The Big Screw-up

Greystone · 01-13-19, 11:40 PM

NZShrkbait: Thanks again for your thoughts & observations; appreciate your time on thinking some of this stuff through..

However, it's all become a moot point; I did a fresh install & am starting (yet again) on a new career. Maybe I can get to '43 this time around.
(The new install showed no saves from the previous career, even though I instructed the uninstall program to retain the game's saves.)

KaleunMarco, and merc4ulfate, thanks again. Cheers..

Front Runner · 01-14-19, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Greystone

NZShrkbait: Thanks again for your thoughts & observations; appreciate your time on thinking some of this stuff through..

However, it's all become a moot point; I did a fresh install & am starting (yet again) on a new career. Maybe I can get to '43 this time around.
(The new install showed no saves from the previous career, even though I instructed the uninstall program to retain the game's saves.)

KaleunMarco, and merc4ulfate, thanks again. Cheers..

Rockin Robbins "Silent Hunter 4 Corruption Management System" will help keep your installs from becoming unusable, give you an opportunity to check out the Supermods such as TMO, Ralles Mod Soup, Real Fleet Boat, FOTRSU, etc. while still keeping a STOCK Silent Hunter 4 "Wolves of the Pacific" install untouched. It saves a protected "Pristine Copy" so that if you do run into "Mod Soup" problems, you can fix them by using the Corruption Management System menu. (CMS). Highly recommended in this modern age of SH4! Yes! Re-install your newly installed SH4 before you get too far along in your new career. Installing CMS is WELL worth the effort.

Link here......
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...agement+System

Also, you can peek inside your SaveGames folders, the ones with 8 digit numbers such as "00000001" and using notepad or notepad++, open the individual *.upc files to see what's in them.

AFAIK, if you "Delete" a save game from the in-game "Save" menu, it deletes the associated files in both the RichSaveGames and SaveGames folders. You may have had some files in the SaveGames folder remaining if in the past you had deleted files in the RichSaveGames folder without deleting their associated SaveGames folders.

Greystone · 01-14-19, 01:00 PM

yeegods I'm drowning. This newbie business is for the birds..

Thanks Front Runner. Yes, I read Rockin Robbins post at the end of my "Smooth sailing can be taken too far" thread. I feel like a patient with dementia trying to learn calculus.
None of that undermines my appreciation for the help extended by all of you though.
I think I'll sign off now and go to my safe space..

mikesn9 · 01-14-19, 02:45 PM

Greystone, it can get messy, real quick.
I'll second the advice: start slow and work up.
I played stock for a few careers, then tried a couple of smaller mods.
then went to RSRD, that was nice!
Now using TMOwtw, and enjoying.

With each iteration, I started with a fresh (or pristine)
game and did one at a time, never trying to change anything during the game.
Might try one of the Fotrsu's next.

I try to go by the K*I*S*S principal, to avoid feeling like the final S.

Greystone · 01-14-19, 07:58 PM

Yes, mikesn9, I'm with you on the K*I*S*S principal. You went through several careers on stock? Amazing.. I've been playing SH3 for over 10 years and I haven't finished a career yet.

Usually, it's 'cause I got bored wandering around without getting any action for days on end, aside from endlessly crash diving to avoid air attack after the Allies got their act together. Here in SH4, the targets seem to be more plentiful. Thanks for chiming in..

mikesn9 · 01-15-19, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Greystone

Yes, mikesn9, I'm with you on the K*I*S*S principal. You went through several careers on stock? Amazing.. I've been playing SH3 for over 10 years and I haven't finished a career yet.

Usually, it's 'cause I got bored wandering around without getting any action for days on end, aside from endlessly crash diving to avoid air attack after the Allies got their act together. Here in SH4, the targets seem to be more plentiful. Thanks for chiming in..

Well. I AM retired and had a couple of hours everyday to wander aimlessly while sipping my scotch.

01-13-19, 11:40 PM	#1
Greystone Sparky Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco area Posts: 155 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	NZShrkbait: Thanks again for your thoughts & observations; appreciate your time on thinking some of this stuff through.. However, it's all become a moot point; I did a fresh install & am starting (yet again) on a new career. Maybe I can get to '43 this time around. (The new install showed no saves from the previous career, even though I instructed the uninstall program to retain the game's saves.) KaleunMarco, and merc4ulfate, thanks again. Cheers.. Last edited by Greystone; 01-14-19 at 12:50 AM.

01-14-19, 01:00 PM	#3
Greystone Sparky Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco area Posts: 155 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	yeegods I'm drowning. This newbie business is for the birds.. Thanks Front Runner. Yes, I read Rockin Robbins post at the end of my "Smooth sailing can be taken too far" thread. I feel like a patient with dementia trying to learn calculus. None of that undermines my appreciation for the help extended by all of you though. I think I'll sign off now and go to my safe space..

01-14-19, 02:45 PM	#4
mikesn9 Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Sarasota Florida Posts: 391 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Greystone, it can get messy, real quick. I'll second the advice: start slow and work up. I played stock for a few careers, then tried a couple of smaller mods. then went to RSRD, that was nice! Now using TMOwtw, and enjoying. With each iteration, I started with a fresh (or pristine) game and did one at a time, never trying to change anything during the game. Might try one of the Fotrsu's next. I try to go by the KIS*S principal, to avoid feeling like the final S.

01-14-19, 07:58 PM	#5
Greystone Sparky Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco area Posts: 155 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 0	Yes, mikesn9, I'm with you on the KIS*S principal. You went through several careers on stock? Amazing.. I've been playing SH3 for over 10 years and I haven't finished a career yet. Usually, it's 'cause I got bored wandering around without getting any action for days on end, aside from endlessly crash diving to avoid air attack after the Allies got their act together. Here in SH4, the targets seem to be more plentiful. Thanks for chiming in..