Okay, what'd I do?

Bosje · 01-22-10, 09:34 PM

edit: never mind i was talking nonsense due to having had some scotch

ps welcome to the pack, frau kaleun (a lot of posts already but never saw you here before, somehow

FIREWALL · 01-22-10, 09:54 PM

It's not a good idea to save and then swap mods around eeven if you come back to port.

Better to do a clean exit.

Shcommander will show if you are back in base or in a save I think.

I hate it not knowing for sure.

Good Luck frau.k.

sergei · 01-23-10, 01:38 AM

Yes that's right Firewall. Commander tells me my captain is either
In base before patrol2
or
At sea during patrol 3.
Obviously I make sure it's the former for enabling mods.

It sounds like you are doing everything right.
The only thing I can suggest is maybe enable the mods one at a time. The first one that crashes the game may be corrupt, try re downloading it.

sergei · 01-23-10, 01:45 AM

One other thing. The St Naz mod to be enabled before Von Dos ships is

GWX_3StNaz+Schluese+shipsV4.7

frau kaleun · 01-23-10, 08:05 AM

thanks, guys.

after I finished the first patrol, Cdr was showing me in base, so I'm not sure what went wrong. the St Naz/Schleuse mod was the first one I put in, then the ships mod, so I don't think that was the issue.

will try setting things up again and play with mods one at a time to see what happens.

Wreford-Brown · 01-23-10, 04:23 PM

Frau K,

You won't be able to load a saved mission/patrol because both St Naz and Schleuse and my mod rewrite the campaign files, both the scripted campaign and the random one.

You should be able to start a new career, and if you'd exited the game by returning to base than you would be able to start the next patrol with the new mods enabled.

If you're desperate to complete that mission, I recommend disabling all mods, complete your mission, return to base and then enable any mods that you want to.

Enabling anything mid-patrol is asking for CTDs!

HundertzehnGustav · 01-23-10, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Saved career after returning to base. When I went back into SH3 Commander, all career info was there and updated to reflect status after 1st patrol. So far so good.

Added desired mods with JSGME to try out (in what I thought was right order where necessary.) Went back in tonight to start 2nd patrol (via Commander), went into saved career, clicked on last save which puts me in base after completing 1st patrol.

Madam was back at port, and she was between patrols when the shyt hit the fan?

But it is true - only enable mods after/before a patrol, back at home base.

frau kaleun · 01-23-10, 04:55 PM

Okay, thanks all. I guess I was/am a little confused about when I can/should enable mods or not.

Since I'd only done one patrol in one career and wasn't concerned about having to start a new one, I just did a fresh install of SH3/GWX/Commander so I could start over from scratch and try to get it right this time. Also something I did in the course of trying to get something, anything, to load up after getting the initial error message really screwed up things in Commander, so it seemed like the safest option. My refrigerator magnets hadn't fallen off yet, but it was probably only a matter of time.

So - I have a fresh install of all three, have not opened the game or extracted and enabled any mods whatsover.

If I understand things correctly, I can go in now and extract/enable the mods I want (including the Mid-Patrol Radio Orders that has to be enabled in Commander itself), then open Commander and start a new career from there, then load the game and select that career, just don't make any changes in the SH3 screens to my boat, crew, etc. Go out on one patrol, complete it, return to base, and exit the game, and then when I go back into Commander all the info for that career should be there, and I can go back into it from there, and from then on I can use the in-game screens to upgrade boat & equipment using whatever renown I have. Crew management I can do from Commander.

The other thing that confuses is me is the whole Save/Exit/Save & Exit thing because the game gives so many options. Once I return to base, the game auto-saves the career, so if I've finished the patrol and returned to base, I don't need to do anything but exit, right?

So I should just hit Esc, say 'yes,' and click on 'return to base' and then exit the game and my career will be saved with me in base after that patrol, ready to go out again. I can check that by selecting the career within the game and the last save should show me in base after finishing the most recent patrol.

When I go back in through Commander to resume that career, I select that last auto-save and start from there. And as long as I was back in base when I exited the game, I can enable or disable mods before going back into the game.

BUT - if I do a save when I'm NOT in base, then I shouldn't make any changes to mods until I go back in, start from that save point, and play until I finish up that patrol and am back in base again.

Please let me know if I have all this right.

01-22-10, 09:34 PM	#1
Bosje Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 732 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 0	edit: never mind i was talking nonsense due to having had some scotch ps welcome to the pack, frau kaleun (a lot of posts already but never saw you here before, somehow __________________ And when an 800-ton Uboat has you by the tits... you listen!

01-22-10, 09:54 PM	#2
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	It's not a good idea to save and then swap mods around eeven if you come back to port. Better to do a clean exit. Shcommander will show if you are back in base or in a save I think. I hate it not knowing for sure. Good Luck frau.k. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

01-23-10, 04:23 PM	#6
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	Frau K, You won't be able to load a saved mission/patrol because both St Naz and Schleuse and my mod rewrite the campaign files, both the scripted campaign and the random one. You should be able to start a new career, and if you'd exited the game by returning to base than you would be able to start the next patrol with the new mods enabled. If you're desperate to complete that mission, I recommend disabling all mods, complete your mission, return to base and then enable any mods that you want to. Enabling anything mid-patrol is asking for CTDs! __________________ All my mods are available at MediaFire: SH3 Mods Other modders SH3 mods SH4 Mods ...you can't please all of the people all of the time...

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01-23-10, 01:38 AM	#3
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Yes that's right Firewall. Commander tells me my captain is either In base before patrol2 or At sea during patrol 3. Obviously I make sure it's the former for enabling mods. It sounds like you are doing everything right. The only thing I can suggest is maybe enable the mods one at a time. The first one that crashes the game may be corrupt, try re downloading it.

01-23-10, 01:45 AM	#4
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	One other thing. The St Naz mod to be enabled before Von Dos ships is GWX_3StNaz+Schluese+shipsV4.7

01-23-10, 08:05 AM	#5
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	thanks, guys. after I finished the first patrol, Cdr was showing me in base, so I'm not sure what went wrong. the St Naz/Schleuse mod was the first one I put in, then the ships mod, so I don't think that was the issue. will try setting things up again and play with mods one at a time to see what happens.

01-23-10, 04:55 PM	#8
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Okay, thanks all. I guess I was/am a little confused about when I can/should enable mods or not. Since I'd only done one patrol in one career and wasn't concerned about having to start a new one, I just did a fresh install of SH3/GWX/Commander so I could start over from scratch and try to get it right this time. Also something I did in the course of trying to get something, anything, to load up after getting the initial error message really screwed up things in Commander, so it seemed like the safest option. My refrigerator magnets hadn't fallen off yet, but it was probably only a matter of time. So - I have a fresh install of all three, have not opened the game or extracted and enabled any mods whatsover. If I understand things correctly, I can go in now and extract/enable the mods I want (including the Mid-Patrol Radio Orders that has to be enabled in Commander itself), then open Commander and start a new career from there, then load the game and select that career, just don't make any changes in the SH3 screens to my boat, crew, etc. Go out on one patrol, complete it, return to base, and exit the game, and then when I go back into Commander all the info for that career should be there, and I can go back into it from there, and from then on I can use the in-game screens to upgrade boat & equipment using whatever renown I have. Crew management I can do from Commander. The other thing that confuses is me is the whole Save/Exit/Save & Exit thing because the game gives so many options. Once I return to base, the game auto-saves the career, so if I've finished the patrol and returned to base, I don't need to do anything but exit, right? So I should just hit Esc, say 'yes,' and click on 'return to base' and then exit the game and my career will be saved with me in base after that patrol, ready to go out again. I can check that by selecting the career within the game and the last save should show me in base after finishing the most recent patrol. When I go back in through Commander to resume that career, I select that last auto-save and start from there. And as long as I was back in base when I exited the game, I can enable or disable mods before going back into the game. BUT - if I do a save when I'm NOT in base, then I shouldn't make any changes to mods until I go back in, start from that save point, and play until I finish up that patrol and am back in base again. Please let me know if I have all this right.