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Old 08-15-19, 03:31 AM   #1
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Hi guys, i tried to run my old Sh3 again, but every time i activate a widescreen mod i get this error, without it it works fine, i dont know if it helps i have a 1680*1050 monitor but i managed to force it to 1920*1080 trough the graphics card, in the past and i could run it without problems but i cant seem to make it work now, any help would be great.
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Old 08-15-19, 06:35 AM   #2
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Set the screen resolution on the desktop to 1024x768. (4:3)

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Yeah i already tried that to no avail, i dont know how i managed to get it to work before, maybe because i had a different graphics card?
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Do you have the 4gb patch activated ? I think you'll get this message if you're using some types of mods, and don't have the 4gb in use.
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Sounds like you need to install DX 9.0c. SH3 needs it in order to run correctly.
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Old 08-15-19, 02:24 PM   #7
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Sounds like you need to install DX 9.0c. SH3 needs it in order to run correctly.
How do i run that in windows 10?
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How do i run that in windows 10?

You can find DX 9.0c here. Just d/l it to a folder that you remember and run the exe file. DX 9.0c is backward compatible with DX 10. It will not harm anything.
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You need to play with the settings of the new video card.
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I managed to get it working, thanks all for the help.
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I managed to get it working, thanks all for the help.
Tell everyone-how?
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Tell everyone-how?
I serached online an alternate exe to install 9.0.c and somehow it worked,
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I serached online an alternate exe to install 9.0.c and somehow it worked,

Didn't know there was an alternative, but happy to hear that you got things working.
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