Regarding SH3 Commander

[BigWalleye]

Originally Posted by raymond6751

Hi guys

Anybody been able to use SH3 commander with a Steam version of SH3. I have not, and there is nothing in commander manual regarding steam.

It is a shame, if we can't get it going, because commander adds a lot to the experience.

I've tried using admin to load commander, but the problem is commander wants to run sh3.exe and steam doesn't allow it.
Thoughts?

Easy solution: Spend an extra $10 and get the publisher's version of SH3. Then you can be sure that everything you want to use will work just fine with it.

[raymond6751]

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

Easy solution: Spend an extra $10 and get the publisher's version of SH3. Then you can be sure that everything you want to use will work just fine with it.

I do own publisher copies, 2 each of every version from SH1 through SH5. The extras were backups. When Ubisoft upgraded itself last year, it lost my account records and I could no longer play SH5, even with disk - could not reinstall either.

Anyway...I discovered that you can still use Commander, but not to launch. You tell Commander to roll back each time you shut down, so it will remove Command files from the SH data.

You run Commander, let it fail to launch. Run the Steam version from its own shortcut -- play, shut down. Close down Commander. Next time you launch it, it indicates correctly the last time you ran your game/mission/career.

I haven't played this way long enough to finish in port, but I think Commander is able to read and use the saved games. It just can't launch.