SH5 questions

Coenraad · 03-17-13, 01:49 PM

Hey all,
I just purchased SH5 yesterday and i was starting to wonder about sinking ships.
I come from SH3 (i didn't like SH4 much) and the first thing that i noticed is that the ships seem to have firebreathing dragons inside them. Big jets of flames spew out when i hit it with gunfire. Also they all first go fully ablaze before sinking just horizontaly. I sunk 19 ships now and not even a single one capsized or even broke in two.

So have i just been unlucky or does the sinking in SH5 work so much different?

If this is normal, could anyone point me to some mods(if there are any) that allow breakup and sink ships without first setting them on fire like some weird fuel soaked ship?

Yours,
Coenraad

Targor Avelany · 03-17-13, 01:52 PM

stock SH5 damage/sinking model is one of the worst models I've seen around. Without mods, SH5 is really a very very bad game, unfortunately.

GT182 · 03-17-13, 09:43 PM

With the Critical Hits mod they do break in two.

But... you have to aim and hit the critical sweet spot.

Fifi · 03-17-13, 10:55 PM

Old Style Explosions + AST_SH5_v2

Coenraad · 03-17-13, 11:53 PM

Thank you for your replies. Do you perhaps have a link to those downloads?
I tried to search for them but i could not find them?

Fifi · 03-18-13, 12:45 AM

AST_SH5_v2: http://www.mediafire.com/?554h0pa7qwq0h7a

Old Style Explosions is no longer avalaible on Subsim

Coenraad · 03-18-13, 02:27 AM

Thanks! Will try them after i come home from work.

RustySubmarine · 03-18-13, 06:35 AM

Hey Coenrad, you need to add the 1.2 patch to SH5 before adding any mods and I suggest you read all the information about SH5 before you start. There are such a wide variety of mods for this sim and installing the best of the mods is not as easy as it was with SH3. Sobers Mega Mod is the one you really need to download. Although not exactly a Super Mod on its own, it is a collection of the best mods available, to make SH5 play at its best.

BigWalleye · 03-18-13, 07:24 AM

Sober has a mod list, a list of download sites (current! Thank you, sober!), and I believe a bundle of mods all zipped together in one download file. IMAO, it's a good place to start. He has made good selections among equivalent mods and the piecemeal approach allows the user to remove or substitute for any mods he doesn't want.

Schleichfahrt v1.0 is an alternative semi-supermod. It's a more conventional approach, one set of game files that you install with JSGME. Actually 2 sets, because it doesn't include a UI. You have to roll in your own UI of choice. (Current most popular choices - I think - are TDW's New UIs v7.2.0, Magui v3.01, and UI-Boat v4.14.) It comes in two parts. One goes before the UI mod anfd the other after. It's good work, but you have to take the whole package. Or overwrite it.

Coenraad · 03-18-13, 10:19 AM

Thanks once again for the help and tips.

I forgot to mention that SH5 is patched to 1.2
I tried that FX mod by Thedarkwriath but it gave some smoke bug and when the flares are shot up the game freezes for a few seconds...

Does anyone know if the Floatation mod is compatible with AST_SH5_V2 and the Critical hits mod?

GT182 · 03-18-13, 10:31 AM

Criticle Hits for Torpedos is about 2/3rds of the way down the page.
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...rt=date&page=2

Coenraad · 03-19-13, 09:47 AM

Allright, got it to work. Used the FX_Update and that AST_SH5_V2 mod, and i think that mod removes the flares from the FX update. SInce i had no flares on the 3 ships i sunk last night.

Should i try to activate Critical hits With it or might that cause bugs since the AST mod allready alters sinking mechanics?

Dogfish40 · 03-19-13, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fifi

AST_SH5_v2: http://www.mediafire.com/?554h0pa7qwq0h7a

Old Style Explosions is no longer avalaible on Subsim

That's truly a shame, that is one mod that should be forever tacked on to the D/L pages. It replaces/rounds out that synthetic fireplace log effect.

GT182 · 03-19-13, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coenraad

Should i try to activate Critical hits With it or might that cause bugs since the AST mod allready alters sinking mechanics?

You could try it seeing it will be the last one in you mod install. If they don't work together remove either one. Or try them one at a time and see which one you like best.

volodya61 · 03-19-13, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coenraad

Should i try to activate Critical hits With it or might that cause bugs since the AST mod allready alters sinking mechanics?

Don't enable Critical Hits.. these mods are not compatible.. AST is enough

03-17-13, 01:49 PM	#1
Coenraad Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 11 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	SH5 questions Hey all, I just purchased SH5 yesterday and i was starting to wonder about sinking ships. I come from SH3 (i didn't like SH4 much) and the first thing that i noticed is that the ships seem to have firebreathing dragons inside them. Big jets of flames spew out when i hit it with gunfire. Also they all first go fully ablaze before sinking just horizontaly. I sunk 19 ships now and not even a single one capsized or even broke in two. So have i just been unlucky or does the sinking in SH5 work so much different? If this is normal, could anyone point me to some mods(if there are any) that allow breakup and sink ships without first setting them on fire like some weird fuel soaked ship? Yours, Coenraad

03-17-13, 09:43 PM	#3
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	With the Critical Hits mod they do break in two. But... you have to aim and hit the critical sweet spot. __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it. Last edited by GT182; 10-19-15 at 09:00 PM.

03-17-13, 10:55 PM	#4
Fifi Navy Seal Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Posts: 6,087 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Old Style Explosions + AST_SH5_v2 __________________ https://www.mediafire.com/file/rfw2h...N_V7.8.7z/file

03-18-13, 12:45 AM	#6
Fifi Navy Seal Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Posts: 6,087 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	AST_SH5_v2: http://www.mediafire.com/?554h0pa7qwq0h7a Old Style Explosions is no longer avalaible on Subsim __________________ https://www.mediafire.com/file/rfw2h...N_V7.8.7z/file

03-18-13, 06:35 AM	#8
RustySubmarine Engineer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tamworth UK. Presently,somewhere Below The Atlantic Posts: 213 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Hey Coenrad, you need to add the 1.2 patch to SH5 before adding any mods and I suggest you read all the information about SH5 before you start. There are such a wide variety of mods for this sim and installing the best of the mods is not as easy as it was with SH3. Sobers Mega Mod is the one you really need to download. Although not exactly a Super Mod on its own, it is a collection of the best mods available, to make SH5 play at its best. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] RUSTY SUBMARINE U534 Type IX40C Engine Room of U534 Now located at Birkenhead UK. I joined the navy to see the world What did I see? I saw the SEA!!!!

03-17-13, 01:52 PM	#2
Targor Avelany Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 1,183 Downloads: 225 Uploads: 0	stock SH5 damage/sinking model is one of the worst models I've seen around. Without mods, SH5 is really a very very bad game, unfortunately.

03-17-13, 11:53 PM	#5
Coenraad Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 11 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Thank you for your replies. Do you perhaps have a link to those downloads? I tried to search for them but i could not find them?

03-18-13, 02:27 AM	#7
Coenraad Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 11 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Thanks! Will try them after i come home from work.

03-18-13, 07:24 AM	#9
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Sober has a mod list, a list of download sites (current! Thank you, sober!), and I believe a bundle of mods all zipped together in one download file. IMAO, it's a good place to start. He has made good selections among equivalent mods and the piecemeal approach allows the user to remove or substitute for any mods he doesn't want. Schleichfahrt v1.0 is an alternative semi-supermod. It's a more conventional approach, one set of game files that you install with JSGME. Actually 2 sets, because it doesn't include a UI. You have to roll in your own UI of choice. (Current most popular choices - I think - are TDW's New UIs v7.2.0, Magui v3.01, and UI-Boat v4.14.) It comes in two parts. One goes before the UI mod anfd the other after. It's good work, but you have to take the whole package. Or overwrite it.

03-18-13, 10:19 AM	#10
Coenraad Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 11 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Thanks once again for the help and tips. I forgot to mention that SH5 is patched to 1.2 I tried that FX mod by Thedarkwriath but it gave some smoke bug and when the flares are shot up the game freezes for a few seconds... Does anyone know if the Floatation mod is compatible with AST_SH5_V2 and the Critical hits mod?

03-18-13, 10:31 AM	#11
GT182 Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Castle of Delaware Posts: 3,231 Downloads: 658 Uploads: 0	Criticle Hits for Torpedos is about 2/3rds of the way down the page. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...rt=date&page=2 __________________ Gary No Borders, No Language, No Culture =s No Country I'm a Deplorable, and proud of it.

03-19-13, 09:47 AM	#12
Coenraad Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 11 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Allright, got it to work. Used the FX_Update and that AST_SH5_V2 mod, and i think that mod removes the flares from the FX update. SInce i had no flares on the 3 ships i sunk last night. Should i try to activate Critical hits With it or might that cause bugs since the AST mod allready alters sinking mechanics?