SH4 1.5 Add-On Mods supplemental forum?

[Digital_Trucker]

Copy your entire Silent Hunter 4 Install folder to another location (make sure and change all your desktop shortcuts to reflect the folder change. Good idea to rename them, too, so they don't get overwritten later). Use MultiSH4 to change the name of the folder used for saved games to something other than SH4 and rename your My Documents\SH4 folder to something other than SH4 (you only have 3 characters to work with. I'm planning on using S for the first character, the last digit of the version number for the second character and S (for stock), M (for modded), T (for test), M (for TM), R (for RFB) or some other character to denote differences for the third character.

Then, so you start with a fresh install, uninstall SH4 (it will uninstall from the original location) and reinstall and patch to the version you want to use. If you want to keep a stock version, copy the newly patched install folder somewhere (like .....Silent Hunter 4 v1.5 Stock) and use MultiSH4 in that install folder to assign the folder where you want saved games stored.

Oh, yeah, and don't forget to buy a new hard drive so that when you have 12 different installs, you'll have someplace to put them:rotfl:

[Doolittle81]

Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

Copy your entire Silent Hunter 4 Install folder to another location (make sure and change all your desktop shortcuts to reflect the folder change. Good idea to rename them, too, so they don't get overwritten later). Use MultiSH4 to change the name of the folder used for saved games to something other than SH4 and rename your My Documents\SH4 folder to something other than SH4...
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OK I can do that... Let me try to say it in my own words to see if I understand:

Let's say I put the copy of SH4 1.4 on my D Drive.

Then, you say I should completely Uninstall (using Control Panel), my entire current SH4 (1.4) (from my C Drive)??? Then use my original SH4 Disc to re-install the stock SH4, then download the new Addon and Patch to 1.5. I should also put a JSGME application in the new 1.5 folder?? Then copy back over from my D Drive any Mods (hopefully compatible with 1.5) I want, and any new 1.5 specific Mods that come along...and enable using the new JSGME in the SH4 1.5 folder... Is that right?

That will leave me with a 1.4 SH4 (D Drive), a 1.5 SH4 (C Drive), each with a separate JSGME's and each with separate "My Documents\SH4\Save folders?

If I can do that without messing up the Registry I'll be amazed.

[Digital_Trucker]

I don't know about copying over all your mods since most of them will probably be affected somehow by the patch, but basically that's it. Just don't forget to use multish4 to give each install a seperate save folder in "My Documents".

By uninstalling the game, you remove the registry entries so you shouldn't have any registry problems.

[ReallyDedPoet]

Originally Posted by Doolittle81

OK I can do that... Let me try to say it in my own words to see if I understand:

Let's say I put the copy of SH4 1.4 on my D Drive.

Then, you say I should completely Uninstall (using Control Panel), my entire current SH4 (1.4) (from my C Drive)??? Then use my original SH4 Disc to re-install the stock SH4, then download the new Addon and Patch to 1.5. I should also put a JSGME application in the new 1.5 folder?? Then copy back over from my D Drive any Mods (hopefully compatible with 1.5) I want, and any new 1.5 specific Mods that come along...and enable using the new JSGME in the SH4 1.5 folder... Is that right?

That will leave me with a 1.4 SH4 (D Drive), a 1.5 SH4 (C Drive), each with a separate JSGME's and each with separate "My Documents\SH4\Save folders?

If I can do that without messing up the Registry I'll be amazed.

I have about 4 installs now, works fine A couple of 1.4, now two 1.5


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[1480]

Use MultiSH4 to change the name of the folder used for saved games to something other than SH4 and rename your My Documents\SH4 folder to something other than SH4 (you only have 3 characters to work with

And where is this elusive and cunning "MultiSH4" located? For the short yellow bus commandos like me .

[Digital_Trucker]

Originally Posted by 1480

And where is this elusive and cunning "MultiSH4" located? For the short yellow bus commandos like me .

Well, as they say in my neighborhood it's rat cheer and you don't need no short yeller bus to git thar

[1480]

Originally Posted by Digital_Trucker

Well, as they say in my neighborhood it's rat cheer and you don't need no short yeller bus to git thar

In my 'hood it's ober dare in da gangway, youse guise ain't from aye-round her.... .

[Redwine]

The best way may be to have a separated forum for Wolves at Paciphic v1.5 because it is not a patch is a new game...