SUBSIM SH4 Patch 1.3 Discussion Thread - Page 16

Cpt.joe · 08-10-07, 04:33 AM

i have installed patch 1.3 but my SD Radar is still Blank. how can i fix it?

John Channing · 08-10-07, 04:58 AM

You won't get SD Radar until mid 1943. You will see it become available in the Upgrade screen while you are in port.

And to clear up another bit of confusion both screeens at the "Manable" station are SD... one a PPI scope and one an A scope.

JCC

switch.dota · 08-10-07, 06:47 AM

SD radar is the air search radar. IIRC it's available since the start of the war. It has no mannable station and cannot be turned off.

The SJ radar is the surface search radar. It has two mannable stations: A-Scope view and PPI view. This is the radar that only appears in mid-43.

John Channing · 08-10-07, 08:57 AM

DOH!

That is exactly what I meant (damned acronyms).

Thanks for the correction!

JCC

Cpt.joe · 08-10-07, 03:26 PM

Thank you for your guidance my friends

Rockin Robbins · 08-10-07, 08:15 PM

There was a lot of controversy before the actual patch was released about the leaked patch and whether it was identical to the real patch. WernerSobe, if I recall correctly, saying that it "WAS" the real patch, and in fact announcing that the md5 checksum matched. John Channing, however, gently cautioned (ok, he authoritatively announced) that it was not the real patch.

Now that the controversy, in which I declined to participate, is over, I can announce that the md5 checksum of the leaked patch, SilentHunter4Patch1.3.exe is 557be67b259a6f073d02502a7c459f8e. The md5 checksum of the real patch, silent_hunter_4_1.3.exe is 200920d06ab324cc272b4dd68424d849. Whether those two are the same or not is up to you to judge.

Pass Mr. Channing a cigar and remember well for next time.

John Channing · 08-10-07, 09:35 PM

I have to correct you there.

What I said was that we did not know exactly what the file was nor could we verify where it came from so we would not allow links to it to be posted on Subsim.com.

To this day I have no idea if it was the real deal or not... and even less interest. I just did not want anyone downloading something that might harm their PC and then going around saying "I GOT A VIRUS AT SUBSIM.COM"

So thanks for the kudos but I cannot accept them.

But I will take the cigar!

JCC

JScones · 08-10-07, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

There was a lot of controversy before the actual patch was released about the leaked patch and whether it was identical to the real patch. WernerSobe, if I recall correctly, saying that it "WAS" the real patch, and in fact announcing that the md5 checksum matched. John Channing, however, gently cautioned (ok, he authoritatively announced) that it was not the real patch.

Now that the controversy, in which I declined to participate, is over, I can announce that the md5 checksum of the leaked patch, SilentHunter4Patch1.3.exe is 557be67b259a6f073d02502a7c459f8e. The md5 checksum of the real patch, silent_hunter_4_1.3.exe is 200920d06ab324cc272b4dd68424d849. Whether those two are the same or not is up to you to judge.

I think you'll find that the only difference is that one contains the Ubi digital signature and one doesn't. Content-wise they seem the same. Indeed, goto http://silenthunter4.uk.ubi.com/ and you'll find that the Ubi link contains the version with the signature whilst all the other links contain the version without (and according to the MD5 sum, it's the famous "leaked beta"). If the files were different content-wise, then I'm sure that Ubi wouldn't host links to the superceded ones.

silent_hunter_4_1.3.exe = with signature
SilentHunter4Patch1.3.exe = without signature

To me it looks like all Ubi did was slap on a certificate and rename the file.

tinygirl · 08-11-07, 06:07 AM

Thanks for the info i'll just hope i dont sink :p

spyridon · 08-21-07, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomad_delta

Quote:

Originally Posted by harrymanback

Damn. Tried the mod (installed it into data>sea>Taihosan - assume thats right?) and now when I reload to just before I engaged the ship it now ctd's immediately. Even worse I meant to copy the files I was overwriting but seem to have not done. Reinstall time it seems...

I actually have five full copies of the entire Silent Hunter 4 file tree on my PC at the moment:

1. Silent Hunter 4 1.0 untouched backup
2. Silent Hunter 4 1.2 untouched backup
3. Silent Hunter 4 1.3 untouched backup
4. Silent Hunter 4 1.3 experimentation and 'lab testing' for my Q&A
5. Silent Hunter 4 1.3 actual game for playing, with mods

The backups are mostly so I can completely revert my 'testing' files back to the original with 100% certainty between experiments and tests. They're also handy in case I manage to bork my actual game install w/ mods, even though I'm using JGSME.

(good thing I've got a really big hard drive, I guess, eh?)

nomad_delta

How can you do that?

I tried to have an 1.2 version and an 1.3 but I couldn't do it.

Tarl · 08-22-07, 08:25 AM

Hey guys, do I need to patch up to 1.1, then 1.2 before patching to 1.3? Or can I just install from CD, then go directly to 1.3?

Thanks

I been away for awhile. Now I'm back and ready to set sail.

Tarl

John Channing · 08-22-07, 12:52 PM

1.3 only. It includes all other patches.

JCC

spyridon · 08-22-07, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spyridon

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomad_delta

Quote:

Originally Posted by harrymanback

Damn. Tried the mod (installed it into data>sea>Taihosan - assume thats right?) and now when I reload to just before I engaged the ship it now ctd's immediately. Even worse I meant to copy the files I was overwriting but seem to have not done. Reinstall time it seems...

I actually have five full copies of the entire Silent Hunter 4 file tree on my PC at the moment:

1. Silent Hunter 4 1.0 untouched backup
2. Silent Hunter 4 1.2 untouched backup
3. Silent Hunter 4 1.3 untouched backup
4. Silent Hunter 4 1.3 experimentation and 'lab testing' for my Q&A
5. Silent Hunter 4 1.3 actual game for playing, with mods

The backups are mostly so I can completely revert my 'testing' files back to the original with 100% certainty between experiments and tests. They're also handy in case I manage to bork my actual game install w/ mods, even though I'm using JGSME.

(good thing I've got a really big hard drive, I guess, eh?)

nomad_delta

How can you do that?

I tried to have an 1.2 version and an 1.3 but I couldn't do it.

Finally, I used MultiSH4 and I now have 5 full copies of SH4 too!

q65 · 08-22-07, 03:00 PM

I'm trying to download the patch and I"m having one heck of a time. I have Vista. Enough said. I get a bug warning from AVG and then I try and save it at the end of the download but it seems it is an endless loop of approval and then the AVG warning.
I"M GOING INSANE!!!!!!

Tarl · 08-22-07, 06:25 PM

Ahh, perfect. I figured as much. Did a clean install of SH4, then just used the Official 1.3 patch (from Ubisoft). Running WinXP SP2.

Everything went without a hitch. Started the game, new career....went on patrol....had to spend some time looking at those sunken ships and debris at Pearl.....after paying my homage off I went.

Found two (2) tankers manuvered in, got setup...perfect angle, shoot the lead tanker first....Fire 1, Fire 2, Fire 3....... torpedoes off and running....tracks are straight and true......looking good.....looking good, getting closer............just about to hit, BSOD (blue screen of death).

"A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer" Yada, yada, yada.

so, restart the computer.........get all booted up, restart SH4 1.3, nothing got saved....so restart my career....get another patrol, go out, find a small convoy, get lined up, good angle, close distance......hit lead ship, Fire 1, Fire 2..........torpedoes path is looking good, tracking true......about to hit amidships...... BSOD again.

Reboot and this time boot into my Vista Business install. Start the game, start my career, get my first mission.....go hunting the enemy. Played for hours and sank 5 ships, returned to base, medal, refit. Ready to go again. No errors, no problems....matter of fact.........SH4 1.3 runs as smooth as glass, hickup free and very FAST, much better and smoother than in Winxp. Go figure.

So the new patch definitely has some issues with my WinXP install, but runs PERFECT in Vista. Doh!

08-10-07, 08:15 PM	#231
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	md5 checksums for leaked patch and real patch There was a lot of controversy before the actual patch was released about the leaked patch and whether it was identical to the real patch. WernerSobe, if I recall correctly, saying that it "WAS" the real patch, and in fact announcing that the md5 checksum matched. John Channing, however, gently cautioned (ok, he authoritatively announced) that it was not the real patch. Now that the controversy, in which I declined to participate, is over, I can announce that the md5 checksum of the leaked patch, SilentHunter4Patch1.3.exe is 557be67b259a6f073d02502a7c459f8e. The md5 checksum of the real patch, silent_hunter_4_1.3.exe is 200920d06ab324cc272b4dd68424d849. Whether those two are the same or not is up to you to judge. Pass Mr. Channing a cigar and remember well for next time. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

08-11-07, 06:07 AM	#234
tinygirl Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 17 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	AVGWarHAWK Thanks for the info i'll just hope i dont sink :p

08-10-07, 04:33 AM	#226
Cpt.joe Nub Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in the Sea Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i have installed patch 1.3 but my SD Radar is still Blank. how can i fix it?

08-10-07, 04:58 AM	#227
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	You won't get SD Radar until mid 1943. You will see it become available in the Upgrade screen while you are in port. And to clear up another bit of confusion both screeens at the "Manable" station are SD... one a PPI scope and one an A scope. JCC

08-10-07, 06:47 AM	#228
switch.dota Captain Join Date: May 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 492 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SD radar is the air search radar. IIRC it's available since the start of the war. It has no mannable station and cannot be turned off. The SJ radar is the surface search radar. It has two mannable stations: A-Scope view and PPI view. This is the radar that only appears in mid-43.

08-10-07, 08:57 AM	#229
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	DOH! That is exactly what I meant (damned acronyms). Thanks for the correction! JCC

08-10-07, 03:26 PM	#230
Cpt.joe Nub Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in the Sea Posts: 2 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thank you for your guidance my friends

08-10-07, 09:35 PM	#232
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	I have to correct you there. What I said was that we did not know exactly what the file was nor could we verify where it came from so we would not allow links to it to be posted on Subsim.com. To this day I have no idea if it was the real deal or not... and even less interest. I just did not want anyone downloading something that might harm their PC and then going around saying "I GOT A VIRUS AT SUBSIM.COM" So thanks for the kudos but I cannot accept them. But I will take the cigar! JCC

08-22-07, 08:25 AM	#236
Tarl Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 18 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Hey guys, do I need to patch up to 1.1, then 1.2 before patching to 1.3? Or can I just install from CD, then go directly to 1.3? Thanks I been away for awhile. Now I'm back and ready to set sail. Tarl

08-22-07, 12:52 PM	#237
John Channing Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 1998 Posts: 1,846 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 5	1.3 only. It includes all other patches. JCC

08-22-07, 03:00 PM	#239
q65 Loader Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 84 Downloads: 389 Uploads: 0	I'm trying to download the patch and I"m having one heck of a time. I have Vista. Enough said. I get a bug warning from AVG and then I try and save it at the end of the download but it seems it is an endless loop of approval and then the AVG warning. I"M GOING INSANE!!!!!!

08-22-07, 06:25 PM	#240
Tarl Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 18 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Ahh, perfect. I figured as much. Did a clean install of SH4, then just used the Official 1.3 patch (from Ubisoft). Running WinXP SP2. Everything went without a hitch. Started the game, new career....went on patrol....had to spend some time looking at those sunken ships and debris at Pearl.....after paying my homage off I went. Found two (2) tankers manuvered in, got setup...perfect angle, shoot the lead tanker first....Fire 1, Fire 2, Fire 3....... torpedoes off and running....tracks are straight and true......looking good.....looking good, getting closer............just about to hit, BSOD (blue screen of death). "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent damage to your computer" Yada, yada, yada. so, restart the computer.........get all booted up, restart SH4 1.3, nothing got saved....so restart my career....get another patrol, go out, find a small convoy, get lined up, good angle, close distance......hit lead ship, Fire 1, Fire 2..........torpedoes path is looking good, tracking true......about to hit amidships...... BSOD again. Reboot and this time boot into my Vista Business install. Start the game, start my career, get my first mission.....go hunting the enemy. Played for hours and sank 5 ships, returned to base, medal, refit. Ready to go again. No errors, no problems....matter of fact.........SH4 1.3 runs as smooth as glass, hickup free and very FAST, much better and smoother than in Winxp. Go figure. So the new patch definitely has some issues with my WinXP install, but runs PERFECT in Vista. Doh!