Modders to the Rescue! - Have A Look At These Mods

[Pablo]

Hi!

For those who haven't had the chance to peruse the SH5 Mods forum, you should know that modders are already hard at work trying to mitigate some of the more vexatious "features" of Silent Hunter V. I have attached descriptions and pointers for several useful mods; a complete list is available here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...49#post1286049

Thanks to all of you for sharing!

Warning: Caveat emptor: some of these mods may interfere with each other.

Pablo

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Here are some of them as of the V1.1 patch:

Bug fixes

"Conning Tower Compass Fix" - from ddrgn. Fixes non-functioning compass in the conning tower.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163961
Subsim Download: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom//downloads.php?do=file&id=1576

"Morale Mod (Your crew is actually obedient)" - from R-T-B.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163091
Subsim download: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1568

"Force Camouflage On" - from Danevang. Get around an SH5 bug where your camouflage paint job does not show up in your mission.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164424
Download: http://www.filefront.com/15899655/Fo...-Danevang.zip/

User Interface Annoyances

"Command Keys" - from CCIP. Makes SH5 command interface closer to the SH3/SH4 interface.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162661
Subsim download: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1553

"SHV 1.1 Key Commands and F1 Help Layout" - from Church SUBSIM. A revision of CCIP's "Command Keys" mod with an F1-compatible keyboard layout.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163444
Download: http://www.filefront.com/15757613/Ch...mands-v1.1.7z/

"Multiple UIs for SH5 with TDC." You now have several options for your user interface.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166093
Download:http://www.filefront.com/15931501/Ne...DarkWraith.7z/

"Drifter's Damage Control Screen" - from Drifter. Use SH3-type background for damage control, adds compartment names, and improves the equipment information boxes.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163509
Download: File is currently unavailable

"Free Cam Tweak" - from CCIP. Tweaks to improve the free camera view.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162663
Subsim download: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1554

"jimimadrid's Tools" - from jimimadrid. Changes the navigator tools to more photo-like images.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163587
Download: http://jimimadrid.kilu.de/SilentHunt...rids_Tools.rar

"No ... bubbles, no ... halo mod" - from etheberge. Removes talk bubbles and halo effects from crewmen.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=162677
Subsim download: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1556

"TDC (with working dials) for SH5 - from TheDarkWraith. Adds all of the dials found in the SH3 torpedo data computer to the UZO, attack periscope, and observation periscope.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164512
SUBSIM Download: http://www.filefront.com/15813955/TDC_Dials_1_0_2_byTheDarkWraith.7z/

"MCCD: More Crew Commands by Dialog" - from Athlonic. Adds commands that should be executed by dialog, but which are not.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166236
SUBSIM Download: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1671

"GWX Compass Rose Grid for SH5" - from conus00. Adds the GWX compass grid to the tactical map (for easier azimuth estimation).

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=166244
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?guyxxthqkw2

"Player Guidance Icons Removed, V1.03" - from Drifter. Removes the flashing player guidance icons at the top of the screen.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164726
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?mzwfz1zkyqj

"Goodbye Pac-Man" - from Drifter. Removes 'Pac-Man' shapes showing real-time enemy escort sonar and visual ranges on the game map

Discussion thread:http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=167402
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?ymz3tzmydzy

Environmental Annoyances

"Mighty Fine Bridge Watch" - from Heretic. Add 4th crewman to bridge watch; head transplant to remove 1WO's ahistorical eyepatch; etc.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163591
Subsim Download: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1572

"Ail mods: Smoke, Clouds, Moon, Deckwave" - from Ailantd. Vastly improved graphics of these effects.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=163992
Download: http://shmods.ailantd.com/

"Improved waves_improved roll & pitch (anti-subs on rails) V1.1" - from hansolo78. More pitch and roll motion as your U-boat plows through the waves.

Discussion thread: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164290
Download: http://www.filefront.com/15796307/Im...itch-V1.1.rar/