Help?! my mods be broke! Gahhhhh!!!!

[Anvar1061]

A quick way to check.

When you have downloaded the game to the settings level, do Alt + Tab and see if the files contained in the installed mod have changed. And did your SH3Commander automatically replace files? in this case, look for files in it.

[THEBERBSTER]

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What type of intallation do you have, DVD, download, STEAM?

What is your games installation path?

Please post your mod list
JSGME How To Export Your Mod List To A Subsim Post > Pictorial

Which additional mods are not in JSGME?

i went into the named folders and removed the data out of the extra folder

Not sure what your reasoning is behind this!

JSGME works by a named forder\data folder.
So infact you could make up a new folder with a name of your choice and drop the data folder into it and put it in JSGME and it would work.

[David I]

Back aways, I had problems with newly downloaded, unzipped, mods installed into JSME not working.

I then found out that when I unzipped the mods the unzipping program automatically created a mod folder within another folder of the same name. You need to extract the folder with in the folder and put that into JSME and delete the now empty folder.

The folder in JSME should now look like "X Mod Name" open that folder and a "Data" (or whatever) Folder will be there. The mod shall now work.

I hope that makes sense.

David I

[Aktungbby]

Hunter R.H.! and stay off that really little N.Z. island!

[Hunter.R.H]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Hunter R.H.! and stay off that really little N.Z. island!

Thank you for the welcome

[Hunter.R.H]

Originally Posted by David I

Back aways, I had problems with newly downloaded, unzipped, mods installed into JSME not working.

I then found out that when I unzipped the mods the unzipping program automatically created a mod folder within another folder of the same name. You need to extract the folder with in the folder and put that into JSME and delete the now empty folder.

The folder in JSME should now look like "X Mod Name" open that folder and a "Data" (or whatever) Folder will be there. The mod shall now work.

I hope that makes sense.

David I

i believe that is what happened in one of my attempts, i extracted it into a folder of my own name to find it was already in a folder, hence i took the data out of said folder, unfortunately to no effect

[Hunter.R.H]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

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What type of intallation do you have, DVD, download, STEAM?

What is your games installation path?

Please post your mod list
JSGME How To Export Your Mod List To A Subsim Post > Pictorial

Which additional mods are not in JSGME?

Not sure what your reasoning is behind this!

JSGME works by a named forder\data folder.
So infact you could make up a new folder with a name of your choice and drop the data folder into it and put it in JSGME and it would work.

Thank you for the welcome
my copy is steam so the path would be C:Program files 86x/steam/steamapps/common/Silent Hunter lll
with the further pathway /MODS to stuff going into JSGME
as for my mod list i shall see about getting that brought up after i respond to the fellow kaleuns coming to save teh day

[Hunter.R.H]

Originally Posted by Hunter.R.H

Thank you for the welcome
my copy is steam so the path would be C:Program files 86x/steam/steamapps/common/Silent Hunter lll
with the further pathway /MODS to stuff going into JSGME
as for my mod list i shall see about getting that brought up after i respond to the fellow kaleuns coming to save teh day

wouldn't let me copy to clipboard so i copy pasted off notepad
GWX - 16km Atmosphere
GWX - Alternative Flotillas
GWX - Enhanced Damage Effects
GWX - Late War Sensors Snorkel Antennas
GWX - Main movie - 'Das Boot'
GWX - Open Hatch Mod
Anti-Stretch
Hitman Optics
Improved damage texture
Improved deck gun sounds
NewInterior
No Jawhol
SH5 water for SH3
Speed dials voice mod
Spirit of machines

hopefully this list pings something that can solve the isssues

[propbeanie]

Originally Posted by Hunter.R.H

Thank you for the welcome
my copy is steam so the path would be C:Program files 86x/steam/steamapps/common/Silent Hunter lll
with the further pathway /MODS to stuff going into JSGME
as for my mod list i shall see about getting that brought up after i respond to the fellow kaleuns coming to save teh day

That is not a good place to install a Silent Hunter game to, and then apply mods. The "Program Files" is a protected Windows "system" folder. As such, it will not allow changes that do not come through an "authorized" interface. Both JSGME and sh3.exe were written prior to the dawn of the use of User Access Control (UAC) in Windows. All *.cfg and several other file extensions are "rolled-back" to their original state of install, while others like the *.dds file are left alone. This results in a mix of components in your SH3 folders.

The way to avoid that is to install Silent Hunter III in a different folder. If you have no other Steam games, a re-install is probably the easy way to proceed. Use JSGME and de-activate all of your mods. Copy or move your MODS folder for safekeeping, and then use Steam to uninstall Silent Hunter III. Steam has an article "Moving a Steam Installation and Games in their Knowledge Base that can help. If you have a usable 2nd hard drive or partition (a Restore partition is NOT usable), or a fast external drive, you might be able to use the Steam option of adding another Library folder, which is easier to deal with. If not, then you'll have to do the "Move" method, which takes longer, but is easy enough also. Steam can stay in the Program Files folders, but the game cannot. All methods of moving a Steam game though will eat up a chunk of your time. Once you have the game moved though, it should take and keep mods fine.

[Hunter.R.H]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

That is not a good place to install a Silent Hunter game to, and then apply mods. The "Program Files" is a protected Windows "system" folder. As such, it will not allow changes that do not come through an "authorized" interface. Both JSGME and sh3.exe were written prior to the dawn of the use of User Access Control (UAC) in Windows. All *.cfg and several other file extensions are "rolled-back" to their original state of install, while others like the *.dds file are left alone. This results in a mix of components in your SH3 folders.

The way to avoid that is to install Silent Hunter III in a different folder. If you have no other Steam games, a re-install is probably the easy way to proceed. Use JSGME and de-activate all of your mods. Copy or move your MODS folder for safekeeping, and then use Steam to uninstall Silent Hunter III. Steam has an article "Moving a Steam Installation and Games in their Knowledge Base that can help. If you have a usable 2nd hard drive or partition (a Restore partition is NOT usable), or a fast external drive, you might be able to use the Steam option of adding another Library folder, which is easier to deal with. If not, then you'll have to do the "Move" method, which takes longer, but is easy enough also. Steam can stay in the Program Files folders, but the game cannot. All methods of moving a Steam game though will eat up a chunk of your time. Once you have the game moved though, it should take and keep mods fine.

i could imagine that this is what is causing all my issues but i'm afraid my patience has run out so i intend to take a break from this whole modding shenanigans, i do however appreciate the help

[Hunter.R.H]

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David I pretty much summed it up

[Hunter.R.H]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

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SH3 – 4 - 5 Tutorials > Downloads > Other Useful Information > See Links in My Signature Below

What type of intallation do you have, DVD, download, STEAM?

What is your games installation path?

Please post your mod list
JSGME How To Export Your Mod List To A Subsim Post > Pictorial

Which additional mods are not in JSGME?

Not sure what your reasoning is behind this!

JSGME works by a named forder\data folder.
So infact you could make up a new folder with a name of your choice and drop the data folder into it and put it in JSGME and it would work.

you can find the mod list down the thread

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi HRH
GWX installs JSGME with its mods collection so you know that will work.
The problem you will have is if you start your game from STEAM it will update your game and cause problems so it is important to convert your game away from STEAM.
STEAM > A Comprehensive Guide To Installing > By propbeanie
Adding a bunch of mods without knowing the outcome of such actions is always going to be a bit dodgy.
You are at best should only add one or two at a time and check that there are no problems and they are doing what they should be doing.
It may well be that adding mods to your game because you like the sound of what they can do may not be compatible with GWX.
Peter

[Hunter.R.H]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi HRH
GWX installs JSGME with its mods collection so you know that will work.
The problem you will have is if you start your game from STEAM it will update your game and cause problems so it is important to convert your game away from STEAM.
STEAM > A Comprehensive Guide To Installing > By propbeanie
Adding a bunch of mods without knowing the outcome of such actions is always going to be a bit dodgy.
You are at best should only add one or two at a time and check that there are no problems and they are doing what they should be doing.
It may well be that adding mods to your game because you like the sound of what they can do may not be compatible with GWX.
Peter

i always open sh3 with the little shortcut GWX makes, figured tapping on the regular steam one wouldn't work
i admit that i may have been a bit excessive with mod downloads but is suspect many of them are only not working because i misunderstood the instructions some of them (majorly sound mods) did not require JSGME activation they infact required to be placed in the sh3 sound directory
although i have yet to test whether it will yield results i also changed some mod selections around, supposedly the big interior mod was not compatible with GWX open hatches i must've overlooked the read me's as i had spent all day getting GWX installed (turned out it was the wrong install path) so i was quite tired, i underestimate how much i overlook when tired

[Hunter.R.H]

Originally Posted by Anvar1061

A quick way to check.

When you have downloaded the game to the settings level, do Alt + Tab and see if the files contained in the installed mod have changed. And did your SH3Commander automatically replace files? in this case, look for files in it.

im a bit unsure what you mean by this, what i do know is i don't have SH3Commander, would this a requirement?