More frustration

[Pedrelare]

Originally Posted by Vendor

Cool or not cool,you choose what you believe is best, but if you save just before an attack, so does the chance for the corrupt files, so it's better for you to save after, and where attention so that there are no boats or anything that may disrupt your save

Hum? I play SH3 for 2 years and I never had problems with saving. And I save a lot, mainly when about to raid some harbor or going on dangerous areas for too long (Caribbean and North America's coast in 1943)

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Pedrelare

Hum? I play SH3 for 2 years and I never had problems with saving. And I save a lot, mainly when about to raid some harbor or going on dangerous areas for too long (Caribbean and North America's coast in 1943)

Good,

[maillemaker]

Saving in the vicinity of any ships has been known to cause save problems.

Here is my system:

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Gaming graphics 3835 MB Total available graphics memory
Primary hard disk 766GB Free (931GB Total)
Windows 7 Professional

Steve

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by maillemaker

Saving in the vicinity of any ships has been known to cause save problems.

Here is my system:

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Gaming graphics 3835 MB Total available graphics memory
Primary hard disk 766GB Free (931GB Total)
Windows 7 Professional

Steve

Mods? to be honest... you shouldnt be having resource issues with that setup.... it's pretty good!

If your using some heavy mods though, Wilhelmshaven, FM int, etc.. you might though....

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by maillemaker

Saving in the vicinity of any ships has been known to cause save problems.

Here is my system:

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 930 @ 2.80GHz
Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250
Gaming graphics 3835 MB Total available graphics memory
Primary hard disk 766GB Free (931GB Total)
Windows 7 Professional

Steve

Nope def not a resource issue then....must be a mod conflict.

[maillemaker]

Mods:

GWX - 16km Atmosphere
GWX - Enhance Damage Effects
GWX - Main Movie - 'Das Boot'
Hitman Optics for GWX v.1
Real Depth Charge
Torpedo Damage Final
LifeBoats&Debris_v4
Q Ship Mod GWX 3.0

[Jimbuna]

The only one I don't have 'Hitman Optics for GWX v.1' but I doubt that is the cause....all I can suggest is a fresh install I'm afraid.

The SH3 game engine is often ever so unforgiving/tempramental.

[sharkbit]

Just a thought:
Are your case and power supply cooling fans working? Dusty innards inside the case?

Probably not your problem, but you never know.

I had issues early on with the game on my old rig of the game crashing about an hour or so into the game. I could usually set my clock by it.
I tried everything-more RAM, defrags, registry cleaning, different settings-nothing helped.

Then I read something on the forum about blowing the dust out of the case. It got me thinking and I checked my fans too-neither were running.

I blew out the dust from the case and ordered a new case fan and power supply. Until they arrived, I played with the case opened up and, lo and behold, no crashes.
The whole problem was a heat issue.

After installing the power supply and fan, I didn't have any problems.

Like others have said, it is more likely a mod issue or, like jimbuna said, SH3 just being tempermental.

[Obltn Strand]

Originally Posted by maillemaker

Mods:

GWX - 16km Atmosphere
GWX - Enhance Damage Effects
GWX - Main Movie - 'Das Boot'
Hitman Optics for GWX v.1
Real Depth Charge
Torpedo Damage Final
LifeBoats&Debris_v4
Q Ship Mod GWX 3.0

Lifeboats and Hitman's optics(or GUI) could be reason for ctds. My machine never liked them together.

[maillemaker]

Are your case and power supply cooling fans working? Dusty innards inside the case?

Probably not your problem, but you never know.

Funny you should mention it. I had a 450 W power supply originally (computer is only a year or so old). When I got the new graphics card, it smoked the PS in about 3 minutes.

So I pulled a 500 watter out of another PC I had. It died about a month ago.

I went and put in a new 750 watter. Of course I used my air compressor to blow out all the dust and clean out all the heatsinks, etc.

I don't think I have a thermal issue.

Lifeboats and Hitman's optics(or GUI) could be reason for ctds. My machine never liked them together.

Oh, also I'm running the Hi-Res mod. Doesn't show up in JSGME. Anyway, I loves me some lifeboats! Can't do without that. I could try another GUI but I have to run something that moves the fire button, otherwise in hi-res mode when you click out of the periscope the mouse lands on the fire button and fires a torpedo!

Steve