Much like this
reply, just a couple of posts before yours. You need to know what these mods do and what specific files are in them that can change the same files that were previously loaded.
For one thing, the "1_TMO_25small_patch" claims (in its introduction) that it
may work, or
may not. I wouldn't put a mod into the line-up with that kind of recommendation. What's it change, I don't know. But you should look at every folder/file within it and see if another mod down the list changes the same file. If it does, why load a mod that is rendered useless by the addition of a later added mod?
That medals fix mod by Latency? TMO 2.5 has a medals fix already included. Ducimus was an early contributor to fixing the medals in the game. So am I. My contributions were to change the "order" of distribution......making sure the bottom tier award was given for the least amount of recorded tonage, and so on up the ladder. Also, I put into the game the Navy Commendation Medal and the Pacific Campaign Medal, removing the Medal of Honor and
Distinguished Service Medal. Both TMO and OTC fix the medals in their proper order and appearance. What Latency did is simply copy our work. Why include it? For all I know, his doesn't fix the order of distribution which is in a .upc file. If you read the reply I mentioned, you know why .upc files are important to saved games and CTD's
"Small Radar Contacts Stage 1".... I've already included small radar blips with the OTC radar. Why include it?
I don't know about the rest of the list, but then again, it's not my setup. That's why you need to know what's in it because it's your game that's being effected.
After saying this, I highly recommend what BigWalleye told you about the "Large Address Aware" app found
HERE. You say "your computer specs are way over what is needed". If you have greater than 2 gig of memory on your system, no matter what the Operating System, you
will benefit from the Large Address Aware feature. The app simply tells the older SH4 game to use the additional memory that's on your system. The game doesn't know there is additional memory to be used when its needed. This app sets a flag on the SH4 .exe file to use the additional memory. It's made the game run much better on the computers that have the extra memory. When you say the CTD's occur when you're near a port, it's because there is extra activity there. Ships being rendered, ships animated, and moving about. The port is animated with moving trucks, people. All need extra memory to be rendered.