Got it working again (sort of) but only in online mode. It also overwrote my current campaign and replaced it with my old saved career from when I installed SH5 originally.
In offline mode when you click the Play button on the Uplay start screen, it instantly switches to the game exit screen "Thank you for playing Silent Hunter 5.....Time 0 hours 0 minutes etc."
I can't see anywhere you can delete old save games on your Uplay account so it reloads EVERY old save from my original install.
I have SH_NClient.dll patch activated withTDW_GenericPatcher_v_1_0_105_0 so I will turn this off and see what happens.
Can anyone please advise how the orbiter patches should be set? When none are activated, my save games folder is filled up with old save games even with a new install, vanilla SH5 folder in My Documents and starting in off line mode. This was before the Uplay Update when I could play in offline mode!

Right click the SH5 launcher icon and go to Properties / Compatability . Tick the box (Run this program in compatability mode for) choose your operating system . I can now run the game offline .
Start a new campaign

G'day Sober, tried that but but no luck, the game won't even start. I'll disable all the orbiter patches and see what happens.
Also Mikemike47 has uploaded another Uplay installer on Subsim for people having problems so I'll also try that as well.

EDIT

Disabled all the orbiter patches, no luck. Tried to install Mikemike47's Uplay installer and it said I already had a later version so.......still no go!

Finally got it working again after the Uplay update.
Did as you said Sobers and went online. Uplay loaded and found SH5 (wonders why it didnt find yesterday when I was online?).
Anyway after it loaded I went offline again and found I could still play ..
Now to just work out why I cant see all of Sjizzles charts.

Click on the little button to expand the GUI .

Sober I am not sure this is the right place to discuss this but I am using your mep file and mods dated 1701 27052013 and using Sjizzles charts for newui dated 27.05.2013 v2. for some reason I dont have sjizzles name in the user charts drop down therefore I dont have the pic showing AOB which I wanted to try out. This pic was in the earlier version of Sjizzles charts.
Any idea mate?

Grrr
 

Same problem. Even after sorting out Uplay userid and password change, the game will not load. So I unloaded all mods and have uninstalled the game.

I will try from scratch again.

I found out today that SH5 is discontinued and not even listed on Ubisoft support game listing. I sent them a message but the drop down topic did not list the game. I had to use SH3 in the list and then...no reply yet.

I've spent SO much time on this game, don't want to lose it now.

May 31 update: No luck. They are telling me my key is already activated by another. (me) So, having tried all possible, I bid you all a fond fairwell. I do not intend mucking about with it further. Next time they update, it all my go to pot again. Good luck to all. I go back to SH4, which is still playable and enjoyable.

If I ever see SH5 on sale somewhere, I'll buy it. It is still worth playing.

I have the same problem Raymond.

Had to do a password reset to get logged in and now it asks for my activation code, which it promptly rejects.

I have a support ticket in and noticed under products they list SH2 and SH3 but not SH5.


Weird

I pointed this out some time ago. That shows you just how ashamed they are of it :yep: Kinda like don't list it and people will forget about it.

Wouldn't that suggest they are proud of SH2?? :o

Hi everyone, I'm having the same problem. When uplay starts it asks me for my password, which I had to change 3 times before it would even let me sign in and now it is asking me to enter my activation code, then I am told it has already been used " YES BY ME" so I cant even get the game to start.:/\\!! :/\\!!

All because of this new Uplay update.

I went through same frustration between an old and new email account, username, password and reactivation issue. Took 3 times from UBI and Uplay telephone technical help to finally get it right by fixing my account properly.:rotfl2::/\\!!

Uplay ALWAYS updated perfectly before this last update. Never had a login issue until the recent update.

UBI
 

Yep had same problems OK now. Somebody remind me NOT to buy a UBI game again:/\\!!

uplay help #
 

919 460-9778 Past few weeks they helped me with redownloading the game
and some other issues. Obviously the game has to be purchased from them to get support.

I wish to thank Uplay for finally convincing me to retire from the Silent Hunter series with their latest update. 41 minutes from the time i hit the uplay icon to the time i actually returned to my current mission has convinced me that 12 years and 4 editions of the game is enough. I shall head to the golf course and wish you gents the best of luck dealing with a company that has steadily gotten worse thru the years.