Silent Hunter 2 GOG can't even get past the setup window.

MS angevelu · 05-24-20, 11:15 AM

Silent hunter II GOG version works very well on win 10, just take these precautions;
- don't install it in C:\Programs (x86), but in any other directory or hard drive.
- add the patch 1.1 and messerwetzer SH1.03, it's better to add the Hires patch ( 1024X 768 ) and activate it with the 1024config.exe , if in this case it's impossible to run the game, (black screen, blockage, or janus error) you have to downgrade the graphic card drivers by uninstalling it, and leave the native drivers of win 10
- it is necessary to set the shell.exe to Win XP sp3 compatibility (not win 98 or 95), this will reduce the mouse speed, and run as administrator

Gudadantza · 08-10-20, 11:08 AM

My experience with SH2 from GOG, recently purchased is that the game runs flawlessly I a detail is done.

Once installed it ends trying to install a quicktime version for the ingame videos. I had a newer version already installed so it said the installation could not finish. I ran the game and it worked fine with 800x600 32 bits. But the intro or the museum videos did not work.

So I uninstalled the quicktime from my rig and let gog to revise my files and it installed the quicktime version. But it was the same version I had previously installed. I tried the game again and it worked but not the videos or the interviews again.

I tried a lot of compatibility settings but nothing worked until I messed with the admin rights from the exe. I noticed that if I did run the topp videos director app outside the game the videos worked fine.

GOG use to have their old games with the "run as administrator" enabled by default for all users. Once I disabled the admin rights for all users in all the exes, the game and videos worked fine and stable ingame. No need of any compat settings for xp or 98 etc. But I think it doesnt matter. it does not harm.

Windows 10 64 bits here.

I hope it is useful for anything. Greetings.

Sirin · 08-13-20, 05:30 AM

I got it recently from GOG and it worked absolutely fine straight away.

I'm curious about modding though: is it harder to do than with the original disk version? I had no problems with heavily modding the Steam version of SH3, but I have no idea whether GOG is different in this respect.

Also I assumed it came with the latest patch but I guess not?

Aktungbby · 08-13-20, 10:21 AM

Sirin!

Gudadantza · 08-18-20, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirin

I got it recently from GOG and it worked absolutely fine straight away.

I'm curious about modding though: is it harder to do than with the original disk version? I had no problems with heavily modding the Steam version of SH3, but I have no idea whether GOG is different in this respect.

Also I assumed it came with the latest patch but I guess not?

The GOG versions are basically unprotected vanilla versions updated to last official patches, use to be exceptions to the rule in some games, involving unnoficial patches etc. But it is not the case here. Specifically SH2 is patched to the official 1.1 update.

So Mods that only need the 1.1 patched vanilla cd should work fine from scratch. Anyway it is all to you installing other well known unnoficial patch from here, If you want, of course. The game will run fine.

I have some mods running with the game with no problem.

greetings

Otto Harkaman · 04-12-21, 08:24 PM

Just installed GOG SHII on Win10, works great so far. Didn't install QuickTime its optional, no need for it. It seems to only be used to view the intro movie

Eichhörnchen · 04-15-21, 06:05 AM

Hi, Otto... long time no sea (see what I did there?) and I hope you are well.

Gosh... I remember QuickTime

Otto Harkaman · 04-15-21, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

Hi, Otto... long time no sea (see what I did there?) and I hope you are well.

Gosh... I remember QuickTime

Hello doing well, good to sea you too.

Yes quicktime was thee video format long ago.

Started reading Lothar-Günther Buchheim's novel "Das Boot" last night.

05-24-20, 11:15 AM	#1
MS angevelu Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: France Posts: 12 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Silent hunter II GOG version works very well on win 10, just take these precautions; - don't install it in C:\Programs (x86), but in any other directory or hard drive. - add the patch 1.1 and messerwetzer SH1.03, it's better to add the Hires patch ( 1024X 768 ) and activate it with the 1024config.exe , if in this case it's impossible to run the game, (black screen, blockage, or janus error) you have to downgrade the graphic card drivers by uninstalling it, and leave the native drivers of win 10 - it is necessary to set the shell.exe to Win XP sp3 compatibility (not win 98 or 95), this will reduce the mouse speed, and run as administrator __________________ Playing multiplayer on FMS-Team , DC vs SHII , SHO, SH III, SH IV Mille-sabord.com

08-13-20, 10:21 AM	#4
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Otto Harkaman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Posts: 1,203 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Just installed GOG SHII on Win10, works great so far. Didn't install QuickTime its optional, no need for it. It seems to only be used to view the intro movie __________________ "If you want to know the age of the Earth, look upon the sea in a storm." -Joseph Conrad USS Pompano (SS-181) https://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-pompano-181.htm Last edited by Otto Harkaman; 04-13-21 at 09:06 PM.

04-15-21, 06:05 AM	#7
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,488 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hi, Otto... long time no sea (see what I did there?) and I hope you are well. Gosh... I remember QuickTime __________________

08-10-20, 11:08 AM	#2
Gudadantza Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 6 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	My experience with SH2 from GOG, recently purchased is that the game runs flawlessly I a detail is done. Once installed it ends trying to install a quicktime version for the ingame videos. I had a newer version already installed so it said the installation could not finish. I ran the game and it worked fine with 800x600 32 bits. But the intro or the museum videos did not work. So I uninstalled the quicktime from my rig and let gog to revise my files and it installed the quicktime version. But it was the same version I had previously installed. I tried the game again and it worked but not the videos or the interviews again. I tried a lot of compatibility settings but nothing worked until I messed with the admin rights from the exe. I noticed that if I did run the topp videos director app outside the game the videos worked fine. GOG use to have their old games with the "run as administrator" enabled by default for all users. Once I disabled the admin rights for all users in all the exes, the game and videos worked fine and stable ingame. No need of any compat settings for xp or 98 etc. But I think it doesnt matter. it does not harm. Windows 10 64 bits here. I hope it is useful for anything. Greetings.

08-13-20, 05:30 AM	#3
Sirin Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 9 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	I got it recently from GOG and it worked absolutely fine straight away. I'm curious about modding though: is it harder to do than with the original disk version? I had no problems with heavily modding the Steam version of SH3, but I have no idea whether GOG is different in this respect. Also I assumed it came with the latest patch but I guess not?