Well, this is awkward...

Cybermat47 · 10-18-12, 09:11 PM

Hmm. Turns out that Silent Hunter 5 wasn't crashing because of the fact that I was playing on a laptop...it's because I made different save files whenever I encountered a convoy. Now, rather than taking 18 minutes for the menu to load, it takes 30 seconds, and I can play for two hours straight.

GT182 · 10-18-12, 09:51 PM

I save just before encountering convoys all the time, surfaced and below. Actually I save everytime I come across enemy convoys or Task Forces, and I've had no CTDs so far.

How much memory does you laptop have and what OS are you running? Graphics card and it's memory too?

Cybermat47 · 10-18-12, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by GT182

I save just before encountering convoys all the time, surfaced and below. I've had no CTDs so far.

That's because I was making a different save for each encounter, i.e. Konvoi1, Konvoi3, Konvoi4, etc.

GT182 · 10-18-12, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

That's because I was making a different save for each encounter, i.e. Konvoi1, Konvoi3, Konvoi4, etc.

Same here Mat... one save for every convoy I meet up with.

gap · 10-19-12, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Hmm. Turns out that Silent Hunter 5 wasn't crashing because of the fact that I was playing on a laptop...it's because I made different save files whenever I encountered a convoy. Now, rather than taking 18 minutes for the menu to load, it takes 30 seconds, and I can play for two hours straight.

Dunno it this is your problem, but old savegames will most likely crash your game, if your mod soup has changed from when you saved them.

Sailor Steve · 10-19-12, 11:15 AM

Shouldn't be awkward at all. You figured out what was wrong, and you shared how to fix it.That's a good thing.

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10-18-12, 09:51 PM	#2
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	I save just before encountering convoys all the time, surfaced and below. Actually I save everytime I come across enemy convoys or Task Forces, and I've had no CTDs so far. How much memory does you laptop have and what OS are you running? Graphics card and it's memory too? __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

10-19-12, 11:15 AM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Shouldn't be awkward at all. You figured out what was wrong, and you shared how to fix it.That's a good thing. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo