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Originally Posted by M.H.Corbett
Hello Folks,
Thank you for the advice and warm welcome, and Im writing the first part of this response in advance of looking into this (I’m a little tech illiterate). And heads up, i installed this through steam (sorry) so that might affect it:
1. I’ve uninstalled the Games (4, U boat add on, and SH3 since it had the same problem)
2. Basic install, the game goes to windows c:/programfilesx86/steam/steamapps/common/(game title)
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Originally Posted by KaleunMarco
welcome.
into which folder did you install SH4?
if you used the default, which is Windows\Programs, you need to de-install and then reinstall into a non-windows-controlled folder. try something off of your c-drive like c:\Ubisoft\SilentHunter4
also, look into Large Address Aware (LAA). a copy should be in the MODS forum.
good luck!
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As KaleunMarco mentioned, you do not want to be in a "Program Files" folder, which is where your Steam install is, with the "Library" folder beneath it (the "common" folder). If all you have in Steam games is the Silent Hunter series, then an un-install and re-install to a different location would work. Or, if you have a 2nd viable drive, you can create another Steam Library folder on it, and install the Silent Hunter games there. Once outside of the Program Files folder structure, mods can then be applied and Windows will not interfere with you. Refer to
Moving a Steam Installation and Games for information on some of that.
If you are using the disk version of the game, its install routine defaults to putting you in "C:\Program Files (x86) \Ubisoft \Silent Hunter", and the same issue applies. During the install, there is a dialog screen that asks where you want to install the game, and editing it to read as KaleunMarco suggests works fine. In other words, all you do is delete the "Program Files" portion of the path. The disk version though also asks what part of the 'package' you want to install. Do not use the Adobe Acrobat nor the GameShadow, but you do need the DirectX v9.0c and Codecs:
disk install
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Originally Posted by propbeanie
Besides making certain you are not installing into a Windows-controlled drive location as KaleunMarco says - which makes future modding next to impossible - you also want to set your SH4.exe "Properties" to properly work with your video card and display. Depending upon your set-up, it could possibly involve several of the settings being changed:
Another thing that could be a problem, is when you were installing the disk version of the game, that you neglected to install the DirectX v9.0c and Codecs from the disk. If you failed to do that, anything 3D in the game will fail. Try downloading it from Microsoft if that's what your issue is.  |
In the stock game on a 'modern' computer and OS, you usually have to tell windows to keep its hands off of the display also, else the game bombs when entering into the 3D world. Steam usually installs the DirectX files for you, so you shouldn't have to worry about that. You might have to use various settings though for the SH4 and SH3 "Properties" to get the display to function correctly. The image in my post is an example on my Windows 10 computer. Windows 11 dialogs are very similar.