Can I save near a convoy?

I usualy follow the Frau Kaleun Method.
Pause. Sleep. Continue.

It's a good idé to unplug the internet, and any automatic functions, while playing.

With my old unstable install, I used to travel submerged in the opposite direction of the convoy for 2 hours. Then I'd surface and save, in case of a lock-up.
The few times I had to use it (computer lock-up), it worked.

[King_Zog]

Thanks for all the advice

Sometimes I have just left the computer on with the game paused, but I'd like to avoid this as I run SH3 on a laptop that is a few years old now and I worry that it'll get too hot and melt if I don't let it have some rest!

I did try just saving in the end, I made a few just in case any became corrupt. It seemed to work out on reload without any noticable problems.

Although I did try saving underwater just to see what would happen and that resulted in an immediate CTD when I reloaded, so don't do that .

[Chubster]

Dont "actually" know if it makes any difference but I, when i remember, try to save on surface, on nav map screen and game paused.

Worked ok in SH4, yet to give it a go in SH3

[Herr-Berbunch]

I'll stick my oar in here, too. I've been DC'd in The Minch near Lewis before and saved near land/surface vessel/action, successfully. And I've saved seemingly a bazillion miles from anything and it's borked!

If you can, save it, pause it and come back to it later. At least if the pause failed (my old XP machine didn't like pausing for long) you've got the save to fall back on. If you can't do either successfully then there's always the next patrol

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by King_Zog

Thanks for all the advice

Sometimes I have just left the computer on with the game paused, but I'd like to avoid this as I run SH3 on a laptop that is a few years old now and I worry that it'll get too hot and melt if I don't let it have some rest!

Paused, it shouldn't be using that many resources. And if you have it set to hibernate after x hours, then it shouldn't even be running!

[Pisces]

Originally Posted by Gargamel

Paused, it shouldn't be using that many resources. And if you have it set to hibernate after x hours, then it shouldn't even be running!

The question is if SH3 and/or the graphics drivers like to wake up from hibernation and are able to get back into their previous state completely. Since this is an unusual situation for games to happen it's often unsupported. Maybe the newest OSes handle this better, but it's risky to rely on it.