Problems with GWX 3.0 (clean) on win 8.1/steam

matthias_wlkp · 04-21-14, 07:18 PM

Hi!

I played SH2 and even Silent Service 2 very long time ago, when I didn't really know what I was doing... However very pleasant memories stayed and when I discovered a board game about submarines (The Hunters), those memories came back and I tried to install SH3.

I recently built a new desktop (my first one):
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Matt...lkp/saved/4mNL
therefore I'm running a fresh, fully patched Win8.1.

I quickly discovered GWX and tried to run it. Everything was fine until second patrol - when I got rammed by a tanker and sunk... (don't ask). Apparently, I somehow lost more than that sub...

For some strange reasons, I was unable to reload my old save, to redo that patrol - game CTD during load...

Ok, maybe the game invalidates old saves after death, so I restart the campaign, this time in Konigsberg. First patrol was fine, then during second one I stayed in a port until the war started and sunk two destroyers. After I came back to base I was supposed to move from Konigsberg to Kiel - mission loads... CTD again! Loading career - start mission again - CTD!

I looked for different solutions - I found the one with disabling read-only property in the game folders and running the game as administrator - mission loaded! But wtf! I'm on West African Coast, close to Congo river.... Ok, end mission, trying to start again - CTD....

I reinstalled SH3 and tried to play vanilla for a while, but that experience with GWX was so much better, that I tried to give it another go - no luck, this time I'm unable to even start my first career - I get CTD whenever I try to start a mission...

I removed everything again, went through registry (I'm not sure if I removed everything, since I never had to do that before). Reinstalled the game, installed GWX - CTD again....

Does anyone have any clue what might be wrong? Vanilla game worked fine, with GWX I'm still able to play single missions... I didn't add anything more than GWX except a screen resolution fix to play in 1080p.

Please help...

04-21-14, 07:18 PM	#1
matthias_wlkp Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 5 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Problems with GWX 3.0 (clean) on win 8.1/steam Hi! I played SH2 and even Silent Service 2 very long time ago, when I didn't really know what I was doing... However very pleasant memories stayed and when I discovered a board game about submarines (The Hunters), those memories came back and I tried to install SH3. I recently built a new desktop (my first one): http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/user/Matt...lkp/saved/4mNL therefore I'm running a fresh, fully patched Win8.1. I quickly discovered GWX and tried to run it. Everything was fine until second patrol - when I got rammed by a tanker and sunk... (don't ask). Apparently, I somehow lost more than that sub... For some strange reasons, I was unable to reload my old save, to redo that patrol - game CTD during load... Ok, maybe the game invalidates old saves after death, so I restart the campaign, this time in Konigsberg. First patrol was fine, then during second one I stayed in a port until the war started and sunk two destroyers. After I came back to base I was supposed to move from Konigsberg to Kiel - mission loads... CTD again! Loading career - start mission again - CTD! I looked for different solutions - I found the one with disabling read-only property in the game folders and running the game as administrator - mission loaded! But wtf! I'm on West African Coast, close to Congo river.... Ok, end mission, trying to start again - CTD.... I reinstalled SH3 and tried to play vanilla for a while, but that experience with GWX was so much better, that I tried to give it another go - no luck, this time I'm unable to even start my first career - I get CTD whenever I try to start a mission... I removed everything again, went through registry (I'm not sure if I removed everything, since I never had to do that before). Reinstalled the game, installed GWX - CTD again.... Does anyone have any clue what might be wrong? Vanilla game worked fine, with GWX I'm still able to play single missions... I didn't add anything more than GWX except a screen resolution fix to play in 1080p. Please help...