Stability issues...and I don't mean in a heavy sea

ChasseurJean · 12-11-19, 09:15 PM

Thank you all for the warm welcome and the advice!

I have made some major progress but I have run up against the "cannot initialize 3D engine" bug. I have searched through the forum and I think I have tried all the fixes except the

"Download Direct x 9 fix."

I can't seem to find a link for this that still works. If anyone could point me to one it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm running an AMD Radeon R7 200 series graphics card on WIndows 10 home.

I'm running SH3.exe as an administrator, I've changed the compatibility to OS 7 and I've switched the graphics card to GPU scaling "On" and preserving aspect ratio, so the Direct x repair seems to be my last option.

Thanks again for the help. Good Hunting all!

-ChasseurJean

John Pancoast · 12-11-19, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChasseurJean

Thank you all for the warm welcome and the advice!

I have made some major progress but I have run up against the "cannot initialize 3D engine" bug. I have searched through the forum and I think I have tried all the fixes except the

"Download Direct x 9 fix."

I can't seem to find a link for this that still works. If anyone could point me to one it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm running an AMD Radeon R7 200 series graphics card on WIndows 10 home.

I'm running SH3.exe as an administrator, I've changed the compatibility to OS 7 and I've switched the graphics card to GPU scaling "On" and preserving aspect ratio, so the Direct x repair seems to be my last option.

Thanks again for the help. Good Hunting all!

-ChasseurJean

4gb patch installed ?

Anvar1061 · 12-11-19, 11:20 PM

Who has AMD graphics card need to set the screen resolution 1024x768
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...99&postcount=7
If you start a Google search for "site: www.subsim.com cannot initialize 3D engine" you will see that only SH3 has this problem.

Pisces · 12-12-19, 02:18 AM

The DirectX 9.0c web installer doesn't get everything you need iirc. The full package should be found here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...s.aspx?id=8109

1024x768 resolution is also a must. Or scale by gpu with maintaining aspect resolution if AMD offers that.

ChasseurJean · 12-12-19, 09:46 PM

I'm pleased to report I'm up and running!

Thank you all for your help. As I think I said before,I would not have even considered trying to get back into this wonderful game if It had not been clear that there is a thriving community to shepherd me through what I knew would be a struggle to get underway.

Special thanks to THEBERBSTER for answering my many inane questions,often at a truly uncommon hour.

Simply for educational purposes,should anyone else encounter similar difficulties,what worked for me was to install the LSH3 mod, but not enable the widescreen fix. After that it worked great loaded through Submarine Commander.

Now I'm off to hopefully sink my share!

Any additional mod suggestions are welcome, I'm particularly interested in a navigational tool mod (I really like to plot my courses and contacts the old fashioned way) and a debris and lifeboat mod, if anyone has any suggestions.

Good hunting all!

12-11-19, 11:20 PM	#3
Anvar1061 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2012 Location: In the sea, on land and above Posts: 3,486 Downloads: 878 Uploads: 0	Who has AMD graphics card need to set the screen resolution 1024x768 https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...99&postcount=7 If you start a Google search for "site: www.subsim.com cannot initialize 3D engine" you will see that only SH3 has this problem. __________________ Last edited by Anvar1061; 12-11-19 at 11:33 PM.

12-12-19, 02:18 AM	#4
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,904 Downloads: 304 Uploads: 0	The DirectX 9.0c web installer doesn't get everything you need iirc. The full package should be found here https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...s.aspx?id=8109 1024x768 resolution is also a must. Or scale by gpu with maintaining aspect resolution if AMD offers that. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

12-11-19, 09:15 PM	#1
ChasseurJean Nub Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 4 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Thank you all for the warm welcome and the advice! I have made some major progress but I have run up against the "cannot initialize 3D engine" bug. I have searched through the forum and I think I have tried all the fixes except the "Download Direct x 9 fix." I can't seem to find a link for this that still works. If anyone could point me to one it would be greatly appreciated. I'm running an AMD Radeon R7 200 series graphics card on WIndows 10 home. I'm running SH3.exe as an administrator, I've changed the compatibility to OS 7 and I've switched the graphics card to GPU scaling "On" and preserving aspect ratio, so the Direct x repair seems to be my last option. Thanks again for the help. Good Hunting all! -ChasseurJean

12-12-19, 09:46 PM	#5
ChasseurJean Nub Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 4 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I'm pleased to report I'm up and running! Thank you all for your help. As I think I said before,I would not have even considered trying to get back into this wonderful game if It had not been clear that there is a thriving community to shepherd me through what I knew would be a struggle to get underway. Special thanks to THEBERBSTER for answering my many inane questions,often at a truly uncommon hour. Simply for educational purposes,should anyone else encounter similar difficulties,what worked for me was to install the LSH3 mod, but not enable the widescreen fix. After that it worked great loaded through Submarine Commander. Now I'm off to hopefully sink my share! Any additional mod suggestions are welcome, I'm particularly interested in a navigational tool mod (I really like to plot my courses and contacts the old fashioned way) and a debris and lifeboat mod, if anyone has any suggestions. Good hunting all!