Help installing 4gb patch on SH IV with Uboat expansion

[Sgt_V3n0m]

Stanger, that did the trick! There's now a noticeable decrease in the lag, and it's not bloody murder (still is, but not as much) with many fleet reports on the map and I'm using TC. Gonna keep that link for future use, and to give to my friends that have SH IV and can't run the 4gb patch.

Have a beer on my behalf!

[stanger]

Sure Cheers.

[lukterran]

How in the world did you get the 4GB patch to work for Steam directory? All I get is this message.


https://gyazo.com/ec007ec75daeb99b12dbbff99148cad5

I click Run as Administrator when running the .exe

[klemmaniac]

Can the OP please indicate which link worked and how they got the patch installed for the Steam version - with Uboat missions?

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by klemmaniac

Can the OP please indicate which link worked and how they got the patch installed for the Steam version - with Uboat missions?

Op, hasn't been active since... 2019, klemmaniac... so I think that they're gonna be hard pressed to respond... unless, on the likely off chance that they decide to log back in, after being away for so long. Which.. could happen...



M. M.

[Jeff-Groves]

Someone send me the SH4.exe from Steam and I'll see about a patch for it.

I don't use anything but 010 Editor to set the LAA switch. Then make a patch file for ease of use.

[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by Jeff-Groves

Someone send me the SH4.exe from Steam and I'll see about a patch for it.

I don't use anything but 010 Editor to set the LAA switch. Then make a patch file for ease of use.

Check your DM, Jeff...



M. M.

[Mad Mardigan]

post edit:

On rechecking, saw that, the commentor that I replied to.. hasn't been active... shortly after they posted their comment.

Despite that... this info, is still of relevance, to others who may... inadvertently, stumble across this thread, in the future.

If is any questions on the... methodology of getting a Steam version of SH4 set up, to copy & set up to be modded should arise... & I am still around & not by that time... on eternal patrol...

I shall be more than happy to go over how to, in great detail, how to get that accomplished. However, use of the 4GB patch & any issues arising out of it's use, will have to be answered by those more knowlegable in doing so with the patch.

Myself... I use a downloaded copy of Large Address Aaware, to assign My SH4.exe modded copies of SH4 v1.5 acess to 4GB of RAM.

I find using LAA, as I & others call it... to be relatively simple & pain free to execute.

It's a 3 step process, that is so easy... a cave man could do it.

In the mean time... Good hunting....



M. M., signing off...

Originally Posted by lukterran

How in the world did you get the 4GB patch to work for Steam directory? All I get is this message.


https://gyazo.com/ec007ec75daeb99b12dbbff99148cad5

I click Run as Administrator when running the .exe

Your problems clear as day... it's related to exactly where... you have it installed...

where it should not now... or ever be.

In \Program files (x86)

Simplest solution... uninstall... both your games & Steam, itself... from there...

Do NOT reinstall in either of the \Program file locations. Instead, in:

C:\Games (new created folder in C: itself made by you... or on an external hard drive)

After that, should NOT have any issues with patching.

Hope this info helps...



M. M.

P.s.

I use Steam & have 9 copied, modded set ups of SH4+UBM, (i.e SH4 v1.5) by the way... & all work as they should.