Im gonna dust this off, after shelving for 9 months

JimmyS1985 · 12-22-11, 04:52 AM

Im getting the itch to sub simulate again. My problem last time was I couldn't figure out how to install the mods.

The game was conversely both too easy and too hard. Too easy in the sense that the destroyers were super dumb. I only got killed by them if I made a huge mistake, or left time compression on while the ship was in danger and didn't have time to react.

The planes were not much of a threat at all. They never fired on me, I would think planes would be a huge threat to subs on the surface. There was barely a sense of danger while immersed in the sub simulator, as long as I had sea floor below me and could dive, I could get away from the destroyers escorting the massive convoys before they could get me. I guess the most difficulty I had was heading towards the UK in the harbor and the depth to the seafloor was like only 40 feet from the surface. Didn't give you any room to dive.

Conversely I found the game too hard. There was a mission I lost, that was around when I hung the game up because as far as I could tell it was impossible to beat the mission. I had to sink an allied troop-ship, I think it was in Scapa Flow. For one thing Ill be honest, I don't know where Scapa Flow is, other than it is heavily referenced in the game. I went to each of the coordinates high command gave me and then it said I had to return to the main base since I failed to sink the troop ship, all that work and time out at sea for literally nothing. I found that to be frustrating and was about the same time I shelved the game.

Im gonna delete a hard drive partition so I can install this game, here is what I need out of this thread and you the forum members.

Can someone link me to an extensive modification that makes the destroyers AI smarter, the planes actually will attack the submarine, easier access to the officers on the ship other than walking right up to them to talk to them, and tips on how to find that darn troopship? Nothing like killing 2000 or so soldiers with a few torpedoes.

I also need the modification installer, Im gonna give it another try.

I have to admit, without some kind of extensive modification, I got a few hours worth of entertainment from the game before I found the game was badly broken. It was frustrating finding the troop ship, the enemies were too freakin dumb to sink my sub, and the planes were practically pointless since they didnt so much as report my position or attack me with their machine guns.

Please help me, I would most appreciate it.

troopie · 12-22-11, 06:57 AM

Dude, go to the 'Sh5 mods forum' (using the forum jump bar at the bottom of the page) and read the 'stickied' (top few) threads, really it's all there in black 'n' white, you just gotta look.

von Kinderei · 12-22-11, 08:52 AM

Check this thread ... it should get cha goin' ...

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=190656

JimmyS1985 · 12-24-11, 06:43 AM

Ok but how do I find the troop ship in Scapa Flow, and where is Scapa Flow?

Im having trouble installing all the different mods. Some are .rar files, others are .7z files stuff Ive never heard of. Could someone get on xfire with me and walk me through installation of these?

TheDarkWraith · 12-24-11, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyS1985

Im having trouble installing all the different mods. Some are .rar files, others are .7z files stuff Ive never heard of. Could someone get on xfire with me and walk me through installation of these?

You can download 7zip or ZipGenius to unzip the files you mentioned. Google them. They're free.

I use ZipGenius for all my work. Love the app, easy to use and does everything

JimmyS1985 · 12-24-11, 12:21 PM

Ok I installed some mods, I think I got the IRAI one installed, the merchants now zig zag if they spot me, I think thats a sign of more intelligent AI.

Im in Lock Ewe, is this where I find the AMC ships? I found some merchant ships that look kinda like passenger liners, but I think they are suppose to show up as warships if they are AMC.

I need help locating these. Im almost all the way into the harbor and have made it well passed the destroyer screen.

sparrs · 12-24-11, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyS1985

Ok I installed some mods, I think I got the IRAI one installed, the merchants now zig zag if they spot me, I think thats a sign of more intelligent AI.

Im in Lock Ewe, is this where I find the AMC ships? I found some merchant ships that look kinda like passenger liners, but I think they are suppose to show up as warships if they are AMC.

I need help locating these. Im almost all the way into the harbor and have made it well passed the destroyer screen.

I found an AMC ship in Loch Ewe plus two others in Scapa Flow; yes they are seen as warships. I dont know about you, but even though I went into both Harbours submerged and silent running, even after I sunk them the destroyers never raised a ping against me - they stayed stationary and showed no interest.

I have just recently installed Open Horizons II, the campaign mod; will see how that goes.

JimmyS1985 · 12-24-11, 01:10 PM

Yea I wasted 2 torpedoes on the destroyers trying to get out of the harbor.

Owell I got like 13 more. Im gonna try scapa flow next. I wasted about 2 hours (real time) in loch ewe before I figured out there was no AMC ships.

sparrs · 12-24-11, 01:23 PM

But they hunted you right? There are also other between the Faroes and Iceland; hunt 'em down! I was quite put off that they never pinged, or did anything...grr..

JimmyS1985 · 12-24-11, 01:33 PM

naw they did nothing. There is no sense of danger in this game. Im wondering if maybe I installed ARAI incorrectly. Im in Scapa flow looking for the armed merchants.

update: Just got 3 of them in Scapa Flow. Altogether it took 10 torpedoes, one of them took 4 to take down. Time for a refit Im down to 3 torpedoes.

sparrs · 12-24-11, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyS1985

naw they did nothing. There is no sense of danger in this game. Im wondering if maybe I installed ARAI incorrectly. Im in Scapa flow looking for the armed merchants.

update: Just got 3 of them in Scapa Flow. Altogether it took 10 torpedoes, one of them took 4 to take down. Time for a refit Im down to 3 torpedoes.

Same here, installed with stock settings, but hence the move to Open Horizons II. IRAI installed with stock settings and nothing happened. Oh well...

JimmyS1985 · 12-24-11, 02:36 PM

Ok Ive come across a new problem. My U boat is surfaced, but no ones on deck, as if it is still submerged. Im making my way across the english channel, and my CO2 levels are at 35% currently and there is no way of lowering them as far as i can tell.

Trevally. · 12-24-11, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by sparrs

Same here, installed with stock settings, but hence the move to Open Horizons II. IRAI installed with stock settings and nothing happened. Oh well...

Hi Sparrs

You can tell if OHII is installed correctly as it places a new banner in the main menu

You also need to start a new career for it to work

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimmyS1985

Ok Ive come across a new problem. My U boat is surfaced, but no ones on deck, as if it is still submerged. Im making my way across the english channel, and my CO2 levels are at 35% currently and there is no way of lowering them as far as i can tell.

This is the CO2 bug - save load to fix

JimmyS1985 · 12-24-11, 04:01 PM

to install the IRAI mod, do I simply replace the folders in the mod with the one in the game? because thats pretty much all I did.

Trevally. · 12-24-11, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JimmyS1985

to install the IRAI mod, do I simply replace the folders in the mod with the one in the game? because thats pretty much all I did

You should use a mod installing app (JSGME)
See here for help with mods http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=190656

12-22-11, 04:52 AM	#1
JimmyS1985 Mate Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 53 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Im gonna dust this off, after shelving for 9 months Im getting the itch to sub simulate again. My problem last time was I couldn't figure out how to install the mods. The game was conversely both too easy and too hard. Too easy in the sense that the destroyers were super dumb. I only got killed by them if I made a huge mistake, or left time compression on while the ship was in danger and didn't have time to react. The planes were not much of a threat at all. They never fired on me, I would think planes would be a huge threat to subs on the surface. There was barely a sense of danger while immersed in the sub simulator, as long as I had sea floor below me and could dive, I could get away from the destroyers escorting the massive convoys before they could get me. I guess the most difficulty I had was heading towards the UK in the harbor and the depth to the seafloor was like only 40 feet from the surface. Didn't give you any room to dive. Conversely I found the game too hard. There was a mission I lost, that was around when I hung the game up because as far as I could tell it was impossible to beat the mission. I had to sink an allied troop-ship, I think it was in Scapa Flow. For one thing Ill be honest, I don't know where Scapa Flow is, other than it is heavily referenced in the game. I went to each of the coordinates high command gave me and then it said I had to return to the main base since I failed to sink the troop ship, all that work and time out at sea for literally nothing. I found that to be frustrating and was about the same time I shelved the game. Im gonna delete a hard drive partition so I can install this game, here is what I need out of this thread and you the forum members. Can someone link me to an extensive modification that makes the destroyers AI smarter, the planes actually will attack the submarine, easier access to the officers on the ship other than walking right up to them to talk to them, and tips on how to find that darn troopship? Nothing like killing 2000 or so soldiers with a few torpedoes. I also need the modification installer, Im gonna give it another try. I have to admit, without some kind of extensive modification, I got a few hours worth of entertainment from the game before I found the game was badly broken. It was frustrating finding the troop ship, the enemies were too freakin dumb to sink my sub, and the planes were practically pointless since they didnt so much as report my position or attack me with their machine guns. Please help me, I would most appreciate it.

12-22-11, 08:52 AM	#3
von Kinderei Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,606 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 0	Check this thread ... it should get cha goin' ... http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=190656 __________________ vK

12-24-11, 06:43 AM	#4
JimmyS1985 Mate Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 53 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Ok but how do I find the troop ship in Scapa Flow, and where is Scapa Flow? Im having trouble installing all the different mods. Some are .rar files, others are .7z files stuff Ive never heard of. Could someone get on xfire with me and walk me through installation of these? Last edited by JimmyS1985; 12-24-11 at 07:19 AM.

12-24-11, 01:33 PM	#10
JimmyS1985 Mate Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 53 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	naw they did nothing. There is no sense of danger in this game. Im wondering if maybe I installed ARAI incorrectly. Im in Scapa flow looking for the armed merchants. update: Just got 3 of them in Scapa Flow. Altogether it took 10 torpedoes, one of them took 4 to take down. Time for a refit Im down to 3 torpedoes. Last edited by JimmyS1985; 12-24-11 at 02:01 PM.

12-22-11, 06:57 AM	#2
troopie Captain Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Oz Posts: 507 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Dude, go to the 'Sh5 mods forum' (using the forum jump bar at the bottom of the page) and read the 'stickied' (top few) threads, really it's all there in black 'n' white, you just gotta look.

12-24-11, 12:21 PM	#6
JimmyS1985 Mate Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 53 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Ok I installed some mods, I think I got the IRAI one installed, the merchants now zig zag if they spot me, I think thats a sign of more intelligent AI. Im in Lock Ewe, is this where I find the AMC ships? I found some merchant ships that look kinda like passenger liners, but I think they are suppose to show up as warships if they are AMC. I need help locating these. Im almost all the way into the harbor and have made it well passed the destroyer screen.

12-24-11, 01:10 PM	#8
JimmyS1985 Mate Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 53 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Yea I wasted 2 torpedoes on the destroyers trying to get out of the harbor. Owell I got like 13 more. Im gonna try scapa flow next. I wasted about 2 hours (real time) in loch ewe before I figured out there was no AMC ships.

12-24-11, 01:23 PM	#9
sparrs A-ganger Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 75 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	But they hunted you right? There are also other between the Faroes and Iceland; hunt 'em down! I was quite put off that they never pinged, or did anything...grr..

12-24-11, 02:36 PM	#12
JimmyS1985 Mate Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 53 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Ok Ive come across a new problem. My U boat is surfaced, but no ones on deck, as if it is still submerged. Im making my way across the english channel, and my CO2 levels are at 35% currently and there is no way of lowering them as far as i can tell.

12-24-11, 04:01 PM	#14
JimmyS1985 Mate Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 53 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	to install the IRAI mod, do I simply replace the folders in the mod with the one in the game? because thats pretty much all I did.