I'm back!!!!!

Alien147 · 08-09-14, 06:14 AM

Well, as this seems to be an impromptu returned (returning?) serviceman's league, I thought I'd say hello.

I've been on a leave of absence for a while. Dabbled with SH5 but uninstalled it in disgust after a ridiculous Scapa Flow fiasco. It looked beautiful though...

Anyway, I find myself with a bit of time to kill so bought SH3 on Steam, long story but I think this is the third time I've bought it! Just installed GWX 3.0 Gold and looking forward to maybe even finishing a career sometime.

In case anyone is interested GWX to Steam SH3 install was easy, just need to re-direct the installer instead of the default install path (I've seen a fair few posts regarding this). And, I had a CTD at the loading screen when starting the first mission of a new GWX career. I didn't have this problem when I loaded the game vanilla (I couldn't wait to download and install GWX - I had to take a peek

)- anyway, navigating to the physical SH3 Steam Apps directory, right clicking the SH3.exe and running as Administrator seemed to solve this issue (fingers crossed).

Also, I'm playing this on Windows 8.1, bootcamped on a MacBook Air! I never did find a solution to the Intel graphics bug...

Aktungbby · 08-09-14, 11:54 AM

Alien147!

Jimbuna · 08-09-14, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Alien147

Well, as this seems to be an impromptu returned (returning?) serviceman's league, I thought I'd say hello.

I've been on a leave of absence for a while. Dabbled with SH5 but uninstalled it in disgust after a ridiculous Scapa Flow fiasco. It looked beautiful though...

Anyway, I find myself with a bit of time to kill so bought SH3 on Steam, long story but I think this is the third time I've bought it! Just installed GWX 3.0 Gold and looking forward to maybe even finishing a career sometime.

In case anyone is interested GWX to Steam SH3 install was easy, just need to re-direct the installer instead of the default install path (I've seen a fair few posts regarding this). And, I had a CTD at the loading screen when starting the first mission of a new GWX career. I didn't have this problem when I loaded the game vanilla (I couldn't wait to download and install GWX - I had to take a peek

)- anyway, navigating to the physical SH3 Steam Apps directory, right clicking the SH3.exe and running as Administrator seemed to solve this issue (fingers crossed).

Also, I'm playing this on Windows 8.1, bootcamped on a MacBook Air! I never did find a solution to the Intel graphics bug...

Enjoy the GWXperience matey

Alien147 · 08-10-14, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Enjoy the GWXperience matey

SH3 + GWX + V1.6 Patch + SH3 Commander =

Eichhörnchen · 08-19-14, 04:59 PM

I'm a noobie, running both sh3 and 4 on Windows 8 pretty smoothly; no mods as yet since I'm still quite small and weak. Can anyone tell me, are the retail (disc) expansions for sh3 worth getting??

Jimbuna · 08-20-14, 07:02 AM

If you are referring to the U-boat Battle in the Mediterranean then I would say no...it is strongly rumoured that some if not all of the material was gathered from modders who carried out the work for free and did not give permission for it to be sold for on a profit basis.

Eichhörnchen · 08-20-14, 11:38 AM

Thanks for that, Jimbuna: I wouldn't touch it now. The one I was more interested in is titled "Seawolves"... know anything about that?

Pisces · 08-20-14, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

Thanks for that, Jimbuna: I wouldn't touch it now. The one I was more interested in is titled "Seawolves"... know anything about that?

Same deal. Meaning don't deal with it.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=seawolves

Sailor Steve · 08-20-14, 12:47 PM

From clear back in 2005:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=seawolves

If you put 'Seawolves' into the search function and click 'Thread Titles Only' you'll get a whole string of threads going back to the one I linked, all explaining why Seawolves was the worst offender of all. Everything there is a ripoff of work done by various modders, used without permission, and they want money for it. If that isn't enough, it's now very old, out-of-date and has been superceded many times over.

08-09-14, 06:14 AM	#1
Alien147 Watch Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 17 Downloads: 71 Uploads: 0	Me too! Well, as this seems to be an impromptu returned (returning?) serviceman's league, I thought I'd say hello. I've been on a leave of absence for a while. Dabbled with SH5 but uninstalled it in disgust after a ridiculous Scapa Flow fiasco. It looked beautiful though... Anyway, I find myself with a bit of time to kill so bought SH3 on Steam, long story but I think this is the third time I've bought it! Just installed GWX 3.0 Gold and looking forward to maybe even finishing a career sometime. In case anyone is interested GWX to Steam SH3 install was easy, just need to re-direct the installer instead of the default install path (I've seen a fair few posts regarding this). And, I had a CTD at the loading screen when starting the first mission of a new GWX career. I didn't have this problem when I loaded the game vanilla (I couldn't wait to download and install GWX - I had to take a peek )- anyway, navigating to the physical SH3 Steam Apps directory, right clicking the SH3.exe and running as Administrator seemed to solve this issue (fingers crossed). Also, I'm playing this on Windows 8.1, bootcamped on a MacBook Air! I never did find a solution to the Intel graphics bug...

08-09-14, 11:54 AM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,017 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Welcome back! Alien147! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

08-20-14, 07:02 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If you are referring to the U-boat Battle in the Mediterranean then I would say no...it is strongly rumoured that some if not all of the material was gathered from modders who carried out the work for free and did not give permission for it to be sold for on a profit basis. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-20-14, 12:47 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	From clear back in 2005: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ight=seawolves If you put 'Seawolves' into the search function and click 'Thread Titles Only' you'll get a whole string of threads going back to the one I linked, all explaining why Seawolves was the worst offender of all. Everything there is a ripoff of work done by various modders, used without permission, and they want money for it. If that isn't enough, it's now very old, out-of-date and has been superceded many times over. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-19-14, 04:59 PM	#5
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,399 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm a noobie, running both sh3 and 4 on Windows 8 pretty smoothly; no mods as yet since I'm still quite small and weak. Can anyone tell me, are the retail (disc) expansions for sh3 worth getting??

08-20-14, 11:38 AM	#7
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,399 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Thanks for that, Jimbuna: I wouldn't touch it now. The one I was more interested in is titled "Seawolves"... know anything about that?