Quick question : anyone getting freezes with GWX 1.02?

JScones · 03-01-07, 06:09 PM

GWX Patch 1.02 was a fix patch - the changes were minor and should not cause CTDs when installed OVER A CLEAN COPY OF GWX (as many players will attest).

If you experience CTDs after installing GWX Patch 1.02, then there are two likely causes:

- you are attempting to load a pre-1.02 career which is simply not compatible with GWX 1.02

- your "base" GWX install was not "clean". Whilst the installer picks up numerous issues, it is impossible for it to pick them all up (just have a look at some of the posts on this forum - if the base GWX install could be stuffed up, it has been in what appears to be every way imaginable).

Thus, the QUICKEST and EASIEST way to move forward is to FULLY REINSTALL SH3 from scratch. That is, roll back SH3Cmdr (if in use), uninstall SH3, DELETE ALL REMAINING SH3 files and folders, and reinstall from scratch, patching to v1.4b before installing GWX and then GWX Patch 1.02.

If your CTDs suddenly disappear, then you know what, or more to the point, who, caused it. If they persist, then alternate causes can be pursued.

On this forum somewhere is a post by me, and there are similar posts by others, advising how to install GWX so that you have a "playing" copy, and a "clean" copy. For there will be more GWX patches (we are working on one now), so prevention is better than cure.

03-01-07, 06:09 PM	#10
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	GWX Patch 1.02 was a fix patch - the changes were minor and should not cause CTDs when installed OVER A CLEAN COPY OF GWX (as many players will attest). If you experience CTDs after installing GWX Patch 1.02, then there are two likely causes: - you are attempting to load a pre-1.02 career which is simply not compatible with GWX 1.02 - your "base" GWX install was not "clean". Whilst the installer picks up numerous issues, it is impossible for it to pick them all up (just have a look at some of the posts on this forum - if the base GWX install could be stuffed up, it has been in what appears to be every way imaginable). Thus, the QUICKEST and EASIEST way to move forward is to FULLY REINSTALL SH3 from scratch. That is, roll back SH3Cmdr (if in use), uninstall SH3, DELETE ALL REMAINING SH3 files and folders, and reinstall from scratch, patching to v1.4b before installing GWX and then GWX Patch 1.02. If your CTDs suddenly disappear, then you know what, or more to the point, who, caused it. If they persist, then alternate causes can be pursued. On this forum somewhere is a post by me, and there are similar posts by others, advising how to install GWX so that you have a "playing" copy, and a "clean" copy. For there will be more GWX patches (we are working on one now), so prevention is better than cure.