War in the Atlantic

[Julie Whitefeather]

If this isn't the correct sub-forum to post this question in I apologize to the moderator in advance. Since the laptop here (the only computer I have consistant access to) won't run Silent Hunter 5 I purchased Silent Hunter 3 on Steam for access to the war in the Atlantic. I have been reading the forums here and there seams to be some sort of mod or mods out there to use with Silent Hunter 4 that will let me play the war in the Atlantic provided I have the uboat missions add-on (I do).

Could someone who is a alot better versed in theses games than I steer me in the right direction?

Thanks

Julie

[donna52522]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=234

[Sailor Steve]

The first thing you need is MultiSH4 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1110. This will let you create multiple installs. You can then have more than one version of the game exist side by side, which will let you run as many different supermods as you like.

Then you'll need to equip your U-boat version with Operation Monsun http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...eration+monsun. This will give you the best available experience for SH4 u-boats.

[edit] Ooh, Donna! Like your new avatar!

[donna52522]

Thank you Sailor Steve

[I'm goin' down]

Sailor Steve advice is on the money.

The best setup is for Operation Moonsoon is OM/OMEGU/Kiub.

OM has an Atlantic Ocean Enviromental mod or a Pacific Ocean Envrionmental mod option. OM is a very good game, but finding captial ships is tougher that SH4. It is compatible with RSRDC, so if you are in the Pacific Theater, RSRDC will have an impact if it enabled.

OMEGU stand for Operation Monsoon Environmental and Graphic Interface Upgrade mod. I believe it is created by lurker, who created OM, but I may wrong on that.

Kiub is the Kriegsmarine Interface for UBoats, and is by Karamovnew. It is is quite a good mod, too. The AOBF (angle on bow finder) wheel is a piece of work!

You use multi-SH4, a program, so you can run more than one version of SH4 at a time.

All post re OM should be in the ATO fourm.

[I'm goin' down]

donna, if that is Morticia, kudos to you. My personal favorite is none other than Cousin Itt--he lived in the chimney.

[Sailor Steve]

I hope I don't offend anybody, but this is one of my favorite Carolyn Jones references ever.

[I'm goin' down]

I respond with a link to a photo of cousin Itt (after he came out of the chimney.)

http://images2.fanpop.com/images/pho...28-356-288.jpg

and this

[Deephunter]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

The first thing you need is MultiSH4 http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1110. This will let you create multiple installs. You can then have more than one version of the game exist side by side, which will let you run as many different supermods as you like.

[edit] Ooh, Donna! Like your new avatar!

OK...So I want to have two (for now...) installs of SH4-1.5 with different mods each. I downloadad the MultiSH4, unzipped it, and got an icon with 4 sub silhouttes. It's an .exe file. I click on it, and...Nothing...

So, where do I go from here..??

Gus.

P.D.- Donna, I also like the new avatar...

[Julie Whitefeather]

Thanks to all who helped. Oberstleutnant Sasha Rose is ready sail the high seas of the Atlantic and blow up shipping.

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by Julie Whitefeather

Thanks to all who helped. Oberstleutnant Sasha Rose is ready sail the high seas of the Atlantic and blow up shipping.

Good hunting, JW.

[DrBeast]

Originally Posted by Deephunter

OK...So I want to have two (for now...) installs of SH4-1.5 with different mods each. I downloadad the MultiSH4, unzipped it, and got an icon with 4 sub silhouttes. It's an .exe file. I click on it, and...Nothing...

So, where do I go from here..??

Gus.

P.D.- Donna, I also like the new avatar...

Copypasta straight from the readme (you guys DO read those, right?):

2. Using MultiSH4 (multiple installations of SH4)

It is recommended you begin with a clean installation of SH4 including the latest patches (1.4 for stock SH4; the U-Boat Missions expansion pack is optional). If you wish to use the JoneSoft Generic Mod Enabler, install it in the stock game folder, run it and generate a snapshot of the game files before proceeding. Do not install any mods at this stage.

1. Create a new installation of SH4 by copying the whole folder and everything underneath it to a new location. For example, you might copy the contents of Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific to Ubisoft\SH4 Custom or where ever it is you wish to put the copy. This requires approximately 4.63GB of free disk space. Do not try to reuse the SH4 installer. Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to copy the folder and paste it somewhere else. Rename the Copy of Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific folder to whatever name you want for it (eg, \SH4 Custom, \SH4 development, etc).
2. Copy MultiSH4.exe to this new SH4 folder (Ubisoft\SH4 Custom in this example). You do not need to put it into the original game folder, only into the copy.
3. Run MultiSH4 from this new folder and change the save folder name to something other than the default "SH4". This folder name can be 1 to 3 characters long (for example, you might use "Cus" for \SH4 Custom). The next time you run SH4 it will use the new save folder name. If the folder does not exist then SH4 will create it.
   
   It may be helpful to also create a new shortcut, pointing to the new SH4.exe location (ie, Ubisoft\SH4 Custom\SH4.exe).
4. Install mods into the new folder, leaving the stock installation unmodified.

In this example you end up with two game folders:
Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific (default, stock 1.4)
Ubisoft\SH4 Custom (modified)
Two save folders:
My Documents\SH4 (default)
My Documents\Cus (new)
And two shortcuts:
Shortcut pointing to "Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific\SH4.exe"
Shortcut pointing to "Ubisoft\SH4 Custom\SH4.exe"
Repeat the above for as many installations as you want, always copying from the stock 1.4/1.5 folder.
In the event of a problem with FileManager.dll replace the corrupted copy with the original from the stock 1.4/1.5 installation and try again.

[Deephunter]

Originally Posted by DrBeast

Copypasta straight from the readme (you guys DO read those, right?):

2. Using MultiSH4 (multiple installations of SH4)

It is recommended you begin with a clean installation of SH4 including the latest patches (1.4 for stock SH4; the U-Boat Missions expansion pack is optional). If you wish to use the JoneSoft Generic Mod Enabler, install it in the stock game folder, run it and generate a snapshot of the game files before proceeding. Do not install any mods at this stage.

1. Create a new installation of SH4 by copying the whole folder and everything underneath it to a new location. For example, you might copy the contents of Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific to Ubisoft\SH4 Custom or where ever it is you wish to put the copy. This requires approximately 4.63GB of free disk space. Do not try to reuse the SH4 installer. Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to copy the folder and paste it somewhere else. Rename the Copy of Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific folder to whatever name you want for it (eg, \SH4 Custom, \SH4 development, etc).
2. Copy MultiSH4.exe to this new SH4 folder (Ubisoft\SH4 Custom in this example). You do not need to put it into the original game folder, only into the copy.
3. Run MultiSH4 from this new folder and change the save folder name to something other than the default "SH4". This folder name can be 1 to 3 characters long (for example, you might use "Cus" for \SH4 Custom). The next time you run SH4 it will use the new save folder name. If the folder does not exist then SH4 will create it.
   
   It may be helpful to also create a new shortcut, pointing to the new SH4.exe location (ie, Ubisoft\SH4 Custom\SH4.exe).
4. Install mods into the new folder, leaving the stock installation unmodified.

In this example you end up with two game folders:
Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific (default, stock 1.4)
Ubisoft\SH4 Custom (modified)
Two save folders:
My Documents\SH4 (default)
My Documents\Cus (new)
And two shortcuts:
Shortcut pointing to "Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific\SH4.exe"
Shortcut pointing to "Ubisoft\SH4 Custom\SH4.exe"
Repeat the above for as many installations as you want, always copying from the stock 1.4/1.5 folder.
In the event of a problem with FileManager.dll replace the corrupted copy with the original from the stock 1.4/1.5 installation and try again.

That's something I was also expecting (the ReadMe), but no luck. The icon is all I got....

[I'm goin' down]

At one point I had the GFO mod with RSRDC 4.1 running. 4.1 is the only version of RSRDC that works with GFO. The other versions were TMO/RSRDC and OM/OMEGU/Kiub. I liked 'em all. Multi SH4 made it possible.

Incidentally, and I do not intend to rain on anyone's parade, but I think JGSME creates a mod folder, so it is not imperative that one be created. If you do, it doesn't screw up the mod file set up.

Now I have to get back to something important---watch more reruns of the Adams Family featuring Cousin Itt. (I wish he lived in MY fireplace.)

[DrBeast]

Originally Posted by Deephunter

That's something I was also expecting (the ReadMe), but no luck. The icon is all I got....

Blargh! Have you tried the stuff it says about Run as Administrator and/or in Compatibility Mode?

Originally Posted by I'm goin' down

Incidentally, and I do not intend to rain on anyone's parade, but I think JGSME creates a mod folder, so it is not imperative that one be created. If you do, it doesn't screw up the mod file set up.

Yep, got the MODS folder created automagically, as well. I did, however check and follow the step by step instructions before I had even fired it up.