Help a noob

[EvilJawa]

Hi, to preface my questions i would like to say i have never played any kind of sub sim game. i've always found them interesting and when i saw silent hunter 5 about a week ago i decided to check it out, im completely in love with it, even learning manual tdc. having noticed the considerable amount of bugs and missing features in the game i checked out the modding community. im not a newbie to modding games but i seem to be having trouble with CTD's while trying to get some of the mods working.
im reinstalling the game now and plan to try again from scratch but i would appreciate some advice on which mods are compatable and/or worth installing at all. main thing im trying to do is add more convienent features and realism to the game

so far the mods ive been trying to get are here

FX_Update_0_0_16_2_TheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_6_5_1_TheDarkWraith
OldStyleExplosions_V1.1
Real Environment - Revision_2 (thinking about replacing with Dynamic Environment v 2.1)
IRAI_0_0_30_TheDarkWraith
Criticalhitsv1.2
Criticalhits1.1Torpedos
AI Subs Hydrophone Fix


There are many more ive been interested in but im trying to start out basic and get these to work before i add more.

Any additional mod suggestions would be appreciated and if someone could tell me why i get ctds when trying to use these mods. (which ones i should drop)

Thanks. =D

[EvilJawa]

And i have no idea on the load order too =/

[THE_MASK]

Look at my sig for my mod list , (no ctds) to get the order . That mod list you have is fine .
I would probably add these

No magic skills v1.5 MCCD compatible
MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 Alt faces
MCCD_1.04_MFCM_1.2.1_compatible
Lite Campaign LC 1.2
FX_Update_0_0_16_2_TheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_6_5_1_TheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_6_5_1_Real_Navigation
Dynamic Environment v 2.1
IRAI_0_0_30_TheDarkWraith
TheDarkWraith_DC_Water_Disturbances_v2_0_SH5
AI Subs Hydrophone Fix
TDW SH5Patcher <<<<<disk game version only

Check my sig for the time compression settings .
Dont forget to adjust the AI difficulty in IRAI .

[EvilJawa]

thanks

[sentenc3]

Originally Posted by sober

Look at my sig for my mod list , (no ctds) to get the order . That mod list you have is fine .
I would probably add these

Hello sober, because you do not use the MegaMod, do not like? or maybe you're not convinced that is not updated.

[THE_MASK]

Originally Posted by sentenc3

Hello sober, because you do not use the MegaMod, do not like? or maybe you're not convinced that is not updated.

The mega mod is fine , i am using these mods because i am in a career . I am waiting for the Mega mod next version .

[LordNeuro"Serbia"]

I instaled lots of mods. Game is working ok. But when do i get too add more eqvipment on boat. I m in total germany campin and have only VIIa sub. Dont have option too change /add winter garden with flaks. I instaled mod for historical accuracy so when i get the chance too modifay my boat or get the new 1.
Sorry for nubish qvestion.

[THE_MASK]

Originally Posted by LordNeuro"Serbia"

I instaled lots of mods. Game is working ok. But when do i get too add more eqvipment on boat. I m in total germany campin and have only VIIa sub. Dont have option too change /add winter garden with flaks. I instaled mod for historical accuracy so when i get the chance too modifay my boat or get the new 1.
Sorry for nubish qvestion.

When it was historically available by date .

[LordNeuro"Serbia"]

Originally Posted by sober

When it was historically available by date .

Thx for reply sober

[EvilJawa]

so i've got the game working pretty fine with these mods now, but for some reason i cant see how fast ships are moving anymore on the maps now. im having trouble lining up my shots without any way to find what speed the ships are moving at. =/

Critical hits 1.1 Torpedos
Critical hits v 1.2
Dynamic Environment SH5 Basemod (realistic version) V2.1
Dynamic Environment SH5 Sounds V2.1
NewUIs_TDC_6_5_1_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_30_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_30_No_hydrophone_on_surface
Dynamic Environmental SH5 Shallow Waters V2.1

[THE_MASK]

Originally Posted by EvilJawa

so i've got the game working pretty fine with these mods now, but for some reason i cant see how fast ships are moving anymore on the maps now. im having trouble lining up my shots without any way to find what speed the ships are moving at. =/

Critical hits 1.1 Torpedos
Critical hits v 1.2
Dynamic Environment SH5 Basemod (realistic version) V2.1
Dynamic Environment SH5 Sounds V2.1
NewUIs_TDC_6_5_1_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_30_ByTheDarkWraith
IRAI_0_0_30_No_hydrophone_on_surface
Dynamic Environmental SH5 Shallow Waters V2.1

Unenable NewUIs_TDC_6_5_1_ByTheDarkWraith and then look in the options file and change to your liking .
MODS\NewUIs_TDC_6_5_1_ByTheDarkWraith\data\Scripts \Menu\TheDarkWraithUserOptions.py
Its a bit daunting when you see it .

[THE_MASK]

I suggest TC1OnAnyMessageBoxText = True
Then turn it on and off at will with the top right hud button .

[EvilJawa]

thanks alot, i added alot of the mods from your ctd list. looking good now. oddly when i start up silent hunter now it takes a pretty long time to load, and i get the intro music looping the first verse about 5 times. nothing seriously bad just annoying. is this a common problem or something i can fix?

[Targor Avelany]

probably depends on the computer you are running it on. The same happens for me - I nearly can have 2 smokes before the actual saved game or new patrol is loaded

But beside installing AntiLag, which helps a lot with FPS issues, I have not seen any solutions for this problem.

[THE_MASK]

Look for this mod .
RemoveLogoIntroTheDarkWraith