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frau kaleun · 02-25-11, 07:51 PM

^^ what he said.

Edit: and if you downloaded the GWX torrent file into that game folder (Steam/steamapps/common/Silent hunter3) you need to move it from there to somewhere else on your hard drive so that there's nothing in your game folder except the stock SH3 files that came with your Steam installation. Then do the double clicky on the GWX installation from the new location.

Collin Dougherty · 02-25-11, 08:14 PM

Wow guys thank you helped me SO MUCH!

Ill be in the open waters in no time.

One more thing, Is FM interior mod compatible with GWX?

sorry about my rock-headed-ness but you helped so much!
thank you a million times over

Bakkels · 02-25-11, 08:24 PM

No problem m8. Glad to help.
FM Interior is compatible with GWX. However, it asks quite a bit from your pc. Don't run it myself as my computer is 4 years old, but if you can run it it's a great mod.

frau kaleun · 02-25-11, 08:36 PM

Right now, Collin, get the game up and running with GWX. Commander too, if you want, since it's stand-alone and you can put mods in and out of the game without Commander being affected.

There are SO many mods out there for so many things, give the game a go first with what you've got to get acclimated to it before you go nuts downloading and installing a bunch of other mods. With so much to choose from it's all too easy to get obsessed with mods to the point where you spend all your time downloading and tinkering and none playing! (I speak from experience here.)

GWX comes with quite a few optional mods already, if you click on the JSGME shortcut to open the mod enabler it comes with, you should see all of them listed there. Play around with those too, they're all designed for GWX so you should be good there (but check out the GWX manual for details on them first, or ask - some of them are only for use in certain situations, like patrolling the Black Sea or other specific areas of the world).

What are your system specs as far as OS, RAM, gfx card, etc.? FM Interiors is one of the "heavier" mods, as noted above.

Bakkels · 02-25-11, 08:46 PM

Frau Kaleun, you're so right. It's not the mods that got me distracted though; it's skin making. I played some other games that really got me into skinning, (Football Manager for example) but with sh3 I'm getting really hooked on that. So in order to get myself to focus on what it's really about; I'm gonna patrol the South-American east coast right now!!

Collin Dougherty · 02-26-11, 11:08 AM

I have Windows 7 64-bit
3.00GB RAM (2.97 usable)
AMD sempron LE-1200 2.10 GHZ
Video Card: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430

frau kaleun · 02-26-11, 11:17 AM

You may want to run the 4GB patch for the game .exe file, that will let it use more RAM than it was originally designed to recognize. Even though you don't have 4+ gigs installed, every little bit counts. Especially since you're running the 64-bit OS which will give you more advantages if you are able to add RAM to the rig at some point, if so you'll want the game to get as much out of that as possible too.

You can read more about it and get the download links here,

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=4GB+patch

but until you start piling on more mods it's not something that's a must-have. I think for just the game + GWX you should be fine for now. How much memory on your video card though?

02-25-11, 08:14 PM	#2
Collin Dougherty Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 119 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Wow guys thank you helped me SO MUCH! Ill be in the open waters in no time. One more thing, Is FM interior mod compatible with GWX? sorry about my rock-headed-ness but you helped so much! thank you a million times over __________________ Gunther Prien Merchant Ships sunk:30 War Ships Sunk:1 (HMS Royal Oak) 9 Ships Damaged Iron Cross 193,808 Tonnage U-Boat Ace 1/16/08-3/7/41

02-25-11, 08:24 PM	#3
Bakkels Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Posts: 709 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 6	No problem m8. Glad to help. FM Interior is compatible with GWX. However, it asks quite a bit from your pc. Don't run it myself as my computer is 4 years old, but if you can run it it's a great mod. __________________ My sh3 skins : http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Bakkels Or go to the sh3 downloads section > skins

02-25-11, 08:46 PM	#5
Bakkels Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Groningen, The Netherlands Posts: 709 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 6	Frau Kaleun, you're so right. It's not the mods that got me distracted though; it's skin making. I played some other games that really got me into skinning, (Football Manager for example) but with sh3 I'm getting really hooked on that. So in order to get myself to focus on what it's really about; I'm gonna patrol the South-American east coast right now!! __________________ My sh3 skins : http://www.gamefront.com/files/user/Bakkels Or go to the sh3 downloads section > skins

02-26-11, 11:08 AM	#6
Collin Dougherty Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 119 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I have Windows 7 64-bit 3.00GB RAM (2.97 usable) AMD sempron LE-1200 2.10 GHZ Video Card: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 __________________ Gunther Prien Merchant Ships sunk:30 War Ships Sunk:1 (HMS Royal Oak) 9 Ships Damaged Iron Cross 193,808 Tonnage U-Boat Ace 1/16/08-3/7/41

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02-25-11, 07:51 PM	#1
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	^^ what he said. Edit: and if you downloaded the GWX torrent file into that game folder (Steam/steamapps/common/Silent hunter3) you need to move it from there to somewhere else on your hard drive so that there's nothing in your game folder except the stock SH3 files that came with your Steam installation. Then do the double clicky on the GWX installation from the new location.

02-25-11, 08:36 PM	#4
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	Right now, Collin, get the game up and running with GWX. Commander too, if you want, since it's stand-alone and you can put mods in and out of the game without Commander being affected. There are SO many mods out there for so many things, give the game a go first with what you've got to get acclimated to it before you go nuts downloading and installing a bunch of other mods. With so much to choose from it's all too easy to get obsessed with mods to the point where you spend all your time downloading and tinkering and none playing! (I speak from experience here.) GWX comes with quite a few optional mods already, if you click on the JSGME shortcut to open the mod enabler it comes with, you should see all of them listed there. Play around with those too, they're all designed for GWX so you should be good there (but check out the GWX manual for details on them first, or ask - some of them are only for use in certain situations, like patrolling the Black Sea or other specific areas of the world). What are your system specs as far as OS, RAM, gfx card, etc.? FM Interiors is one of the "heavier" mods, as noted above.

02-26-11, 11:17 AM	#7
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	You may want to run the 4GB patch for the game .exe file, that will let it use more RAM than it was originally designed to recognize. Even though you don't have 4+ gigs installed, every little bit counts. Especially since you're running the 64-bit OS which will give you more advantages if you are able to add RAM to the rig at some point, if so you'll want the game to get as much out of that as possible too. You can read more about it and get the download links here, http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=4GB+patch but until you start piling on more mods it's not something that's a must-have. I think for just the game + GWX you should be fine for now. How much memory on your video card though?