LIVING SILENT HUNTER III EDITION 2015 - News & Download

[PapaSmurf]

I made a mistake and posted in the general SH3 forum so I am reposting here after being told this is the correct place for this subject. My computer quit on me so I bought a new computer and it has windows 10 like my old one did. I had zero troubles loading the game and lots of mods on the old one, with this one I am having trouble just getting the game installed. I went through the tutorials step by step and here is my problem. On Post #5 of the tutorials I have named my folder SilentHunterIII. In your picture of your SHIII folder you show subfolders of data, documentation and support. My SilentHunterIII folder has none of those sub folders. But I choose my SilentHunterIII folder and click "ok", this is at picture 5 in the installation tutorial. Immediately I get an this error message

You have selected this path
D:\SilentHunterIII\
No valid SH3.EXE found in this folder.

Can someone please guide me to where I am making my mistake.
I have tried using the free download manager to speed things up and then move SH3 to my folder, and I have tried downloading straight to my folder. Neither way makes any difference, I always get this same error message at this stage of the installation. I'm at a loss as to where my SH3.EXE is located.
I forgot to add that I am downloading the game from LSH3 2015 and have tried both the full and the split downloads.

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi PS
It sounds like your game installation is not patched to the latest version.
Hover your mouse over the the SH3.exe in the main game folder.
It should show File version: 1.4.0.1
See LSH3-2015 Tutorial 3 picture 8.
Peter

[PapaSmurf]

Peter, thank you for assisting! I don't have anything that looks like what the picture 8 in tutorial 3 looks like. I originally have the entire download that gives no info when hovered over. And after I double click the download it extracts into the German and English pdf's and 3 application files that give versions when hovered over. I will describe each one and you can tell me if this helps any. They are:
Name, Size and Version
LSH3-EDITION-2015-FULL 7,702,347kb 9.22.0.0
LSH3-EDITION-2015-STARTER 1,216kb 1.0.0.39
LSH3-EDITION-2015-STARTER-FULL 1,729,240kb 1.5.0.2712

I would assume the starter-full is the one you mean but I'm not going to leave anything to guess. Please look at these and tell me what you would do next. Thank you!

Ken

[hauangua]

Originally Posted by PapaSmurf

Peter, thank you for assisting! I don't have anything that looks like what the picture 8 in tutorial 3 looks like. I originally have the entire download that gives no info when hovered over. And after I double click the download it extracts into the German and English pdf's and 3 application files that give versions when hovered over. I will describe each one and you can tell me if this helps any. They are:
Name, Size and Version
LSH3-EDITION-2015-FULL 7,702,347kb 9.22.0.0
LSH3-EDITION-2015-STARTER 1,216kb 1.0.0.39
LSH3-EDITION-2015-STARTER-FULL 1,729,240kb 1.5.0.2712

I would assume the starter-full is the one you mean but I'm not going to leave anything to guess. Please look at these and tell me what you would do next. Thank you!

Ken

Hi PapaSmurf
you have DVD or steam?

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi PS
You can check which game version you have immediately after installing SHIII.


It is also important to remember that the LSH3-2015 zip file should be downloaded into a new folder so it can be installed correctly.
It is also important to check the file byte numbers to make sure there are no missing files or corruptions caused when downloading.

At the moment I think you have missed or possibly over looked a procedure or missed something along the way?
It may be worth while going back over the tutorials to recheck nothing has been missed.
You downloaded the 1 file single download is that correct?
If you cannot resolve this then I suggest that you send me a PM and we will sort it out together as I can respond to PM's quickly.
Peter

[PapaSmurf]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

Hi PS
You can check which game version you have immediately after installing SHIII.


It is also important to remember that the LSH3-2015 zip file should be downloaded into a new folder so it can be installed correctly.
It is also important to check the file byte numbers to make sure there are no missing files or corruptions caused when downloading.

At the moment I think you have missed or possibly over looked a procedure or missed something along the way?
It may be worth while going back over the tutorials to recheck nothing has been missed.
You downloaded the 1 file single download is that correct?
If you cannot resolve this then I suggest that you send me a PM and we will sort it out together as I can respond to PM's quickly.
Peter

You are probably correct about me missing something somewhere. I will begin again with a completely fresh start and pay close attention to things. I will pm you with my results, be they positive or not. Thank you very much for your patience and help. I do appreciate it.

Ken

[zuff]

I have no spaces in my folder names but it still doesn't work.

[PapaSmurf]

Originally Posted by hauangua

Hi PapaSmurf
you have DVD or steam?

hauangua, I am downloading from lsh3.com.http://www.lsh3.com/v15/download_en.html

[hauangua]

Originally Posted by PapaSmurf

hauangua, I am downloading from lsh3.com.http://www.lsh3.com/v15/download_en.html

but your silent hunter3 is DVD or steam?... not your mod... your game

[hauangua]

Originally Posted by PapaSmurf

I made a mistake and posted in the general SH3 forum so I am reposting here after being told this is the correct place for this subject. My computer quit on me so I bought a new computer and it has windows 10 like my old one did. I had zero troubles loading the game and lots of mods on the old one, with this one I am having trouble just getting the game installed. I went through the tutorials step by step and here is my problem. On Post #5 of the tutorials I have named my folder SilentHunterIII. In your picture of your SHIII folder you show subfolders of data, documentation and support. My SilentHunterIII folder has none of those sub folders. But I choose my SilentHunterIII folder and click "ok", this is at picture 5 in the installation tutorial. Immediately I get an this error message

You have selected this path
D:\SilentHunterIII\
No valid SH3.EXE found in this folder.

Can someone please guide me to where I am making my mistake.
I have tried using the free download manager to speed things up and then move SH3 to my folder, and I have tried downloading straight to my folder. Neither way makes any difference, I always get this same error message at this stage of the installation. I'm at a loss as to where my SH3.EXE is located.
I forgot to add that I am downloading the game from LSH3 2015 and have tried both the full and the split downloads.

Hi PapaSmurf

If you do not have any subfolder in the SH3 folder you have not properly installed the game....LSH3 not install ...any mod none can be installed because there is not the game

[Cbeck139]

Hey guys!

Its been a long time since i've been on here and was wondering on the progress of 2017 version? When I was on last I saw some talk about it not being finished or scraping it all together anyone have any word on this?

Thanks

[flugkapitan]

Herr Kaleuns,

After spending 2 frustrating evenings trying to get this MegaMod to install, I decided to reach out for some help.

My system is running Windows 10 Professional 64 bit. Meets all the requirements for the game and then some.

I was playing SHIII with the GWX Gold Megamod (modded) a few years ago but ended up moving on to some other simming. After reading about LSH 2015 I decided it was time to revisit this sim that I had enjoyed so much in the past.

I went through the tutorials THEBERBSTER has put together (Thank you for your effort - much appreciated!) in order to prep my computer for the sim and also how to install the mod properly. I followed all steps exactly.

I downloaded the multi-part files installation method using the download manager that was recommended in the tutorials. I checked to make sure the size of the files were correct after downloading.

When I run the multi-part installer exe file (as administrator) I get to the opening screen where I select my language, after selection of the language, it goes to the page where it outlines the system requirements (mine are sufficient), then when I click OK, I get the following message: "Unable to locate packed archive".

I am installing the original game from a non-StarForce Dvd that also has the 1.4b patch. When installing from the Dvd the only thing I did not allow to be installed was the "Game Shadow" feature. Just seemed to be silly to me to allow that feature to be installed on a sim/game that in its original form is pretty long in the tooth, so to speak.

I have the location that I re-installed SHIII to and the folders that I downloaded the multi-part files to on the same drive, in this case D.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Regards,
Scott

[hauangua]

Originally Posted by flugkapitan

Herr Kaleuns,

After spending 2 frustrating evenings trying to get this MegaMod to install, I decided to reach out for some help.

My system is running Windows 10 Professional 64 bit. Meets all the requirements for the game and then some.

I was playing SHIII with the GWX Gold Megamod (modded) a few years ago but ended up moving on to some other simming. After reading about LSH 2015 I decided it was time to revisit this sim that I had enjoyed so much in the past.

I went through the tutorials THEBERBSTER has put together (Thank you for your effort - much appreciated!) in order to prep my computer for the sim and also how to install the mod properly. I followed all steps exactly.

I downloaded the multi-part files installation method using the download manager that was recommended in the tutorials. I checked to make sure the size of the files were correct after downloading.

When I run the multi-part installer exe file (as administrator) I get to the opening screen where I select my language, after selection of the language, it goes to the page where it outlines the system requirements (mine are sufficient), then when I click OK, I get the following message: "Unable to locate packed archive".

I am installing the original game from a non-StarForce Dvd that also has the 1.4b patch. When installing from the Dvd the only thing I did not allow to be installed was the "Game Shadow" feature. Just seemed to be silly to me to allow that feature to be installed on a sim/game that in its original form is pretty long in the tooth, so to speak.

I have the location that I re-installed SHIII to and the folders that I downloaded the multi-part files to on the same drive, in this case D.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Regards,
Scott

Hi scott
Have you put all 9 files into the same folder in D: ?

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi scott
It is important that all the files are in a new folder before starting the LSH3-2015 installation.
In the tutorial it is called LSH3Split.
It is also important to uninstall your previous SH3 installation and then use a registry cleaner before re-booting and re-installing.
It is a good idea to make at least 1 game copy from the installation so you do not need to use the dvd again.
You can run 1 other SH3 game without using multi SH3 as LSH3 does not use the SH3 saved games folder.
Peter

[flugkapitan]

Hauangua and the Theberbster, thank you for your replies.

Everything you mentioned in your replies to my problem, had been done before I posted about it.

Scott