SH3 with GWX crashing at random

alexa1591 · 07-01-20, 09:48 AM

Hi, I absolutely love SH3 and GWX however my game crashes in game at random intervals making it very difficult to play especially when I've wracked up a good amount of tonnage and then lose it all because the game crashes or the saves become corrupted at some point during the career mode.

I'm running the game via steam, up to date drivers, up to date GWX, minimal mods (still crashes without any additional mods), windows 10 64bit.

I've scoured forums for the last two years and tried many fixes but ultimately I end up giving up with the game out of frustration. Every 6 months or so I try again (usually after watching das boot the film or series). If anyone has any recommendations or ideas on a fix I'd be so grateful.

Thanks in advance

Fifi · 07-01-20, 10:47 AM

Hi Alexa, have you activated the 4GB patch?
It will give you more RAM dedicated to this game

(Hence avoid crashing)

Aktungbby · 07-01-20, 10:52 AM

alexa1591!

Grumpy Pete · 07-01-20, 11:11 AM

Also right click the SH3 launch icon and set it to run in Windows 7 compatibility mode and always as Administrator.

Kapitän · 07-01-20, 11:23 AM

And check or put your anti virus program in passive mode before starting the game ...

07-01-20, 09:48 AM	#1
alexa1591 Bilge Rat Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 1 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	SH3 with GWX crashing at random Hi, I absolutely love SH3 and GWX however my game crashes in game at random intervals making it very difficult to play especially when I've wracked up a good amount of tonnage and then lose it all because the game crashes or the saves become corrupted at some point during the career mode. I'm running the game via steam, up to date drivers, up to date GWX, minimal mods (still crashes without any additional mods), windows 10 64bit. I've scoured forums for the last two years and tried many fixes but ultimately I end up giving up with the game out of frustration. Every 6 months or so I try again (usually after watching das boot the film or series). If anyone has any recommendations or ideas on a fix I'd be so grateful. Thanks in advance Last edited by alexa1591; 07-01-20 at 09:57 AM.

07-01-20, 10:47 AM	#2
Fifi Navy Seal Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Posts: 5,717 Downloads: 452 Uploads: 0	Hi Alexa, have you activated the 4GB patch? It will give you more RAM dedicated to this game (Hence avoid crashing) __________________ https://www.mediafire.com/file/oirl8...ION_V5.7z/file

07-01-20, 10:52 AM	#3
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 27,823 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard! alexa1591! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness; and I'm not too sure about the Universe"

07-01-20, 11:23 AM	#5
Kapitän The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 1,580 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	And check or put your anti virus program in passive mode before starting the game ... __________________ KSDII-Ace/GWX 3.0 Gold/CCoM 10.0 + h.sie-patch; Windows 7 (64-bit); NVIDIA GeForce GTX650 (310.90)

07-01-20, 11:11 AM	#4
Grumpy Pete Shore leave Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 70 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Also right click the SH3 launch icon and set it to run in Windows 7 compatibility mode and always as Administrator.