SH5 Won't start (TWOS)

[C0NNERS]

Hi guys.

Apologies for the request - I've literally been at this all day and feel like I've exhausted all options for solving this unassisted. I must have reinstalled and followed the process below 7 or 8 times.

Summary of issue:

• I clean install SH5 Gold (digital download) and download Uplay - both to a custom games folder (not C: Program Files)
• Update to v 1.2
• Start new campaign then exit game
• I then follow (to the letter) instructions for installing TWOS
  • Update Main.cfg and career progress.cfg
  • Install TWOS mods via JSGME in correct order
  • update GenericPatcher.cfg
  • Open Generic Patcher and restore TWoS 1.04_Snapshot.gps

When I double click the SH5.exe nothing happens - the cursor changes to working/spinning but it just stays like that indefinitely.

When I open Task Manager I can see THREE instances of SH.5.exe *32 running - and I can't end the process on any of them (image attached.)

If I roll back the changes (remove mod etc) still nothing. Its like the EXE is generating multiple instances of itself when I run it?

If anyone can shed any light, I'd be most grateful.

This issue is like a steering wheel in my pants - its driving me nuts!

Many thanks.

[vdr1981]

Strange indeed... Did you start SH5 by desktop shortcut or with SH5.exe inside main install folder?

[C0NNERS]

Hi Vecko - thanks for your response

I've tried from the install folder and from the shortcut.

• The install folder gives the non-responsive behaviour in my previous post.
• The shortcut appears to default to an auto-updater which then hangs (see attached screen shot) even after patching to 1.2

The game launches just fine from 1.2. The problems appear to arise after I configure the Generic Patcher / restore the TWoS 1.04 Snapshot.

The strange thing is the first time I installed TWOS it worked flawlessly - I even had a go at tweaking preferences in OptionsFileEditorViewer. It stopped working yesterday (probably through something I did!)

Clearly Neptune ordained this newcomer was being to be far too cocky for his own good and threw this at me!

[C0NNERS]

Sorry to bump this, but still haven't resolved the issue.

Question - does TWOS work with Uplay enabled? And does it even need to be enabled? Looking around it appears there are workarounds, but would be good to know if the mod and Uplay can or can't work together.

I disabling Uplay is one of the Generic patcher options. I only ask because the only time I've managed to get TWOS running was with the Uplay browser disabled.

Any thoughts / suggestions welcome!

Thanks guys.

[The scorpion]

Mine works with Uplay and without, Though I have had a few CTD without it being installed.
I have been trying to get the tonnage bar to work but nothing seem to work with Windows 10, I cant find the OSI.exe in the task manager.

[Sjizzle]

@ CONNERS what i see in y your print screen there are more sh5 exe started and also more Uplay.exe started ..... that's really strange stop all sh5.exe processes and also all Uplay.exe processes. and try it again.

now i have a question do u have steam version of the game ????

[THEBERBSTER]

Silent Hunter 5 cannot be used without Uplay as Uplay controls the Game Launcher exe that you need.
This is basically a security device to make sure that you have paid for a legitimate game.

Uplay can however be played in both online and offline modes.
In other wards in off line mode you do not need to be connected to the internet to play the game.
On line is needed for playing with other SH5 gamers.
Off line can be used for playing individually by yourself.
On line will usually sync your game files to the Cloud and use these saved games to start your game and then back up your saved games also to your own saved games folder.
When playing off line you will be given the choice of taking your saved games to load from your own saved games folder or you can continue using the Cloud saves.
There is a box choice provided where you make your decision.

You can remove the Uplay browser from being seen by enabling a patch in TDW's Generic File Patcher but it is still active although you do not see it.
If you do this you cannot then get access to the OSi.exe in the task manager.

Uplay was up dated yesterday with some saying that the OSI.exe cannot be seen in processes now.
My OS is Windows 7 and it is still active there because I can see it has been updated from 4308k to 4320k.

Do not forget that your SH5 game needs to be loaded to the main menu before you go to the task manager and click on show processes from all users.

Peter