Crew

[Ruprecht 69]

Hi guys, some more help required please!
How do I replace injured crew once I’ve docked at port? I can buy new guys with renown but it’s not obvious how to get rid of crew who have reached 0/100.

On another note, I’m currently on a photo recon mission to Hiroshima. Came across an unaccompanied Hiryu fleet carried which I sank with 61 AP shells. They tried to run it aground to save her! Or was that a bug which made it run into shore?
Had this game from day 1 and still things about it that I don’t know......

[torpedobait]

Originally Posted by Ruprecht 69

Hi guys, some more help required please!
How do I replace injured crew once I’ve docked at port? I can buy new guys with renown but it’s not obvious how to get rid of crew who have reached 0/100.

On another note, I’m currently on a photo recon mission to Hiroshima. Came across an unaccompanied Hiryu fleet carried which I sank with 61 AP shells. They tried to run it aground to save her! Or was that a bug which made it run into shore?
Had this game from day 1 and still things about it that I don’t know......

For the "dead" crewman, just mouse over him and drag him off to the left side, to the area where all the available replacements are listed.

As for the Hiryu, I'm not sure. If that was the direction it was headed to start with it might just try to complete a course, or there may be evasive actions in the base game logic. In the same sense, I've seen ships from a convoy leave the convoy track after one or more are sunk. Eventually they come back to the planned track. Your Hiryu might have been doing the same.

[Ruprecht 69]

Cheers Mr Bait, he was definitely carrying out evasive manoeuvring.
Took photos of Hiroshima, sank an Ise, Shikkaku, 2 Hiryu.
Made my way out eventually, ran at 7 knots max back to Pearl. Went for refit and game crashed!
Luckily I saved it near home port. Reloaded, crashed again, what’s happened d’ya think?

[torpedobait]

Originally Posted by Ruprecht 69

Cheers Mr Bait, he was definitely carrying out evasive manoeuvring.
Took photos of Hiroshima, sank an Ise, Shikkaku, 2 Hiryu.
Made my way out eventually, ran at 7 knots max back to Pearl. Went for refit and game crashed!
Luckily I saved it near home port. Reloaded, crashed again, what’s happened d’ya think?

Often that depends on your setup. It can be caused by installing the game in the default directory that is controlled by Windows. First thing is to make sure you have installed it to something like C:\Games\Ubisoft\Silent_Hunter_IV or similar, but not in either of the Windows Program Files folders. Next is to ensure the game can use more than the 2Gb of memory by running the Large Address Aware utility available for download on this site. Very easy to do.

By the time you have completed a patrol with large tonnage, your files have grown to a size that is difficult for the game to handle in memory. Not saying you should not sink the maximum tonnage possible, but you do need to be aware that it will affect the game adversely. Keep in mind that the average WWII fleet boat skipper did not sink massive amounts of tonnage per patrol. It is fun to do, but the game has problems with it. Another factor is that excessive time compression (too fast) with an already large mission file may cause a crash. Better to keep it to 2048 or less, even though it makes for longer passage across the Pacific. Hope this helps.

[propbeanie]

Also there Ruprecht 69, which version of SH4 are you using? Does your game have the Uboats in it?

[Sledgehammer427]

Originally Posted by torpedobait

Another factor is that excessive time compression (too fast) with an already large mission file may cause a crash. Better to keep it to 2048 or less, even though it makes for longer passage across the Pacific. Hope this helps.

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[Ruprecht 69]

Cheers for your valuable advice guys. I’ll try to carry out the downloads this week and see how I go, I’m a complete noob when it comes to the LAA stuff etc.
Probably really easy to do if you’re a confident PC user but to add some context, how many of you understand Cricket?! That’s what PCs are like to me!!!

I’ll check which version I’m running, it’s a disc from 2005 I think but I’ll defo confirm.
I used to play Silent Service on Sinclair Spectrum I think it was and I’ve loved sub games ever since. I’ve also got Silent Victory board game, excellent way to spend an afternoon on a cold dark winter day!
Dave