Coming back to SH3+GWX3 Gold after a long Lay-Off--Need Advice Please.

[fitzcarraldo]

Originally Posted by KpnKardif

I as well, just got back into SH3 this week after a few years of not playing it. I've got GWX all loaded up and a respectable mod list, and I can get it to load fine (after four days of crashes and trial and error... man this game takes a lot of dedication just to get running!) My problem now is with saved games. It doesn't seem to matter where I save or what is or isn't going on around me, the save is always corrupt. I tested recently after making it through the English Channel, just off the continental shelf. I checked hydrophones myself to make sure no other ships were around, then saved and exited to desktop. Reloaded the game and reloaded the save, it get's to black screen with the phrase across the top, then crash back to desktop. So I am currently pairing down my mod list and running more tests to see if it helps at all.

But I'm curious... how do some of you guys with these epic mod lists (fitzcarraldo) run the game without crash problems? Don't think it's my computer, as it's no pushover...

win7 64
AMD Phenom II 850 quad core 3.1ghz
Radeon HD 7870
12gb DDR3 1600

Uhmmm...I run the game and save files without (many) problems. Of course, I had some CTD in saved games, but only a few. Ever I save the game in open sea, without ships in the sight or hidrophone contacts.

Do you use 4Gb patch?

Also, if you activate a mod after a saved game, and reload it, you will have some problems (depending of the mod).

My mod list have some heavy mods, but a great number of cosmetic (textures) mods.

Check the sound mod you use, too.

Regards.

Fitzcarraldo