Returning to the high seas

[Shakermaker]

Ahoy fellow sailors. After a long foray into other game genres I want to get back into sims. I have always been a flight boy (forgive my insolence, this being a 'wet' forum) and the recent release of the new Il-2 Sturmovik game has made me all giddy in the stomach. The game seems very much to be a work in progress though, with lots of reports about bugs and bad / non-existent optimization.

Which reminded me of the Silent Hunter 5 release (or any SH release for that matter ... :DL). I bought the game last year, but didn't really play it because of the state is was in. The box has been gathering dust for almost a year now so I dug it up again for a weekend of hunting on naval prey. My first port of call for recent information about the game and its mods was of course the Radio Room, but I was kinda unsettled by the sheer amount of mods everyone is using.

I don't mind the vanilla experience that much. I read about the UI mod everybody is raving about in the other newbee thread and that seems to fix my biggest gripe about SH5: the new controls (as in: different from SH3/4). But other than that I am lost. Which mod, if any, should I install? Are there any good compilations that I don't know of?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[jwilliams]

There are many mods, but I would say the core (most needed mods) are :-

Magnum_Opus_v0_0_1PlusPatch1
Magnum_Opus_v0_0_1Patch2
NewUIs_TDC_6_4_0_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_30_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_30_No_hydrophone_on_surface_No_Aircraft_s potting
Depth_Keeping_Problem_UHS_patch_HB_1_0_0_TheDarkWr aith

And for the full list of mods I use :-

Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157
[D:\Games\Simulator\SH5\MODS]

Anti Lag
A Fistful of Emblems v1.51
A Fistful of Emblems v1.51 (Weathered)
Grossdeutscher Rundfunk
Rel_SH4_BBC_1939_to_1945
Magnum_Opus_v0_0_1PlusPatch1
Magnum_Opus_v0_0_1Patch2
Speech fixes and additions (german version)
Menu - Das Boot Departure Theme
Lite Campaign LC 1.2
Open_Horizons
SteelViking's Sky Banding Mod
Harbour Addition MOD V0.1 - Open_Horizons
Capthelms Audio+SV Touch Ups
Enhanced FunelSmoke_by HanSolo78
German U-Boat Hydrophone SFX
Unterseeboot II SFX
U-Boat Propulsion SFX
sobers realistic hydrophone operator SH5
TheDarkWraith_DC_Water_Disturbances_v2_0_SH5
Trevally Automated Scripts v0.5
Trevally Harbour & Kiel Canal Pilot patch
sobers 3D deck spray mod V7
sobers base sky mechanics V1
sobers base wave mechanics V15 SH5
sobers real trees
sobers smaller water drops
sobers talking conning crew mod
Window_Lights_Redone_V1
NewUIs_TDC_6_4_0_ByTheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_6_4_0_New_radio_messages_German
NewUIs_TDC_6_4_0_Real_Navigation
IO_StrategicMap_4_1_for_TDWv640&MO
FX_Update_0_0_16_2_ByTheDarkWraith
FX_Update_0_0_16_2_UHS_Fix
IRAI_0_0_30_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_30_No_hydrophone_on_surface_No_Aircraft_s potting
AirTorpedoes
Depth_Keeping_Problem_UHS_patch_HB_1_0_0_TheDarkWr aith
Kriegsmarine Grid Map for MO and TDW UIs by stoianm
Speech Recognition_v1.4_MiTons_NewUI_Editon _english
Wasserbomben1_1



Good Hunting. :salute:

[Shakermaker]

Hahaha, that long list is exactly what I meant in my OP. It is so daunting. Thanks for the core list though, very helpful. Magnum opus sounds like a compilation. Is that correct?

[jwilliams]

Yes indeed, MO is a compilation mod. It's at version 0.0.1 beta atm.

It contains older versions of IRIA and NewUI's so make sure you grab the newer versions of these mods, if you do decide to use MO.

[kiwi_2005]

this is all I need to have the game running to my liking. The must have mods is Environment 5, NewUI's, IRAI & Open Horizons.

http://i55.tinypic.com/2rxb028.jpg

[stoianm]

this is all I need to have the game running to my liking.


You are missing some must have mods in my opinion

[jwilliams]

this is all I need to have the game running to my liking. The must have mods is Environment 5, NewUI's, IRAI & Open Horizons.



Environment 5, newui's and IRAI are included in MO.
But there are newer versions of NewUI's and IRAI availible.

Open Horizons is only needed if you wish to continue after 1943. (not a must have, but definitely recommended).:yep:

NewUI's fixes the stadimeter. Plus greatly improves other features of the UI. And even adds some extra features.:yeah:
The stadimeter does not work correctly in stock game :nope:

IRAI improves the AI of enemy ships.

Depth keeping problems mod, stops the uboat sinking when you go deep.

:salute:

[Shakermaker]

I love you guys. Thanks a lot.

[Jaguar]

I just would add Critical Hits for Torpedos as a must have so you won´t need 3/4 torps to sink a single merchant, usually 2 wil suffice and be much more imersive.

[Tronics]

Hey all

I'm in the same situation here a bit slowly getting back into sh5 myself.

So far I've already went a bit mod happy but will try the ui mods above since I have yet to find a ui mod that I like.

So my main question is this:

Has anyone ported over any longrange IX type ships yet?

Id love to take the new fx engine over to the gulf of mexico or even down around the cape and into the indian ocean.

Or do I have to go into shIV UBM for that fix?