LIVING SILENT HUNTER III EDITION 2015 - News & Download

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi CD

If you have enabled the LSH-2015_GUI_Widescreen mod then you should already be seeing it in that format.

Peter

[ChaosDuck7]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi CD

If you have enabled the LSH-2015_GUI_Widescreen mod then you should already be seeing it in that format.

Peter

Hi

I tried this but it didnt look like 1920x1080 and also it had horizontal black bars. So it doesnt fit the aspect ratio of my monitor at all.

It also had a bunch of graphical glitches.

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi CD

Then you have other issues.

When the game start to load before it hits the menu it should show at the bottom of the screen 1920 x 1080 widescreen.

My monitor is 1920 x 1080 resolution and it fits perfectly.

Even when you do the SH3 tutorial it is in full screen with no bars.

It may be a setting in your gpu needs to be changed especially if it is a Nvidia?

I would suggest you take a look at page 6 of the installation instructions where your problem is featured.

Peter

[Urmel]

Hi all

Im sorry to desturb - i collect some questions/answers about the tiresome topic “SH3 Installation Path” from our old/outdated topic "Living Silent Hunter III V5 ...".

The reason is to focus our know how here by updated report "LIVING SILENT HUNTER III EDITION 2015 - News & Download" topic.

Here some quotes:

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Originally Posted by Urmel

Hi KingfOfNothing22

This sounds realy frustrating.

Right now we (LSH Support Team) have two such unsolved problems "cannot initialize 3D engine" yet.

Both of them only by Windows 10 AND SH3-Steam versions.

This IS very frustrating, also for us.

If u got Skype and Tool Teamviever.com installed i will help you with online live support!

Send me a mail to support@lsh3.com to have direct contact.
My Skype Name is Ariel_Urech (Basel, Switzerland)

Just contact me and i will help you by this problem :-)

Greets, Urmel

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Originally Posted by Urmel

Mabe some important rules to install Silent Hunter III (Win 7/8.1/10) are helpfull:

1) Never use the original default SH3 installation folder (not by DVD and not by Steam version)!

The “Destination Location/Save Folder“ must be changed/select manually during installation.

A correct “Destination Location/Save Folder“ is: C:\SilentHunterIII\ (example)

2) After installation supermod LSH3 V15 you must set manually some new preferences to the (new!) SH3.EXE!

Select the > SH3.EXE File > click right mousebutton > PREFERENCES > COMPATIBILITY

- Set: run program in compatiblity mode for > WINDOWS 7
- Set: run program as > ADMINISTRATOR
- Set: > DISABLE DESKTOP COMPOSITION

Save this with OK/APPLY and restart your computer now!



3) Check your graphical driver settings (NVIDIA or AMD)

- NVIDIA: SCALLING MOD must be > ASPECT RATIO
- NVIDIA: PERFORME SCALLING must be > GPU

- AMD: Set > MAINTAIN ASPECT RATIO
- AMD: Set > ACTIVATE GPU SCALLING

Save these settings and restart your computer now!


4) Now start LSH3 Mod enabler JSGME and activate ONLY the LSH3 V15 FULLVERSION Mod (no other GUI Mods!)

As first test just start SH3 NAVAL ACADEMY and try a quick game to test your SH3 installation and system settings.
If all works fine exit the game and activate your LSH3 WIDESCREEN Mod.
Now start SH3 NAVAL ACADEMY again and try to play in WIDESCREEN performance.
If all works fine u can start a stable career.


Most of this information are written in our L/SH3-INSTALLATION-MANUAL (PDF)

Contact us by email support@lsh3.com for direct support.

Greetings, Urmel

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Originally Posted by Urmel

Hi all

First to Fishers of Men, i thank you for your very nice words to us!


For better understanding this tiresome topic “SH3 Installation Path”:

Any installation of original SH3 by DVD/STEAM/AMAZONE works fine by playing the game in original version.

The problem starts by using master tool “Mod Enabler JSGME” to play SH3 with a supermod (LSH3, CCOM, NYGM, GWX, WAC).

Since generation Windows Vista SH3 tools like JSGME or Commander have not the correct userrights/permissions to work fine.

That’s why following SH3 installation paths (into Windows System folders) don’t work:

C:\ProgramData
C:\Programs
C:\Programs (x86)


So, the simply trick is to install SH3 (and ALL necessary SH3 tools) into a other “Destination Location/Save Folder”!

This means you can choose/set ANY drive or partition and ANY folder name but NOT a Windows System folder (C:\Program…)

Some examples for working fine paths names:

C:\game\
C:\SH3\
C:\SilentHunter3\
C:\SilentHunterIII\

During SH3 DVD installation: Even by choosing only a destination/drive C: (without a folder) works fine because SH3 ALLWAYS set automatically foldername \SilentHunterIII\


If u already have a original SH3 installation here another Tip:

1. Just COPY the whole “Silent Hunter III” original game folder to another place
2. After that be shure there is no empty space character in the whole path/folder name “SilentHunterIII” (not “Silent Hunter III”)
3. After that u can install supermod “Living Silent Hunter III Edition 2015” – it will work fine

...

So good so far dear SH3 friends.

We all looking into a great and damn deadly SH3 subwar future 2016 (simulated tnx god)

Regards from Urmel

[ChaosDuck7]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi CD

Then you have other issues.

When the game start to load before it hits the menu it should show at the bottom of the screen 1920 x 1080 widescreen.

My monitor is 1920 x 1080 resolution and it fits perfectly.

Even when you do the SH3 tutorial it is in full screen with no bars.

It may be a setting in your gpu needs to be changed especially if it is a Nvidia?

I would suggest you take a look at page 6 of the installation instructions where your problem is featured.

Peter

Oh wow thanks, that got rid of the black bars.

Also I can now see the "extended periscope view" with the attack view dials and stuff, which is really handy.


Are you sure that its 1920x1080 though? IT says its 16:9 but it seems low resolution compared to other 1920x1080 mods.

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi CD

Are you sure that its 1920x1080 though? IT says its 16:9 but it seems low resolution compared to other 1920x1080 mods.

It would appear to be low resolution as you are using a 10 year old game with graphics from that time.
SH5 claim to fame is it graphics and you really notice the difference.
Personally I am very impressed with the LSH3-2015 graphics when used with a decent gpu.
The widescreen 16.9 mod plays the resolution at 1368 x 768.
The original format would be 1024 x 768 which would give you the bars down the sides.
I used Ahnenerbe's 1920 x 1080 widescreen mod in GWX3.0 and personally I still prefer the LSH3-2015 setup.

Peter

[ChaosDuck7]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi CD
It would appear to be low resolution as you are using a 10 year old game with graphics from that time.
SH5 claim to fame is it graphics and you really notice the difference.
Personally I am very impressed with the LSH3-2015 graphics when used with a decent gpu.
The widescreen 16.9 mod plays the resolution at 1368 x 768.
The original format would be 1024 x 768 which would give you the bars down the sides.
I used Ahnenerbe's 1920 x 1080 widescreen mod in GWX3.0 and personally I still prefer the LSH3-2015 setup.

Peter

Just curious what do you prefer in the LSH over Ahnenerbe?

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi CD

Just curious what do you prefer in the LSH over Ahnenerbe?

Ahnenerbe's mod is being used in GWX3.0.
GWX3.0 has not been touched for years.
Its just a pity that the GWX modders disbanded, as its potential to have progressed over the years for the SH3 gamer would have been more than welcomed.
LSH3-2015 is bang up to date and you can really notice the difference with all the tweaks that have been made.
I am really enjoying this game more than I thought possible.

Peter