Topic: Anyone playing Silent Hunter III? (Read 78170 times)

IAF Lyrkiller · « **Reply #180 on:** April 26, 2005, 01:07:02 am »

This error message keeps popping up when starting SH3. Error: Can not intialize the 3-D engine.

Would any of you guys and/or gals know what to do? I have a ATI Radeon 9200se video card 128MB.

I will try one more thing, but if you can help me out +karma will be handed out.

(it will happen)

Dracho · « **Reply #181 on:** April 26, 2005, 08:52:41 am »

Have the latest drivers and DirectX 9.c?

If all else fails, try disabling some of the acceleration features of your video card.

Commander La'ra · « **Reply #182 on:** April 26, 2005, 11:02:48 am »

Don't know of any way to switch out an entire loadout, Barrabbas, though if you're thinking of going all-electric, I'd advice against it. It seems to me that TIII's dud or premature more than the steam-driven TI's. Apparently, they only go 1800 meters, too, which is less than they've supposed to.

I usually keep one in the #4 tube in case I have to shoot at a destroyer that I really don't wanna see me, though...

Commander La'ra · « **Reply #183 on:** April 26, 2005, 11:11:28 am »

Check out the new ride: U-47 (I don't know if they actually named a Type IXC that after Prien died, but I'm happy that I ended up with the same U-boat number) showin' off her stylin' dazzle camo while making 21 knots in the Lorient estuary.

Just plain old Punisher · « **Reply #184 on:** April 26, 2005, 12:47:07 pm »

9200 won't do it. Get a better video card.

IAF Lyrkiller · « **Reply #185 on:** April 26, 2005, 02:13:40 pm »

The problem that I have is that i am on a very tight budget.

and most of the other cards require a 350Watts and above.

and yes i will d/l the latest drivers for the card.

Dracho · « **Reply #186 on:** April 26, 2005, 02:34:44 pm »

Do you know about pricewatch.com? Be sure to check the refurb/open box deals and the used items too.

Quote from: CayneG on April 26, 2005, 02:13:40 pm

The problem that I have is that i am on a very tight budget.

and most of the other cards require a 350Watts and above.

and yes i will d/l the latest drivers for the card.

J. Carney · « **Reply #187 on:** April 26, 2005, 06:08:33 pm »

Quote from: Commander La'ra on April 26, 2005, 11:11:28 am

I don't know if they actually named a Type IXC that after Prien died, but I'm happy that I ended up with the same U-boat number)

They didn't reuse numbers IIRC. The comp assigns them at random apparently.

IAF Lyrkiller · « **Reply #188 on:** April 26, 2005, 11:13:09 pm »

I did find what the problem was Dracho. It was my screen resolution that was set at 800x600. and the

game requires 1024x768. (now why did i not see that)

Dracho, Punisher, though you did try to help i will still give you both +1 karma.

BTW, I am on my first war patrol going towards Norway near the Bergan area.

Dracho · « **Reply #189 on:** April 26, 2005, 11:16:11 pm »

Excellent.. Welcome Aboard.

U-55 just put to sea again as well.

Commander La'ra · « **Reply #190 on:** April 27, 2005, 12:15:15 pm »

Nice shot, Dracho. Liked the moon in the background, and that's a cool angle on a Type VIIB.

Dracho · « **Reply #191 on:** April 27, 2005, 12:30:06 pm »

Thanks

I couldn't get it into the shot, but the sun was setting to you back, if you were viewing this IRL.

I have to go to Kansas this afternoon and won't geta fix until Saturday night.. danggit..One of you guys are going to catch my patrol tonnage

Actually, I'm up to almost 400,000 tons in 17 patrols.

Commander La'ra · « **Reply #192 on:** April 27, 2005, 12:53:32 pm »

I made a concerted effort to do just that on my current patrol, but the damned patrol zone BdU gave me was populated by three small merchants and was being whipped by such a howling tempest that I missed one of them.

Said screw it and went to Freetown, where I'm up to 56,000 tons. Don't think I'm gonna hit 80K on this run, I've only got three torpedos left, and alas, the Type IX has far less deck gun ammo than the Type VII...of course each round hits much harder, but even so, the weather's been storming on and off so I haven't been able to use it much.

The Bar-Abbas Anomaly · « **Reply #193 on:** April 27, 2005, 01:13:24 pm »

Quote from: Commander La'ra on April 26, 2005, 11:11:28 am

Check out the new ride: U-47 (I don't know if they actually named a Type IXC that after Prien died, but I'm happy that I ended up with the same U-boat number) showin' off her stylin' dazzle camo while making 21 knots in the Lorient estuary.

Camo? Looks more like tire tracks t'me....

Commander La'ra · « **Reply #194 on:** April 27, 2005, 01:17:33 pm »

They are tire tracks. The guys at the dock ran out of black paint, so they turned the whole boat over onto it's side, backed a Kubelwagen up onto it, and peeled out.

*nods*

manitoba1073 · « **Reply #195 on:** April 28, 2005, 09:13:47 am »

i made it back online .lol got a couple more pixs for u guys. and the mod for the electric torp mod that makes the range a little more realistic.

Commander La'ra · « **Reply #196 on:** April 28, 2005, 11:07:02 am »

Hey Manitoba, where'd you find that aux cruiser? I kept expecting one to show up in an early war convoy but never saw hide nor hair.

manitoba1073 · « **Reply #197 on:** April 28, 2005, 12:02:22 pm »

i got her on the way out of scapa flow. i sent an eel at it from about 4000 meters and got it in a sweet spot cause it went down with one torp. and the dd's that were hunting me must have thought i was closer to it than i really was. which thankfully allowed me to escape. oh and dont go below 15 meters in scapa flow. its definitely not advisiable. lol oh and dont forget guys when u install any of these mods u must be in a base to start or ur game will crash. more happy hunting guys.

IAF Lyrkiller · « **Reply #198 on:** April 28, 2005, 01:54:04 pm »

OOPS, i d/l the wrong patch, my bad.

I had d/l http://patches.ubi.com/silent_hunter_3/silent_hunter_3_dvd_1.2_emea.exe instead of the US version.

I was not thinking straight.

IAF Lyrkiller · « **Reply #199 on:** April 29, 2005, 11:36:09 pm »

The Lorient harbour is a navigational nightmare,

it should not be considered a base. J/K

(Like my alliteration)

WARNING:DO NOT go in between Ireland and England. Its a deathtrap. I got depthcharged there and died.

I have not tried the English Channel yet, though i do imagine that it is also a deathtrap.

since i have started over, so far i have killed 2 merchant ships.

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