SH3 Commander Install

JimC · 12-04-09, 04:38 PM

Hi Guys, if Install SH3 Commander while part way through a campaign, will I have to restart my campaign or is there no effect. Also there are a lot of mods out there, and sometimes its hard to know how old they are as some don't have a readme txt. I wondered if there was an up to date list for just GWX 3 compatible mods other than GWX's own mods, if you catch my drift

. Cheers.
JimC

Sailor Steve · 12-04-09, 04:49 PM

Commander is not a mod but an external tool, so it doesn't have some of the problems inherent with installing mods. Some of its functions (like ship names) only take effect after the patrol is over. There may be a problem with functions that actually change game parameters. Personally I would go ahead and install it, but don't change anything until you end the patrol.

JScones will certainly see this thread and tell you absolutely what to do and not to do.

Any sound or graphics mods will be compatible with any supermod. Just be wary of anything that changes the AI sensors. It might be better if you use this thread to ask about any individual mods your are thinking of installing. I personally have a bunch of mods installed over GWX, with no problems, and Jimbuna, the GWX Chief Of the Boat, has a lot more than that.

JimC · 12-04-09, 05:33 PM

Thanks Steve, I seem to run into problems when a mod wants to overwrite the menu settings file in the Data folder, I get a warning from JSGME when installing and it wants overwrite GWX menu settings file which seems to cause CTD when tring to use E.G. binos, this happened with Raptors Das Boot Interface. No major problem, I just back out the way I came in, even if I have to do it manually(dont be rude

) I always have back ups so again no major. I guess a bit of trial and error never hurt anyone.Cheers.
JimC.

irish1958 · 12-04-09, 07:18 PM

The major problems come with any mod that wants to overwrite the 1024 menu, camera dat, campaign, or the sensor files. Almost any mod which does not contain these files is OK.

JimC · 12-04-09, 08:05 PM

Yeah cheers Irish, I have had to back up the truck so to speak a few times now, but have learnt to check all the files in the mod before installing or not as the case may be.

Jimbuna · 12-05-09, 08:04 AM

Here are a few that are definitely compatable:

Oneshot/Onekill · 12-05-09, 08:36 AM

You can also perform the painstakingly slow process of enabling each mod one at a time, then starting the game to see if there are any problems.

Something i'm currently doing as we speak. And I do mean painstakingly slow.

Sailor Steve · 12-05-09, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JimC

Thanks Steve, I seem to run into problems when a mod wants to overwrite the menu settings file in the Data folder, I get a warning from JSGME when installing and it wants overwrite GWX menu settings file which seems to cause CTD when tring to use E.G. binos, this happened with Raptors Das Boot Interface. No major problem, I just back out the way I came in, even if I have to do it manually(dont be rude

) I always have back ups so again no major. I guess a bit of trial and error never hurt anyone.Cheers.
JimC.

Commander does not install with JSGME. It installs directly to Program Files and creates its own icon on the desktop. After it is installed and you have used it to create a new career, you will always use it to start SH3. You don't have to do this, but it's best.

irish1958 · 12-06-09, 09:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oneshot/Onekill

You can also perform the painstakingly slow process of enabling each mod one at a time, then starting the game to see if there are any problems.

Something i'm currently doing as we speak. And I do mean painstakingly slow.

For testing, use a blank campaign file to speedup loading.
Of course, if there is a mixup in the campaign files you are screwed.

Oneshot/Onekill · 12-08-09, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irish1958

For testing, use a blank campaign file to speedup loading.
Of course, if there is a mixup in the campaign files you are screwed.

Yep thats what i'm using irish1958. Definitely cuts down the load times.

Still slow going though, as I have over 30 mods that i'm checking for corruption.

Nice post though, helps out any noobs that are trying to perform tests themselves.

Wreford-Brown · 12-08-09, 06:01 PM

Testing... the bane of my life.

At some point I'm going to follow VonDos and just play the game for a while and see what it's like.

Draka · 12-08-09, 08:25 PM

PLAYING??!!?? You can PLAY this thing? Hellfire, an' hyar I thought it were jist a sim-you-lay-shun ........

12-04-09, 04:38 PM	#1
JimC Watch Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Napier, NZ Posts: 20 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	SH3 Commander Install Hi Guys, if Install SH3 Commander while part way through a campaign, will I have to restart my campaign or is there no effect. Also there are a lot of mods out there, and sometimes its hard to know how old they are as some don't have a readme txt. I wondered if there was an up to date list for just GWX 3 compatible mods other than GWX's own mods, if you catch my drift. Cheers. JimC

12-04-09, 04:49 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Commander is not a mod but an external tool, so it doesn't have some of the problems inherent with installing mods. Some of its functions (like ship names) only take effect after the patrol is over. There may be a problem with functions that actually change game parameters. Personally I would go ahead and install it, but don't change anything until you end the patrol. JScones will certainly see this thread and tell you absolutely what to do and not to do. Any sound or graphics mods will be compatible with any supermod. Just be wary of anything that changes the AI sensors. It might be better if you use this thread to ask about any individual mods your are thinking of installing. I personally have a bunch of mods installed over GWX, with no problems, and Jimbuna, the GWX Chief Of the Boat, has a lot more than that. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-04-09, 05:33 PM	#3
JimC Watch Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Napier, NZ Posts: 20 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Thanks Steve, I seem to run into problems when a mod wants to overwrite the menu settings file in the Data folder, I get a warning from JSGME when installing and it wants overwrite GWX menu settings file which seems to cause CTD when tring to use E.G. binos, this happened with Raptors Das Boot Interface. No major problem, I just back out the way I came in, even if I have to do it manually(dont be rude) I always have back ups so again no major. I guess a bit of trial and error never hurt anyone.Cheers. JimC.

12-04-09, 07:18 PM	#4
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	The major problems come with any mod that wants to overwrite the 1024 menu, camera dat, campaign, or the sensor files. Almost any mod which does not contain these files is OK. __________________ Irish1958

12-05-09, 08:04 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,645 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Here are a few that are definitely compatable: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

12-04-09, 08:05 PM	#5
JimC Watch Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Napier, NZ Posts: 20 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Yeah cheers Irish, I have had to back up the truck so to speak a few times now, but have learnt to check all the files in the mod before installing or not as the case may be.

12-08-09, 06:01 PM	#11
Wreford-Brown Sea Lord Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In sight of Stonehenge Posts: 1,750 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 26	Testing... the bane of my life. At some point I'm going to follow VonDos and just play the game for a while and see what it's like. __________________ 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...

12-08-09, 08:25 PM	#12
Draka Lieutenant Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 256 Downloads: 322 Uploads: 0	PLAYING??!!?? You can PLAY this thing? Hellfire, an' hyar I thought it were jist a sim-you-lay-shun ........