A merchant fleet mod ?

simon.c · 04-18-11, 11:40 AM

Is there a merchant fleet mod out there I can use with GWX gold??

thanks

frau kaleun · 04-18-11, 11:48 AM

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170741

Be aware, the full MFM requires a *lot* from your system in order to load and spawn all the additional ships. Depending on your system specs (RAM being the #1 issue for most users) you may not be able to run the full version. There is a lite version that you can try if that turns out to be the case. Links and plenty of info on both should be in the thread.

Jimbuna · 04-18-11, 12:39 PM

Better if you post your system specs here because you may need one of the 'switches'.

Fish In The Water · 04-18-11, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Be aware, the full MFM requires a *lot* from your system in order to load and spawn all the additional ships.

And that ain't no joke...

FFIF · 04-18-11, 03:57 PM

i have a quad core at 2.93ghx, with 6gb of ddr3 ram and a 1gb vid card and i still got CTD's with the merchant fleet mod...it just would not run on my system

then i found the 4gb patch, made it zap the sh3.exe and now everything runs great with x4 AA/AF enabled and it runs at a solid 60fps(i have vsync enabled)

Fish In The Water · 04-18-11, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FFIF

then i found the 4gb patch...

Seems to be the key for a lot of people...

The way the game was coded it'll only access the first two gigs of RAM, (no matter how much you have), so once you get into memory intensive mods, (like MFM), the patch is pretty indispensable.

Jimbuna · 04-19-11, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FFIF

i have a quad core at 2.93ghx, with 6gb of ddr3 ram and a 1gb vid card and i still got CTD's with the merchant fleet mod...it just would not run on my system

then i found the 4gb patch, made it zap the sh3.exe and now everything runs great with x4 AA/AF enabled and it runs at a solid 60fps(i have vsync enabled)

...and that is the secret to prolonging the life of SH3 will the myriad of mods available.

Before my 64bit system was purchased I chugged along on a 3.2Ghz single core (the machine that so many versions of TGW and GWX were played on) but she eventually succumbed to all the additional mods she was expected to accomodate.

Hotspur1337 · 04-19-11, 10:12 AM

Can someone explain what the 4GB patch does? I tried the Merchant mod, but it crashed the game as several have said.

My system:

Intel Core i7
M 620 @ 2.67GHz
1.17 GHz, 2.17 GB of RAM

My computer is a MacBook Pro and I run Windows on a Boot Camp partition.

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04-18-11, 11:40 AM	#1
simon.c Loader Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: bath. England Posts: 84 Downloads: 225 Uploads: 0	A merchant fleet mod ? Is there a merchant fleet mod out there I can use with GWX gold?? thanks

04-18-11, 11:48 AM	#2
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	http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170741 Be aware, the full MFM requires a lot from your system in order to load and spawn all the additional ships. Depending on your system specs (RAM being the #1 issue for most users) you may not be able to run the full version. There is a lite version that you can try if that turns out to be the case. Links and plenty of info on both should be in the thread.

04-18-11, 03:57 PM	#5
FFIF Seaman Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Nevada Posts: 34 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	i have a quad core at 2.93ghx, with 6gb of ddr3 ram and a 1gb vid card and i still got CTD's with the merchant fleet mod...it just would not run on my system then i found the 4gb patch, made it zap the sh3.exe and now everything runs great with x4 AA/AF enabled and it runs at a solid 60fps(i have vsync enabled)

04-19-11, 10:12 AM	#8
Hotspur1337 Seaman Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ann Arbor Posts: 38 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Can someone explain what the 4GB patch does? I tried the Merchant mod, but it crashed the game as several have said. My system: Intel Core i7 M 620 @ 2.67GHz 1.17 GHz, 2.17 GB of RAM My computer is a MacBook Pro and I run Windows on a Boot Camp partition.