Soul Crushing Saved Mission Bug. Any way to fix?

Stargazer · 01-19-11, 06:00 AM

Patrol16 was amazing last night.

I'm almost glad the last went tits-up now.

Claimed 7 ships, 2 of them from a convoy and racked up my best ever result of 26050 tonnes.

Didn't get detected once and the silly fools in the convoy, when the first ship went up in a fireball, began searching the sky for airplanes... Morons!

Ballsed up a couple of torpedo shots (or the magentic trigger decided to fail) but got three going back to Lorient using my deck gun. Though I did have to shadow 2 ships for three days before the water calmed enough for me to shoot them down.

I activated a little lifeboat mod as well before setting out and I thought it was a really nice touch to see people stranded at sea. I especially liked how they paddle the rafts and even shout for help. What a legend!

Best mission ever! I don't reckon I'll top that again for along time.

Gargamel · 01-19-11, 07:39 AM

Wait till you get GWX running, and early on in the war you find a lightly escorted convoy.

Read through the "what are you doing in your campaign" thread to see all the juicy goodness that awaits you.

frau kaleun · 01-19-11, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Wait till you get GWX running, and early on in the war you find a lightly escorted convoy.

Tell me about it. Intercepted one coming north out of Freetown, middle of a dark moonless night, chock full of big fat merchants and ore carriers, with one - count 'em, ONE - Black Swan leading the way. Aside from what may have been an armed trawler or merchant ship that started firing on us a couple hours later when we broke out the deck gun, that was all they had for protection.

Took out that DD and then used up the rest of my ammo on the merchies. Ritterkreuz for me and medals all around for the rest of the crew when we got home.

*sings*

Meeeem-reeeeeeeez....

Jimbuna · 01-19-11, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stargazer

Patrol16 was amazing last night.

I'm almost glad the last went tits-up now.

Claimed 7 ships, 2 of them from a convoy and racked up my best ever result of 26050 tonnes.

Didn't get detected once and the silly fools in the convoy, when the first ship went up in a fireball, began searching the sky for airplanes... Morons!

Ballsed up a couple of torpedo shots (or the magentic trigger decided to fail) but got three going back to Lorient using my deck gun. Though I did have to shadow 2 ships for three days before the water calmed enough for me to shoot them down.

I activated a little lifeboat mod as well before setting out and I thought it was a really nice touch to see people stranded at sea. I especially liked how they paddle the rafts and even shout for help. What a legend!

Best mission ever! I don't reckon I'll top that again for along time.

Sounds like someone is enjoying their GWXperience

Stargazer · 01-19-11, 09:30 AM

Are you kidding?!

I was curious when I first looked at SH3.

I was interested when I'd first tried SH3.

I abandaoned any hope of ever going back to my life once GWX had been applied.

I'm no stranger to modding. I'm from an IL2 and rFactor background so it's almost a way of life for me. Sadly, I've never had the talent to do any real stuff but I do like to tinker with simple file mods for my own amusement sometimes.

So when I came here to Subsim in search of a simple answer to a stupid question and found out that it had been modded to the nuts, I decided to jump on the GWX bandwagon and I'm glad I did.

And I've snitched a few more files today that tweaked at my curiosity. I only went through the first 10 pages in the modding section, and already I might (if today ever ends and I get to go back home) have SH5 water, shake effects from charges and a streamlined voice files.

Oh, that's another thing, I decided to switch my voices to German for a touch of authenticity. I'm not going to lose anything because it's all captioned anyway and I have the most basic knowledge of the language, and what a difference it makes. So much more immersive.

Besides, when they spoke American, my new Radio Man had a really squeaky voice like he was on helium. I was having trouble taking him seriously.

I think it speaks for itself when something can be six years old and have two replacement products out and still have such a strong following. I'm not even tempted by the lure of SH4 because 3 seems to do it all and with the mods out there that update graphics, textures and God only knows what else, all you're left with is a slightly longer than usual loading time.

I can live with that!

Great work! From Ubi-Romania and from the community. They made a fantastic start point, the community gave it a phenomenal update and an additional bravo to everyone who's still going and offering support to numb-nuts like me who stumble in oozing ignorance and stupidity.

Rob.

Fubar2Niner · 01-19-11, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stargazer

Are you kidding?!

I was curious when I first looked at SH3.

I was interested when I'd first tried SH3.

I abandaoned any hope of ever going back to my life once GWX had been applied.

I'm no stranger to modding. I'm from an IL2 and rFactor background so it's almost a way of life for me. Sadly, I've never had the talent to do any real stuff but I do like to tinker with simple file mods for my own amusement sometimes.

So when I came here to Subsim in search of a simple answer to a stupid question and found out that it had been modded to the nuts, I decided to jump on the GWX bandwagon and I'm glad I did.

And I've snitched a few more files today that tweaked at my curiosity. I only went through the first 10 pages in the modding section, and already I might (if today ever ends and I get to go back home) have SH5 water, shake effects from charges and a streamlined voice files.

Oh, that's another thing, I decided to switch my voices to German for a touch of authenticity. I'm not going to lose anything because it's all captioned anyway and I have the most basic knowledge of the language, and what a difference it makes. So much more immersive.

Besides, when they spoke American, my new Radio Man had a really squeaky voice like he was on helium. I was having trouble taking him seriously.

I think it speaks for itself when something can be six years old and have two replacement products out and still have such a strong following. I'm not even tempted by the lure of SH4 because 3 seems to do it all and with the mods out there that update graphics, textures and God only knows what else, all you're left with is a slightly longer than usual loading time.

I can live with that!

Great work! From Ubi-Romania and from the community. They made a fantastic start point, the community gave it a phenomenal update and an additional bravo to everyone who's still going and offering support to numb-nuts like me who stumble in oozing ignorance and stupidity.

Rob.

@Stargazer

Welcome aboard shipmate, great to see a new kaleun loving this sim. Fair winds and calm seas. To quote another fine member of this community....

"SINK 'EM ALL"

Best regards.

Fubar2Niner

WH4K · 01-20-11, 05:34 PM

Well, I guess now I have some idea how to avoid the "crash on load" bug.

The funny thing is, before I read this thread, I had "gotten away" with saving near a harbor etc. many times. This really is one cruel and random bug.

Just leaving the game running a lot would help avoid the bug, but I'm having another problem - not being able to minimize the game. Will probably start a thread about it, as no one else seems to have ever had my particular problem.

Gargamel · 01-20-11, 05:44 PM

I was able to minimize it a couple times, but I can't figure out how i did it! And it wasn't anything complicated. I do run in a windowed mode though, so I can click over to other windows as needed. I also have dual monitors.

frau kaleun · 01-20-11, 06:00 PM

I've always been able to minimize the game by hitting the button between Ctrl and Alt on the bottom left of my keyboard - the one with the Microsoft Windows logo that brings up the Start Menu. It throws the game to the taskbar for me.

IIRC other people have had luck using the Alt-Tab combination. Whether this still works if the game is the only app you have running, I don't know. It's never worked for me but when I run the game I typically don't have any other windows open.

01-19-11, 07:39 AM	#2
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Wait till you get GWX running, and early on in the war you find a lightly escorted convoy. Read through the "what are you doing in your campaign" thread to see all the juicy goodness that awaits you. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-20-11, 05:34 PM	#7
WH4K Frogman Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 291 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Well, I guess now I have some idea how to avoid the "crash on load" bug. The funny thing is, before I read this thread, I had "gotten away" with saving near a harbor etc. many times. This really is one cruel and random bug. Just leaving the game running a lot would help avoid the bug, but I'm having another problem - not being able to minimize the game. Will probably start a thread about it, as no one else seems to have ever had my particular problem. __________________ Windows 10 Pro (x64)

01-20-11, 05:44 PM	#8
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I was able to minimize it a couple times, but I can't figure out how i did it! And it wasn't anything complicated. I do run in a windowed mode though, so I can click over to other windows as needed. I also have dual monitors. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-19-11, 06:00 AM	#1
Stargazer A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 76 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Patrol16 was amazing last night. I'm almost glad the last went tits-up now. Claimed 7 ships, 2 of them from a convoy and racked up my best ever result of 26050 tonnes. Didn't get detected once and the silly fools in the convoy, when the first ship went up in a fireball, began searching the sky for airplanes... Morons! Ballsed up a couple of torpedo shots (or the magentic trigger decided to fail) but got three going back to Lorient using my deck gun. Though I did have to shadow 2 ships for three days before the water calmed enough for me to shoot them down. I activated a little lifeboat mod as well before setting out and I thought it was a really nice touch to see people stranded at sea. I especially liked how they paddle the rafts and even shout for help. What a legend! Best mission ever! I don't reckon I'll top that again for along time.

01-19-11, 09:30 AM	#5
Stargazer A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 76 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Are you kidding?! I was curious when I first looked at SH3. I was interested when I'd first tried SH3. I abandaoned any hope of ever going back to my life once GWX had been applied. I'm no stranger to modding. I'm from an IL2 and rFactor background so it's almost a way of life for me. Sadly, I've never had the talent to do any real stuff but I do like to tinker with simple file mods for my own amusement sometimes. So when I came here to Subsim in search of a simple answer to a stupid question and found out that it had been modded to the nuts, I decided to jump on the GWX bandwagon and I'm glad I did. And I've snitched a few more files today that tweaked at my curiosity. I only went through the first 10 pages in the modding section, and already I might (if today ever ends and I get to go back home) have SH5 water, shake effects from charges and a streamlined voice files. Oh, that's another thing, I decided to switch my voices to German for a touch of authenticity. I'm not going to lose anything because it's all captioned anyway and I have the most basic knowledge of the language, and what a difference it makes. So much more immersive. Besides, when they spoke American, my new Radio Man had a really squeaky voice like he was on helium. I was having trouble taking him seriously. I think it speaks for itself when something can be six years old and have two replacement products out and still have such a strong following. I'm not even tempted by the lure of SH4 because 3 seems to do it all and with the mods out there that update graphics, textures and God only knows what else, all you're left with is a slightly longer than usual loading time. I can live with that! Great work! From Ubi-Romania and from the community. They made a fantastic start point, the community gave it a phenomenal update and an additional bravo to everyone who's still going and offering support to numb-nuts like me who stumble in oozing ignorance and stupidity. Rob.

01-20-11, 06:00 PM	#9
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	I've always been able to minimize the game by hitting the button between Ctrl and Alt on the bottom left of my keyboard - the one with the Microsoft Windows logo that brings up the Start Menu. It throws the game to the taskbar for me. IIRC other people have had luck using the Alt-Tab combination. Whether this still works if the game is the only app you have running, I don't know. It's never worked for me but when I run the game I typically don't have any other windows open.