UBI pulling access to SH5 DLC and decommissioning the game

[Topo65]

If Ubi patches the exe so that we can play offline without any inconvenience.... What will happen to the TDW patcher, will it still work without any problems with the new version?

On the other hand, what would motivate Ubi to release a patch for a game that won't even be downloadable in their launcher?

[ImBatman]

Message from Steam Support on Jul 12 @ 12:49pm | 1 hour and 27 minutes ago
I apologize for any confusion. It's correct that this title will be decommissioned by Ubisoft but you will still have access to play your Steam purchase of the game. The publisher has since updated the Steam store page to clarify.

Per the update, "Notice: DLC for this product and online elements and features will become unavailable, as of Sept 1st, 2022. The base game will continue to be playable."

If we can assist you further, please let us know. Thank you!

Steam Support
Cailen

Ubi-SerenityFox @Ubisoft Support wrote: Jul 12, 2022 at 05:02 AM EDT
Hello,

Thank you for contacting Ubisoft Support and apologies for the late reply.

From what I understand you are having concerns about the decommissioning of multiple Ubisoft titles or more specifically the Silent Hunter 5 game.

After checking with my team I can confirm that the base game itself won't be disabled, you will still be able to play it.

The only thing that will be disabled is the DLC's, online elements and features.

Once again all of that will take effect September 1st, 2022.

If you have other issues or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best Regards,
Ubi-SerenityFox
Ubisoft Support

I've received responses from steam and ubisoft.

[Mad Mardigan]

What I'd like to know is... WTF DLC, exactly...

cause, as far as I know of... there never WAS any DLC's (DownLoadable Content) for SH5.


SH5, was in its entirety, just the base game components, alone... that's it.


Unless... they're confusing that crap game saves sync mumbo jumbo, with being DLC material... BUT... even that's a major stretch, at worst.








M. M.

[ImBatman]

Originally Posted by Mad Mardigan

What I'd like to know is... WTF DLC, exactly...

cause, as far as I know of... there never WAS any DLC's (DownLoadable Content) for SH5.


SH5, was in its entirety, just the base game components, alone... that's it.


Unless... they're confusing that crap game saves sync mumbo jumbo, with being DLC material... BUT... even that's a major stretch, at worst.








M. M.

I think there was a "gold edition" of the game that added a few extra ships. Perhaps that is what they are talking about.

From the store page:

Buy Silent Hunter 5: Gold Edition
Includes three famous non-playable U-Boats, four famous Allied ships, and the Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic Official Guide

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by ImBatman

I think there was a "gold edition" of the game that added a few extra ships. Perhaps that is what they are talking about.

From the store page:

On that, I bought the 3-n-1 SH pack, off Steam... in which it was SH3, SH4 (Silent Hunter IV: Wolves of the Pacific v1.3/1.4(?) & Silent Hunter IV: Wolves of the Pacific: Uboat Missions v1.5, as well as SH5 (of which, even paying for all 4, rather than 3, as the pack implicated... downloading 5, came from Ubi & was that 'Gold Edition'... ) Yep, just checked & it is indeed... 'Gold Edition' SH5... Steam, is NO mention of it being 'Gold Edition' nor any mention of the fact if shunting you off to Ubi... to download the game.


Guess Steam, decided to go the cheap route, in storage... *shrug* which figures...








M. M.

[Onkel Neal]

Ubisoft says decommissioned games will remain available to current owners

Two entries from the list of games Ubisoft is decommissioning online support for—Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD(opens in new tab) and Silent Hunter 5(opens in new tab)—briefly looked like they would be rendered completely unplayable by the move, contradicting Ubisoft's initial statement on what what aspects of each game would be cut off. Ubisoft now says it used the wrong wording in notices on the games' store pages.

The back story: Last week, Ubisoft announced that it would be shutting off online support(opens in new tab) for a selection of games released between 2009 and 2019, including 11 on PC, and published a list of the features this action would take away. All of the games would lose multiplayer and account linking, with relevant games also cutting off players' ability to access DLC. Only one of the games on the list, the 2019 multiplayer-only VR shooter Space Junkies, was going to be rendered completely inaccessible by the move.

[Darthlucky]

Every time I try to play it, for the first time, from Steam...I get a popup that it is trying to connect to Ubisoft, but fails and I am unable to play the game.

[ImBatman]

Originally Posted by Darthlucky

Every time I try to play it, for the first time, from Steam...I get a popup that it is trying to connect to Ubisoft, but fails and I am unable to play the game.

Do you have the ubisoft connect program on your computer? I think you have to download it separately. It can be found here:
https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/help/c...t-pc/000063173

You will also need to create an account with them.

[Oberleutnant nederlander]

this is dark and disturbing stuff....to destroy a game completely..to erase it is just criminal.... why????

just why???

seems a cruel thing to do..

i thought we were in the age of being able to buy any game digitally these days, just crazy.

[derstosstrupp]

Several people have confirmed already with Ubisoft that we will not lose access to the game over steam etc, this is a non-issue at this point.

[Vapour_warrior]

Originally Posted by derstosstrupp

Several people have confirmed already with Ubisoft that we will not lose access to the game over steam etc, this is a non-issue at this point.

Well I can tell you that it is an issue and no matter what Ubisoft have confirmed Silent Hunter 5 can no longer be run from Steam.

Immediately after install and running SH5 you get a Ubisoft popup saying A Ubisoft Service is unavailable please try again later ....

And that's it ... You have an option to click on OK and the game closes.

Rip SH5 ...

[derstosstrupp]

5 minutes ago I was able to successfully launch and play the game from Steam. And Ubisoft Connect logged me in. Were you trying to reinstall it and you ran into this issue?

[Aktungbby]

Vapour_warrior! On the surface after 17 years silent running!

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by Vapour_warrior

Well I can tell you that it is an issue and no matter what Ubisoft have confirmed Silent Hunter 5 can no longer be run from Steam.

Immediately after install and running SH5 you get a Ubisoft popup saying A Ubisoft Service is unavailable please try again later ....

And that's it ... You have an option to click on OK and the game closes.

Rip SH5 ...

Thinking that you probably forgot to shunt Ubisoft's Connect launcher... into offline mode...


Just finished signing into both Steam & Ubi launchers... & had SH5 stock, load up, just fine.


Currently, I have U-190's Das Boot set up for it & will see of resetting back up of having TWoS, sometime.... have been... busy, checking out some other SH mod set ups, of late... so, have not yet had the time to do so... yet.



Hope this info.... helps... as always.









M. M.

[Vapour_warrior]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Vapour_warrior! On the surface after 17 years silent running!

haha ! Just spotted that ! Smoke on the horizon Captain !!!