Can not initialize 3D engine

Ula Jolly · 01-03-08, 04:39 PM

That's what I get. I've been playing SH3 fine, most dandy, for the last couple of years, but today I retried it. I got a weird little error, the SH3-has-had-problem etc, at first that kicked me back to the desktop, so I reinstalled it all. I entered the editor and the game well enough, and didn't play for a while.

I went back to playing the game after I installed Notebook Hardware control - that's the only change I can think of. Upon entering, I now get the message "Can not initialize 3D engine" or something like that. When trying to open the Editor, I ALSO get a SH3 has had a problem and must be shut down-message. This happened also after patching to 1.4b.

Can anyone lend a hand? A search on the forums for this failure message gave me nothing that seemed of value.

(I forgot my hardware-software specs, sorry. Oh, and look at my avatar!)
3-year old Inspiron 6000, 1.6GHz with 1Gb RAM. XP SP2, ATI Mobility Radeon X300 - 128Mb. I also have the June 2007 DirectX9 update.

Further edits, after I googled "can not initialize 3d engine silent hunter" - I run at 1280x800 @ 60Hz, but have tried 1024x760 @ 60 as well. I do not have two monitors, I attempted to delete the two movies in the Intro folder, none of this worked.

From a quick study of the failures people are experiencing, this error message certainly displays for a range of different engine-related issues. This does not particularly help me, but is an interesting bit of information.

01-03-08, 04:39 PM	#1
Ula Jolly Samurai Navy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 567 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can not initialize 3D engine That's what I get. I've been playing SH3 fine, most dandy, for the last couple of years, but today I retried it. I got a weird little error, the SH3-has-had-problem etc, at first that kicked me back to the desktop, so I reinstalled it all. I entered the editor and the game well enough, and didn't play for a while. I went back to playing the game after I installed Notebook Hardware control - that's the only change I can think of. Upon entering, I now get the message "Can not initialize 3D engine" or something like that. When trying to open the Editor, I ALSO get a SH3 has had a problem and must be shut down-message. This happened also after patching to 1.4b. Can anyone lend a hand? A search on the forums for this failure message gave me nothing that seemed of value. (I forgot my hardware-software specs, sorry. Oh, and look at my avatar!) 3-year old Inspiron 6000, 1.6GHz with 1Gb RAM. XP SP2, ATI Mobility Radeon X300 - 128Mb. I also have the June 2007 DirectX9 update. Further edits, after I googled "can not initialize 3d engine silent hunter" - I run at 1280x800 @ 60Hz, but have tried 1024x760 @ 60 as well. I do not have two monitors, I attempted to delete the two movies in the Intro folder, none of this worked. From a quick study of the failures people are experiencing, this error message certainly displays for a range of different engine-related issues. This does not particularly help me, but is an interesting bit of information. __________________ I shall punish yee, landlubber! C'mere for spankings and popsicles! Last edited by Ula Jolly; 01-03-08 at 05:02 PM.