How to run STEAM-SH3-V1.6b-GWX-WIDESCREEN on Win10

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I thought I give you a complete set of easy-to-follow instructions on how to get the SH3 obtained from STEAM to run on Win10 with GWX and further mods. So here's how I did it. And this works with every Windows-version!

I wanted to have A COMPLETE SET of instructions that ACTUALLY WORK, because I saw how others leave something out or neglect to get it all right, so I described in great detail what's necessary to apply mods AND PATCHES (sic!) to the STEAM-version of SH3. Some say it's too detailed, some say it could be more, you can't make it suit anyone...

All this information has been moved to How to run STEAM-SH3-V1.6b-GWX-WIDESCREEN on Win10[www.donitzeliteflotilla.com]

I've joined the DEF-GROUP end of august and this way I need not update my guide more than only once in one location. Saves me extra work, u know?

[ZamViridux]

Hi Feidler, I appreciate how straightforward your guide was. I did everything exactly as you said to twice. However, when I start the game via the sh3.exe or front-end launcher, the GWX intro movie plays but then I get a noiseless black screen with only my cursor. I'm unable to do anything except restart my computer. I've tried setting the V-Sync settings in the main.cfg file to "on" but it hasn't worked. I'm totally at a loss as to what to do. I've tried launching it with both Ahnenerbe and Conus widescreen mods, respectively. Do you think you might have a solution?

My specs are as follows:

OS: Windows 10
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Processor: Intel Core i7-9750H @ 260 GHz

Let me know if you need any more information. Thanks so much!

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Hey Juno, nice to hear from you!

Such things usually happen when users don't keep the order of instructions or leave a step out. Are you really sure you did every step in the order provided and are you really sure you didn't leave anything out? Please check:

1. your Front-end.ini, please post its contents

2. your resolution, at what resolution is your Windows running?

More to follow as soon as I see that info.

[ZamViridux]

Hey! Thanks for the quick response. I actually figured it out on my own. I did everything you said to the letter, but for some reason I was still getting a blank screen. After installation, I applied the SH3-Resolution-Fix from the Subsim forums to the GWX copy of SH3 I had, and manually reconfigured the resolution to match my PC's specs. It works perfectly now.

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No, you didn't figure it out. What you did was you actually made a step back instead of solving your actual problem, but well... if you like it that way...

[Krenn]

Hello again can you please tell me why i have to d/l JGSME when GWX already has it are we supposed to have 2 JGSME files

[Krenn]

Don't bother replying why the hell i wasted 2 days trying to get this old game to work is beyond me
all i wanted was to run it in a higher res so it didn't look so dated but all i got was 2 days of bloody frustration

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Krenn:

Don't bother replying why the hell i wasted 2 days trying to get this old game to work is beyond me
all i wanted was to run it in a higher res so it didn't look so dated but all i got was 2 days of bloody frustration

Morning, Krenn! I read your rant yesterday (the one you've deleted today) and I've also read what you ranted before you edited your post, but the reason for your frustration is that you obviously don't follow the instructions and do what you want. I've taken a look into your other posts here and it dawned on me where your true problem is. It's really beyond me why you rant in my topic!!

How in the world shall I help you then?
If you go see your dentist because you've got toothache, you must also open your mouth!
It'd also really help if you'd not write without any "." or ",".

And tone it down, cowboy! It's not my fault that you don't do what you're told!

Re: JSGME

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Krenn:

Hello again can you please tell me why i have to d/l JGSME when GWX already has it are we supposed to have 2 JGSME files

I've added an explanation to the instructions, would you bother to read! If not, don't blame me!

[Krenn]

sorry old boy for the rant
and yes i followed your instructions to the letter in fact i have just redone the whole process with the same result the game lets me set up my torp load out and crew then click mission and it CTD's everytime oh yes i have anger issues :) ok 1 more go then to hell with it i'll just run GWX in the games original steam location atleast that works

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Krenn:

sorry old boy for the rant
and yes i followed your instructions to the letter in fact i have just redone the whole process with the same result the game lets me set up my torp load out and crew then click mission and it CTD's everytime oh yes i have anger issues :) ok 1 more go then to hell with it i'll just run GWX in the games original steam location atleast that works

Add me and i can give you details on how to, its 2 simple steps or so, i got this game running on several machines, linux and windows. Modded ofc, with Widescreen ( ultra wide in my case )

[Krenn]

tried to add you a few times just get the message "try again later"

[Krenn]

well i tried again and once again i end up back at my desk top wondering what the hell went wrong this time and yes i followed your step by step guide it won't even run GWX never mind trying to get a hires patch to work and if i use staem fix i can't even try patching it the old way as h'sie's patch won't work after moving the sh3 file from steam and i have to use front end

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Once again: Such things usually happen when users don't keep the order of instructions or leave a step out. Are you really sure you did every step in the order provided and are you really sure you didn't leave anything out? Of course not, cause you've just said yourself that you didn't want to install the newest JSGME.

So if you didn't follow the instructions to update JSGME to its newest version, then this causes a chain-reaction, so that S3F does not recognize it (well-documented, but often ignored), resulting in that you can't apply the H.sie patch and so on and so on and so on.

Redo from scratch.

[Krenn]

yes i'm really sure step by step doing everything in them 1 question though do i put everything in the JGSME file into the my C:\ SH3 file or just the exe file and doing it with front end do i still need to install Tycho's patch to get the hires patches working ?

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย 🅵🅸🅴🅳🅻🅴🆁:

Redo from scratch.

^^^ This also means and includes to delete the configuration file that Front-End writes (S3F.INI or so) so it makes a new scan and doesn't use your old data.

We have thought we found that out in the very topic, but the author had already implemented this as an undocumented command option, see here: http://www.donitzeliteflotilla.com/forum/index.php?topic=64.msg16046#msg16046

Do you now see why it's so important to follow every single step of my instructions in the provided order? You only cause a mess if you don't!

[Krenn]

if you mean those little files in my download file where i run steam fix from yes i also deleted them
same for the front end ones