Having a problem with getting Pacific Aces? Read this first

Onkel Neal · 04-20-06, 08:33 PM

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wcb1863 · 06-19-06, 11:15 AM

Hi, I am geeting the following error message when PA attempts to load main game:
Sat Oct 6 16:43:02 2001
Error -1 [Unknown unit category.]
DirectX code: "Unrecognized error: 0xffffffff"
C:\Devel\Janus2\WWII\Sources\WWIISWorld.cpp
Line 1322

Any suggestions?

Rcsubs · 09-20-06, 06:47 AM

Hi,

I have tried to install PA 5 times and each time I get the same error or the game looks like it will start but I can not get past the first 3 windows where all of the selections are made.

I installed the game as outlined in the instructions and I get stuck in the first parts of the game. Then I tried the installation outline by the old man:
Clean install of SH II
I do not rename shII. It makes it easier installing the patches
install P.A. "cd"
install P.A. V1.1
install Vickers Mods (oil slick, smoke etc.)
install sound pack ver. 2
install arlo waves=they get the stowaway off the boat
install see thru menus
install seedlers sun, land, sky mod
install sboat mod
& I add this to the start window

I have PA RC 4 1.0 and the PA patch 1.1, I made a donation and the file i downloaded was the PA RC4 1.0 version then I downloaded the update patch PA1.1.
I have the CD Silent Hunter II which I install and the the official update patch 1.1 released by the game company UBI.
I have two Vickers mods fireball,oil slick.
I can not find sound pack ver.2,seedlers sun,land,skymod or Arlo Waves????????????

I have a ATI Radeon Pro 256mb, pentium 2.0, 512 ram.

The Career option is not listed any where for Pacific Aces after my installation is complete..??

What files do I need for this game mod?
What order do I use?
Do I need the SubSim HiRes 1024 mod?

Thank you for your time and help,
Darrell

WutWuzDat · 09-20-06, 07:00 AM

You have the install messed up.. Try this:

First make a clean install of SH2, and name the folder Pacific Aces or whatever name you prefer.

1. Install the official 1.1 patch

2. If you wish, you can now install Vicker's mods ( PA does not provide this)

3. If you wish, you can now install Projekt Messerswetzer ( PA does not provide this)

4. Install Pacific Aces from the executable utility, pointing to your Pacific Aces folder. (The one off the CD... RC4)

5. Install the Pacific Aces 1.1 patch. (available Here 42.6Mb)

6. Install the PA1.1 GlitchFix Pack (2.4 Megs)

7. Install the Slide Menu Here (176.4Kb)

8. If you want, install the PA sound patch (13.7 Megs)

Claudius · 09-20-06, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdamWarren

You have the install messed up.. Try this:

First make a clean install of SH2, and name the folder Pacific Aces or whatever name you prefer.

1. Install the official 1.1 patch

2. If you wish, you can now install Vicker's mods ( PA does not provide this)

3. If you wish, you can now install Projekt Messerswetzer ( PA does not provide this)

4. Install Pacific Aces from the executable utility, pointing to your Pacific Aces folder. (The one off the CD... RC4)

5. Install the Pacific Aces 1.1 patch. (available Here 42.6Mb)

6. Install the PA1.1 GlitchFix Pack (2.4 Megs)

7. Install the Slide Menu Here (176.4Kb)

8. If you want, install the PA sound patch (13.7 Megs)

Where finds these files:
arlo waves=they get the stowaway off the boat
see thru menus
iseedlers sun, land, sky mod

Which purpose of this file?
arlo waves=they get the stowaway off the boat

Onkel Neal · 09-20-06, 11:26 AM

ok, first, do not advance past the PA steps, be sure the game is working first.

1. make a clean install of SH2

2. Install the official 1.1 patch

3. Install Pacific Aces from the executable utility, pointing to your SH2 folder. (The one off the CD... RC4)

5. Install the Pacific Aces 1.1 patch. (available Here 42.6Mb)

Make sure the game is working properly and you are not getting any runtime errors before installing other stuff.

Quote:

Where finds these files:
arlo waves=they get the stowaway off the boat
see thru menus
iseedlers sun, land, sky mod

I don't know where those files come from, I can check on that. They do not sound familiar.

Projekt Messerswetzer: this is mainly for multiplayer

Hitman · 09-20-06, 01:36 PM

PA should work already just with:

-Clean SH2 install from your CD
-Official SH2 patch from ubi
-PA RC4 install

NOTE!!! that the auto installer for PA will attempt to create its own path/folder so be careful when you give the installer the path of your clean Sh2 install. Check the path indicated in the window and if necessary delete/correct manually any wrong reference

Rcsubs · 09-20-06, 09:32 PM

Hi Neal,

Your instructions:
1. make a clean install of SH2

2. Install the official 1.1 patch

3. Install Pacific Aces from the executable utility, pointing to your SH2 folder. (The one off the CD... RC4)

5. Install the Pacific Aces 1.1 patch.

I followed your instructions to the letter, I did not rename the SHII file to Pacific Aces. I only have one copy of Silent Hunter II on my hard drive, if an installation fails I remove all of the game including short cuts and files.
After installing I found that I had two Icons for Pacific Aces on my desk top and one Icon for Silent Hunter II. When I load Pacific Aces using either Icon I get a few selections, one is the option to Create a Mission and I can go through the steps to create the mission, but when I click ok nothing happens. The Career Option is not offered any where and I can play a saved mission that is part of the installation program, however I noticed that top speed for my Gato was 17 knots on the serface and I can not use the periscope at any depth.

Any suggestion?
Thank you for your help and time,
Darrell

Rcsubs · 09-22-06, 05:04 AM

Hello All,

I followed these steps to install SH plus patches.

Install SH2
Install Official SH Patch 1.1
Install UBoat Mod 21
Install UBoat Mod 22
Install 1.03 Projekt Messer
Install Vics Fireball
Install Vics Oil Slick
Rename SH to PA
Install PA RC4 skip Kollmorgan Scope
Install PA 1.1 Patch
Install PA Sound 1.1

The above worked ok running single missions and until I install PA RC4 I was able to make new missions and run Campaigns.

After installing PA RC 4 I could play missions stored under create new missions, no campaigns.

Then I installed PA Glitch Fix and the computer screen froze and gave me this error message:
Tue Jan 29 11:46:00 2002
Error -2005532222 [(ddrval!=DD_OK)]
DirectX code: "DDERR_SURFACELOST"
\Projects\Ultimation\Janus2\Windows\Sources\BD3DIm g.cpp
Line 455

So I will be un-installing the glitch fix, then I will have enemy warships spawning into the area???

Using the above installation process my periscope does work, following the outlined instructions for installation the periscope does not work..

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thank you for your time and help,
Darrell

WutWuzDat · 09-23-06, 08:21 PM

It sounds to me like you have a bad install of SH2. I assume this is a legal copy? You say the Periscope don't work in the unmodded version? Then it is not the Mod, it's your install of SH2. You are doing a complete install, right?

You really have me stumped. I think it's something wrong with the SH2 install, not the mod.

Rcsubs · 09-23-06, 10:00 PM

Hi Adam,

My CD is a legal copy and the periscope does work in the unmoded version. I am able to run campaigns,create new campaigns,create new missions and play stored missions. However after I install the PA RC4 and the PA patch 1.1 the only thing that I can play is the missions installed by the PA mods. I read in one of the postings some where about having the career option and this is not offered any where at anytime................ Not to mention that my US sub has 4 bow tubes instead of six and two stern tubes instead of four and on the surface the sub runs max 17knots instead of 20 knots, submerged the sub runs a max of 8 knots instead of 10 knots. After my setup of PA I have to select create a new mission to play the saved missions.
Sounds a bit backwards doesn't it???

Any suggestions?
To get my periscope to work in the PA mod I did not install the scope mod option in PA RC4. Is there something else that I should not install to get this to work properly?

Thank you for your time and help,
Darrell

The Old Man · 09-24-06, 10:31 AM

Quote:
Where finds these files:
arlo waves=they get the stowaway off the boat
see thru menus
iseedlers sun, land, sky mod

see thru menu
http://home.comcast.net/~royking13/D...ds/SimCap1.BMP
seedler's sun mod & the see thru menus
http://home.comcast.net/~royking13/D...s/SimCap01.BMP
seedlers land mod & clouds
http://home.comcast.net/~royking13/D...s/SimCap02.BMP
one of arlo wavs "sound" that gets the stpwaway off the boat
http://home.comcast.net/~royking13/Downloads/Cap002.wav

Rcsubs · 09-24-06, 11:56 AM

Hello,

I decided to try it again last night but this time I would skip some more of the installation so I made a clean install of SHII, then the official UBI 1.1 Patch and everything worked as expected. The I installed PA RC4 and the only thing that I selected in the options was the rain mod. Then I checked the operation and I can play the missions and the campaigns, it all seems to be working.
Now the next thing to do is to install the PA 1.1 patch then check the operation, and during the install if I get to select some options I will have to figure out what to skip again, one thing that I will skip will be the high res install.

Has anyone made a mod that can be added to the PA mod to speed up the crew on torpedo loading and give the Fleet boats 6 torpedo tubes in the bow and four torpedo tubes in the stern??? The torpedo crew seems to be a bit on the slow side, 30 to 40 minutes to load a tube is nuts...................

I still can not find the arlo wave files any where....................... By the way how do you get a stowaway on a WWII sub? Sounds out of place to me....

I have a ATI Radion pro 256 and I have had nothing but trouble from it and ATI does not seem to care, they keep suggesting the same thing to do as a repair and then they mark my file as Resolved which is a lie. I recently downloaded some old drivers for the card and installed them, that fixed some of the problems but not all. My next card will be a GeForce Nvida which will be new since all my other cards have been ATI but after the experiance with ATI and this card never again, they can take their cards and stick them.

Darrell

The Old Man · 09-24-06, 10:21 PM

Fleet boats 6 torpedo tubes in the bow and four torpedo tubes in the stern???
"If you keep firing then the boats that came with 6 forward & 4 stern will fire them but won't show it"

The torpedo crew seems to be a bit on the slow side, 30 to 40 minutes to load a tube is nuts...................
"I think this is normal"

I still can not find the arlo wave files any where....................... By the way how do you get a stowaway on a WWII sub? Sounds out of place to me....

"This was a german subsim & all the sounds were not converted so every once in a while you hear a german on board."

Roy

One other thing have you tried runing a spy software like "spybot"? It could be the reason your having problems runing the game. Sometimes games mess up on me & when i get rid of the spybots everything runs fine
just a suggestion

Rcsubs · 09-24-06, 11:44 PM

Hello Old Man,

Well as for taking 30-40 minutes to reload torpedo tubes, I have a friend who was an XO on the US Barbel 580 and I ask about the load time and his reply was 15-20 minutes, so 30-40 minutes in battle conditions is nuts. If the torpedo crew was that slow during the war I will bet that they would have found themselves reassigned to land duty.................

As for spy ware, I have SpyBot search, destroy,Crap Cleaner and window washer and everytime I log off the net I run crap cleaner and window washer, plus I always check the registry.

You are right about the German, but what it sounds like to me is a German getting a good beating.

Darrell

06-19-06, 11:15 AM	#2
wcb1863 Nub Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	PA ErSat Oct 6 16:43:02 2001ror Message Hi, I am geeting the following error message when PA attempts to load main game: Sat Oct 6 16:43:02 2001 Error -1 [Unknown unit category.] DirectX code: "Unrecognized error: 0xffffffff" C:\Devel\Janus2\WWII\Sources\WWIISWorld.cpp Line 1322 Any suggestions?

09-20-06, 06:47 AM	#3
Rcsubs Seaman Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 34 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	PA errors and problems Help!!! Hi, I have tried to install PA 5 times and each time I get the same error or the game looks like it will start but I can not get past the first 3 windows where all of the selections are made. I installed the game as outlined in the instructions and I get stuck in the first parts of the game. Then I tried the installation outline by the old man: Clean install of SH II I do not rename shII. It makes it easier installing the patches install P.A. "cd" install P.A. V1.1 install Vickers Mods (oil slick, smoke etc.) install sound pack ver. 2 install arlo waves=they get the stowaway off the boat install see thru menus install seedlers sun, land, sky mod install sboat mod & I add this to the start window I have PA RC 4 1.0 and the PA patch 1.1, I made a donation and the file i downloaded was the PA RC4 1.0 version then I downloaded the update patch PA1.1. I have the CD Silent Hunter II which I install and the the official update patch 1.1 released by the game company UBI. I have two Vickers mods fireball,oil slick. I can not find sound pack ver.2,seedlers sun,land,skymod or Arlo Waves???????????? I have a ATI Radeon Pro 256mb, pentium 2.0, 512 ram. The Career option is not listed any where for Pacific Aces after my installation is complete..?? What files do I need for this game mod? What order do I use? Do I need the SubSim HiRes 1024 mod? Thank you for your time and help, Darrell Last edited by Rcsubs; 09-20-06 at 06:50 AM.

09-20-06, 07:00 AM	#4
WutWuzDat Planesman Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: I can't remember... In front of a PC? Posts: 185 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You have the install messed up.. Try this: First make a clean install of SH2, and name the folder Pacific Aces or whatever name you prefer. 1. Install the official 1.1 patch 2. If you wish, you can now install Vicker's mods ( PA does not provide this) 3. If you wish, you can now install Projekt Messerswetzer ( PA does not provide this) 4. Install Pacific Aces from the executable utility, pointing to your Pacific Aces folder. (The one off the CD... RC4) 5. Install the Pacific Aces 1.1 patch. (available Here 42.6Mb) 6. Install the PA1.1 GlitchFix Pack (2.4 Megs) 7. Install the Slide Menu Here (176.4Kb) 8. If you want, install the PA sound patch (13.7 Megs) __________________ - Adam ©1988 - 2008. All rights reserved. Life is like a roll of toliet paper, the older you get, the faster it goes! Last edited by WutWuzDat; 09-20-06 at 07:04 AM.

09-20-06, 01:36 PM	#7
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,099 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	PA should work already just with: -Clean SH2 install from your CD -Official SH2 patch from ubi -PA RC4 install NOTE!!! that the auto installer for PA will attempt to create its own path/folder so be careful when you give the installer the path of your clean Sh2 install. Check the path indicated in the window and if necessary delete/correct manually any wrong reference __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

09-20-06, 09:32 PM	#8
Rcsubs Seaman Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 34 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi Neal, Your instructions: 1. make a clean install of SH2 2. Install the official 1.1 patch 3. Install Pacific Aces from the executable utility, pointing to your SH2 folder. (The one off the CD... RC4) 5. Install the Pacific Aces 1.1 patch. I followed your instructions to the letter, I did not rename the SHII file to Pacific Aces. I only have one copy of Silent Hunter II on my hard drive, if an installation fails I remove all of the game including short cuts and files. After installing I found that I had two Icons for Pacific Aces on my desk top and one Icon for Silent Hunter II. When I load Pacific Aces using either Icon I get a few selections, one is the option to Create a Mission and I can go through the steps to create the mission, but when I click ok nothing happens. The Career Option is not offered any where and I can play a saved mission that is part of the installation program, however I noticed that top speed for my Gato was 17 knots on the serface and I can not use the periscope at any depth. Any suggestion? Thank you for your help and time, Darrell Last edited by Rcsubs; 09-20-06 at 09:36 PM.

04-20-06, 08:33 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,284 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	This is still the place to post if you have a problem contacting me. I get 2000 e-mails a day, mostly spam, and my spam filter gets 99% of the spam,... but it is possible your e-mail may not be seen by me. Especially if you mention Viagra or ways to enhance my lovelife So, post here if you seem to have trouble reaching me! I'm here for you. Neal

09-22-06, 05:04 AM	#9
Rcsubs Seaman Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 34 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	New reply 9/22/06 PA Problems Hello All, I followed these steps to install SH plus patches. Install SH2 Install Official SH Patch 1.1 Install UBoat Mod 21 Install UBoat Mod 22 Install 1.03 Projekt Messer Install Vics Fireball Install Vics Oil Slick Rename SH to PA Install PA RC4 skip Kollmorgan Scope Install PA 1.1 Patch Install PA Sound 1.1 The above worked ok running single missions and until I install PA RC4 I was able to make new missions and run Campaigns. After installing PA RC 4 I could play missions stored under create new missions, no campaigns. Then I installed PA Glitch Fix and the computer screen froze and gave me this error message: Tue Jan 29 11:46:00 2002 Error -2005532222 [(ddrval!=DD_OK)] DirectX code: "DDERR_SURFACELOST" \Projects\Ultimation\Janus2\Windows\Sources\BD3DIm g.cpp Line 455 So I will be un-installing the glitch fix, then I will have enemy warships spawning into the area??? Using the above installation process my periscope does work, following the outlined instructions for installation the periscope does not work.. Anyone have any suggestions? Thank you for your time and help, Darrell

09-23-06, 08:21 PM	#10
WutWuzDat Planesman Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: I can't remember... In front of a PC? Posts: 185 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It sounds to me like you have a bad install of SH2. I assume this is a legal copy? You say the Periscope don't work in the unmodded version? Then it is not the Mod, it's your install of SH2. You are doing a complete install, right? You really have me stumped. I think it's something wrong with the SH2 install, not the mod. __________________ - Adam ©1988 - 2008. All rights reserved. Life is like a roll of toliet paper, the older you get, the faster it goes!

09-23-06, 10:00 PM	#11
Rcsubs Seaman Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 34 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi Adam, My CD is a legal copy and the periscope does work in the unmoded version. I am able to run campaigns,create new campaigns,create new missions and play stored missions. However after I install the PA RC4 and the PA patch 1.1 the only thing that I can play is the missions installed by the PA mods. I read in one of the postings some where about having the career option and this is not offered any where at anytime................ Not to mention that my US sub has 4 bow tubes instead of six and two stern tubes instead of four and on the surface the sub runs max 17knots instead of 20 knots, submerged the sub runs a max of 8 knots instead of 10 knots. After my setup of PA I have to select create a new mission to play the saved missions. Sounds a bit backwards doesn't it??? Any suggestions? To get my periscope to work in the PA mod I did not install the scope mod option in PA RC4. Is there something else that I should not install to get this to work properly? Thank you for your time and help, Darrell

09-24-06, 10:31 AM	#12
The Old Man Gunner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, Tx. Posts: 98 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Quote: Where finds these files: arlo waves=they get the stowaway off the boat see thru menus iseedlers sun, land, sky mod see thru menu http://home.comcast.net/~royking13/D...ds/SimCap1.BMP seedler's sun mod & the see thru menus http://home.comcast.net/~royking13/D...s/SimCap01.BMP seedlers land mod & clouds http://home.comcast.net/~royking13/D...s/SimCap02.BMP one of arlo wavs "sound" that gets the stpwaway off the boat http://home.comcast.net/~royking13/Downloads/Cap002.wav

09-24-06, 11:56 AM	#13
Rcsubs Seaman Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 34 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hello, I decided to try it again last night but this time I would skip some more of the installation so I made a clean install of SHII, then the official UBI 1.1 Patch and everything worked as expected. The I installed PA RC4 and the only thing that I selected in the options was the rain mod. Then I checked the operation and I can play the missions and the campaigns, it all seems to be working. Now the next thing to do is to install the PA 1.1 patch then check the operation, and during the install if I get to select some options I will have to figure out what to skip again, one thing that I will skip will be the high res install. Has anyone made a mod that can be added to the PA mod to speed up the crew on torpedo loading and give the Fleet boats 6 torpedo tubes in the bow and four torpedo tubes in the stern??? The torpedo crew seems to be a bit on the slow side, 30 to 40 minutes to load a tube is nuts................... I still can not find the arlo wave files any where....................... By the way how do you get a stowaway on a WWII sub? Sounds out of place to me.... I have a ATI Radion pro 256 and I have had nothing but trouble from it and ATI does not seem to care, they keep suggesting the same thing to do as a repair and then they mark my file as Resolved which is a lie. I recently downloaded some old drivers for the card and installed them, that fixed some of the problems but not all. My next card will be a GeForce Nvida which will be new since all my other cards have been ATI but after the experiance with ATI and this card never again, they can take their cards and stick them. Darrell Last edited by Rcsubs; 09-24-06 at 05:12 PM.

09-24-06, 10:21 PM	#14
The Old Man Gunner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dallas, Tx. Posts: 98 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Fleet boats 6 torpedo tubes in the bow and four torpedo tubes in the stern??? "If you keep firing then the boats that came with 6 forward & 4 stern will fire them but won't show it" The torpedo crew seems to be a bit on the slow side, 30 to 40 minutes to load a tube is nuts................... "I think this is normal" I still can not find the arlo wave files any where....................... By the way how do you get a stowaway on a WWII sub? Sounds out of place to me.... "This was a german subsim & all the sounds were not converted so every once in a while you hear a german on board." Roy One other thing have you tried runing a spy software like "spybot"? It could be the reason your having problems runing the game. Sometimes games mess up on me & when i get rid of the spybots everything runs fine just a suggestion

09-24-06, 11:44 PM	#15
Rcsubs Seaman Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 34 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hello Old Man, Well as for taking 30-40 minutes to reload torpedo tubes, I have a friend who was an XO on the US Barbel 580 and I ask about the load time and his reply was 15-20 minutes, so 30-40 minutes in battle conditions is nuts. If the torpedo crew was that slow during the war I will bet that they would have found themselves reassigned to land duty................. As for spy ware, I have SpyBot search, destroy,Crap Cleaner and window washer and everytime I log off the net I run crap cleaner and window washer, plus I always check the registry. You are right about the German, but what it sounds like to me is a German getting a good beating. Darrell Last edited by Rcsubs; 09-26-06 at 01:05 AM.