Farewell to SH3

raymond6751 · 02-21-08, 02:40 PM

I have just removed the game from my system. After years of enjoying it and the mods, it gave up on me !

Suddenly, without my making any changes to the system, my crew voices were gone. I played with the options, checked my sound system and pulled some hair out.

I called Ubisoft after re-installing three, THREE times. No mods running, patched up to 1.4 and clean, CLEAN.

Ubisoft told me to update my vid and audio drivers, done, no change.

So, I am off to the Pacific in SH4 which is working fine.

Thanks and happy hunting all!

Steel_Tomb · 02-21-08, 02:44 PM

Hmmmm.... sorry to hear that. You sure you didn't install any mods that conflicted with SH3? Perhaps you forgot to delete some residual files after the uninstall and consequently had the same problem after re-installing?

Sailor Steve · 02-21-08, 02:44 PM

How very odd. Still, I wouldn't let a little setback like that turn me away. There has to be a reason, and there has to be a solution. I don't know what they might be, but there has to be one.

Also, calling UBISoft probably wouldn't help anyway. You should have come here first.

Steel_Tomb · 02-21-08, 02:48 PM

Yeah, if they aren't going to make a profit out of it then they're probably not interested unfortunately. I'm sure some of the tech wizzards stalking these radio rooms will be able to help

. Would be a shame to loose a Kaleun to those pesky Yanks in the Pacific!

irish1958 · 02-21-08, 03:06 PM

If you use SH3CMDR and screw around with the time compression, sound issues arise. Some people also have a problem with sound acceleration on their sound card.

Brag · 02-21-08, 03:31 PM

Sorry to hear you want to move on. But like Sailor Steve says, something is messing up the works. Therefore there has to be a fix.

von hally · 02-21-08, 03:44 PM

lo mate

id take notice of what irish1958 is saying..
if using commander there has been a small problem of crew voices dissapearing when fiddling with time compression, sorry to hear youve retired from the atlantic...we need all the kaleuns we can get

Blacklight · 02-21-08, 04:01 PM

I don't know if this will help, but when I first got SHIII, it wouldn't run at all. I went back and forth with UBI about it for weeks. Finally I dropped my video resolution down and SHIII ran fine. Then when I put the video resolution back up, it kept running fine. Try lowering the video resolution for the game as well and see if that helps. It seemed to "kick start" my game and once it was running, I was able to get the video resolution back up to where it was.

Rotary Crewman · 02-21-08, 05:30 PM

What would BdU say to all this chat of leaving your boat...:hmm:

02-21-08, 05:33 PM

BE MORE AGRESSIVE!!

Rotary Crewman · 02-21-08, 05:42 PM

Spot on

:rotfl:

02-21-08, 05:46 PM

And if you return to base?
It's a one bullet retirement plan!!
:rotfl:

irish1958 · 02-21-08, 08:04 PM

But you don't have to pay for the bullet.
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

SmokinTep · 02-22-08, 06:54 AM

He'll be back............

raymond6751 · 02-22-08, 09:43 AM

After all those encouraging replies, I guess I could give it a new go.

As I said, three installs didn't help. I had been using SH3CMDR but not on those last two tries.

I do admit that I didn't actually delete files, just used the 'repair' and patch routine. There may have been some bad old stuff left behind.

Thanks guys, the captain is back on the bridge. Just because the diesels won't start, the batteries are exhausted, and the food has gone bad - no reason to abandon ship. We shall overcome.

I will report back if the radio still works.

02-21-08, 02:40 PM	#1
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Farewell to SH3 I have just removed the game from my system. After years of enjoying it and the mods, it gave up on me ! Suddenly, without my making any changes to the system, my crew voices were gone. I played with the options, checked my sound system and pulled some hair out. I called Ubisoft after re-installing three, THREE times. No mods running, patched up to 1.4 and clean, CLEAN. Ubisoft told me to update my vid and audio drivers, done, no change. So, I am off to the Pacific in SH4 which is working fine. Thanks and happy hunting all!

02-21-08, 02:44 PM	#2
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hmmmm.... sorry to hear that. You sure you didn't install any mods that conflicted with SH3? Perhaps you forgot to delete some residual files after the uninstall and consequently had the same problem after re-installing? __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

02-21-08, 02:44 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	How very odd. Still, I wouldn't let a little setback like that turn me away. There has to be a reason, and there has to be a solution. I don't know what they might be, but there has to be one. Also, calling UBISoft probably wouldn't help anyway. You should have come here first. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-21-08, 02:48 PM	#4
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, if they aren't going to make a profit out of it then they're probably not interested unfortunately. I'm sure some of the tech wizzards stalking these radio rooms will be able to help . Would be a shame to loose a Kaleun to those pesky Yanks in the Pacific! __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

02-21-08, 03:06 PM	#5
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	If you use SH3CMDR and screw around with the time compression, sound issues arise. Some people also have a problem with sound acceleration on their sound card. __________________ Irish1958

02-21-08, 03:31 PM	#6
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Sorry to hear you want to move on. But like Sailor Steve says, something is messing up the works. Therefore there has to be a fix. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-21-08, 03:44 PM	#7
von hally Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 634 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	lo mate id take notice of what irish1958 is saying.. if using commander there has been a small problem of crew voices dissapearing when fiddling with time compression, sorry to hear youve retired from the atlantic...we need all the kaleuns we can get __________________ May God Have Mercy Upon My Enemies ..... Because I Wont.

02-21-08, 04:01 PM	#8
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	I don't know if this will help, but when I first got SHIII, it wouldn't run at all. I went back and forth with UBI about it for weeks. Finally I dropped my video resolution down and SHIII ran fine. Then when I put the video resolution back up, it kept running fine. Try lowering the video resolution for the game as well and see if that helps. It seemed to "kick start" my game and once it was running, I was able to get the video resolution back up to where it was. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

02-21-08, 05:30 PM	#9
Rotary Crewman Sonar Guy Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The cold part of a Helicopter, the back. Posts: 395 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What would BdU say to all this chat of leaving your boat...:hmm: __________________

02-21-08, 05:33 PM	#10
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	BE MORE AGRESSIVE!!

02-21-08, 05:42 PM	#11
Rotary Crewman Sonar Guy Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The cold part of a Helicopter, the back. Posts: 395 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Spot on :rotfl: __________________

02-21-08, 05:46 PM	#12
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	And if you return to base? It's a one bullet retirement plan!! :rotfl:

02-21-08, 08:04 PM	#13
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	But you don't have to pay for the bullet. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: __________________ Irish1958

02-22-08, 06:54 AM	#14
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	He'll be back............

02-22-08, 09:43 AM	#15
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	What can I say... After all those encouraging replies, I guess I could give it a new go. As I said, three installs didn't help. I had been using SH3CMDR but not on those last two tries. I do admit that I didn't actually delete files, just used the 'repair' and patch routine. There may have been some bad old stuff left behind. Thanks guys, the captain is back on the bridge. Just because the diesels won't start, the batteries are exhausted, and the food has gone bad - no reason to abandon ship. We shall overcome. I will report back if the radio still works.