads: 1133 Uploads: 0	Hi thryckz Have you created your game save folder in C:\Documents\SH4 To create this you must start in the Naval Academy before starting a New Career Peter __________________ LSH3-2015 <> TUTORIALS <> ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW <> ALL IN ONE PLACE SH4 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS SH5 <> TUTORIALS <> HOW TO DO IT <> INFORMATION <> DOWNLOAD LINKS Always Here To Help A Fellow 'Subber' \| Need An Answer to A Question Just Send Me A PM

02-18-17, 07:45 AM	#2
Von Due Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,690 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	First, uninstall the WideGUI mod and see if any of the WS mods work. I use the WideScreenMaGui + fix on a 1360x768 resolution, using W10 64 bit. Not sure about that one and a different resolution though.