What I do on my PC before starting "onealex" mod

[K-61]

I have recently downloaded the "onealex" mod and as a veteran player of GWX Gold it is fairly famliar, with a few new bonus bits I like.

I wish to tell others so they do not have my problem. Through much play testing I have learned that for me to play this game and not have any subsequent play problems, I must unplug my RJ-45 ethernet cable from my machine, then disable my Norton Antivirus and disable my Norton Firewall. If I do not, the next time I go to the play the game, I cannot load and I get a message about some "sky" file being corrupted. Copying over a clean copy does not fix it. I can only conclude that Norton hates this game.

Also, Norton will not let me open the mods section of Subsim, even when I tell it to ignore the warning. This is when using Microsoft Edge. If I use the Chrome browser it lets me in. Very strange.

Just wished to share this to prevent others from having the same problem.

[Hooston]

Step 1
Download Linux for free. https://ubuntu.com/desktop or getfedora.org for example.

Step 2
Install Linux (you can make your PC dual boot or run the OS from a memory stick if you really want)

Step 3
Tear remaining hair out trying to understand the Wine Windows compatibility program.

Step 4

Run Silent Hunter using Wine


Imagine someone using an operating system made by a company that has to involve a third party to make it secure and forces you to buy a new PC every 5 years!

[pmcmull]

I don't want to get into a big discussion here, but Norton is not the best anti-virus to be running. Also you should not need to shut off the firewall. A firewall is only for controlling outside access.

But disconnecting from your local internet connection is one sure way to make sure nobody is getting in.



Pat

[Hooston]

Since nobody took the bait with my trolling earlier, a more serious answer.
Onealex is Ukrainian. Ukraine is at war with a country famed for its hackers. I'm sure he is honest and very careful about Trojans, but these people are very smart. It seems Norton does not like him in an incompetent sort of way and it is especially worrying that you have to disconnect from your local network to get the game to run. It's not so much who is coming in (you already let Onealex in) but what might be spreading out.
There's probably an innocent explanation, e.g. Norton deciding all Russian and Ukrainian language data is dodgy and by disconnecting from the network you are cutting Norton's access to its database.
I'd think about a full virus scan and, as suggested, a better checker.
Anyone else having these issues?

[propbeanie]

It falls to the un-signed executable file (SH3.exe) being in the mod, and the "install" routine.

[pmcmull]

Originally Posted by Hooston

Since nobody took the bait with my trolling earlier, a more serious answer.
Onealex is Ukrainian. Ukraine is at war with a country famed for its hackers. I'm sure he is honest and very careful about Trojans, but these people are very smart. It seems Norton does not like him in an incompetent sort of way and it is especially worrying that you have to disconnect from your local network to get the game to run. It's not so much who is coming in (you already let Onealex in) but what might be spreading out.
There's probably an innocent explanation, e.g. Norton deciding all Russian and Ukrainian language data is dodgy and by disconnecting from the network you are cutting Norton's access to its database.
I'd think about a full virus scan and, as suggested, a better checker.
Anyone else having these issues?

I am assuming that K-61 did the disconnect as a preventive measure, because he was pausing the virus protection. Not because Norton required it. Maybe he can tell us more.

[Doolar]

I may be mistaken and sorry if I am. I read that you ("Copying over a clean copy does not fix it.") copied OneAlex over top a clean install of SH3. OneAlex in an all encompassing mod. You don't need a pre-installed copy of SH3 and your not supposed to copy OneAlex over top it. "GWX Onealex mod already comes with the base game fully patched/optimized and includes the best graphic/gameplay mods." this is a direct quote from Kyle9154 on the OneAlex Discord. I've playing OneAlex on 4 computers since version 1.14 and haven't had to unplug anything or disabled anything either. If I mis-understood you in your first post, please except my apologies. Just trying to help out. Jerry ...