Silent Hunter 4 won't start

[Commander_Apollo]

Silent Hunter 4 with the U-Boat addon played well for over 40 hours and after that I took a 2/3 wees break and when I tried playing again, it wouldn't start. I re-installed the game several times and it still didn't work. When I try it doesn't come up with any error messages or attempt to play. I have the game on steam and I would appreciate any help in getting it to work again.

[merc4ulfate]

I do not play anything from steam ... I have less headaches that way.

Could be an update that has now prevented the game from running.

[depthtok33l]

I also had this problem before.

***Doing this will delete your configurations like launch options, cfgs and autoexecs of other games. You might want to backup those files first.***

Now do this:


Delete everything inside your Steam folder except 'steamapps' (where your game files are located) and 'Steam.exe'.

Start-up Steam again and it will re-download all of those files you've deleted. Chances are your Steam has corrupted files, doing that usually fixes the problem.


Some hardcore simmers here hate Steam so just play along ;). From one Steam dude to another, -----> :Kaleun_Wink:

[Commander_Apollo]

I also had this problem before.

***Doing this will delete your configurations like launch options, cfgs and autoexecs of other games. You might want to backup those files first.***

Now do this:


Delete everything inside your Steam folder except 'steamapps' (where your game files are located) and 'Steam.exe'.

Start-up Steam again and it will re-download all of those files you've deleted. Chances are your Steam has corrupted files, doing that usually fixes the problem.


Some hardcore simmers here hate Steam so just play along ;). From one Steam dude to another, -----> :Kaleun_Wink:

Sadly it did not work

I'm not a big fan of Steam but its the only way I could get Arma and Silent Hunter

[depthtok33l]

Sadly it did not work

I'm not a big fan of Steam but its the only way I could get Arma and Silent Hunter

:hmmm:

Try uninstalling it again but this time delete all leftover files and folders of the game inside steamapps, you might want to also delete the game's registry files.
Here's a little instruction thingy to access your registry: http://yhoo.it/1xBtPJM

If it does not work, leave your computer specs etc. so that other people can see and help.

[Commander_Apollo]

:hmmm:

Try uninstalling it again but this time delete all leftover files and folders of the game inside steamapps, you might want to also delete the game's registry files.
Here's a little instruction thingy to access your registry: http://yhoo.it/1xBtPJM

If it does not work, leave your computer specs etc. so that other people can see and help.

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.140303-2144)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
System Model: VPCL116FX
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory: 6144MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 6080MB RAM
Page File: 4521MB used, 9236MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 144 DPI (150 percent)
System DPI Setting: 144 DPI (150 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Enabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

[SilentPrey]

Greetings! Fellow Steamer here. Do you have any mods installed? If so, disable them first. In the Steam Library, right click on 'Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions', click 'Properties'. Click the 'LOCAL FILES' tab. Click 'VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME CACHE'.

This compares the files you have installed with Steam's master copy. I expect it will find several that don't match up and redownload them. That's always fixed mine and it's quite a bit easier than doing a complete uninstall and reinstall like the disc people have to do. After that you can re-enable any mods you are using.

[Commander_Apollo]

Greetings! Fellow Steamer here. Do you have any mods installed? If so, disable them first. In the Steam Library, right click on 'Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions', click 'Properties'. Click the 'LOCAL FILES' tab. Click 'VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME CACHE'.

This compares the files you have installed with Steam's master copy. I expect it will find several that don't match up and redownload them. That's always fixed mine and it's quite a bit easier than doing a complete uninstall and reinstall like the disc people have to do. After that you can re-enable any mods you are using.

those were the first things I did and to no luck

[SilentPrey]

Doh! Alright... have you made SH4 large address aware? Also, were your DPI settings at 150% back when it worked? Did you do any tweaking with the graphics control panel since it worked?

Are you playing on a laptop and is it in power saver mode? Or have onboard graphics enabled? Finally, I think a multi-monitor set up kept my game from being able to run: It would run in clone mode but not with the desktop extended.

That's all I can think of right now. When you do figure it out please let us know. By the way, don't feel any obligation to provide me answers to these questions; you're the one troubleshooting. I'm just hoping to point you in the right direction. Best of luck.

[Commander_Apollo]

Doh! Alright... have you made SH4 large address aware? Also, were your DPI settings at 150% back when it worked? Did you do any tweaking with the graphics control panel since it worked?

Are you playing on a laptop and is it in power saver mode? Or have onboard graphics enabled? Finally, I think a multi-monitor set up kept my game from being able to run: It would run in clone mode but not with the desktop extended.

That's all I can think of right now. When you do figure it out please let us know. By the way, don't feel any obligation to provide me answers to these questions; you're the one troubleshooting. I'm just hoping to point you in the right direction. Best of luck.
I completely forgot that I changed my DPI a while back. I changed it back to 150 and now the game is working again.

Thank you everyone for helping me:Kaleun_Salute:

[SilentPrey]

Anytime. Happy hunting.:Kaleun_Binocular:

[Commander_Apollo]

Anytime. Happy hunting.:Kaleun_Binocular:

Already sunk 20,000 tons with the USS Spearfish

[merc4ulfate]

You can still purchase Silent Hunter at other locations besides steam.

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter-Wolves-Pacific-Download/dp/B002WC80R4

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter-Wolves-Pacific-Download/dp/B004I43FAG/ref=pd_sim_vg_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0NYN0VBYQDYYFWM67Q0N

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter-Wolves-Pacific-Gold/dp/B001BBS8B0?ie=UTF8&s=software&qid=1216838850&sr=8-1

http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SH4GE/silent-hunter-4-gold-edition

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SILENT-HUNTER-4-WOLVES-OF-THE-PACIFIC-Deutsch-NEU-/380438055699?pt=DE_PC_Videospiele&hash=item5893e00b13

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Silent-Hunter-4-Wolves-of-the-Pacific-PC-DVD-Rom-Game-/390971411069?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item5b07b64a7d

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SILENT-HUNTER-4-GOLD-PC-DVD-ROM-NEU-SOFORT-/370253832829?pt=DE_PC_Videospiele&hash=item5634d9227d

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SILENT-HUNTER-3-4-STEEL-EDITION-GERMAN-BRAND-NEW-/231383268997?pt=UK_PC_Video_Games_Video_Games_JS&hash=item35df847e85



Most of the time you can find copies for less than 10 dollars.