Help! What version do I have?

05-01-10, 07:35 PM

CTD stands for Crash To Desktop.
The Game just goes away and your back to the desktop.

There can be many causes for this.
Not just in game problems but outside game problems also.

Start by listing your operateing system (XP, Vista, Windows 7)
System specs (Ram, processor, etc)
What mods you use on top of SH3
What's running in the background (Virus programs, IM programs, etc)
The more details?
The better We can help.

Boatnik · 05-01-10, 08:35 PM

The computer breaks down like this:

OS: MS WIN XP PRO version 2002 w/Service Pack 3
Gigabyte - series mother board suppports amd/ am3/ am2+/ am2 proceesors.
CPU AMD Athlon II X4 620, 2.6 GHz
4 megabyte Ram unganged Windows only sees 3.25 megs
physical address extension

Realtek HD Audio (ATI) running into a 5.1 speaker arrangement

Graphics card is ASUS EAH5670, 1GB, GDDR5
All powered by a new 500 watt supply

Windows is firewalled and Mcafee is my virus protection plus I am running Windows defender.
Everything is on automatic updates for the early morning hours. EST My IP is Yahoo

I hope I remembered everything. I built this setup and put it online the 15th of April 2010

05-01-10, 09:21 PM

Well that looks good.

Is your SH3 a newer bought version? (Without StarForce)
It's got to be a full 1.4b version as you said you can not update it.

I also take it you are running a stock install with no mods.

Boatnik · 05-02-10, 06:22 AM

I find no mention of star force on the cover, readme files or disc.The copywrite is 2005.

I have been running Grey Wolfe 2.0 for about a week. At first there were no issues. As the game continues I get more frequent crashes to a black screen with the windows error report window. When I press the Debug button it goes to Desktop. This the way the game played without mods. Most of the time it occurs wheen I press the normal cruise key after a battle. Every once and a while it will dump on it's own without provocation.
The reason I installed GWX is because of the crashes and also because of the historical inconsistances of the original game. I won't go back. I'm up to mission 23 and have a IXC class boat. This game is so addictive it may cause a divorce.

I might have stumbled on a contributing factor last night. I had not updated DirectX to 9.0c. This I am happy to say has been done and so far no crashes.

HW3 · 05-02-10, 06:55 PM

The shortcut buttons like "normal cruise" ect are known to cause CTD's so do not use them. They have been this way since the very beginning and no fix has been found for them.

Boatnik · 05-03-10, 04:46 PM

Ok, i can live with that. However I just finished an attack on a convoy north of Ireland and managed to escaape without DC damage. After running on the surface for about 100 Km I accidentally run into a Hunt III in the rain, not running Radar. He has me in his sights and I know I am finished................CTD. I should count myself lucky but that isn't the point. I was on the external camera view and was attempting to dive and the screen went black. Luckily I save often but what is going on here? Can some of the GWX mods do this or is it just such a complicated program that I will have to accept the inevitable?

Boatnik · 05-04-10, 11:41 AM

New development! My last game will not load. I am just about ready to take this game CD and use it for skeet.

05-02-10, 06:55 PM	#5
HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,579 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	The shortcut buttons like "normal cruise" ect are known to cause CTD's so do not use them. They have been this way since the very beginning and no fix has been found for them. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

05-01-10, 07:35 PM	#1
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	CTD stands for Crash To Desktop. The Game just goes away and your back to the desktop. There can be many causes for this. Not just in game problems but outside game problems also. Start by listing your operateing system (XP, Vista, Windows 7) System specs (Ram, processor, etc) What mods you use on top of SH3 What's running in the background (Virus programs, IM programs, etc) The more details? The better We can help.

05-01-10, 08:35 PM	#2
Boatnik Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Smithfield, VA USA Posts: 12 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The computer breaks down like this: OS: MS WIN XP PRO version 2002 w/Service Pack 3 Gigabyte - series mother board suppports amd/ am3/ am2+/ am2 proceesors. CPU AMD Athlon II X4 620, 2.6 GHz 4 megabyte Ram unganged Windows only sees 3.25 megs physical address extension Realtek HD Audio (ATI) running into a 5.1 speaker arrangement Graphics card is ASUS EAH5670, 1GB, GDDR5 All powered by a new 500 watt supply Windows is firewalled and Mcafee is my virus protection plus I am running Windows defender. Everything is on automatic updates for the early morning hours. EST My IP is Yahoo I hope I remembered everything. I built this setup and put it online the 15th of April 2010

05-01-10, 09:21 PM	#3
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Well that looks good. Is your SH3 a newer bought version? (Without StarForce) It's got to be a full 1.4b version as you said you can not update it. I also take it you are running a stock install with no mods.

05-02-10, 06:22 AM	#4
Boatnik Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Smithfield, VA USA Posts: 12 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I find no mention of star force on the cover, readme files or disc.The copywrite is 2005. I have been running Grey Wolfe 2.0 for about a week. At first there were no issues. As the game continues I get more frequent crashes to a black screen with the windows error report window. When I press the Debug button it goes to Desktop. This the way the game played without mods. Most of the time it occurs wheen I press the normal cruise key after a battle. Every once and a while it will dump on it's own without provocation. The reason I installed GWX is because of the crashes and also because of the historical inconsistances of the original game. I won't go back. I'm up to mission 23 and have a IXC class boat. This game is so addictive it may cause a divorce. I might have stumbled on a contributing factor last night. I had not updated DirectX to 9.0c. This I am happy to say has been done and so far no crashes.

05-03-10, 04:46 PM	#6
Boatnik Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Smithfield, VA USA Posts: 12 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Ok, i can live with that. However I just finished an attack on a convoy north of Ireland and managed to escaape without DC damage. After running on the surface for about 100 Km I accidentally run into a Hunt III in the rain, not running Radar. He has me in his sights and I know I am finished................CTD. I should count myself lucky but that isn't the point. I was on the external camera view and was attempting to dive and the screen went black. Luckily I save often but what is going on here? Can some of the GWX mods do this or is it just such a complicated program that I will have to accept the inevitable?

05-04-10, 11:41 AM	#7
Boatnik Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Smithfield, VA USA Posts: 12 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	New development! My last game will not load. I am just about ready to take this game CD and use it for skeet.