Interesting Shadows - Page 16

TheDarkWraith · 03-23-09, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CapZap1970

Anvart:
What prog are u using?
Could you please provide more details on how to use it?
Thank you

CapZap

do a google search for depends.exe ("Dependency Walker"). The best way I've found to use it is to do more google searching on it (how to use), reading the help file, and experimenting.

SquareSteelBar · 03-23-09, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racerboy

do a google search for depends.exe ("Dependency Walker"). The best way I've found to use it is to do more google searching on it (how to use), reading the help file, and experimenting.

You can find it e.g. on your WindowsXP Setup CD in SUPPORT\TOOLS\SUPPORT.CAB [depends.exe & depends.hlp].

Anvart · 03-24-09, 03:39 AM

Yes, SquareSteelBar is absolutely right! ... + (small note: depends.exe & depends.dll & depends.hlp) ...
You can find the program on a Windows distributive disk or make Google search as RB ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racerboy

@Anvart:
Ever seen this before:

00:00:00.203: GetProcAddress(0x7C800000 [c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL], "FlsAlloc") called from "c:\program files\ubisoft\silenthunteriii\MSVCR71.DLL" at address 0x7C341950 and returned NULL by thread 1. Error: The specified procedure could not be found (127).
00:00:00.203: GetProcAddress(0x7C800000 [c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL], "FlsGetValue") called from "c:\program files\ubisoft\silenthunteriii\MSVCR71.DLL" at address 0x7C34195D and returned NULL by thread 1. Error: The specified procedure could not be found (127).
00:00:00.203: GetProcAddress(0x7C800000 [c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL], "FlsSetValue") called from "c:\program files\ubisoft\silenthunteriii\MSVCR71.DLL" at address 0x7C34196A and returned NULL by thread 1. Error: The specified procedure could not be found (127).
00:00:00.203: GetProcAddress(0x7C800000 [c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL], "FlsFree") called from "c:\program files\ubisoft\silenthunteriii\MSVCR71.DLL" at address 0x7C341977 and returned NULL by thread 1. Error: The specified procedure could not be found (127).

Is there something wrong with my c:\windows\system32\KERNEL32.DLL?

Don't worry, your Kernel32.dll such as at all of us ... it's Windows discrepancies ...
Look not red (not system) errors ...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racerboy

Nice little tool you have shown also

It's also interesting what happens with you try to run a 'modified' SH3.EXE with this tool. It terminates the application saying that a debugger is in use and for you to shut it down and then retry

It's xxx protection ...
Try to use changing of depends.exe attributes (name, window class or something else) or other neutralisation of protection
(as example: with NoCD - no prob's) ...
This pic after short playing in profiling mode:

And
interesting to look some programs ...
The link is removed as limited (of topic) on time publication ...

P.S.
and Close F.A.Q. ... it's theme not for this Forum ...
read program Help ...

CapZap1970 · 03-24-09, 11:22 AM

Got it!!!

Thk a lot RB.
CapZap

NGT · 03-24-09, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anvart

It's StarForce protection ...
Try to use changing of depends.exe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anvart

attributes (name, window class or something else) or other neutralisation of protection
(as example, with NoCD - no prob's) ...
...

Hello everybody, and sorry for the interruption of experts discussion, but:

I have LEGAL CD without StarForce protection:

From Cenega distributors / www. sklep.cenega.pl

Barcode: 5 907671 210811

If somebody want, I can sent the sh3.exe (2280 kb).

I have sh3.exe with StarForce too, 968 kb, but with sh3.dll (11476 kb)

The legal free version without StarForce have not this sh3.dll.

Some people here, like Denis469, from Russia, uses together the big sh3.exe AND the sh3.dll

Thank you Racerboy, Anvart, Privateer and everybody for trying improve this game

...and sorry for incomprehensible English...

03-24-09, 04:50 PM

Nice program suggestion Anvart.

I use IDA Pro myself.
It allows you to run SH3 inside the program.
And by useing 2 screens, I can watch the code execution,
line by line.

Then I can set break points, telling the Game to stop where ever I want.
This is a great way to work on DLL intercepts.

TheDarkWraith · 03-24-09, 07:53 PM

Yes Anvarts link to other 'tools' was a most excellent link!

Now I have come to another 'problem'....anyone know where one can find verbose definition lists to MFCxx.dlls? I'm not talking about the standard MFCxx.def files, I'm looking for more verbose ones that actually give you more insight into what the ordinals do. Anyone??

tonschk · 03-25-09, 02:38 PM

Weird mess of dynamic shadows ,the machine gun cast two times in two differents decks the same shadow ,I hope someday I will be able to fix this kind of problems

Anvart · 03-25-09, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by privateer

Nice program suggestion Anvart.

I use IDA Pro myself.
It allows you to run SH3 inside the program.
And by useing 2 screens, I can watch the code execution,
line by line.

Then I can set break points, telling the Game to stop where ever I want.
This is a great way to work on DLL intercepts.

Yeah, my friend ...
It's right ...
I have it too ... and not only it ...

Anvart · 03-26-09, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Racerboy

...
I'm looking for more verbose ones that actually give you more insight into what the ordinals do. Anyone??

May be i have not understood ...
You about books as "MFC Programming ..." by Herbert Shildt ...
or about Microsoft.com ... developers section ...
or about help for Visual Studio (or other C/C++ compilers) ...

clouclou · 01-18-11, 03:15 AM

Where is this research, which promised fun for games?
Claude.

ArnoldR · 02-15-20, 07:53 AM

So, SH3 is designed to display shadows, but nobody ever succeeded to make them work properly... This game is really disappointing... Every day, I understand better why it is so cheap! This is just a botched game made in a rush...

U301 · 02-15-20, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArnoldR

So, SH3 is designed to display shadows, but nobody ever succeeded to make them work properly... This game is really disappointing... Every day, I understand better why it is so cheap! This is just a botched game made in a rush...
Kaleun_Sick:

The game developer's do not care, it is just a product to be got out just as soon as it is saleable!
Anything of value in Silent Hunter III has been done by the mod community.

tonschk · 02-04-22, 08:21 AM

I think SH3 has enabled just core shadows not cast shadows

Anvart · 02-07-22, 01:42 AM

I think everyone knows that 'dynamic' shadows were only in the first version of the game. In the next version of the game, they were no longer there. The reason is absolutely not correct work with submarines. Back in the first half of 2005, players who had the next version of the game and wanted to test shadows were replacing (or adding a renamed) SH3Controllers.act file.
The file SH3Controllers.act (as SH3_DynamicShadow) of the first version you can find in my Public Folder.

03-24-09, 11:22 AM	#229
CapZap1970 Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: La Paz, Bolivia Posts: 1,956 Downloads: 259 Uploads: 51	Got it!!! Thk a lot RB. CapZap __________________

03-25-09, 02:38 PM	#233
tonschk Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,200 Downloads: 172 Uploads: 0	Weird mess of dynamic shadows ,the machine gun cast two times in two differents decks the same shadow ,I hope someday I will be able to fix this kind of problems __________________ What we do in life echoes in Eternity

02-04-22, 08:21 AM	#239
tonschk Admiral Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,200 Downloads: 172 Uploads: 0	I think SH3 has enabled just core shadows not cast shadows __________________ What we do in life echoes in Eternity Last edited by tonschk; 02-07-22 at 05:40 AM.

02-07-22, 01:42 AM	#240
Anvart Admiral Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Russia ® Posts: 2,492 Downloads: 122 Uploads: 1	I think everyone knows that 'dynamic' shadows were only in the first version of the game. In the next version of the game, they were no longer there. The reason is absolutely not correct work with submarines. Back in the first half of 2005, players who had the next version of the game and wanted to test shadows were replacing (or adding a renamed) SH3Controllers.act file. The file SH3Controllers.act (as SH3_DynamicShadow) of the first version you can find in my Public Folder. __________________ Alex ® Moses said: "Don't create yourself an idol"...

03-24-09, 04:50 PM	#231
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Nice program suggestion Anvart. I use IDA Pro myself. It allows you to run SH3 inside the program. And by useing 2 screens, I can watch the code execution, line by line. Then I can set break points, telling the Game to stop where ever I want. This is a great way to work on DLL intercepts.

03-24-09, 07:53 PM	#232
TheDarkWraith Black Magic Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11,962 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 5	Yes Anvarts link to other 'tools' was a most excellent link! Now I have come to another 'problem'....anyone know where one can find verbose definition lists to MFCxx.dlls? I'm not talking about the standard MFCxx.def files, I'm looking for more verbose ones that actually give you more insight into what the ordinals do. Anyone??

01-18-11, 03:15 AM	#236
clouclou Gunner Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 91 Downloads: 244 Uploads: 0	Where is this research, which promised fun for games? Claude.

02-15-20, 07:53 AM	#237
ArnoldR Medic Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 159 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	So, SH3 is designed to display shadows, but nobody ever succeeded to make them work properly... This game is really disappointing... Every day, I understand better why it is so cheap! This is just a botched game made in a rush...