Can not initialize 3D engine

[VonJämtland]

Dear fellow submariners. I just bought Silent Hunter III just to get this error message when I try to start it. My computer has NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970. Do you know if this is the problem+ Do anyone have a solution to suggest? Best wishes!

[LtlMacMcG]

I have the exact same problem....though I have a Nividia 690X. I bought the game a long time ago and was in the mood to reply it...seems it doesn't want to initialize the 3D engine, either

[Woody]

Change your resolution on your desktop. Try 1024x768

[LtlMacMcG]

it works.....thank you!!!

[SievertChaser]

Is it possible to set Windows to automatically run an app in 1024x768 and not 640x480?

[Oparator Stalker]

>the Best compatibility mod is Win2000 or XP, which is the requiered OS anyway....I have Win7 and working on XP3 compatibility.

>Game Screen resolutions are FIXED type. Meanse the game uses only one kind.
Game resolutions are 1024x768.

>I don't know about Win8.0 or 8.1, But in 7 in the compatibility menu tab, there is a settings list that you can also set, do not check any of them. It dosen't run in 256 colors (not bit, big difference between colors and bit) nor dose it use a 640x480 screen. These are for DOS game types and Win95 (800x600 was common for win98 and ME, see the connection to 1024x768?).

>DVD will have no bearing, I have the a orginal release retail when it was first released and have a copy of the patch for it burned on CD, I have the recent retail release of the game that once installed, I don't need a CD to play it anymore, and also the steam version of the game. All work just fine, actully I think it plays way better in Win 7 than it ever did when I had XP.

>I do not have Win8.x how ever, If you tried all these and run into a dead end, then I suggest to go to the SUBSIM fourms, because this is were Silent hunter lives. Members even had the chance to test SH5 regarding Ubisoft. Not to mention many mods, but I leave that to you.

In regards for issues because of Win8.x I say if the simple stuff is got you stumped, there maybe it is something else that was over looked that could be just as simple...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/index.php

[DirishDevil]

every time i set my resolution to 1024x768 my screen wont display (black screen) until it reverts, wtf is going on.. hdmi connection on a 40 in screen.. i have about 6 steam games that i cant play..