Certified Realism Mods/Fixes....

DemonTraitor · 07-19-08, 08:47 AM

Hi peeps. I am realism fan in desperate need of help...

(I apologise if this sort of post has already been submitted).

I have returned to Silent Hunter 4 after a long break due to problems with the game etc. I am on version 1.4, and before I set sail on a new career I thought I would spend some time on reading/printing the new and wonderful guides that are now on offer. Thank you to everyone who has contributed!

BUT, reading the guides is giving me a headache due to the constant mention of a mod to fix this, and a mod to fix that etc!

I like to play the game as real as possible, and I would like to see a list (unless there is one that I have not found yet), which gives me all the required mods I need to fix known issues in the game, which make the game proper realistic.

For example: I was reading this TDC guide (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=111998), to find that there is a problem with the boat lengths, which hinders calculations etc, but there is a mod that fixes this! So I spent loads of time trawling through more threads to find out if this is a "realistic" fix, and if I still needed it for the 1.4 patch.

Basically, we need two lists:

List 1) Mods which have been certified as fixes to the game which introduce valid realism (i.e. is the torpedo damage fix (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125058), an accurate representation of real-life?). The list could also show which mods have actually been fixed in official patches.

List 2) Mods that enhance the game-play, such as the Nomograph mod, and "scope zooming" mods.

IMO, The above lists should be kept separate.

Example (fictional) mod list:

Certified Realism Mods
Boat Length Fix: DOWNLOAD: (fixed in Patch 1.4): Short Description:
Torpedo Damage Fix: DOWNLOAD: (Still an issue): Short Description:
Submarine Ranges Fix: DOWNLOAD: (fixed in Patch 1.2):Short Description:

Game Enhancement Mods
Nomograph: DOWNLOAD: Short Description:
Smaller sea-bed rocks: DOWNLOAD: Short Description:
Smaller Chronograph: DOWNLOAD: Short Description:
Better Leaks: DOWNLOAD: Short Description:
Lovely Textures: DOWNLOAD: Short Description:

Okay, this will obviously take some work, but I am certain there is someone out there who has played the game since day one, and has followed the modding scene too, and knows what is what

If I could, I would compile such a list as I know it would save me loads of time in situations like the one I am in now. I just want to get on and play the game, but instead I have spent most of my time hunting down and installing mods that fix issues that would otherwise spoil my "career"

Is there, or can we compile such a list... please

:p

Demon

AVGWarhawk · 07-19-08, 09:27 AM

Just one issue before you go any further, download the SH4 uboat add-on 1.5. This is UBI's last installment and costs $10.00. If you do not do this, most of the mods you will want and use will not work. After that load this:

Submarines:
RSRD/Run Silent Run Deep: Traffic mod
TMO/Trigger Maru: realistic submarine mod
or
RFB/Real Fleet Boat: realistic submarine mod(a bit more hardcore then Trigger Maru)
PE/Pacific Environment: water, clouds, rain etc.
or
Environmental 4.4: same as PE but a bit different in textures.

Uboat:
TMO
or
RFB
OM/Operation Monson: ATO/Indian Ocean traffic mod
The environment mods will work with these as well.

These mods are found in the SH4 mod sections. All are sticked at the top. Please read the installation and readme files so you load them correctly with JSGME. These mods will have all your fixes you have seen in the tutorials, etc.

DemonTraitor · 07-19-08, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Just one issue before you go any further, download the SH4 uboat add-on 1.5. This is UBI's last installment and costs $10.00. If you do not do this, most of the mods you will want and use will not work. After that load this:

Submarines:
RSRD/Run Silent Run Deep: Traffic mod
TMO/Trigger Maru: realistic submarine mod
or
RFB/Real Fleet Boat: realistic submarine mod(a bit more hardcore then Trigger Maru)
PE/Pacific Environment: water, clouds, rain etc.
or
Environmental 4.4: same as PE but a bit different in textures.

Uboat:
TMO
or
RFB
OM/Operation Monson: ATO/Indian Ocean traffic mod
The environment mods will work with these as well.

These mods are found in the SH4 mod sections. All are sticked at the top. Please read the installation and readme files so you load them correctly with JSGME. These mods will have all your fixes you have seen in the tutorials, etc.

Good point... I have just got the Nomograph to work in 1.4, but that was a simple fix, and I guess I could do the same for 1.5... however, will 1.5 kill my career, I have only just started it, and have so far only got half-way towards my patrol point...

Also - our current budget is strictly hindering non-essential purchases, OK it is only $10, but I am still going to have to persuade the wife...

Wish me luck...

EDIT: Apparently $10 equates to £9.99 GBP... GOD I HATE THE UK!!!!!!

So, can I download it, or do I have to add-on postage.... this is not looking good for me

AVGWarhawk · 07-19-08, 03:51 PM

You will have less of headache with the mods and making them work if you get the uboat add on 1.5. You can get it at the official UBI store or Direct2Drive. I believe it is available in the UK on disc. Do not quote me on that. Yes, your current career will be done if you load it up. However, in doing so, your new career will have all the added bonus' of the mods that work without issue using JSGME!

As far as your wife, well, I can not help you there.

D2D:

http://www.direct2drive.com/5/5867/p...sions-Download

Defiance · 07-19-08, 07:52 PM

Demon,

Pop into a local Game shop if you can

Think mine on release was £12.99

Game online now have SH4 1.5 U-boat addon at £4.99 !!! maybe a few more quid in-store but gotta still be below a tenner

EDITED : Dang it's £4.99 delivered !!!!!!!!!!!! Bargain

DemonTraitor · 07-20-08, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Defiance

Demon,

Pop into a local Game shop if you can

Think mine on release was £12.99

Game online now have SH4 1.5 U-boat addon at £4.99 !!! maybe a few more quid in-store but gotta still be below a tenner

EDITED : Dang it's £4.99 delivered !!!!!!!!!!!! Bargain

WO!!! Jees, I want it....

Off shooting this morning, but when I get back I will do some major eye-lid fluttering

Thanks for the heads-up guys

07-19-08, 08:47 AM	#1
DemonTraitor Loader Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 87 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Certified Realism Mods/Fixes.... Hi peeps. I am realism fan in desperate need of help... (I apologise if this sort of post has already been submitted). I have returned to Silent Hunter 4 after a long break due to problems with the game etc. I am on version 1.4, and before I set sail on a new career I thought I would spend some time on reading/printing the new and wonderful guides that are now on offer. Thank you to everyone who has contributed! BUT, reading the guides is giving me a headache due to the constant mention of a mod to fix this, and a mod to fix that etc! I like to play the game as real as possible, and I would like to see a list (unless there is one that I have not found yet), which gives me all the required mods I need to fix known issues in the game, which make the game proper realistic. For example: I was reading this TDC guide (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=111998), to find that there is a problem with the boat lengths, which hinders calculations etc, but there is a mod that fixes this! So I spent loads of time trawling through more threads to find out if this is a "realistic" fix, and if I still needed it for the 1.4 patch. Basically, we need two lists: List 1) Mods which have been certified as fixes to the game which introduce valid realism (i.e. is the torpedo damage fix (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125058), an accurate representation of real-life?). The list could also show which mods have actually been fixed in official patches. List 2) Mods that enhance the game-play, such as the Nomograph mod, and "scope zooming" mods. IMO, The above lists should be kept separate. Example (fictional) mod list: Certified Realism Mods Boat Length Fix: DOWNLOAD: (fixed in Patch 1.4): Short Description: Torpedo Damage Fix: DOWNLOAD: (Still an issue): Short Description: Submarine Ranges Fix: DOWNLOAD: (fixed in Patch 1.2):Short Description: Game Enhancement Mods Nomograph: DOWNLOAD: Short Description: Smaller sea-bed rocks: DOWNLOAD: Short Description: Smaller Chronograph: DOWNLOAD: Short Description: Better Leaks: DOWNLOAD: Short Description: Lovely Textures: DOWNLOAD: Short Description: Okay, this will obviously take some work, but I am certain there is someone out there who has played the game since day one, and has followed the modding scene too, and knows what is what If I could, I would compile such a list as I know it would save me loads of time in situations like the one I am in now. I just want to get on and play the game, but instead I have spent most of my time hunting down and installing mods that fix issues that would otherwise spoil my "career" Is there, or can we compile such a list... please :p Demon __________________ a l i e n m o o n s d i g i t a l s t u d i o s "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain. Time to die"

07-19-08, 09:27 AM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,280 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Just one issue before you go any further, download the SH4 uboat add-on 1.5. This is UBI's last installment and costs $10.00. If you do not do this, most of the mods you will want and use will not work. After that load this: Submarines: RSRD/Run Silent Run Deep: Traffic mod TMO/Trigger Maru: realistic submarine mod or RFB/Real Fleet Boat: realistic submarine mod(a bit more hardcore then Trigger Maru) PE/Pacific Environment: water, clouds, rain etc. or Environmental 4.4: same as PE but a bit different in textures. Uboat: TMO or RFB OM/Operation Monson: ATO/Indian Ocean traffic mod The environment mods will work with these as well. These mods are found in the SH4 mod sections. All are sticked at the top. Please read the installation and readme files so you load them correctly with JSGME. These mods will have all your fixes you have seen in the tutorials, etc. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

07-19-08, 03:51 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,280 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	You will have less of headache with the mods and making them work if you get the uboat add on 1.5. You can get it at the official UBI store or Direct2Drive. I believe it is available in the UK on disc. Do not quote me on that. Yes, your current career will be done if you load it up. However, in doing so, your new career will have all the added bonus' of the mods that work without issue using JSGME! As far as your wife, well, I can not help you there. D2D: http://www.direct2drive.com/5/5867/p...sions-Download __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

07-19-08, 07:52 PM	#5
Defiance Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Posts: 908 Downloads: 673 Uploads: 0	Demon, Pop into a local Game shop if you can Think mine on release was £12.99 Game online now have SH4 1.5 U-boat addon at £4.99 !!! maybe a few more quid in-store but gotta still be below a tenner EDITED : Dang it's £4.99 delivered !!!!!!!!!!!! Bargain __________________ Have Fun Bye Def