The Wolves of Steel: Bugs, glitches and issues thread

[DasBootSim]

Originally Posted by botske

My wolves of steel crashes to desktop after i take photo on photo recon mission. Any solution?

Remove ; before MenuEditor=Yes in file main.cfg in folder SH5/data/cfg
Run SH5
Run MenuEditor
Goto Menu - Page layout - Page Photos
Check field "Item material(s)" for all entries
Check if all dds files exist?

[Aktungbby]

botske!

[Tonci87]

Hey VDR, can you please take a look at this mod:

[REL] Depth charge water disturbances
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...85#post2623285

Can you figure out if something like this is really included in IRAI, or if this can somehow be included in the game?

[blackjpal]

Hi there, I'm a rookie. I installed TWOS. For a easier career, I cheated VIIC/41 and Fumo65 radar. And I edited radar range to 80km by GoblinEditor. but when I played, I found the radar can't work. The swept ship can't mark on NAV map when time compress higher than 32x. It can mark when time compress at 32x or lower.

I searched subsim, founded time compress can be changed at \Documents\SH5\data\cfg main.cfg

Here is my main.cfg

[TIME COMPRESSION]
; The first value is the default one, the second value is used when 'travel mode' is activated.
; The two values should be separated by a comma.
; If only one value is specified, that value is used for both default and travel mode.
TimeStop=0
RealTime=1
LandProximity=8,2048
CriticalDamage=1,1024
CrewEfficiency=128
AirEnemyDetected=1,8
SoundEffects=2
CharacterAnim=32
FriendDetected=32,2048
EnemyDetected=8,64
RadioReport=32,2048
Particles=2048
PrayState=8,2048
HunterState=8,2048
3DRender=32
Maximum=2048

But it doesn't work. I don't know how to do next. Can someone help. Thanks!

[pinner2010]

Hi all.
I appear to have a problem with the time TWOS takes to load.
It is documented as taking up to approx 5 mins. Ok on that. No problem there.


However, it can,and does, take anything from 20 to 30 mins for me to get game up and running.


SH5 is in protected list on my Kapersky antivirus, therefore there should be no problems there.


Any ideas,guys?

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by pinner2010

Hi all.
I appear to have a problem with the time TWOS takes to load.
It is documented as taking up to approx 5 mins. Ok on that. No problem there.


However, it can,and does, take anything from 20 to 30 mins for me to get game up and running.


SH5 is in protected list on my Kapersky antivirus, therefore there should be no problems there.


Any ideas,guys?

Hi pinner2010,

Are you talking about initial game loading or a campaign gamesave loading?

Please do a quick test: Start OFEV, find "SOAN" tab and disable SOAN option...Save. Now test your initial loading times...

Also post few random main game folder, game menu and in game screenshots so that I can verify that you have actually installed the game and the mod correctly...

[tpt27]

Hi everyone,

I downloaded Silent Hunter 5 via Steam last week. After running it once to use the activation key, it automatically updated to v1.2. I then downloaded TWoS v2.2.16 (following TWoS 2.2 Install Instructions to the letter) and had 3 hours of pure bliss with everything running beautifully at full audio and high graphics setting showing 30-40 FPS (even up to 60 FPS)...... then while I was going through the 4 bearing tutorial I had a CTD. No worries I thought. I went back through Steam, clicked 'Play', Uplay came up as normal and the game loaded (with the background music and videos playing smoothly in the menu).

I selected the four bearings tutorial from the 'Tutorial' menu and the 'Historical Missions' menu again and clicked 'Start'. My first hint that something wasn't right was when I noticed during the loading screen that radar scope in the bottom right corner was stuttering while it was spinning. The background music was still playing at this time and the FPS counter was bouncing between 100-220.

Then the screen went black, with the music still going, just before the tutorial was about to start. Then, the music just cut-out, the FPS dropped to 1 and the game faded-in in slow motion and with the mouse and the crew moving around the Control Room like time lapse photography. The FPS counter bounced between 3-8.

To make it worse, there is no sound of any kind. No engine noise, crew voices or even the random background hum of the sub. Just total silence.

When I exit back to the main menu, the mouse moves at normal speed; however, there is still no sound, but the menu videos play at normal speed.

I have tried running SH5 via Uplay only and also by just double clicking on the sh5.exe file from its folder, but I get the same issues.

I have done the following to try and fix it:
- uninstalled and reinstalled both the Steam version of SH5 and the Ubisoft Game Launcher, three times
- Updated the NVIDIA drivers for my GTX1060 card to 440.97 (which was released on 22 Oct 19)
- Right clicked the SH5.exe file and:
- Ticked the "Run as Administrator" in the Compatibility Tab
- Ticked the "Disable fullscreen optimisation"
- Ticked the "Override high DPI scaling behaviour". Scaling performed by Application (I've also tried 'System' and 'System (enhanced)')
- Tried running the program in compatibility mode for:
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows XP (SP3)
- Windows Vista (SP2)
- Ran the 'detectionui_r.exe" file from the "Detection Tool" folder. This showed that I far exceed all minimum requirement to run SH5, except for the "Graphic Driver Version". It shows that I need to have the 191.07 or higher version, but I only have the 140.97 version (even though my GTX1060 drivers are at version 440.97?!??! To confuse me even more, when I run 'dxdiag' the driver version for the 1060 says 26.21.14.4097, dated 16 Oct 19). Anyway, I found the 191.07 version file, but when I tried to run the update a window popped up titled "NVIDIA Windows 7 [64-bit] Display Drivers", then I get an error message saying "The NVIDIA setup program could not locate any drivers that are compatible with your current hardware".

Any advice to get this great game running is desperately needed. Help please!!

1. Operating System, System spec?
- Windows 10, 64-bit
- MSI "Apache" (laptop)
- i7-6700HQ CPU @2.60GHz
- 16 GB RAM

2. Version of the game ? (DVD, Uplay download, Steam, other ?)
- Steam v1.2.0.0: TWoS v2.2.16

3. Confirm that your game is updated to official v1.2.0 version and that the vanilla game works without problems.
- Yes it did. I tried one of the Historical missions and it worked great.

4. If you use any non-TWoS custom mods, remove them, reinstall your game/TWoS completely according to install instruction, start new campaign and make sure that the issue still persist!
- I don't use non-TWoS mods, but have reinstalled everything three times so far and the problem still persists

5. Confirm that the Generic Patcher is correctly activated and the snapshot is successfully restored (Install instructions, step 2).
- Confirmed. I followed the instructions from the TWoS 2.2 Installer document word for word.

6. Provide a screenshot of your main Silent Hunter 5 installation folder and it's content!
7. JSGME screenshot!


8. Make sure to provide as much details as possible when describing situation where problem/bug/CTD can be observed. What should we do in order to reproduce this issue?
- See above

9. Upload several screenshots and gamesaves on which problem can be observed.

[THEBERBSTER]

A Warm Welcome To The Subsim Community > tpt27
Subsim <> Make A Donation <> See The Benefits <> Support The Community
SH3 – 4 - 5 Tutorials > Downloads > Other Useful Information > See Links in My Signature Below

I thought. I went back through Steam, clicked 'Play', Uplay came up as normal and the game loaded (with the background music and videos playing smoothly in the menu).

When you installed STEAM through the TWOS STEAM conversion do you not now have another Silent Hunter 5 folder with the SH5.exe in it which is independent of STEAM?

Starting the game through STEAM and Uplay will IIRC from what I have read will update the game and causes problems and looks like your game could now be corrupted because of it?
I maybe wrong as I have no experience of using STEAM.

4 Bearing Method By Kuikueg > 4 YouTube Tutorials + Instructions

Using The 4 Bearing True Method By Trevally

[propbeanie]

@ THEBERBSTER and vdr1981 (or others): The only thing I noticed that tpt27 has not done yet is to clear the Save folder in "C:\Users \UserName \Documents \SH5". Does that work as well for SH5 as it does for SH4 & SH3? Or will the mod have to be re-done after that?

[tpt27]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

@ THEBERBSTER and vdr1981 (or others): The only thing I noticed that tpt27 has not done yet is to clear the Save folder in "C:\Users \UserName \Documents \SH5". Does that work as well for SH5 as it does for SH4 & SH3? Or will the mod have to be re-done after that?

Thanks for the advice propbeanie. I didn't have a Save folder yet because I was only doing the tutorials to start with. I deleted the SH5 folder from C:\Users\UserName\Documents to see what would happen but I still have the same problem.

[tpt27]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

A Warm Welcome To The Subsim Community > tpt27
Subsim <> Make A Donation <> See The Benefits <> Support The Community
SH3 – 4 - 5 Tutorials > Downloads > Other Useful Information > See Links in My Signature Below


When you installed STEAM through the TWOS STEAM conversion do you not now have another Silent Hunter 5 folder with the SH5.exe in it which is independent of STEAM?


Starting the game through STEAM and Uplay will IIRC from what I have read will update the game and causes problems and looks like your game could now be corrupted because of it?
I maybe wrong as I have no experience of using STEAM.

4 Bearing Method By Kuikueg > 4 YouTube Tutorials + Instructions

Using The 4 Bearing True Method By Trevally

Thanks for replying Berbs,

No, I don't have a separate SH5 folder independent from Steam. I have read that you shouldn't install it to the C:/Program Files (x86) folder so my SH5 is nestled within the other Steam games I have in the SteamLibrary/steamapps/common folder, but it's on my D: drive.

It looks like you're right. SH5 must be corrupted. It's so frustrating because it worked perfectly for three whole hours until I had the CTD.

This sort of rubbish is exactly why I haven't even looked at SH5 until now, but once I saw the Youtube videos of the TWoS mod with Real Nav and encrypted Bdu orders I couldn't help myself. Guess I need to rummage in the bargain bins for a DVD version again.

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by tpt27

Thanks for replying Berbs,

No, I don't have a separate SH5 folder independent from Steam. I have read that you shouldn't install it to the C:/Program Files (x86) folder so my SH5 is nestled within the other Steam games I have in the SteamLibrary/steamapps/common folder, but it's on my D: drive.

It looks like you're right. SH5 must be corrupted. It's so frustrating because it worked perfectly for three whole hours until I had the CTD.

This sort of rubbish is exactly why I haven't even looked at SH5 until now, but once I saw the Youtube videos of the TWoS mod with Real Nav and encrypted Bdu orders I couldn't help myself. Guess I need to rummage in the bargain bins for a DVD version again.

I don't think that your issue is game related at all. It's probably some system/drivers related problem or similar...Are you sure that your system is not overheating or something?

[tpt27]

Originally Posted by vdr1981

I don't think that your issue is game related at all. It's probably some system/drivers related problem or similar...Are you sure that your system is not overheating or something?

I think you're right vdr, but I have very little idea about the technical side of computers. The temperature is fine and other games I have work normally.

Everything works fine when SH5 first loads up (i.e. the menu videos are smooth, music sounds crystal clear and mouse moves smoothly across the screen). Everything turns to crap when the loading screen for a mission turns to black and the music cuts out just before a mission starts. This is also the point the FPS numbers go from 190 to 3.

The drivers for my NVIDIA GTX1060 and the Intel(R) HD Graphic 530 are updated. Maybe the Graphic Driver Version I mentioned in my OP has something to do with the reduced FPS, but that wouldn't explain why sound cuts out.

[wizard63]

Hi:
I just installed the WS in my SH5 v 1.2 which runs perfectly in windows 10 64b.
I followed the installation steps and had no problem with it. the problem is that after I wait for the bar to load I pass a video that has different options. It doesn't matter which click I don't leave there and the video starts again. I would like to know if that is something simple to fix or else I do not complicate and uninstall everything.
If someone can guide me I am grateful. Thanks and best regards

[vdr1981]

Originally Posted by wizard63

Hi:
I just installed the WS in my SH5 v 1.2 which runs perfectly in windows 10 64b.
I followed the installation steps and had no problem with it. the problem is that after I wait for the bar to load I pass a video that has different options. It doesn't matter which click I don't leave there and the video starts again. I would like to know if that is something simple to fix or else I do not complicate and uninstall everything.
If someone can guide me I am grateful. Thanks and best regards

Hi wizard63. It's most likely an installation problem. Try clean game/mod reinstallation again but use full administration rights this time...