FED UP WITH CTD!!!

[Niteowl84]

hello there guys, sorry for asking this here again... but im trying very hard to just play the game with some mods to make it as nice and real as possible... thanks to V13dweller for the initial mod list but there are a few more of which i want to enable to make it that much more enjoyable to play.

I've had this game for a while now and TBH ive been tryin to just enjoy the ride so to speak but i cant even make it past the second campaign really as i wind up just loosing my patience with the amount of times the game gives me problems like CTD, lock ups and so on and just quit for a few months... but i enjoy this type of game so much and love the work you guys as modders have done to make it that much more enjoyable... Im getting alot of CTD when i ask for a mission... i have Sobers Mega Mob pack along with one or two other mods..

the following is my loadout...any help would be greatly appreciated as to why im still CTD.... so highly agitated at this point but if anyone can help id greatly appreciate it before i launch my computer out my third story window and proceed to run whats left of it over with my semi. 3hours and counting now of loading screens and CTD.

List:

- accurate german flags
- Open Horizons v2.2
- Equipment Upgrades v1.4 - the beast
- Equipment Upgrades Fix v1.4 Patch 1
- Equipment Upgrades v1.4 patch 1 hotfix
- Grossdeutscher Rundfunk
- Remove logo TDW
- Smaller flags for warships 1_0b
- Nauticalwolf's Torpedo textures 1.2
- Cereberus62 Corrected Depth Charge Projector 1.0
- Depth Keeping Problem HB 2.0.0 TDW
- SteelVikings Mod interior v1.2
- SteelVikings Interiror 1.2.2 patch
- stoniam coloured Exteriror mod v2
- New UI TDW 7.2.0
- NewUIS - TDC Das Boot Crew
- NewUIS RadCapTools 0.2 Alpha
- Real NAvigation
- Dynamic Environment SH5 Basemod normal v2.1
- DynEnv 2.1 SkyColor Hotfix darker nights
- steelviking&com underwater mod 1.0
- TDW Ship inertia 1.1.0
- sobers wave mod v12
- sobers best ever fog v20 sh5
- shadow improvment mod
- sh5 7A conning fix
- reworked morale and abilities v1.1
- FX update TDW 0.0.21
- AI sub crew 102 TDW
- madmax sh5 subdiesel mono v2
- newuis tdc 7.2.0 erm reaper7 nightvision black skin
- tdc generic patcher
- trevally automated scripts
-additiona noises and creaks

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hope someone can point me in the right direction. just wanna experience the sim to its fullest...many thanks in advance guys.

[THE_MASK]

I played for 3 months with over 100 saves . Sobers mega mod list :yep:

[Niteowl84]

hey sober :) thanks for the reply... ive been tryin to play for over 3 months lol with over 100 campaign restarts lol ... ive got your mega mod list... just dont know what order to place them.. tried following the setup you have on the forukms with minimal success..usally CTD right off the get go :/ but im def open to suggestions... i really dsont wanna give up on this game lol...as much as it boils my blood tryin to get it to work properly i just have a weak spot for this game lol

[volodya61]

you have completely wrong order..
look at the Sober's list or Fifi's list..
and remove TDW Ship inertia 1.1.0 from your list..

[Niteowl84]

many thanks for the rpely volodya, i never did really understand what order to be placing these things in... but i did at one point follow sobers list exactly as he had it minus a few mods tha ti didnt have at the time and still dont...then i found this list and tried that out with minimal success... got it workin a lil but my officers stand around with their arms out and if i interact with them its CTD all over again :/ any pointers on the correct order? i need to figure that order mes s out sooner then later i tihnk lol... Or is sobers list the way to go and if it is can anyone explain why i get CTD as soon as i ask for a mission following his layout? or am i just doin something terribly wrong here?

[volodya61]

are the mods mentioned in post #1 all mods that you are using at the moment?

EDIT: what are your computer specs?
EDIT2:
- accurate german flags
- Remove logo TDW
- Grossdeutscher Rundfunk
- Dynamic Environment SH5 Basemod normal v2.1
- DynEnv 2.1 SkyColor Hotfix darker nights
- sobers wave mod v12
- sobers best ever fog v20 sh5
- shadow improvment mod
- steelviking&com underwater mod 1.0
- madmax sh5 subdiesel mono v2
- additiona noises and creaks
- SteelVikings Mod interior v1.2
- SteelVikings Interiror 1.2.2 patch
- stoniam coloured Exteriror mod v2
- Nauticalwolf's Torpedo textures 1.2
- AI sub crew 102 TDW - don't enable this mod if you have low PC..
- sh5 7A conning fix
- Equipment Upgrades v1.4 - the beast
- Equipment Upgrades Fix v1.4 Patch 1
- Equipment Upgrades v1.4 patch 1 hotfix
- FX update TDW 0.0.21
- New UI TDW 7.2.0
- NewUIS - TDC Das Boot Crew
- NewUIS RadCapTools 0.2 Alpha
- Real NAvigation
- newuis tdc 7.2.0 erm reaper7 nightvision black skin
- Depth Keeping Problem HB 2.0.0 TDW
- trevally automated scripts
- Open Horizons v2.2
- Smaller flags for warships 1_0b
- Cereberus62 Corrected Depth Charge Projector 1.0
- reworked morale and abilities v1.1

- TDW Ship inertia 1.1.0 - don't use it
- generic patcher - don't use it as a mod, use it as a standalone application

1. enable all the mods, start a new campaign
2. if everything works enable the patches what you want in the Generic Patcher

[Trevally.]

Crew with arms out is a crew script error

Remove crew mods or atrt a new career after every change.
Or add MightyFineCrew to your list at the top and start new career

:up:

[BigWalleye]

Don't mean to insult your competence, but are you only even activating/deactivating mods while in port? And are you only ever saving games with a new savegame name? Changing modload while on patrol and overwriting existing saved games are both well-established ways to cause CTDs and in-game problems.

[flag4]

Changing modload while on patrol and overwriting existing saved games are both well-established ways to cause CTDs and in-game problems.


...still cripples the tried and tested modded and polished Silent Hunter 3..

you just gotta stick to the rules:yep:

[BigWalleye]

...still cripples the tried and tested modded and polished Silent Hunter 3..

you just gotta stick to the rules:yep:

YES! You are absolutely right. 3, 4, and 5 all have the same vulnerability when it comes to saved games. As they say, "It's a feature."

[flag4]

YES! You are absolutely right. 3, 4, and 5 all have the same vulnerability when it comes to saved games. As they say, "It's a feature."

I could say I'm itching to get at SH5 - it looks fab. but I've tried several times and each time has ended in terrible frustration. I just calmly put the disc back in its box and began to get patient....for a long time.
I read the threads and watch the YouTube footage and it makes me hungry...:up:

[Niteowl84]

Many many thanks for the replies fellas...as for your questions walleye first no worries no offense taken... and ummm no actually i havnt been renaming each save, nor enabling or disabling mods at port but mainly cause i dont get that far as of late...been starting new career after new career after new career but only ever making it as far as asking for a mission b4 ctd.. ive uninstalled and reinstalled the game coun tless numbers of times already...lately i been able to get an actual mission only to have crew issues but imma try what trevally said hopefully that resolves some of the problems with the arms out with the crew...

[Niteowl84]

well i removed the das boot crew mod...back to CTD once i start a new career and ask for a mission :/ sighhhhh..... why did they make this game so bloody broken like ?! :/ ive never encountered such frustration ever playing a game aas much as i have just tryin to start this one :/ .... is it because the loadout is all wrong or something??

[flag4]

sighhhhh..... why did they make this game so bloody broken like ?! :/ ive never encountered such frustration ever playing a game aas much as i have just tryin to start this one ?

...I guess we'll never know - BUT don't give up...you could always try SH3+GWX GOLD.....:03:

...then come back after a little rest:up:

[Niteowl84]

well good news...finally lol...i got it to work decently enough to play so ill follow what ppl suggested on here now in hopes of actually finishing a campaign lol

[Niteowl84]

update:

so imma take anote from ur book for a few days flag... providing i dont take the game and place it in its box and set fire to it as i do a lil dance around it as it burns and dances on its cursed ashes.... gone back to crashing again after i press M for the map .... looks like ill never ever get past the first campaign at this rate.... vacation again from sh5 bloody hell

[BigWalleye]

Niteowl, what is your computer system like?

[flag4]

update:

so imma take anote from ur book for a few days flag... providing i dont take the game and place it in its box and set fire to it as i do a lil dance around it as it burns and dances on its cursed ashes.... gone back to crashing again after i press M for the map .... looks like ill never ever get past the first campaign at this rate.... vacation again from sh5 bloody hell

...you will. don't give up. put up your computer spec. lets have a look at that first.
if all else fails put it away, clean out all SH5 files from your system and put the disk safely away for a while. have a rest and try SH3+GWX. OK, the graphics are not SH5 but its tried and tested and polished over many years...:up:

[Sjizzle]

update:

so imma take anote from ur book for a few days flag... providing i dont take the game and place it in its box and set fire to it as i do a lil dance around it as it burns and dances on its cursed ashes.... gone back to crashing again after i press M for the map .... looks like ill never ever get past the first campaign at this rate.... vacation again from sh5 bloody hell

disable all rander patches from TDW generic patch and try again and if it's work then enable something like this

http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6827/6bm28qcatq9ty7tfg.jpg

[Niteowl84]

hey guys thanks so much for the support..i feel like a pain to you guys here lately ... as for the system specs...its a new machine i just put together not to long ago at all....

System Specs:

Processor: Intel Core I7-3770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz
Ram: 8 Gigs
Video Card: Nvidea 9800 GTX SLI Nvidea 7600
HD: 1 TB space.
OS: Windows 7 64 bit.

Ive managed to get a few things working now but i cant seem to get the NEWUI's - TDW to work at all...it just doesnt pop up like its supposed to no matter what order i place it in....

i decided to follow this list exactly....

Mods List sobers 0730 15062013(correct order)
Accurate German Flags
sobers game loading tips V5 SH5
DBM Background Video
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2.2 Patch
DynEnv v2.9 - 1. Main Mod
DynEnv v2.9 - 5.c Ambient Settings - Darker Nights-No Murky Waters
DynEnv v2.9 - 12. Sounds
Small_trees_SH5_V1
sobers smoke screen V1 SH5 (DynEnv compatible)
sobers water splash anim SH5
sobers best ever fog V22 SH5
sobers base sky mechanics V1
sobers better terrain v3 SH5
sobers waves mod V12 27032013
sobers more trees SH5
sobers see thru wake fix
SH5_7A_Conning_Fix
Fuel Gauge WoGaDi_SteelViking's Interior
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_byTheBeast
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1
#Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1_HotFix
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1 (available by date) V9 by sober
EUF_UBoat_FX_v0_0_3_ byTheBeast
SH5 Longer Repairs v.1
FX_Update_0_0_21_ByTheDarkWraith
FX Update torpedoes (modified for torpedoes failure patches)
AI_sub_crew_1_0_2_TheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_ByTheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_alt_officer_wounded_by_Torpedo
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_Real_Navigation
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_RadCapTools_0_2_alpha
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs TDC ByTheDarkWraith 27.05.2013
Manos Scopes-patch for 16x9
IRAI_0_0_39_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_39_ByTheDarkWraith_Patch_1
R.E.M_by_Xrundel_TheBeast_1.2
R.E.M_by_Xrundel_TheBeast_1.2 - no hyd on surface - NewUIs-IRAI compatible
Cerberus62 Corrected Depth Charge Projector 1.0
NOZAURIO'S SKIN (Standar No Emblem) v-1.1.0
sobers_realistic_underwater_FX2
Reworked Morale and Abilities v.1.1
MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 Alt faces
MCCD_1.04_MFCM_1.2.1_compatible
Speech fixes and additions (english version)
sobers green crew training V4 SH5
TDW FX Fix for Sobers chimney smoke
Church's Compass Dials Mod v2.2 - Option Two
OPEN HORIZONS II_full v2.2
SkyBaron's Leigh Light for SH5 1.0
Sobers Terrain fix for OH2 V2.2
RPM Hydrophone merchants 2.1 -for OHII full v2.2-
Expanded Navies by Cybermat47 v.1.0.01
smaller flags for Warships 1_0b
sobers Lights Cfg V5 SH5
Trevally Tutorial - All v0.2(for OHIIv1.3)
Trevally Automated Scripts v0.6
Trevally Harbour & Kiel Canal Pilot v3.1
Trevally TDC Help v2
MadMaxs_SH5_Subdiesel (mono) v2
sobers hud sounds V1 SH5
sobers no footstep sound mod
sobers DOF V6 SH5
EQuaTool 01.01 by AvM - Large Style
AOB slide ruller for TDW UIs and MO by stoianm
Warfox deck crew always whispering SH5 German Version
gap - HD 1 deg Scope Bearing v 1.0
Shadow Improvement ModLR
sobers bad weather deck gun V5 SH5


any ideas as to why the TDW NEWUI'S isnt working?

[BigWalleye]

Have you dialed in the features you want?

[Niteowl84]

not sure i follow you there my friend... what do u mean? sorry not very up to date on the sh5 lingo lol

[Trevally.]

goto - data\Applications\JSGME mod validator - it will be in your game file or within thte new UI mod.
run JSGMEModValidator.exe
post the report here:up:

[Niteowl84]

hey trev, i tried what you asked but it tells me i have no mods installed...yet there is like 25 or 30 or so lol... but no worries... i finally got it to work...i redownloaded everything...turns out there was a few files missing in the NewUI's folder...go figure right? but now that i got all those mods working there is still a few more hurdles i face....

1) i seem to have lost the charts for determining speeds and such on the left hand side. I still have the ID book but thats it..no charts...is this normal or part of the mod packs enabled or you figure i might be missing a few files there as well?

2) seems my charts are off a fair bit either that or my navigator is drunk lol..Im using the real navigation, i cant play without it lol but when i ask for my position he marks it on the map for me however.... i noticed that i steamed through an island that wasnt there but i passed through it according to the nav map, and commin up on a port it said i was a good distance off but yet i was directly aligned with the harbour... again is this normal or part of the packs or shall i have him walk the plank for being drunk at his post lol...

think thats all that remains now... unless whats mentioned above is normal in which case...well its time to set sail lol.... i really appreciate the patience and level off support u guys give man...u should be all getting paid.