This may Help Sum People with PC overload with mods
 

Hi all
before I start I would like to say I am no expert:nope:

I see a alot of People have problems with a heavy mod list and PC specs, I was one of those people, after seeing Sober mob list and how easy he made it so you get all the mods in the right order and his SA on, or should I say book on how to set up and get the game running smoothly which is great, and all the videos, but my old PC was not up to the job so I did a rebuild.

Open Horizons full is very heavy on your PC with all the things going on in the harbour however there is a cutdown version and I see Sober has done a least with this in.

So here is my PC spec and the mods I have installed and the frame rate that I'm getting.

Core i5-3570K CPU 3.40
Corsair 16 GB Vengeance DDR3-RAM 1600 MHz
Asus Maximus V Gene Motherboard
Gigabyte GTX 560Ti OC 1GB GDDR5
windons 7 64 bit

In Game Setting shadows is on 1/2 all other set full

windons 7 64 bit
Nvida Control Panel

A F 16x
FXAA On
Enhance application On
Antialiasing Mode 32x csaa
Antialiasing Tran Multisample
all other settings as global

Game is installed on a SSD

Kiel Harbour 33 to 37 fps
Out at sea 80 to 100 fps

Generic Mod Enabler - v2.6.0.157
[C:\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 5\MODS]

Accurate German Flags
RemoveLogoIntroTheDarkWraith
sobers game loading tips V4 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 - 6. Sleet for Winter Campaigns
DynEnv v2.9 - 10.I Seafloor (high resolution)
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 V10 27022013
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 (available by date) V8 by sober
#Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1_HotFix
EUF_UBoat_FX_v0_0_3_ byTheBeast
SH5 Longer Repairs v.1
FX_Update_0_0_21_ByTheDarkWraith
MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 Alt faces
MCCD_1.04_MFCM_1.2.1_compatible
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 Basemod
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 HOTFIX 3
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 optional scary creaks
Stormys_DBSM_SH5_v1.3_additional_crew_sounds_beta6
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 optional TDW UI 6.9.0 options files
AI_sub_crew_1_0_2_TheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_ByTheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_alt_officer_wounded_by_Torpedo
NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_Real_Navigation
NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_RadCapTools_0_2_alpha
Emtgufs Aspect ratio 16_9
IRAI_0_0_39_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_39_ByTheDarkWraith_Patch_1
IRAI_0_0_39_Inertia_Damage
silentmichals interior mod 1.2.1
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
OPEN HORIZONS II_full v2
OHII v2 Mission Fix WA
Expanded Navies by Cybermat47 v.1.0.0
Reworked Morale and Abilities v.1.1
sobers green crew training V4 SH5
TDW FX Fix for Sobers chimney smoke
Church's Compass Dials Mod v2.2 - Option Two
OH II Minefield map for TDWs Ui
sobers NO water drops V1
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 v2.9
MadMaxs_SH5_Subdiesel (mono) v2
sobers hud sounds V1 SH5
sobers no footstep sound mod
sobers DOF V4 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
Messervy_s_gramophone_pack1
Grossdeutscher Rundfunk
Wooden_Lifeboats_Mod_1.1

With all the above the game is really great runs nice and I am now looking forward to playing, considering I had the day when it was first released.

I would like to thank all the people who has made this game run as it should and reading the posts I see their is more to come
so I am now off to play Subsim Silent Hunter six, a strip of the tongue, hey but you guys have done so much hard work on this game it might as well be renamed:know:

All the best and happy hunting.:yeah:

Quote:Nvidia patch taken out
Originally Posted by volodya61 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/smartdark/viewpost.gif
It's nVidia issue.. have a look at this post - http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...&postcount=843
and at the whole last page of the SteelViking's mod thread..



V1.2.1_NVidia_Fix does not work correctly with V1.2.2 Patch.. fix just breaks the patch..

Thanks for the above link have just read your post in the threat about the interior lights so if I do what you suggest i.e. "solution for the "light bubbles" issue is removing bec_submarine.dds from the mod..
it's nVidia cards problem with this mod.. "

It would be better then the Nvidia patch, and I wouldn't be breaking V1.2.2 Patch
Thanks:up:

Two threads are better than one! :doh:

:har:hi yet sorry about that it all went a bit wrong if one administrators could cancel this one or the other would be much appreciated.

But I did say I was no expert:har::nope:
thanks
Dem

Dem, This is very helpful information and my thanks to you for it.

One question if I may?

What is your operating system and is it 32 or 64 bit?

Hi You are wlcome

windons 7 64 bit

Thanks, Dem! I'm tettering on the brink of getting a new computer so I can get back to "sinking them all" and this will come in handy.

Hi I built my own system is cheaper the above costs about 600 quid though I did have my graphics card a year ago I got the rest just after the Christmas.

Whichever way you decide to go, just remember. bottleneck is no good having the latest graphics card if your CPU is only to core and vice versa,

whatever you decide I wish you luck but one thing I can say is I do enjoy my time playing silent Hunter five with all the modes on a good PC the rest of the time you spend reading all the threats on :subsim:.

Whats is the difference with Sobers list ?

Only open horizons Full ? i hope that i don´t have any performance problem when i use my first mod list.

I always build my own systems

My system now it´s a Core i5 2500K / Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3 / 8Gb Ram Kingston 1600 / GeForce Asus 560 Ti CuII 1 GB / Seagate Barracuda 500 gb Sata /Seagate Barracuda 1 Tb Sata /Thermaltake GX 650 W Bronze 80 plus / Windows 7 64 Professional /

An i7 cpu over 3GHs is great help, but the 64bit OS is the bigger help seeing you can use more than 4GBs of RAM.

Hartman, yes your system is very good but IMHO only because of the 64bit system allowing more RAM to be used. I have an i5 quadcore but with a 32bit system, I'm at the low side of being able to run SH5 with under 4GBs of RAM being used. It's not always the processor you use but the OS and whether it's a 64bit OS or not. In my case when I built my system, I couldn't spend the money I wanted to, so I'm stuck until I can upgrade my cpu and the OS. Sooon I hope... soooon. LOL

Anyone that buys a desktop computer is at the mercy of whoever the manufacturer is. Most are proprietary and iffy if they can be upgraded at all. Note tho that graphics cards are not in the equation for ugrading a computer. The only way to have good top end computer is spend the money you can and to build your own from scratch. And you don't have to go with the sofware that's forced on you either with store bought computers. It's ashame tho that laptops can't really be home-built.... from scratch.

Yes ! i think that 64 bits make a big difference because i can use more than 4 gb of memory and it means more performance.

Yep, that's it. Memory is the most important part of the whole equation. :yep: