Moin Trevally,

That's what i understand in German. The 4gig switch limit the exe back to 2gb.

There's a editor with one you can check the exe and you can see the changes the switch will make allready is changed in the stock. I think it's this CFF Explorer. But i must confess that my knowledge about this is too low to verify.:oops:

:salute:
Kalle

As far as I can understand from the automatic translation you have posted, I think that the original post on Ubi forum simply explains how the 4 gig patch is working.
But I can be wrong indeed. Any german speaking forum member should be able to unravel our doubts...

The first part explain how it works, the second part explain what happens, when you install the the 4gig Switch over the exe, which has already the changes in it. the result is that the switch back the file into the state you want to change.

So you want the switch to achieve that the exe adress 4 gb instead of 2GB, but exactly the opposite is happen.

In german i understand how it works, but i cannot explain it better in english:/\\!!

Sorry, i'm at my wits end!

I just tried pushing above the 2GB to test but this was as high as I could get (running around kiel firing AA guns and torps)

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1977/27068586.jpg

:hmmm:

And are you running that after the switch or without?

On the site of NTcore there is the following declaration:
"Why things are this way on x64 is easy to explain. On x86 applications have 2GB of virtual memory out of 4GB (the other 2GB are reserved for the system). On x64 these two other GB can now be accessed by 32bit applications. In order to achieve this, a flag has to be set in the file's internal format. This is, of course, very easy for insiders who do it every day with the CFF Explorer. "

When you look with the CFF Explorer in the stock exe, so i understand the German post, you should see you don't have to set a flag in the file's internal format. It's already been set. :up:

I am running without the switch.

So SH5.exe is already set to use more then 2GB in 64 bit systems.
Using the switch - will now turn this off (so dont use the switch)

What about the 3gig switch for 32 bit systems - does this mean it too is already set:06:

:doh:
:D

How do you get to desktop and bring up task manager while in game ? cheers

I use two monitors:up:

which is consistent with my experiences. When use it ctd, without everything Fine, i have only 4gb!

that exceeds my horizon:wah:

Thanks Kalleblom - I will edit post 1:up:

So I guess that if anyone is using it - they should restore their backup .exe


:D mine too :doh:

:doh:
That wouldn't be old news at all. Peraphs TDW can confirm it...

Sorry for misunderstanding your first post, Kalle :oops: :D

Ah i see!

Thanks for the thread, helped me much.

Thanks azimmm and welcome to subsim:salute:

Great news re. 4gb patch, Trevally, bloody great news:/\\!!
Each time I've patch my sh5.exe with 4Gb on Win7-64 I was proud I didn't forget to do it. And each time it seemed for me the game is running better after that:har:.
Anyway thanks, I didn't make the backup of my exe.file so the installation disk is in the DVD-drive already (for the 1001 time I quess:Kaleun_Sleep:

Ah - we live and learn:D:up:

Click on it to tell you how much memory the game uses .
Silent Hunter 5\Support\DetectionTool

:salute::salute:Welcome aboard!!!:salute::salute:

Great thread, helped a lot with getting me started on my set up. thanks

I tried to install the modlist like in the first post, but some mods are greyed out. I started again and came up with this list that seems to be running ok:

1) Reworked Morale and Abilities
2 )Dynamic Environment
3) FX Update
4) IRAI
5) New UI and TDC

I haven't had much time testing but they seem to work well and the next one i will be adding is Open Horizons.

Will this be stable guys?