What Mods?

[A Hidden Soul]

I have the steam version. I have no issues with any of the mods here at subsim.

[BigWalleye]

Originally Posted by A Hidden Soul

I have the steam version. I have no issues with any of the mods here at subsim.

"If you are not at least somewhat computer savvy, you would probably be better off not trying to patch or mod the Steam version of SH4."

Obviously, "not at least somewhat computer savvy" doesn't describe you. You know what you are doing. Judging by the postings here at SubSim, other gamers, who also want to mod SHx, are apparently not all so skilled.

[A Hidden Soul]

Not sure I understand...you go to the MODS folder under your Steam SH4 folder and insert your mods you download there. There's no extra steps at all.

[Admiral8Q]

Originally Posted by A Hidden Soul

Not sure I understand...you go to the MODS folder under your Steam SH4 folder and insert your mods you download there. There's no extra steps at all.

Yes, I noticed that TMO is probably not working with my steam version, other mods work through JSGME. I'll have to manually go in and mod it with my TMO download too I suppose. What a pain in the flank...

If I recall, I'm supposed to have a black dot on the map, not a ship colour and shape.

Hidden Soul, where should I have JSGME, also, under what folder should I have the MODS folder?
I have JSGME in "Silent Hunters Wolves of the Pacific". I have "MODS" in the JSGME folder, should I put in somewhere else?

Everything seems to work the way I have it setup except TMO 2.5

[SilentPrey]

Originally Posted by Admiral8Q

Yes, I noticed that TMO is probably not working with my steam version, other mods work through JSGME. I'll have to manually go in and mod it with my TMO download too I suppose. What a pain in the flank...

If I recall, I'm supposed to have a black dot on the map, not a ship colour and shape.

Hidden Soul, where should I have JSGME, also, under what folder should I have the MODS folder?
I have JSGME in "Silent Hunters Wolves of the Pacific". I have "MODS" in the JSGME folder, should I put in somewhere else?

Everything seems to work the way I have it setup except TMO 2.5

Umm... TMO should work fine with JSGME. The 'MODS' folder should be in your SH4 folder. When you open your 'MODS' folder you should have one named '1_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5'. Inside that should be a 'Data' folder and a 'Documentation' folder. If you have a 'TMO25' folder (or something similar) with a '1_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5' folder inside then you need to disable all the mods in JSGME, move the '1_TriggerMaru_Overhaul_2-5' folder up to the 'MODS' folder and start your modding process again.

Path to 'MODS' folder should be something similar to mine which is;
C:\Steam\steamapps\common\silent hunters wolves of the pacific\MODS

My JSGME is installed in the 'silent hunters wolves of the pacific' folder as well.

I realize the question was addressed to A Hidden Soul and apologize if my intrusion is offensive. Best of luck.

[Admiral8Q]

Thank you Silent Prey, I'll look at that, but I'm thinking of more realistic mods now. Just killed a heavy cruiser of Luzon, got away with minor damage, stupid 1942 Mark 14's, could have had a battle-wagon and a fat transport.
Salmon class.

Love the gramophone music!

[Tim Burton]

Thanks for all the tips. I'm very comfortable with computers, I built my own desktop and run 3 monitors, so I am not too worried about installing mods.

I am definitely preferring a more historical setup.

[A Hidden Soul]

Here's how I do it. I download a mod and I place it on my desktop, I then unzip it to my desktop. I'll take the mod folder and place it into my MODS folder.

Here's what mine looks like.

JSGME is on my desktop

Computer > local disk (C: ) > program files (x86) > Steam > SteamApps > Common > Silent Hunter Wolves of the Pacific > MODS

Keep in mind when I first download JSGME you must download it to your SH4 folder, run it as admin, and it will ask to place a MODS folder in your SH4 folder. Once that is done you can take your JSGME and place it on your desktop.

I haven't had any problems with any mods. I've used all of the major mods and several minor mods.

[Tim Burton]

What are your thoughts on Real Fleet Boat?

[A Hidden Soul]

Originally Posted by Tim Burton

What are your thoughts on Real Fleet Boat?

I like it, honestly. TMO is good too but RFB to me in more fun. The sounds are more entertaining to me. I plugged in my skullcandy's that I use for the gym with my iphone and it amazed me. There was sounds I've never heard before. The diesel engines sounded like diesel engines.

Honestly go through them all and play around with them. I downloaded a SSN class submarine and copied files from mods like RFB or whatever else to make it a bigger mod. So it has those realistic sounds like battle stations and such. It's been really fun.

[TorpX]

Originally Posted by Tim Burton

What are your thoughts on Real Fleet Boat?

An excellent choice!

I would recommend the following mods:

RFB_2.0
RFB_2.0_Patch_23April2010
RSRDC_RFB_V575
RSRDC_RFBV5xx_Patch1
Improved Ship Physics 1.1

The last one is mine, and was just finished a couple days ago. It makes your RFB boats more realistic in terms of acceleration, turning, diving, sea-keeping, and battery capacity.

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[Admiral Halsey]

Originally Posted by Tim Burton

What are your thoughts on Real Fleet Boat?

A good mod with some flaws. Same thing with every other mod out there. It really depends on what your preferred style of play is.

[Admiral8Q]

Originally Posted by blah

An excellent choice!

I would recommend the following mods:

RFB_2.0
RFB_2.0_Patch_23April2010
RSRDC_RFB_V575
RSRDC_RFBV5xx_Patch1
Improved Ship Physics 1.1

The last one is mine, and was just finished a couple days ago. It makes your RFB boats more realistic in terms of acceleration, turning, diving, sea-keeping, and battery capacity.

Thank you I will try it.

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