GWX CTD
 

Hello

After searching on all the forums and via google for solutions, I seem to have no other option than to post here to find a solution. Since I have spent hours since yesterday trying to fix the issues, I'm getting kinda desperate :).

SHIII was one of the first games I played back in 2005 so it has a lot of nostalgic value to me. As SH5 doesn't have that same vibe, I decided on reinstalling SHIII. Since I wanted a challenge and a better looking game, I have been trying to run GWX 3.0, but failed. I did a clean reinstall and tried WAC5.2, but that failed too. I installed both versions in a seperate map, so not under program files as I read that could cause issues.

Now I have tried both with both versions via Steam and Uplay. I have followed all the advice I could find, ran the .exe as an admin, changing the compatibility mode to Windows XP SP 2 and 3. I followed all the installation instructions to the letter but to no avail. I unchecked the whole SH3 folder as read only but without success.

I'm currently running Windows 10 with the latest update. It seems like I can run the training school missions just fine. But whenever I want to start a patrol on my career, a single mission, or the musem, the game loads up to 90% on the progress bar and then does a CTD.

I hope anyone can help me with this issue. Would it be a solution just to get a disk version from somewhere on Amazon etc. As most issues seem to relate to downloaded versions.

Many thanks in advance
Michael

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A Warm Welcome Back To The Subsim Community > MiccerU69
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Check your in game video settings from the main menu options.


Changing The Nvidia GPU Settings > Essential Settings > Pictorial

You may need to do this as well.
Override High DPI Scaling Behavior > Pictorial

Thank you :) . Don't know but I keep coming back to these older games... I have Company of Heroes which is a game from almost of the same era installed as well. I don't know but these new games just don't do it for me anymore. Maybe that's what you get once you start getting older. I also prefer a game where I have to think things over or just sit back and relax.

Thank you very much. I've tried all the things you mentioned but upon starting a career patrol or single mission on GWX 3.0 when modded to the Steam version of the game I still get CTD :(

Small update. I ticked a box in the settings "apply settings for all users on this system" and now I can get it working :Kaleun_Cheers:
Now just need to figure out how to get the 1920x1080 res working and some other mods :).

90 minutes of troubleshooting later, I've got a fully modded version running. Believe it or not but it was a crew skin mod that was causing issues.
Now I can finally go hunting again :) ! Gute Jagd !

Welcome back.

Good luck, and good hunting!

:Kaleun_Salute:

I also experienced problems with both GWC and other modes for Silent Hunter 3.


I tried to install Silent Hunter 3 and get it to work perfectly with GWX but I had some bugs (some missions don't open, at Type XXI my radar antenna is broken from the beginning of the mission, sunk ships are ignored on statistics and they are more). GWX is not just a supermod, it is a way to understand the uboats fight in great detail. And the missions are amazing: you will see icebergs, zeppelins, etc.!
Read the manual and you will see how much love is in GWX.


I'm playing Lock On Modern Air Combat and I want to see what I can do with GWX. I did some missions, the experience is wonderful but I have to study better how to stay undetected by escorts.


I hope Wolfpack will copy all the good stuff from GWX, but I have a feeling it won't happen.

PS: is it a possibility to have a conflict between GWX and an antivirus?