Problems with mods

[barak1948]

.....it started about a month ago. I have the steam version of SH4 and the mods at first ran wonderful.....but like I said, about a month or so ago SH4 crashes.....and when i deleted the game and downloaded it again, it ran fine without the mods....add the uboat missions and Xanthams career....BAM!!!!!.....back to crashing....what has been done or what am I doing wrong that it has suddenly started to do this????? They ran fine up until then....loved that XVIII boat!!!!!! And I miss it........

[barak1948]

well.....thanx anyway........

[Gray Lensman]

When you deleted/reinstalled the Steam game did you delete the My Documents/SH4... folder? If not, you probably had corrupted user info in that area and the new download just picked up the same corrupted user info files again. Corruption in this game can easily occur if you allow Save file overwrites. Try deleting the above folder in your My Documents area... SH4 will create a new one when you restart it and hopefully that will solve your problem. After that don't allow save overwrites... Create a new save name each and every time you save. Delete the old saves in a timely systematic fashion and then you can reuse those names if you wish to retain a system such as SaveGame1, SaveGame2, SaveGame3, etc...

[CapnScurvy]

barak, Gray Lensman has excellent advice! Think of the "SH4" folder as something you can get rid of as often as changing your socks. You'll need to re adjust your resolution (and a few other personal preferences) after deleting the SH4 folder, but getting rid of the older saved points will keep the game running smoothly with a new install. Never replay a saved point that doesn't have your current mod setup "activated" in-game. Saved game points must have the same mods installed as when they were saved.

What's important about your issue is to make sure you remove all of your old installation, before reinstalling. Follow what's written here for completely removing your old install.

You didn't post you computer OS or specifications, but the info about a Vista install should be followed for any newer OS. Even if you have a Steam version of the game. Personally, I think Steam is a crock providing the 1.3 version of Silent Hunter 4 as its "base" install, then offering version 1.5 (the U-Boats Add on) for an additional cost!!

If you have more than 2 gigs of memory (most computers have much more these days), install the Large Address Aware app to have your game access more than its limit of 2 gigs. Works for most older games....I used it for Sid Meier's Railroads and prevented CTD's every time I played it. just follow the directions for installing it.

Speaking of installing, after a clean install, and adding JSGME to your game, don't forget to make a "Snapshot" of your clean game files before adding any mods to it. You'll use this "Snapshot" to compare your game files after adding/removing mods. JSGME put this feature into its app because it knows trouble pops up all the time with mods corrupting game files.....use it as the instructions state.