help SH III with gwx frozen window

mib · 06-19-08, 10:56 AM

hello

i´m had an big problem afer installing the gwx mod the Game SHIII became a frozen window

example:

when i see my u boat in the harbour all is ok but when i drive out the harbour and click f5 or f6 or f7 the game froze in after i click it and they must restart the pc because there goes no back to window

greetz

mib

Jimbuna · 06-19-08, 11:08 AM

What are your computer specs ?

mib · 06-19-08, 11:18 AM

my specifications:

amd 64bit 3200 ghz
1,25 gb ram
ati radeon 9600
grafikkartentreiber:
version: 8.471.0.0
treiberdatum: 25.02.2008

can i not play the gwx mod with this specifications??

greetz

mib

Murr44 · 06-19-08, 02:17 PM

I'm no expert but my guess is that you need more RAM. What version of Windows do you use? I know that Vista uses a lot of memory & GWX adds a lot of objects (ships, planes, etc.) that aren't present in the stock game. Those extra objects get loaded into memory every time you start the game; that's why it takes so long to load. You can try using the "Lite Harbor" mod included in GWX to lessen the strain on your pc. It reduces the amount of ships in friendly harbors. If you have the SH 3 Cmdr add-on the latest version lets you start patrols at sea, which also takes some of the load off the computer.

mib · 06-19-08, 03:47 PM

i had no vista i had window xp
and i had this new installed and when after a few minute the game crash and an black window and then i must restart the pc and this is very hard when i restart the pc the bios gave me a very criticalt error and i must let the last option that i had maked in the bios and load the last defaults

can this a prob with my agp port?

we can i take the "lite harbor mod"? there must i makes on? or there must i took the options on

greetz

mib

Murr44 · 06-20-08, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mib

i had no vista i had window xp
and i had this new installed and when after a few minute the game crash and an black window and then i must restart the pc and this is very hard when i restart the pc the bios gave me a very criticalt error and i must let the last option that i had maked in the bios and load the last defaults

can this a prob with my agp port?

we can i take the "lite harbor mod"? there must i makes on? or there must i took the options on

greetz

mib

I don't know if it's a problem with your AGP port. All I can tell you is that the GWX add-on takes a lot of your system's resources to run. Using the "Lite Harbor" mod or "Starting Patrols at Sea" can help lesson the load on your pc but if you're getting critical bios errors then you have a big problem. Unfortunately I don't know very much about the bios. Ask a technical person & be extremely careful about making changes to the bios because if you make a mistake you can permanently damage your system.

Jimbuna · 06-20-08, 06:43 PM

Your specs should be sufficient, but there is obviously an underlying problem.

Ideally, I would upgrade the graphics card and add to the RAM.

bert8for3 · 06-20-08, 07:23 PM

I used to run on fairly similar specs to yours. How much free RAM do you have just before starting up SH3? Do you have a lot of background services/processes running? Have a look in your Task Manager, although that won't show the services which can take up quite a lot of RAM.

Best is to shut down as many unnecessary services and processes that you can to free up RAM. I pull the internet cable out so that I can shut down AV and anti-malware.

You might want to search in the forum for references to FSAutostart, which is a nifty program for shutting down services and processes. It's very easy to use. Then after a clean boot and running FSAutostart then try running SH3.

Murr44 · 06-21-08, 01:09 PM

Be sure to shut down the Themes service. It's a big resource hog & all it really does is make your Windows look pretty. Also, go into Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System > Advanced > Performance and tick "Adjust for best performance". This will free up some of your system's memory.

mib · 06-21-08, 02:10 PM

hello and thx for all the ideas

i had because my system was bored makes format c
and makes new windows xp and and the newest version of system drivers grafik drivers and so one
i had yet an very stable system and fast
i can play the game but when i goes to the card room there i can an course calculated the screen was black and i hear the music or the sound of the engine but the screen is black and nothing what i do is gone

no esc, or strg alt entf , nothing what i can do press is coming to my windows back

the problem with the bios is no more problem, i had sh3 1.4b with GWX2.0
or must i do update on 2.1 ? or became this problem by not corrected installation?

there became i the 2.1version of GWX?

@bert8for3
what does you mean? i had 1,25 gb ram
i had all the programm that was joined in the background takes off
like antivir software or another software

greetz

mib

bert8for3 · 06-21-08, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mib

@bert8for3
what does you mean? i had 1,25 gb ram
i had all the programm that was joined in the background takes off
like antivir software or another software

mib

If you have 1.25G free RAM, then likely the problem lies elsewhere. My point was simply (not knowing your free RAM situation) to check it and if low to shutdown background services/processes, but sounds like you've done that.

mib · 06-21-08, 03:42 PM

ah i understand but i had another tested i can play the game i can drive out the harbor in can goes to the periscope station to the board gun but when i goes often more than 2 to the card station there i can plan the route and so one we game was crashed goes to the black screen and i hear the sound but i see nothing else i hear the sounds of the engine the other ships and i think then the screen is black the u boat drived further
i cannot understand but i mean by the last test heared that the boat was crashed along the beach it makes a stange noise like the boat drived on the beach but im not very sure at this

and what must i do to play with harbor lite? where can i this adjust?

greetz

mib

mib · 06-23-08, 03:41 PM

nobody can help me???

Murr44 · 06-24-08, 04:19 PM

Enable the Lite Harbor mod using the JSGME program that was installed when you installed GWX 2.0.

mib · 06-24-08, 05:30 PM

thx @Murr44

but when i the JSGM Proggy activated can i play the missions of SH III or is this the mode there is no missions, like open mode?

greetz

mib

06-19-08, 10:56 AM	#1
mib Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	help SH III with gwx frozen window hello i´m had an big problem afer installing the gwx mod the Game SHIII became a frozen window example: when i see my u boat in the harbour all is ok but when i drive out the harbour and click f5 or f6 or f7 the game froze in after i click it and they must restart the pc because there goes no back to window greetz mib

06-19-08, 11:08 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	What are your computer specs ? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-19-08, 11:18 AM	#3
mib Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	my specifications: amd 64bit 3200 ghz 1,25 gb ram ati radeon 9600 grafikkartentreiber: version: 8.471.0.0 treiberdatum: 25.02.2008 can i not play the gwx mod with this specifications?? greetz mib Last edited by mib; 06-19-08 at 12:26 PM.

06-20-08, 06:43 PM	#7
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Your specs should be sufficient, but there is obviously an underlying problem. Ideally, I would upgrade the graphics card and add to the RAM. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-20-08, 07:23 PM	#8
bert8for3 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,124 Downloads: 110 Uploads: 0	I used to run on fairly similar specs to yours. How much free RAM do you have just before starting up SH3? Do you have a lot of background services/processes running? Have a look in your Task Manager, although that won't show the services which can take up quite a lot of RAM. Best is to shut down as many unnecessary services and processes that you can to free up RAM. I pull the internet cable out so that I can shut down AV and anti-malware. You might want to search in the forum for references to FSAutostart, which is a nifty program for shutting down services and processes. It's very easy to use. Then after a clean boot and running FSAutostart then try running SH3. __________________

06-19-08, 02:17 PM	#4
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	I'm no expert but my guess is that you need more RAM. What version of Windows do you use? I know that Vista uses a lot of memory & GWX adds a lot of objects (ships, planes, etc.) that aren't present in the stock game. Those extra objects get loaded into memory every time you start the game; that's why it takes so long to load. You can try using the "Lite Harbor" mod included in GWX to lessen the strain on your pc. It reduces the amount of ships in friendly harbors. If you have the SH 3 Cmdr add-on the latest version lets you start patrols at sea, which also takes some of the load off the computer.

06-19-08, 03:47 PM	#5
mib Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i had no vista i had window xp and i had this new installed and when after a few minute the game crash and an black window and then i must restart the pc and this is very hard when i restart the pc the bios gave me a very criticalt error and i must let the last option that i had maked in the bios and load the last defaults can this a prob with my agp port? we can i take the "lite harbor mod"? there must i makes on? or there must i took the options on greetz mib

06-21-08, 01:09 PM	#9
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Be sure to shut down the Themes service. It's a big resource hog & all it really does is make your Windows look pretty. Also, go into Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > System > Advanced > Performance and tick "Adjust for best performance". This will free up some of your system's memory.

06-21-08, 02:10 PM	#10
mib Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	hello and thx for all the ideas i had because my system was bored makes format c and makes new windows xp and and the newest version of system drivers grafik drivers and so one i had yet an very stable system and fast i can play the game but when i goes to the card room there i can an course calculated the screen was black and i hear the music or the sound of the engine but the screen is black and nothing what i do is gone no esc, or strg alt entf , nothing what i can do press is coming to my windows back the problem with the bios is no more problem, i had sh3 1.4b with GWX2.0 or must i do update on 2.1 ? or became this problem by not corrected installation? there became i the 2.1version of GWX? @bert8for3 what does you mean? i had 1,25 gb ram i had all the programm that was joined in the background takes off like antivir software or another software greetz mib

06-21-08, 03:42 PM	#12
mib Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ah i understand but i had another tested i can play the game i can drive out the harbor in can goes to the periscope station to the board gun but when i goes often more than 2 to the card station there i can plan the route and so one we game was crashed goes to the black screen and i hear the sound but i see nothing else i hear the sounds of the engine the other ships and i think then the screen is black the u boat drived further i cannot understand but i mean by the last test heared that the boat was crashed along the beach it makes a stange noise like the boat drived on the beach but im not very sure at this and what must i do to play with harbor lite? where can i this adjust? greetz mib Last edited by mib; 06-21-08 at 04:46 PM.

06-23-08, 03:41 PM	#13
mib Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	nobody can help me???

06-24-08, 04:19 PM	#14
Murr44 Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 913 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Enable the Lite Harbor mod using the JSGME program that was installed when you installed GWX 2.0.

06-24-08, 05:30 PM	#15
mib Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 14 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	thx @Murr44 but when i the JSGM Proggy activated can i play the missions of SH III or is this the mode there is no missions, like open mode? greetz mib