SHIV dialing UBisoft

BBury · 01-29-08, 05:15 PM

Is there a way to shut off SHIV from dialing home to Ubi everytime I start the game and again when I close it down? I'm using stock with 1.4.

Thanks,

BB

Rockin Robbins · 01-29-08, 05:41 PM

Just use Zone Alarm, Comodo, or any of a dozen firewalls that will stop outgoing treffic to the Internet.

BBury · 01-29-08, 06:55 PM

I have a blocker but I get keep getting messages. Also, everytime I fire up the game it tries to do a game update. I don't remember it doing all this before 1.4.

Go4It · 01-29-08, 11:18 PM

Make a shortcut directly to the SH4.exe instead of the gu.exe.

BBury · 01-29-08, 11:19 PM

Okay, a friend showed me that with 1.4 the desk top shortcut point to the gu.exe instead of the sh4.exe. Sheesh!

..and thanks Go4it. I appreciate it.

BB

aanker · 02-12-08, 09:31 PM

I thought I read somewhere around here about the gu.exe (with a nice reply from one of the Dev's) but after doing a search just now I couldn't find what I read. At the time (end of Nov) I didn't give it a second thought but now I'm wondering:

Does anyone know how the gu.exe works? I have some mods enabled for example and if the Autopatch updates something and later I disable a particular mod would I lose the auto-updated patch ... (if there are any) ??

Right now my shortcut points to sh4.exe rather than gu.exe. Is it recommended to disable the mods, manually run gu.exe periodically, and then re-enable the mods?

Anyone know about this?

Thanks, Art

AkbarGulag · 02-12-08, 11:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aanker

Right now my shortcut points to sh4.exe rather than gu.exe. Is it recommended to disable the mods, manually run gu.exe periodically, and then re-enable the mods?

As a rule of thumb, I would not update my version of SH4 to a new patch version, unless I had compatable mods pre-prepared. Most likely many mods would no longer function after a new patch. Reason being that MODS are generally made to run on a certain version of SH4.

Keep your shortcut pointed to SH4.exe and patch manually when you decide to update, if you use MODS in general.

aanker · 02-13-08, 08:58 AM

Thanks

Art

Torps · 02-13-08, 10:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBury

Is there a way to shut off SHIV from dialing home to Ubi everytime I start the game and again when I close it down? I'm using stock with 1.4.

Thanks,

BB

Disable your NIC. It also will give you a extra 1-2fps.

wetwarev7 · 02-13-08, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torps

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBury

Is there a way to shut off SHIV from dialing home to Ubi everytime I start the game and again when I close it down? I'm using stock with 1.4.

Thanks,

BB

Disable your NIC. It also will give you a extra 1-2fps.

FTW!!!

My NIC is allways disabled unless I'm actually surfing the web....

01-29-08, 05:15 PM	#1
BBury Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 118 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	SHIV dialing UBisoft Is there a way to shut off SHIV from dialing home to Ubi everytime I start the game and again when I close it down? I'm using stock with 1.4. Thanks, BB

01-29-08, 05:41 PM	#2
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02-12-08, 09:31 PM	#6
aanker Pacific Thunder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yellow Sea Posts: 1,896 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 14	gu.exe I thought I read somewhere around here about the gu.exe (with a nice reply from one of the Dev's) but after doing a search just now I couldn't find what I read. At the time (end of Nov) I didn't give it a second thought but now I'm wondering: Does anyone know how the gu.exe works? I have some mods enabled for example and if the Autopatch updates something and later I disable a particular mod would I lose the auto-updated patch ... (if there are any) ?? Right now my shortcut points to sh4.exe rather than gu.exe. Is it recommended to disable the mods, manually run gu.exe periodically, and then re-enable the mods? Anyone know about this? Thanks, Art

01-29-08, 06:55 PM	#3
BBury Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 118 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I have a blocker but I get keep getting messages. Also, everytime I fire up the game it tries to do a game update. I don't remember it doing all this before 1.4.

01-29-08, 11:18 PM	#4
Go4It Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South of Buffalo N.Y. USA Posts: 209 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Make a shortcut directly to the SH4.exe instead of the gu.exe.

01-29-08, 11:19 PM	#5
BBury Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 118 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Okay, a friend showed me that with 1.4 the desk top shortcut point to the gu.exe instead of the sh4.exe. Sheesh! ..and thanks Go4it. I appreciate it. BB

02-13-08, 08:58 AM	#8
aanker Pacific Thunder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yellow Sea Posts: 1,896 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 14	Thanks Art