[Sailor Steve]

WELCOME ABOARD!

Straight to brass tacks. First, I mostly play SH3 and SH4, as my computer won't run SH5. That said, I'll help where I can.

Originally Posted by Captain_Leavitt

For example my deck watch doesn't seem to ever want to take there post. I've gone and manually rotated my crew and that fixed it for about 5 seconds then they got lazy again.

I'm not sure what the problem is there. I've played SH4 for several years without ever experiencing that. There are many players here, though, and some of them have to have gone through the same troubles. Hopefully one of them will have the answer.

I also have no alarm warnings, klaxons, or anyone yelling battle stations when I give the command. Again nothing game breaking just a bunch of little annoying things.

Usually those things happen on the American side, and not with the u-boats, at least as far as I recall. Are you also not having that happen with American boats?

If you're switching back and forth between sides that might cause problems. It takes up extra space on the hard drive but with Multi-SH4 you can run several campaigns at the same time, each using a separate game installation. This is essential if you want each side to speak the correct language, as SH4 only supports one at a time.

Now I want to mod both SH4 and 5. My first download will be the mod manager. Forgot what it's called.

JSGME, for JoneSoft Generic Mod Enabler.

I would greatly appreciate mod suggestions from you guys. I would prefer to use mods compatible with this manager as it will make my mod management that much easier. When you list your mod suggestions please say whether it is for 4, or 5. Also if you could provide direct links to your suggestions that would be a plus.

If you're running an American campaign there are several good ones. For the German side you need Operation Monsun and its add-ons. Of course I also recommend the Das Boot Sound Mod for any German campaign, but that's partly because I love it and partly because I'm biased, having assembled the ones for SH3 and SH4.

Now to start off with I need my crew to function properly. This means I shouldn't have to wonder where the hell they are lol. Also if I can make them behave more realistically that would be even better.

For SH4 we need to figure out why you're having that problem. For SH5 there is no problem, because there's no crew; just a handful of officers and specialists who talk to you, but not much.

EDIT 2, In regards to sh5, I would love my crew to speak German at all times but my notification journal must be in English so i can understand what there saying.

When you first load up SH5 you need to look for the prompt that makes all the voices German. After that you're good to go. If you miss it there is at least one mod that replaces all the English files with German ones. There are also two excellent DBSM mods available for SH5.

EDIT 3, I guess I should mention that I'm using the steam version of sh4. I've read that it can be difficult to mod with steam so I'm putting that out there. In regards to sh5 I know i need the gold version to save myself a headache. Is it ok to buy the gold download version from amazon or do I (NEED) a physical copy in order to mod?

You don't need the Gold version for anything, other than a couple of extra ships that were unlockable only through the UBI site. On the other hand, the prices these days are about the same, so Gold is as good as any other version.

I've heard that the Amazon download is just fine. I always get the disc, but that's just me. After all is said and done, have fun.