So, I cant patch to 1.2 :(

Spectre907 · 10-28-11, 11:00 AM

hey guys, I recently bought SH5 Gold off of gamestop/stardock's Impulse store. Heres the issue: I cant get the darn thing to patch to 1.2. I've tried using the ubi-updater, impulse itself, and even the manual .exe file. Every time I run it it tells me I"game cannot be patched from current version" The ubi-updater will patch to 1.15, but crashes every time i attempt to run it again afterwards. No error codes given, I just get the standard windows "silent hunter V has stopped working" popup. It doesnt matter whether i try to patch from 1.0 or 1.15, it just refuses to do it. The pre-run update check never detects available updates, even while running a base install.

Apparently my only options are the autoupdater, or the manual exe, but the updater only goes to 1.15 before crashing out, and the .exe just says version cannot be patched, even if the autoupdate will patch immediately after.

I feel like i got screwed hardcore, $45 is starting to look like a massive waste. Any ideas or fixes?

Halface · 10-28-11, 11:16 AM

Try to dl the patch versions...thing us dvd version not sure

but alot others here has clues

francho1961 · 10-28-11, 11:32 AM

ubisoft game going to open folder / support / Detection Tool / gu click on button, this is the way to do it manually. I hope you like it

Spectre907 · 10-30-11, 11:56 AM

Well, I uninstalled the game, re-downloaded and installed to pure vanilla. Version number at the top right sayt 1.1.5
Downloadable eu 1.2 patch (filename: silent_hunter_5_1.02_eu.exe downloaded from ubi directly) refuses to install, giving me the error "the patch cannot be installed with the current game version".
If I use the gu.exe updater found in support/GameUpdater, it will detect and download a patch, apply it (progress bar in the install wizard fills and it shows things being installed), and then immediately crash once I click Finish. When I run the game, it still says 1.1.5 and nothing from 1.2 is present. Every attempt to run the gu.exe after this results in an immediate "silent hunter V has stopped working" crash.

I'm strongly considering attemp[ting to get a refund: post 1.2 is horribly broken, and all fixes seem to be 1.2-exclusive.

Do any of you have reaper's stadimeter original stadimeter fix? I cant use the current version because the patch system for this game is fubar.

EDIT: tried the collectors edition 1.2 patch exe. Installed, to completion, no crash on finish. Version number IS STILL 1.1.5 And now the patch installer is saying the versionis currently at 1.2, yet is isnt, since the top right number doesnt match, and None of the 1.2 features are present in-game.

EDIT 2: problem solved. Impulse installes to directory c:/program files/ubisoft/silent hunter 5, Patch.exe/gu.exe installs the patch to c:/ubisoft. Moved directory and it works at 1.2.0

Herr-Berbunch · 10-30-11, 12:17 PM

$45???

Where are you? Zimbabwe?

Spectre907 · 10-30-11, 01:11 PM

Canada, Gold edition. 39.66 plus tax.

10-28-11, 11:00 AM	#1
Spectre907 Nub Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 4 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	So, I cant patch to 1.2 :( hey guys, I recently bought SH5 Gold off of gamestop/stardock's Impulse store. Heres the issue: I cant get the darn thing to patch to 1.2. I've tried using the ubi-updater, impulse itself, and even the manual .exe file. Every time I run it it tells me I"game cannot be patched from current version" The ubi-updater will patch to 1.15, but crashes every time i attempt to run it again afterwards. No error codes given, I just get the standard windows "silent hunter V has stopped working" popup. It doesnt matter whether i try to patch from 1.0 or 1.15, it just refuses to do it. The pre-run update check never detects available updates, even while running a base install. Apparently my only options are the autoupdater, or the manual exe, but the updater only goes to 1.15 before crashing out, and the .exe just says version cannot be patched, even if the autoupdate will patch immediately after. I feel like i got screwed hardcore, $45 is starting to look like a massive waste. Any ideas or fixes?

10-28-11, 11:32 AM	#3
francho1961 Officer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Alicante - SPAIN Posts: 249 Downloads: 969 Uploads: 0	hi friend. ubisoft game going to open folder / support / Detection Tool / gu click on button, this is the way to do it manually. I hope you like it

10-30-11, 11:56 AM	#4
Spectre907 Nub Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 4 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Well, I uninstalled the game, re-downloaded and installed to pure vanilla. Version number at the top right sayt 1.1.5 Downloadable eu 1.2 patch (filename: silent_hunter_5_1.02_eu.exe downloaded from ubi directly) refuses to install, giving me the error "the patch cannot be installed with the current game version". If I use the gu.exe updater found in support/GameUpdater, it will detect and download a patch, apply it (progress bar in the install wizard fills and it shows things being installed), and then immediately crash once I click Finish. When I run the game, it still says 1.1.5 and nothing from 1.2 is present. Every attempt to run the gu.exe after this results in an immediate "silent hunter V has stopped working" crash. I'm strongly considering attemp[ting to get a refund: post 1.2 is horribly broken, and all fixes seem to be 1.2-exclusive. Do any of you have reaper's stadimeter original stadimeter fix? I cant use the current version because the patch system for this game is fubar. EDIT: tried the collectors edition 1.2 patch exe. Installed, to completion, no crash on finish. Version number IS STILL 1.1.5 And now the patch installer is saying the versionis currently at 1.2, yet is isnt, since the top right number doesnt match, and None of the 1.2 features are present in-game. EDIT 2: problem solved. Impulse installes to directory c:/program files/ubisoft/silent hunter 5, Patch.exe/gu.exe installs the patch to c:/ubisoft. Moved directory and it works at 1.2.0 Last edited by Spectre907; 10-30-11 at 12:56 PM.

10-30-11, 12:17 PM	#5
Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	$45??? Where are you? Zimbabwe? __________________

10-28-11, 11:16 AM	#2
Halface Bosun Join Date: May 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 66 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	Try to dl the patch versions...thing us dvd version not sure but alot others here has clues

10-30-11, 01:11 PM	#6
Spectre907 Nub Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 4 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Canada, Gold edition. 39.66 plus tax.