ARRRGH!

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Kelly621

Gold version

Great advice and a great link. Just a reminder, the newer patched version is not called "Gold". SH3 Gold was a special release with some extras in a tin box, and is not a pre-patched version. Any version labeled 2008 or newer is good to go without patching.

Only having Windows XP I can't address the problem, but it may have to do with installing it outside of Program Files. Whatever it may be, hang in there. We have a lot of people who have installed it on all kinds of systems with no problems, and a lot of people who have had experience with all kinds of problems, so there will be someone who has been through this same thing, and will know what to do.

[Cybermat47]

Even if the game does'nt work, thank you all for your help.

It's a DVD, not sure if it's Starforce protected.

Two strange things though... the installer didn't ask for the install code, and after installation I noticed that Silent Hunter 5 now read as Silent Hunter 5 Collector's Edition in the Uplay launcher!

[Sailor Steve]

That's weird. I don't know what it means.

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

It's a DVD, not sure if it's Starforce protected.

Just check the date on the box. If it's 2008 or newer then that part's fine.

[Jimbuna]

ALL the official patches:

http://www.ubi.com/UK/Downloads/Info.aspx?dlId=801

[Kelly621]

When I first installed SH3 on my new laptop I remember getting an error code when I tried to give it a test run after installing the 1.4b patch...don't remember what it said now. Also had a another problem so installed it again and I followed the advice in the sticky thread on how to play SH3 without the DVD.

#I installed SH3 and did not try to run it.
#I installed the patch (if you have the old version like I do)
#Then I installed the files for "no dvd" and it ran fine from that point on. It seems my PC had a problem with the original SH3 exec and once the no dvd patch with its modified SH3 exec was in place....no more problems. Edit: On a more recent install I did the same thing except I used Hsie's SH3 Patch Kit V16B1 which modifies the SH3 exec ( adds a lot of welcome changes to SH3) instead of the No DVD Patch with the same results....it runs fine.

Might give that a try, it solved my problems.

Kelly621

Originally post by Sailor Steve: Any version labeled 2008 or newer is good to go without patching

Thanks for the correction...my mistake.

[Cybermat47]

I think I've found my answer... Steam.

Is the Steam version of SHIII moddable?

[desertstriker]

yes it is moddable