SH5: Bugs, glitches, and issues thread

[THEBERBSTER]

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[Mole98]

Hey! I apologize if this issue has been posted before but I have been having a CTD when I hit the periscope depth button. It says it is a run time error. What can I do to fix this?

[Aktungbby]

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I have been having a CTD when I hit the periscope depth button. It says it is a run time error.
What game version are you playing 3-4- or 5?
What path is your game installed to?

[Devinous]

Hey guys,

So I followed the wolves of steel PDF to the letter and everything works perfectly except it crashes at the exact same point each time. I did exactly as it said and as soon as I started the campaign, I saved and reloaded. But for some reason about 10 seconds after I sink the first ship at the very beginning it crashes, I mean the game closes completely. It is right after you set your waypoints, I have tried about 5 times now and rebooted the game, my system etc. Not sure what I can do, but it literally stops me from playing the game. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you - Dev

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[XenonSurf]

Originally Posted by Devinous

Hey guys,

So I followed the wolves of steel PDF to the letter and everything works perfectly except it crashes at the exact same point each time. I did exactly as it said and as soon as I started the campaign, I saved and reloaded. But for some reason about 10 seconds after I sink the first ship at the very beginning it crashes, I mean the game closes completely. It is right after you set your waypoints, I have tried about 5 times now and rebooted the game, my system etc. Not sure what I can do, but it literally stops me from playing the game. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you - Dev

Here is a checklist you have to go through:


Which version of WoS? Did you install it with Admin Rights as instructed by the install Readme?
Did you install DirectX, .Net Framework, Visual C++ that comes with the game and the WoS installer? This is necessary even if you have a newer version of it installed already.
Are all your game folders free accessible, not write-protected?
Do you play with the SH5 shortcut in 'Start as Admin' compatibility mode?
If you have Win10: Do you play with the SH5 shortcut in 'Win7' compatibility mode?
Possible game crash reasons: Did you check the gameplay documentation that comes with WoS? There are numerous anti-crash tips in it.


My tip: Especially check last point above, go in your savegame folder, open the last savegame '000000x', delete the file special.txt, restart and reload this savegame. If your save was corrupted chances are you can play OK now.


When you have done and checked all this, and still it doesn't solve, then go describe the *specific* problem you have in the TWoS thread located in the mod section of SH5. You would need to be very specific and provide screenshots also, so that your problem can be reproduced. If not, or if just saying 'it crashes', this won't get you any help.


Welcome to Subsim!
XS

[Devinous]

Thanks for the replies and welcome guys. I followed the instructions (PDF download with the mod) to the letter making sure that I had the correct version, started the game once before, permissions etc. However I am running this on a really new system that is purely my gaming PC and I have a ton of new games on it so I am really hesitant to roll back DirectX or the .Net framework etc., I have uninstalled everything and I am currently downloading the game again.

I did try the compatibility (win 7) and run as admin but again it crashes at the exact same spot, that last torpedo hit on that first ship does it every time.

Can you recommend any other Mods that will up the graphics that might not want you to roll back anything?

If not and the game is just too old, then I understand and will just have to play vanilla. Thanks again for all the help!

[Aktungbby]

Devinous!

[XenonSurf]

TWoS is the most stable mod out there, everything else is far less reliable.
Crash problems with TWoS that cannot be reproduced are generally due to bad computer setups (including missing Admin Rights), bad usage of external mods, or bad install procedures.
Instead, what can be reproduced is mentioned in the WoS doc with possible solutions and mostly has to do with the stock game malfunctions not possible to solve.

There is a similar problem related in the WoS doc:
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- I've attacked a convoy/task force, damaged lead ing ship/battleship and some time later my game CTD?
Yes, there is still one lurking issue withing IRAI ship tactics scripts that we still can't "catch". This will hap pen only when convoy/group leader
(in escorted groups) is damaged but not "dead". To avoid this, try to hit leading ship/battleship with more torpedoes so she can "die" faster.
However, the issue is not present when dealing with unprotected convoys, single warship and almost impossible to occur when dealing with
large convoys. TWoS campaign files are heavily modified to avoid this issue as much as possible.
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Oh and: this doc also mentions how to report bugs...




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XS

[Devinous]

Sorry - I didnt mean first ship in the convoy - I meant the first ship you attack in the game. However I am testing something as this was the tutorial and it seems to have its own issues.

[XenonSurf]

Originally Posted by Devinous

Sorry - I didnt mean first ship in the convoy - I meant the first ship you attack in the game. However I am testing something as this was the tutorial and it seems to have its own issues.

With uncomplete info, I cannot help you. Historical Missions and their tutorial scripts have their own handling finesses, also don't expect them to work 100%. And if you mean the 1st campaign tutorial, then you are not playing TWoS but the stock game...

[Devinous]

Wait I am confused, the tutorial is not part of the mod? It says in the instructions (with a slight typo) to save the game the second you are in the bunk "Start new campaign and save the game when you appear in the bunker for the first time" Although I think you are correct about the tutorial having issues as I reinstalled the entire thing and now all of my torpedoes are duds. They either do circles in the water or bounce off the hull lol. It gave me the option of skipping the tutorial and I am currently on the hunt for my first kill. Hopefully the dud torpedo thing is local to just the tutorial.

[Devinous]

Hopefully the 3rd time a charm thing is real! 100% torpedo dud ratio with dud torpedoes turned off in realism settings. Just wiped the slate clean and I am downloading again. Would really love to play TWoS fully, its an awesome mod compared to vanilla. Just not having any torpedoes kinda kills the game, I did however sink one merchant with my main gun before I uninstalled lol

[Devinous]

nada - reinstalled 3 times including the patch and no matter what setting I use for realism. All my torpedoes are duds. If anyone knows whats up please let me know as I would really like to play TWoS