This has nothing to do with "programming glitches." The "realism" (sic) settings can only be changed at the start of a career. Otherwise, you can change the settings all you want, but each time you load a saved game, they revert to what was set at the start of that career. This is the way the game was designed to work. As they say: "It's not a bug. It's a feature."
To change the settings mid-carrer, you must modify the GameplaySettings.cfg file found in you savegame folder. (The full path to this folder is User/<username>/Documents/SH4/Data/Cfg/GameplaySettings.cfg, where <username> is dependent on your Windows setup.) Open GameplaySettings.cfg in Notepad. The contents will look something like this:
[Current]
LimitedBatteries=true
LimitedCompressedAir=true
LimitedO2=true
LimitedFuel=true
RealisticRepairTime=true
ManualTargetingSystem=true
NoMapUpdate=false
RealisticSensors=true
DudTorpedoes=true
RealisticReload=true
NoEventCamera=true
NoExternalView=true
NoStabilizeView=true
MPShowPlayerNames=true
MPShowTorpedoes=true
[MiscSettings]
CurrentNation=American
MeasurementUnits=authentic
Change whatever settings you wish (settings are "true" or false") and save the changes. Then start SH4 and load your saved career. (AFAIK, changes to this file, if done properly, will never result in a CTD.) The saved career should resume with the new settings.
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