Patch 1.4 won't install - CTD

gollum65 · 06-19-10, 10:44 AM

Hi all. I'm brand new to Silent Hunter and sub sims in general. I bought Silent Hunter 4 off www.direct2drive.com and installed it. It ran fine, as version 1.0. So I got the 4 updates from the ubisoft website and installed them. Versions 1.1 thru 1.3 install fine and the game runs fine. But when I try to install 1.4 it crashes out before it even gets to the first install screen. Any ideas? It's Windows Vista 32 bit.

gollum65 · 06-19-10, 10:56 AM

Disregard. I downloaded the patch again and it worked. Now if I can just learn how to play the game.

Sailor Steve · 06-19-10, 11:11 AM

WELCOME ABOARD!

Glad you got it working.

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Originally Posted by gollum65

Disregard. I downloaded the patch again and it worked. Now if I can just learn how to play the game.

That is definitely something we can help you with. Don't be afraid to ask specific questions, or general ones. There is nothing we love more here than to see someone asking questions, and a year later be one of the people answering them.

gollum65 · 06-20-10, 05:46 AM

Thanks Steve. The first thing I've realized is that the "Submarine School" in the game stinks. Where's the training? I've figured out the first 3 "lessons" and got through them fine. Now I'm trying to do the last one where you have to sneak past the escorts and sink the merchants.

The biggest problems I'm having so far is figuring out what direction I'm going in, what direction other ships are going in, where they are in relation to me, and how to target them if I don't have the periscope up? I did find a "noob" video here on the forum that helped a little but it's still confusing to me.

Sailor Steve · 06-20-10, 08:51 AM

Unfortunately I'm a lazy old bum who still uses auto targeting, so I can't help there. As for doing it without the periscope, that never worked in real life, so any help you get will be kind-of faking it.

But help will arrive shortly, of that I'm sure.

Nisgeis · 06-20-10, 08:58 AM

Check this thread for the Sonar only video, should help.

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=146795

And whilst it was trained for pre-war, it was found to be too dificult to use in practice. In SH4 though, you have very little of the problems of real problems, as the sound travels instantaneously, so there is no sonar lag. You also only get one ping off a target, so range is easy too.

06-19-10, 10:44 AM	#1
gollum65 Seaman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 37 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Patch 1.4 won't install - CTD Hi all. I'm brand new to Silent Hunter and sub sims in general. I bought Silent Hunter 4 off www.direct2drive.com and installed it. It ran fine, as version 1.0. So I got the 4 updates from the ubisoft website and installed them. Versions 1.1 thru 1.3 install fine and the game runs fine. But when I try to install 1.4 it crashes out before it even gets to the first install screen. Any ideas? It's Windows Vista 32 bit.

06-20-10, 08:51 AM	#5
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Unfortunately I'm a lazy old bum who still uses auto targeting, so I can't help there. As for doing it without the periscope, that never worked in real life, so any help you get will be kind-of faking it. But help will arrive shortly, of that I'm sure. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-20-10, 08:58 AM	#6
Nisgeis Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,909 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 11	Check this thread for the Sonar only video, should help. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=146795 And whilst it was trained for pre-war, it was found to be too dificult to use in practice. In SH4 though, you have very little of the problems of real problems, as the sound travels instantaneously, so there is no sonar lag. You also only get one ping off a target, so range is easy too. __________________ -------------------------------- This space left intentionally blank.

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06-19-10, 10:56 AM	#2
gollum65 Seaman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 37 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Disregard. I downloaded the patch again and it worked. Now if I can just learn how to play the game.

06-20-10, 05:46 AM	#4
gollum65 Seaman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 37 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Thanks Steve. The first thing I've realized is that the "Submarine School" in the game stinks. Where's the training? I've figured out the first 3 "lessons" and got through them fine. Now I'm trying to do the last one where you have to sneak past the escorts and sink the merchants. The biggest problems I'm having so far is figuring out what direction I'm going in, what direction other ships are going in, where they are in relation to me, and how to target them if I don't have the periscope up? I did find a "noob" video here on the forum that helped a little but it's still confusing to me.