Tip for Steam users w/SH4 + UBM

WH4K · 12-31-10, 01:13 PM

If you bought Silent Hunter 4 and the U-Boat Missions via Steam recently, as I did, you might be trying to figure out just what the heck the deal is.

Here's the thing: You can't have both plain old SH4 (Wolves of the Pacific) installed at the same time as the U-Boat Missions. If you do, neither one will launch, apparently because they interfere with each other.

Having just SH4 is no good, because it is only version 1.3, where you need version 1.5 to use the latest versions of mods (Trigger Maru Overhauled et al).

U-Boat Missions as sold on Steam isn't exactly an expansion. Rather, when you install it, you get regular SH4 plus the U-Boat Missions stuff. Also the version is updated to 1.5.

I haven't yet downloaded TMO or other mods, so I don't know whether they work with the Steam version of SH4 + UBM. They should, but plenty of things that "should" work don't, at times.

In sum: Do not bother to download/install plain old SH4 if you bought both it and UBM. Just install the U-Boat Missions "expansion."

I hope this post is helpful to someone. I had to figure it out by downloading, then uninstalling, stuff a few times over. Steam assumes it's no big deal to re-download 3+ GB repeatedly. Yeah, maybe if we all had gigabit Internet connections. I have 6 megabit cable & it still took an annoyingly long time.

12-31-10, 01:13 PM	#1
WH4K Frogman Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 291 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Tip for Steam users w/SH4 + UBM If you bought Silent Hunter 4 and the U-Boat Missions via Steam recently, as I did, you might be trying to figure out just what the heck the deal is. Here's the thing: You can't have both plain old SH4 (Wolves of the Pacific) installed at the same time as the U-Boat Missions. If you do, neither one will launch, apparently because they interfere with each other. Having just SH4 is no good, because it is only version 1.3, where you need version 1.5 to use the latest versions of mods (Trigger Maru Overhauled et al). U-Boat Missions as sold on Steam isn't exactly an expansion. Rather, when you install it, you get regular SH4 plus the U-Boat Missions stuff. Also the version is updated to 1.5. I haven't yet downloaded TMO or other mods, so I don't know whether they work with the Steam version of SH4 + UBM. They should, but plenty of things that "should" work don't, at times. In sum: Do not bother to download/install plain old SH4 if you bought both it and UBM. Just install the U-Boat Missions "expansion." I hope this post is helpful to someone. I had to figure it out by downloading, then uninstalling, stuff a few times over. Steam assumes it's no big deal to re-download 3+ GB repeatedly. Yeah, maybe if we all had gigabit Internet connections. I have 6 megabit cable & it still took an annoyingly long time. __________________ Windows 10 Pro (x64)