Silent Hunter 4 & Windows 10

[hunter301]

Originally Posted by hunter301

The only thing I get when I right click for a menu on the file is a "troubleshoot compatibility" tab that bring up a small list of possible problems and then ask me to test run the program and guess what happens then...
Black Screen
CTL-ALT-DELETE
restart the system....AGAIN!!
I did start checking on the boxes one at a time and one of them sent me to another screen asking what form of windows the game last ran on.
Windows 10 is not on the list but windows 7 is.

After doing some research and looking at the dates I see that the last computer I had this on was on Windows 7.
Bought the game in March of 2019 but didn't get this computer with Window 10 until later and never loaded it up on the new computer because I went out of town for 18 months.
Should I do a test it's asking by selecting Windows 7 as the last system it was run on?

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by hunter301

After doing some research and looking at the dates I see that the last computer I had this on was on Windows 7.
Bought the game in March of 2019 but didn't get this computer with Window 10 until later and never loaded it up on the new computer because I went out of town for 18 months.
Should I do a test it's asking by selecting Windows 7 as the last system it was run on?

Can't hurt...

Test it & see if it'll allow the game to run, if nothing else... can scratch it off the list as... tried.



M. M.

[hunter301]

Originally Posted by Mad Mardigan

Can't hurt...

Test it & see if it'll allow the game to run, if nothing else... can scratch it off the list as... tried.



M. M.

Well I can take compatibility mode off the list.
Went thru every possible scenario and kept getting the black screen and had to reboot every time.

Just can't help but feel I'm having an issue with the install process, otherwise I would have the game listed with shortcuts on the menu bar.
It's not even asking for an activation code when installing.

[hunter301]

FINALLY GOT IT WORKING....PARTIALLY!
Found this Youtube link for modifing .cfg files to all No in video settings so I did this for both .cfg files.
Now the game starts and I everything works fine the only problem is it's in a small windows screen that doesn't fill the monitor.

[hunter301]

Weird.
No matter what I do I can get it out of the smaller 1024x768 windows mode.
Even says it in a white bar at the top of the screen but screen doesn't fit the rest of the monitor that is running at 1900x600:60

[hunter301]

YES!!!
One more step closer to home.
Found out what the resolution issue was, for me at least. I finally am able to play the game without a window in window mode.
Seems I was having Direct X conflicts between files and newer systems not loading up the correct .dll files it needed. Just copied (2) .dll files from one SH4 folder with the SystemWOW64 file and dropped them in the main SH4 file and I'm good.
See attached attached article link for instructions.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/15200...2929522056541/

[Brightstar6]

I FINALLY have the sim working again, but in premod mode only seems i am having problems with the JSGME.. I install get the mod folder in silent hunter and when i send a mod to the folder it does not show in the mod folder..
Update!! I have figured it out!! Put SH4 in a file not run by c:program.. I put mine in the g: drive, now run jsgme and put it in G/sh4, next move your mods to G/silent hunter4/mods..Your jsgme should work now and using the desktop jsgme short cut enable your mods.. It took m about 4 months to figure this out..I am now hunting Japanese!!!