Need exe-patcher and mod assistance
 

Hello everyone,

I recently reinstalled the game and got all the mods that I wanted, plus TDW's patcher for patching the exe, but my game refuses to start the campaign, both with the mods enabled and without them. For now, I've disabled all the mods, just to see if the exe if patched correctly, and I can get as far as the bunker, but when I try to start the first patrol (skipped the tutorial) I get a CTD. The same issue occurred when I tried to start with the mods enabled.

Here's the steps I followed for patching:

1. Downloaded, uncompressed the patcher folder in my Downloads folder (C:/Users/~/Downloads/TDW Generic Patcher)

2. Opened the patcher. Used File>Open to point to my SH5 exe and the other files.

3. Clicked yes on all the warnings, and used all the patched except anything related to the orbit listener. I've attached a screenshot of the patcher as it looks like right now.

As regarding the mods, I got most of the mods from Sober's list, and I followed the instructions in his thread about starting a new campaign by skipping the tutorial. I get several 'file missing' warnings when I start with the mods, and in the bunker there's this massive pile-up of UI items which don't go away. I can still walk around the bunker, and when I try to talk to the flotilla officer to start the patrol I get a CTD. Here's my current mod loadout:

Accurate German Flags
sobers game loading tips SH5
DBM Background Video
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2.2 Patch
sobers multi color mod V5
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 - 9. Sobers Best Ever Tweaks
DynEnv v2.9 - 12. Sounds
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
SH5_7A_Conning_Fix
Fuel Gauge WoGaDi_SteelViking's Interior
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_byTheBeast
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1 (available by date) V9 by sober
#Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1_HotFix
EUF_UBoat_FX_v0_0_3_ byTheBeast
SH5 Longer Repairs v.1
AI_sub_crew_1_0_2_TheDarkWraith
FX_Update_0_0_21_ByTheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_ByTheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_alt_officer_wounded_by_Torpedo
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_ERM_Reaper7_NightVision
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_RadCapTools_0_2_alpha
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part1_07.06.2013
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part 2_07.06.2013
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part 3_24.06.2013
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part 4_20.07.2013
Manos Scopes-patch for 16x9
KZS Hull wetness for U-Boats + co tower and deck_revised_by_TheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_39_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_39_Inertia_Damage
R.E.M_by_Xrundel_TheBeast_1.2
R.E.M_by_Xrundel_TheBeast_1.2 - no hyd on surface - NewUIs-IRAI compatible
Depth Charge Fix Reduced Explosion Range
Cerberus62 Corrected Depth Charge Projector 1.0
NOZAURIO'S SKIN (Standar No Emblem) v-1.1.0
OPEN HORIZONS II_full v2.2
SkyBaron's Leigh Light for SH5 1.1
TDW_Mines_Subnets_Detectable_in_hydro (OH II v2)
TDW_Ship_Inertia_1_1_0
TDW_Updated_RadioMessages_English
Sobers Terrain fix for OH2 V2.2
Expanded Navies by Cybermat47 v.1.0.0
Fix clock rear torpedo room VIIA
Reworked Morale and Abilities v.1.1
MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 Alt faces
MCCD_1.04_MFCM_1.2.1_compatible
MightyFine Less Annoying Footsteps 1.0
Speech fixes and additions (english version)
RPM Hydrophone v2.2 -for OHII full v2.2-
sobers green crew training V4 SH5
TDW FX Fix for Sobers chimney smoke
Church's Compass Dials Mod v2.2 - Option Two
smaller flags for Warships 1_0b
sobers Lights Cfg V5 SH5
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 Basemod
Stormys_DBSM_additional_creaks_and_noises_1.0
Grossdeutscher Rundfunk
ASDIC_alternate_sound
Trevally Tutorial - All v0.2(for OHIIv1.3)
Trevally Automated Scripts v0.6
Trevally Harbour & Kiel Canal Pilot v3.1
Updated_Depth_Scales_by_gap_for_v7_2_0
sobers hud sounds V1 SH5
sobers_realistic_underwater_FX3
EQuaTool 01.01 by AvM - Large Style
AOB slide ruller for TDW UIs and MO by stoianm
gap - HD 1 deg Scope Bearing v 1.0
gap - Sonar Sound Collection v 1.0 for SH5 - Distorted
Shadow Improvement ModLR
sobers DOF V6 SH5
OH II Minefield map for TDWs Ui
Pascal-sh5-Crew-Uniforms
Window_Lights_Redone_V1
Realistic ammo amount for AA and deck guns
sobers bad weather deck gun V5 SH5
Destroyers&Corvette

I will really appreciate your assistance. Many thanks.

Disable all the render patches you have enabled

Thanks for the quick response. I disabled the render patches but the problem persists. I keep getting 'file missing errors' for some files in the C:~/Data/menu/gui/ directory.

can u post a print screen with that error ?
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Did you see this label - (FOR ADVANCED USERS!) when you have enabled Enables game messages to be displayed in-game patch? are you advanced user?

Now that you mention it, I didn't see it in the patcher. I had been looking for it (because I did not want to enable it- I'm no advanced user heh.) Will look again now.

Update: The unmodded campaign is starting and plating without problems after I disabled the render patches.

I turned off the message settings in the patcher but the game is still not working properly with mods- I still get a massive crush of UI items in the bunker and they don't go away. On the plus side, I'm not getting those missing file errors anymore.

Trying to take a screenshot of the bunker but the prntscreen key isn't capturing it

Ctrl+F11

I've tried that. No response when I try to 'paste' it. Does ctrl+F11 save the screenshot in a particular directory?

root game folder..

Thanks. Sorry, I've never taken a screenie on SH5 before. I've attached them below, one screenshot taken in the bunker, the other while on a patrol, through the attack periscope. For some reason they're coming out black and white and slanted. In-game its all in colour, not slanted and the column of buttons in the extreme right (right above the SH5 style depth meter) is actually on the left.

P.S. Many thanks for the quick responses, I do appreciate it

It looks like corrupted files :hmmm:

1. Did you update the game to v1.2.0?
2. What tool/app did you use to unzip archives? NewUIs archive in this case..

Yeah I updated to 1.2. Used 7zip to unzip the files. I just tested the game with ONLY the New UI mod applied, its working correctly. There must be a mod conflict, or perhaps my load order is wrong. I just wish I could pinpoint it

Do you use the Patcher as a standalone app or enable it as a mod?

As a standalone app.I just got rid of most of the mods from the loadout, keeping only the 'core' mods that I want, in the following order, and I'm still seeing the same error:

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

Accurate German Flags
DBM Background Video
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2.2 Patch
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_byTheBeast
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1 (available by date) V9 by sober
#Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1_HotFix
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_ByTheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_alt_officer_wounded_by_Torpedo
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_ERM_Reaper7_NightVision
NewUIs_TDC_7_4_2_RadCapTools_0_2_alpha
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part1_07.06.2013
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part 2_07.06.2013
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part 3_24.06.2013
Sjizzle's - Charts for NewUIs part 4_20.07.2013
Manos Scopes-patch for 16x9
IRAI_0_0_39_ByTheDarkWraith
OPEN HORIZONS II_full v2.2
R.E.M_by_Xrundel_TheBeast_1.2
R.E.M_by_Xrundel_TheBeast_1.2 - no hyd on surface - NewUIs-IRAI compatible
Updated_Depth_Scales_by_gap_for_v7_2_0
Trevally Automated Scripts v0.6
Trevally Harbour & Kiel Canal Pilot v3.1
TDW_Updated_RadioMessages_English
Speech fixes and additions (english version)
MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 Alt faces
MCCD_1.04_MFCM_1.2.1_compatible
MightyFine Less Annoying Footsteps 1.0