You might not have file extensions visible in your File Explorer. That option is "off" in Windows by default. There are two files in the SH3 install folder that are named "SH3". The first is "SH3.dll", which will have a little icon with a couple of cogged gears as the illustration. The "SH3.exe" file will have an icon with "SH3" in a red font, on a dark greenish background, with a tiny TypeVII sub (??) in the lower right corner of the icon. Not the easiest thing to see. So choose the red icon with a right-click, and then left-click on "Properties" at the bottom of the resultant context menu, and on the first page it opens to, which is the "General" tab, you will see an "Attributes" section near the bottom with a "Read-only" tick box, which should be empty. If there is a checkmark in that little white box, click on it to clear it, and then click OK to get out of there Now try to run the 4Gig Patch and choose that same SH3.exe file in that same folder as your "target" for the patch.

Not being able to open a Saved game after several tries usually means it is corrupt. It does sometimes take a few attempts at loading to get some Saves to come up. Also, some Saves will "disappear" as you attempt to use others. You should get a little pop-up warning when it goes to do that. As for applying promotions and awards to your crew, I am not familiar enough with that in SH3 to advise, and I do not remember why certain messages come up concerning it. I usually skip the process. Let them eat cake... :haha:

Probeanie:
thanks for the reply, but...
1. I find only one SH3 file and that is the SH3.dll file. There is no SH3.exe file with a red font or small submarine or anything else.
2. I went to File extensions, selected yes to turn on file extensions. Nada.
3. as for multiple attempts to try to open the saved files, I have done so too many times to count. Everything 'loads' through the "To the fallen comrades" and then clears to desktop.
This is nuts.
Archive1

Hi Archive1 maybe your LSH-2022 has been corupted if files are missing then you may need to reinstall eveything but you can retreive your campaign career files in your documents you will have a Folder called V2C or something similar thats where your LSH-2022 Career patrol saves are kept.
I would copy and paste that folder to somewhere different like in your pictures or music folder uninstall LSH-2022 completly then reinstall SH3 check if you have the SH3.exe and the SH3.dll.
Then take stock SH3 for a test run to ensure it is working as it should then install LSH-2022 Career version ensure you name your career save folder same as the one you moved to your pictures folder do a test run with the built in Commander mod with same Kapitans name to see if LSH-2022 runs if all is ok then replace your default V2C LSH-2022 career Folder in your documents with the saved one you moved to your pictures or music folder then you should be up and running once again if your LSH-2022 new install crashes when you load your last at sea mid patrol save then i would load the start of that patrol save when you were back in port ok.


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hope this gets you squared away also check the PM I sent you it will help you some Sir :Kaleun_Salute:

LSH3 Commander U-Boat Config
 

So I have been having some fun with the LSH3 2022 Commander mod, and apart from some crashes and mid-patrol saves being sorta iffy, it works for the most part! Unfortunately I have some issues with the in-game U-Boat Management tab, i.e. trying to swap all my T1 torps for T2s. It doesn't seem to save my 'loadout' apart from upgrading my Hydrophone (currently in a IXB Dec. 25 ) so whenever I start the patrol, it only gives me like 4 T2s for some reason... Anyone else having this issue? :k_confused:

welcome aboard!
 

Locrian_Gelat!:Kaleun_Salute:

Glad to be aboard!
 

:Kaleun_Salute:

Welcome to SubSim :Kaleun_Salute:

Thank you very much!
 

After being away for over two years (got busy during the pandemic building a new model RR layout), I re-embarked and discovered the LSH3 2020 version and 2022HD version.

I have been playing LSH3-2015 since it was released and have really enjoyed the immersion provided by the LSH3 Team. After looking over the 2020 and 2022HD versions and reading through the comments, I decided to see if 2022HD would load and function on my eleven-year-old Alienware Area 51 using Windows 7 (I thoroughly dislike Windows 10 and will avoid any "upgraded OS" or other Microsoft garbage as long as I can keep the old rig running).

Somewhat to my surprise, the package downloaded and installed without incident and got past Windows Defender without any heartburn. So far, the Naval Academy Exams are running perfectly. I did have to reposition the notepad in the hydrophone station and there is a little "squeezing" of the screen image, my 30-inch Dell monitor has native resolution of 2560X1600 (8:5), but nothing to get upset about.

I'll be doing some "tweaking" to adjust a few things and particularly to replace the uniforms and get a more informal atmosphere in the boat before starting a career in Commander. But I don't really remember anything that I did that caused a problem with V15, so hopefully everything will continue to run smoothly.

I was very saddened to hear of the passing of several of the LSH3 Team members, particularly sorry about Urmel. We had several e-mail "conversations" a few years ago and exchanged some ideas about submarine technology and terminology; I'm sorry I can't thank him personally for his role in producing this wonderful Super-Mod. However, I will be making a donation to the Team to thank the rest of you all for your dedication to keeping SH3 alive and well.

Many thanks...and "Good Hunting" to you all.

Looking for more challenges in 2020 edition
 

Hi all!

I'm in July, 1942 campaign. Convoy escort still seems to be very lazy and deaf. Is it going to change ? Or is it normal?

Thanks for every reply.

Blackswan:
Just got this and have a PM reply to you (I hope it attached to yours).
Will follow advice. V2c is in proper place in Documents. by the way, with all proper names.
New version of SH3 downloaded and opens properly.
Will give the advised route a shot and see how it goes.
Very bizarre situation since everything was doing well before normal shut down.
Appreciate the assistance.
-=Archive1=-

Gridxxxx
 

For those who, like myself, keep a detailed KTB and want to record events in a more accurate Grid area, this information will put the "Gridxxxx" overlay by Tycho in the correct position on the Nav Chart.

After you paste the layout data in Data/Menu/menu_1024_768.ini, it should be labeled as "G31 I32" and the position line should be changed to read "Pos=350,1975,714,922".

You will find the pull-down tab at the top of the Nav Chart, just to the right of the "Depth Thingy".

Good Hunting!:Kaleun_Salute:

Blackswan and all:
Am now back in the Game. Dunno why or how. Yes, I did download and install a new version of SH3 but the one I had already installed was the same as the one I installed from Blackswan. But thanks for the download, ...swan.
In any case, many thanks for the support as always.

May I ask a question that is not related?
I am making sorties around March 1940, but there is never any (I mean no) shipping around the British Isles, the passage 'tween Orkney/Shetlands, along the French coast or in the Channel for many, many days (like weeks) while I am in transit to my assigned area. I have purposely expanded my God's Eye view widely via some Data alterations, but still...nada. That was not true in earlier versions. Yes, I can live with the delay, but it seems quite unrealistic to have the seas totally empty of any shipping at this date and time.
Am I missing something here? Or was this purposefully programmed?

So, back in action with the usual swagger of an early war Kaleun, but one that is aware of what is coming in the future.
Archive1 :Kaleun_Cheers:

Adding Ship and Convoy to the Random Leyer
 

Adding Ships and Convoys to the Random Leyer

Hi Archive1 you could add ships and convoys to LSH2022 but you would need a LSH2020 install to do the Campaign editing due to the Higher Restolution of LSH2022 the mission editor is unresponsive but it works using LSH2020 then just copy and paste your amended RND Leyer file to your LSH2022 install data campaigns/campaign folder i am in the process of writing a LSH2022 Campaign for the Steel Sharks Clan.


1. fire up the mission editor in LSH2020 then open the RND Leyer all the yellow diamonds are ship and convoy spawn start points.

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2.Add random generated group right click then box pops up click add random generated group.

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3. Give Convoy or ship a name (East Coast Convoy)

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4. Set Convoy entry start date and end date convoy speed

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5. Add ships to convoy if you are adding Escorts to convoy ensure you tick box position as escort
on destroyers and corvets ect set spacing and number of columns on first ship in convoy as that ship is convoy leader that should be set to 100% spawn propobility other ships can be set to different spawn probobility 25%-75% so convoys are random in size same for escorts.

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6. The green circle on image below is East Coast Convoy spawning every 150 hours so it isnt spawning every six days at same time also at each waypoint along its route/course from southend to firth of fourth you can put radius circles so when convoy reaches that circle the convoy will spawn anywhere within that circle 30-40-50 kms in diameter and continue on its way to next way point so convoys/ships have a more random track along convoy or ship route.
Hope this helps you some to get more enjoyment from the LSH2022 Campaign

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if you need any more help adding ships convoys to your campaign just add to this post Sir

B-Swan:
See my PM reply. Still uncertain of my use of the PM reply system.
Appreciate, as always, the stunning assistance provided by the members of the SubSim community.
Archive1 :Kaleun_Salute::Kaleun_Salute:

B-Swan:
mea culpa...I do still have LSH3 2020 on the drive. Will give it a try. Thanks...sorry for the confusion.
Archive1