game pause/graphics issue on Win 8

seehorse · 02-03-14, 06:00 AM

Hi there good folks. I'm new to this forum. Trying to run SH3 on my laptop. I have Windows 8. I've installed to a different folder (not default) and I'm running as an administrator in compatibility mode.
The game starts fine but when I try to play an actual scenario, that's where the issue occurs. The Game starts PAUSED and I can't take it off Paused. I also can't hear any sounds at that point and the main body of the screen is dark. I can see the icons at the bottom and sides but nothing happens if I click the icons. Tried every key stroke imaginable!
Can't figure out if this is a graphics issue or a windows 8 issue or what. I saw someone else post with the exact same issue but they fixed it by upgrading to SH5!
I have the download version of the game rather than the DVD version and it's on the latest patch.
I've tried running on 1024/768 resolution
I've tried uninstall and reinstall of the game
I've tried running as administrator
I've tried compatibility mode as WinXP SP3

The reason I went with SH3 was it was cheap and I figured it would run on my old laptop which isn't all that modern - Graphics card is NVIDIA 9400M (256MB). I really wanted to find a sim game that my laptop could handle!

would appreciate some advice on this

seehorse · 02-03-14, 06:31 AM

And I've tried to access the museum section but can't see any of the boats. So to appears to be down to a graphics problem of some kind.

Mittelwaechter · 02-03-14, 08:27 AM

Welcome aboard, seehorse.

Win 8 on an old laptop? What laptop - and your system specs please.

seehorse · 02-03-14, 09:51 AM

Cheers!

Intel duo CPU 2.26GHz
8GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce 9400M graphics card
windows 8

and I have SH4 running just fine!

Mittelwaechter · 02-03-14, 10:25 AM

Check your time compression settings in MyDocuments ...\SH3\data\cfg\main.cfg.
Open with notepad and ensure RealTime=1

Do you use the SH3 Commander?

8Gb RAM? So I assume you have Win8 64bit?

Do you have a 64 bit driver for your graphics card?
http://www.nvidia.de/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

ReallyDedPoet · 02-03-14, 11:02 AM

Welcome seehorse

02-03-14, 06:00 AM	#1
seehorse Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	game pause/graphics issue on Win 8 Hi there good folks. I'm new to this forum. Trying to run SH3 on my laptop. I have Windows 8. I've installed to a different folder (not default) and I'm running as an administrator in compatibility mode. The game starts fine but when I try to play an actual scenario, that's where the issue occurs. The Game starts PAUSED and I can't take it off Paused. I also can't hear any sounds at that point and the main body of the screen is dark. I can see the icons at the bottom and sides but nothing happens if I click the icons. Tried every key stroke imaginable! Can't figure out if this is a graphics issue or a windows 8 issue or what. I saw someone else post with the exact same issue but they fixed it by upgrading to SH5! I have the download version of the game rather than the DVD version and it's on the latest patch. I've tried running on 1024/768 resolution I've tried uninstall and reinstall of the game I've tried running as administrator I've tried compatibility mode as WinXP SP3 The reason I went with SH3 was it was cheap and I figured it would run on my old laptop which isn't all that modern - Graphics card is NVIDIA 9400M (256MB). I really wanted to find a sim game that my laptop could handle! would appreciate some advice on this

02-03-14, 06:31 AM	#2
seehorse Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	and also... And I've tried to access the museum section but can't see any of the boats. So to appears to be down to a graphics problem of some kind.

02-03-14, 08:27 AM	#3
Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Welcome aboard, seehorse. Win 8 on an old laptop? What laptop - and your system specs please. __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

02-03-14, 09:51 AM	#4
seehorse Swabbie Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	specs Cheers! Intel duo CPU 2.26GHz 8GB RAM Nvidia Geforce 9400M graphics card windows 8 and I have SH4 running just fine!

02-03-14, 10:25 AM	#5
Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Check your time compression settings in MyDocuments ...\SH3\data\cfg\main.cfg. Open with notepad and ensure RealTime=1 Do you use the SH3 Commander? 8Gb RAM? So I assume you have Win8 64bit? Do you have a 64 bit driver for your graphics card? http://www.nvidia.de/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE

02-03-14, 11:02 AM	#6
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Welcome seehorse __________________ Back in the Day