SH4 has me raging

DirtyACE · 02-16-10, 06:24 PM

Just as the title says, the game has me simply pissed off to no end

I've installed the game just fine on Windows 7, and some mods like OM on top of it. Everything was done as per recommendations on these forums. Started my career and everything was going well. For the last couple of days I've been able to play without any problems whatsoever. Then today, for some reason, the game simply refuses to load any saved games. I have four saves going while I'm out on patrol, plus there are several saves that the game creates automatically whenever you return or about to leave your home port.

So I try to load one of my latest saves, which was while I was out on patrol. The game CTD. So I try the next one down, another CTD. I go through all the saves I've created during my patrol, and all are CTD. Now I try to load one of the saves just before I left the port on that same patrol. It finally loads, thank god, but wait a minute, something is very wrong. When I go to look at my crew, they are all missing. There's not a single crewman on board, and I can't add any either. I try starting the patrol anyway, however, my boat is still without any crew whatsoever and of course I can't give out commands because there's no one there to carry them out.

This is just incredible. I mean what the hell happened to my game? I've been playing it just fine for two days. Everything ran fine, the saves were loading without problems, and now this

PS - can some please tell me how to make a screen shot in SH4?

ETR3(SS) · 02-16-10, 07:17 PM

Ctrl+F11 takes a screenshot.

So just randomly all your save games broke at once? You didn't do anything different over the past few days?

DirtyACE · 02-16-10, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ETR3(SS)

Ctrl+F11 takes a screenshot.

So just randomly all your save games broke at once? You didn't do anything different over the past few days?

That's correct. I have not done anything to the saved games. I've been playing just fine for the last 2 days but today they all simply went haywire. None of them work.

ETR3(SS) · 02-16-10, 07:28 PM

Hmm, well I can't help too much yet as my Win 7 build is still on its way, but this is something I'll look out for.

DirtyACE · 02-16-10, 07:33 PM

This is what it shows me when I load up the save while still in port. I go to the subsystems to look at my crew and give them promotions, or upgrade the ship, but this is what I get. As you can see the entire roster is empty and even if I wanted to add any crew member, I could only add them to the rear torpedo launchers.

ETR3(SS) · 02-16-10, 07:37 PM

Hmm almost looks like a mod conflict, what mods are you running?

DirtyACE · 02-16-10, 07:43 PM

I'm running Operation Monsoon (OM), OMEGU, and Admiral Scheer add-on to OM. They are all compatible, I made sure of that before using them.

If it's a mod conflict issue, then I don't understand how I could have been able to play without any of these problems for two days.

ETR3(SS) · 02-16-10, 07:44 PM

So your enabled mods list looks like this?

OMv705
OMv705 to OMv720
OMEGUv300
AS_for_OMv102

DirtyACE · 02-16-10, 07:47 PM

Here's a pic of my JSGME:

ETR3(SS) · 02-16-10, 07:51 PM

Wow, I've got to say that I'm completely baffled by this.

I don't think I can be of anymore help, sorry.

DirtyACE · 02-16-10, 08:00 PM

Well, thanks for trying ETR

I just discovered something. That screen shot I posted above was after I got back from my second patrol. However, I was able to load a save which was right after my first patrol (while still in port) and it seems to work fine. The boat is fully manned (unlike in the screen shot).

This is all very strange. Did my other saves get corrupted or something? All 7 of them?

Hope this doesn't happen to you once you switch over to Windows 7. Keep an eye out on this.

Anyone else have any idea why this is happening in my game?

Gibus · 02-18-10, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyACE

Well, thanks for trying ETR

Anyone else have any idea why this is happening in my game?

Yes, I happened to have 4 backups successive corrupt.
In the meantime, I had many MODs installed. It is believed they are all compatible but nothing is never sure.

Now only TMO.

Gibus

SteamWake · 02-18-10, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DirtyACE

This is what it shows me when I load up the save while still in port. I go to the subsystems to look at my crew and give them promotions, or upgrade the ship, but this is what I get. As you can see the entire roster is empty and even if I wanted to add any crew member, I could only add them to the rear torpedo launchers.

That is one odd looking submarine

Armistead · 02-18-10, 12:16 PM

Those playable BB's .....Sure you can run it with the other mods...Did you go over 100,000 in renown, some in the past CTD as it had no way to read it.

SteamWake · 02-19-10, 02:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Armistead

Those playable BB's .....Sure you can run it with the other mods...Did you go over 100,000 in renown, some in the past CTD as it had no way to read it.

As the renown counter reads 99,999 that might be the issue good catch.

02-16-10, 06:24 PM	#1
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	SH4 has me raging Just as the title says, the game has me simply pissed off to no end I've installed the game just fine on Windows 7, and some mods like OM on top of it. Everything was done as per recommendations on these forums. Started my career and everything was going well. For the last couple of days I've been able to play without any problems whatsoever. Then today, for some reason, the game simply refuses to load any saved games. I have four saves going while I'm out on patrol, plus there are several saves that the game creates automatically whenever you return or about to leave your home port. So I try to load one of my latest saves, which was while I was out on patrol. The game CTD. So I try the next one down, another CTD. I go through all the saves I've created during my patrol, and all are CTD. Now I try to load one of the saves just before I left the port on that same patrol. It finally loads, thank god, but wait a minute, something is very wrong. When I go to look at my crew, they are all missing. There's not a single crewman on board, and I can't add any either. I try starting the patrol anyway, however, my boat is still without any crew whatsoever and of course I can't give out commands because there's no one there to carry them out. This is just incredible. I mean what the hell happened to my game? I've been playing it just fine for two days. Everything ran fine, the saves were loading without problems, and now this PS - can some please tell me how to make a screen shot in SH4?

02-16-10, 07:17 PM	#2
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Ctrl+F11 takes a screenshot. So just randomly all your save games broke at once? You didn't do anything different over the past few days? __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

02-16-10, 07:28 PM	#4
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Hmm, well I can't help too much yet as my Win 7 build is still on its way, but this is something I'll look out for. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

02-16-10, 07:37 PM	#6
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Hmm almost looks like a mod conflict, what mods are you running? __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

02-16-10, 07:44 PM	#8
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	So your enabled mods list looks like this? OMv705 OMv705 to OMv720 OMEGUv300 AS_for_OMv102 __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

02-16-10, 07:33 PM	#5
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	This is what it shows me when I load up the save while still in port. I go to the subsystems to look at my crew and give them promotions, or upgrade the ship, but this is what I get. As you can see the entire roster is empty and even if I wanted to add any crew member, I could only add them to the rear torpedo launchers.

02-16-10, 07:43 PM	#7
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	I'm running Operation Monsoon (OM), OMEGU, and Admiral Scheer add-on to OM. They are all compatible, I made sure of that before using them. If it's a mod conflict issue, then I don't understand how I could have been able to play without any of these problems for two days.

02-16-10, 07:47 PM	#9
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Here's a pic of my JSGME:

02-16-10, 07:51 PM	#10
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Wow, I've got to say that I'm completely baffled by this. I don't think I can be of anymore help, sorry. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

02-16-10, 08:00 PM	#11
DirtyACE Engineer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 213 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	Well, thanks for trying ETR I just discovered something. That screen shot I posted above was after I got back from my second patrol. However, I was able to load a save which was right after my first patrol (while still in port) and it seems to work fine. The boat is fully manned (unlike in the screen shot). This is all very strange. Did my other saves get corrupted or something? All 7 of them? Hope this doesn't happen to you once you switch over to Windows 7. Keep an eye out on this. Anyone else have any idea why this is happening in my game?

02-18-10, 12:16 PM	#14
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Those playable BB's .....Sure you can run it with the other mods...Did you go over 100,000 in renown, some in the past CTD as it had no way to read it.