No worries sir. I was quite serious, but I quite understand about budget vs ability.

As you said I don't know who is who around here and as far as I know you could be a 20 year old kid starting out, or a 70 year old crank on a budget.


I remember years ago just out of college I was part of a flight simming group bemoaning the fact that my sound card had just died and needing to wait a few weeks to squeeze out money for a replacement.

Well some guy I never met before up and sent me the $50 for an old sound blaster card and I never forgot it.

I don't give money to people actively asking or begging, but if I run across someone like you on the fence about something and a few unexpected bucks can make a difference....well....karma goes around right?

But the campaign is not on rails - it is a dynamic campaign. Or do you mean you want a free-play mode like in SH?

Hi DetCord, I'm following UBOOT very closely, and I'm talking with the Devs on a daily basis. As you say, it's very different to the Silent Hunter series in some regards, and the purists will think that it's too much of an arcade kind of game, but I really like what I'm seeing, and the attention to detail that's being followed. It's also very moddable, and I think that it will be better than some here are expecting. :)

As this is a Cold Waters thread, I'll just close the UBOOT component by stating that UBOOT has evolved greatly since its early days. It's a different game now, and I wouldn't read too much into those early Dev statements.

That is strange as I just installed the 2004 campaign mod running 1.05b and it's working fine. Did you by chance made any modification on your own?

Not that I know of...I try to place them in the correct folder but the farther I go into the sim the more folders with the same file name can be found..Some readmes say to put a file into streamassets which after you click on it you find common the override then default then override etc its confosing to this "grumpy 70 year old man"...:hmmm:

This is where the override folder should go (replace "C" with the drive letter if where you steam installation is):

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Cold Waters\ColdWaters_Data\StreamingAssets\

At this point, If you know how to check integrity of the game file using steam. You may want to do that first. If not, it maybe better to remove the game from steam and re-download (since it's fairly small). The install the mods again. But beware that some mod may not work well with others, I've only ever use 1 mod at a time.

I put the sim in the G:passport,then follow your instructions as written..Restart try the sim out no improvements such as LA class Flight II-III are not shown in campaign single mission or training.....I deleted the sim uninstalled it and all associated files reinstall and a window shows corrupted file contact steam support...Have you ever tried to contact steam support??? No phone number to call and it takes days for them to respond to and e-mail...

Wow! Never had that happened to me. Are you by chance using a portable drive as your Steam install location? You can have steam check the file integrity of the file.

on the steam app, under "Library" tap. Right click on Cold Waters and select properties. Click on "Local Files" and select "Verify Integrity of Game Files" and see if that would fix it.

Yes I put the sim on my passport..It take to much room in c: drive..Wiz33 did as instructed all files are valid...

So it still won't launch? Is that with or without the "override folder"? If it is with. then try moving the "override" folder to another location and try again.

Just did verify on mine and I got the "1 file would not validate" message but my game launched fine and the 2004 campaign is available. Beware that some single mission limits the class of the sun available and you will not see the new ones from the mod. I think all it means is that it could not verify the content of the "override" folder since it's not part of the original install from steam.

Bravo, Sir!
This is why I'm a member of this community.

Same boat as you ( :03: ) for sure. I went back to SH5 from Cold Waters, and my first thought while going 2 knots underwater was "come on you ****ty old rust bucket - where's my Skipjack?"

The game launches now but no new subs show..I am looking for the LA Class Flight II or III..

Get the 2004 campaign mod, it comes with the LA II/III and Seawolf. Remove any existing override folder and drop that one in. It's working on my 1.05b