Installation steps for Silent Hunter III (2013)

Kelly621 · 04-15-13, 12:51 PM

Father Goose.....here is a good place to get started with SH3Commander...will answer a few of your questions. It is one of those "Don't leave home without it" programs for SH3

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...t=sh3commander

Kelly621

Father Goose · 04-15-13, 08:15 PM

Thanks fellas. I installed (outside program files) SH3 today, tested it, all good. Then installed GWX, tested it, all good. I noted in a single mission, the ships on the horizon were not as clear as they are in SH4. At a great distance, almost appeared as if they were above the water line. Don't know if that's normal.

I wonder if I need this: Silent Hunter Resolution Fix 1.4b

Will tackle SH Commander tomorrow. Thanks for the advice and the link.

jonmar · 04-16-13, 12:23 AM

I wish people would stop freaking out about installing games into program files or program files (x86) (I see this on almost all gaming forums I go to)... as long as you turn off UAC (it's a useless "feature" that just treats the user like an idiot leper) you won't have any problems installing games into those folders. All of my games go into program files (x86) and I have never once had even a single problem because of it.

The easiest most painless way to install SH3 is to get it on Steam and click the install button. Installing from a disc is only slightly more hassle from inserting the disc and choosing an install location.

In either case SH3 should run without a problem straight after install. No trickery needed. The only issue is that if your monitor's refresh rate is less than 60Hz you will get the "cannot initialize 3D engine" error and the game won't start. That has nothing to do with windows 7 or 64bit or anything like that. You just have to change your refresh rate to 60Hz or higher and you're good to go.

Pisces · 03-30-14, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jonmar

I wish people would stop freaking out about installing games into program files or program files (x86) (I see this on almost all gaming forums I go to)... as long as you turn off UAC (it's a useless "feature" that just treats the user like an idiot leper) you won't have any problems installing games into those folders. All of my games go into program files (x86) and I have never once had even a single problem because of it. ...

Please tell why it is a useless feature? I'd rather have some line of defense than nothing. Also, it very wise not to have your usual user-account being an administrator-type. What happens if your OS contracts a virus or worm, before M$ was able to patch the security hole? Without UAC you would not notice it doing strange things at all. And as an administrator it gets free reign on your system.

04-15-13, 08:15 PM	#2
Father Goose Sonar Guy Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Matalava Island Posts: 378 Downloads: 59 Uploads: 0	Thanks fellas. I installed (outside program files) SH3 today, tested it, all good. Then installed GWX, tested it, all good. I noted in a single mission, the ships on the horizon were not as clear as they are in SH4. At a great distance, almost appeared as if they were above the water line. Don't know if that's normal. I wonder if I need this: Silent Hunter Resolution Fix 1.4b Will tackle SH Commander tomorrow. Thanks for the advice and the link. Last edited by Father Goose; 04-15-13 at 11:20 PM.

04-15-13, 12:51 PM	#1
Kelly621 Officer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 237 Downloads: 336 Uploads: 0	Father Goose.....here is a good place to get started with SH3Commander...will answer a few of your questions. It is one of those "Don't leave home without it" programs for SH3 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...t=sh3commander Kelly621

04-16-13, 12:23 AM	#3
jonmar Bosun Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 61 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	I wish people would stop freaking out about installing games into program files or program files (x86) (I see this on almost all gaming forums I go to)... as long as you turn off UAC (it's a useless "feature" that just treats the user like an idiot leper) you won't have any problems installing games into those folders. All of my games go into program files (x86) and I have never once had even a single problem because of it. The easiest most painless way to install SH3 is to get it on Steam and click the install button. Installing from a disc is only slightly more hassle from inserting the disc and choosing an install location. In either case SH3 should run without a problem straight after install. No trickery needed. The only issue is that if your monitor's refresh rate is less than 60Hz you will get the "cannot initialize 3D engine" error and the game won't start. That has nothing to do with windows 7 or 64bit or anything like that. You just have to change your refresh rate to 60Hz or higher and you're good to go.