Steam Help

JonBradbury · 01-04-11, 10:08 PM

Hi everyone, I'm new here having bought the game during the Steam sale. I bought SH3 SH4 and SH4:U-Boat. I've been playing the first two vanilla so far no problems. Went to launch U-boat and now very confused.

So here's the deal I would launch SH4 all goes fine, I get the Ubi logo, the poem "fly envious time..." then the Silent Hunter loading splash and into the menu.

I launch SH4:U-boat and same thing happens, Ubi logo, "fly envious time..." then Silent Hunter U-Boat loading splash. After the menu comes up as normal but no where can I do anything German. I can start a new career at Pearl or Asiatic, or load my normal SH4 US career.

I go back double check SH4 launch it up and now the SH4 loading splash screen is gone replaced with the U-boat screen, but still SH4 menu and saves. I saw someone in another thread suggest renaming the SH4 folder in documents, I tried that but nothing happened.

I've not tried anything else yet, currently backing up both games see if I can't un/re-install and have it fix itself. Just curious if anyone knows what's going on here or know what to do.

*****Update. OK so I deleted the local files for both SH4:U-Boat. Tried to launch SH4 but got "this game is unavailable" warning. Uninstalled SH4 as well. Reinstalled both and verified the game file cache for both [u-boat had 720 files corrupted and reacquired... maybe that was the issue?]. Launched U-Boat and now have a U-Boat campaign option available. Also noticed it's now version 1.5 when it had been 1.3 before. So in case anyone runs into a similar problem try that.

ETR3(SS) · 01-04-11, 11:22 PM

My recommendation, and that of others as well, is to get a hard copy of the game. A lot of people have had problems with the game that they either got from Steam or downloaded elsewhere.

Gerald · 01-05-11, 03:41 AM

good advice has been delivered to you!

JonBradbury · 01-05-11, 10:38 AM

Kinda too late to take that advice, but I see what you mean. Like I said it was the steam sale, so it's not like I was a fan and wanting to get them. They were on sale and had good reviews so I thought I'd give them a shot. I think the three games came in a pack and cost less than $10. SH4 Gold cost four times that and doesn't come with SH3.

Also it's still cheaper on steam with SH4 and U-Boat combined for less than $30; Amazon doesn't have it in their digital store yet so gold is $10 more for a physical copy there. If amazon does put it up in their digital store yeah probably would be a better option for people wanting it. But until then it's still 25% less on steam.

Any way as I mentioned before all three games are working fine now so I'm happy with it.

Akulla · 02-03-11, 11:58 PM

I too have a steam copy of SH4, and was wondering if its possible to use any of the mods here on this website for my copy?, if so how do I go about using the mods and what ones do you recommend?

Sailor Steve · 02-04-11, 01:05 AM

WELCOME ABOARD, both of you!

I can't say anything about Steam one way or the other, because they won't let me download anything (for some reason they thought Utah was outside the United States - maybe they're right).

To answer the last question, yes, most mods will work with a Steam copy. I've read that you should back it up first, just in case.

01-04-11, 10:08 PM	#1
JonBradbury Nub Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Steam Help Hi everyone, I'm new here having bought the game during the Steam sale. I bought SH3 SH4 and SH4:U-Boat. I've been playing the first two vanilla so far no problems. Went to launch U-boat and now very confused. So here's the deal I would launch SH4 all goes fine, I get the Ubi logo, the poem "fly envious time..." then the Silent Hunter loading splash and into the menu. I launch SH4:U-boat and same thing happens, Ubi logo, "fly envious time..." then Silent Hunter U-Boat loading splash. After the menu comes up as normal but no where can I do anything German. I can start a new career at Pearl or Asiatic, or load my normal SH4 US career. I go back double check SH4 launch it up and now the SH4 loading splash screen is gone replaced with the U-boat screen, but still SH4 menu and saves. I saw someone in another thread suggest renaming the SH4 folder in documents, I tried that but nothing happened. I've not tried anything else yet, currently backing up both games see if I can't un/re-install and have it fix itself. Just curious if anyone knows what's going on here or know what to do. ****Update. OK so I deleted the local files for both SH4:U-Boat. Tried to launch SH4 but got "this game is unavailable" warning. Uninstalled SH4 as well. Reinstalled both and verified the game file cache for both [u-boat had 720 files corrupted and reacquired... maybe that was the issue?]. Launched U-Boat and now have a U-Boat campaign option available. Also noticed it's now version 1.5 when it had been 1.3 before. So in case anyone runs into a similar problem try that. Last edited by JonBradbury; 01-04-11 at 11:04 PM.*

01-04-11, 11:22 PM	#2
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	My recommendation, and that of others as well, is to get a hard copy of the game. A lot of people have had problems with the game that they either got from Steam or downloaded elsewhere. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.

01-05-11, 03:41 AM	#3
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Welcome Aboard JonBradbury! good advice has been delivered to you! __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

02-04-11, 01:05 AM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	WELCOME ABOARD, both of you! I can't say anything about Steam one way or the other, because they won't let me download anything (for some reason they thought Utah was outside the United States - maybe they're right). To answer the last question, yes, most mods will work with a Steam copy. I've read that you should back it up first, just in case. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-05-11, 10:38 AM	#4
JonBradbury Nub Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Kinda too late to take that advice, but I see what you mean. Like I said it was the steam sale, so it's not like I was a fan and wanting to get them. They were on sale and had good reviews so I thought I'd give them a shot. I think the three games came in a pack and cost less than $10. SH4 Gold cost four times that and doesn't come with SH3. Also it's still cheaper on steam with SH4 and U-Boat combined for less than $30; Amazon doesn't have it in their digital store yet so gold is $10 more for a physical copy there. If amazon does put it up in their digital store yeah probably would be a better option for people wanting it. But until then it's still 25% less on steam. Any way as I mentioned before all three games are working fine now so I'm happy with it.

02-03-11, 11:58 PM	#5
Akulla Bilge Rat Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	I too have a steam copy of SH4, and was wondering if its possible to use any of the mods here on this website for my copy?, if so how do I go about using the mods and what ones do you recommend?