[REL] SH4 Randomizer - Page 2

aanker · 09-20-17, 12:24 PM

Sorry about Harvey, I have a lot of Fred's stuff but not this one.

None of my business, however I'm a little surprised you/it wants to use gu.exe to start SH4. Gu.exe phones home looking for updates to the game and that action could mess up a modded install...... if there still are any updates/software available at Ubisoft (v1.2. v1.3, v1.4). After the 1.5 U-Boat add-on that costs $$ there are no updates.

Most people and mods like to start SH4 by changing the shortcut to start SH4 so it points directly to sh4.exe. Maybe I don't understand why this needs to start by going through gu.exe.

Wish I could be more helpful. Hope you get a usable install working!

razark · 09-20-17, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aanker

Maybe I don't understand why this needs to start by going through gu.exe.

Because I've replaced gu.exe with a different program, which hooks into the sh4 process and changes some game behavior.

Preferred path: Randomizer calls SH-AIFIX.exe which calls sh4.exe
What used to happen: Randomizer calls gu.exe which calls sh4.exe
Solution: Delete gu.exe, and rename SH-AIFIX.exe to gu.exe

Edit:

fred8615 · 09-20-17, 01:22 PM

I don't have an older version either. But I do still have the source code, so if you really, really want a version that points to gu.exe instead of sh4.exe, I can make you one and email it to you. PM me your address.

Sorry about Harvey. We still haven't finished recovering from the Great Flood of August 2016 here. I still don't know if my copy of SH4 was saved or not.

razark · 09-20-17, 01:32 PM

Awesome. PM on the way shortly. I really do appreciate it. I spent quite a bit of my downtime during the recovery reading a couple of sub books, so I've been bitten by the urge to play again.

I'm sorry to hear you've had to go through flooding, as well. It's odd, but things are slowly becoming normal around here. People near where I lived weren't affected, while the next street over from them is lined with debris from house-clearing.

aanker · 09-20-17, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by razark

Preferred path: Randomizer calls SH-AIFIX.exe which calls sh4.exe
What used to happen: Randomizer calls gu.exe which calls sh4.exe
Solution: Delete gu.exe, and rename SH-AIFIX.exe to gu.exe

Thank you, understood : )

I'm glad that Fred & you connected !!

09-20-17, 01:22 PM	#18
fred8615 Saint of the seas Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sorrento, Louisiana Posts: 1,320 Downloads: 265 Uploads: 127	I don't have an older version either. But I do still have the source code, so if you really, really want a version that points to gu.exe instead of sh4.exe, I can make you one and email it to you. PM me your address. Sorry about Harvey. We still haven't finished recovering from the Great Flood of August 2016 here. I still don't know if my copy of SH4 was saved or not. __________________ Frederick J. Barnett Radio Stations & Music Captain's Desk Photos FJB Camera Pre Pearl Harbor Career Start Office links, Info Boxes, & 50 cal Crew Rank Fix Sub Class Info Real Subs SH4 Randomizer Sub Images Office Images Sub Pinups & Pics 24 Hour Clocks Office Posters Nav Map Make-Over Add-ons FJB Navigation Maps Office Window Chronographs Someone's got to take the responsibility if the job's going to get done! Do you think that's easy?! - Gregory Peck, The Guns of Navarone.

09-20-17, 01:32 PM	#19
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	Awesome. PM on the way shortly. I really do appreciate it. I spent quite a bit of my downtime during the recovery reading a couple of sub books, so I've been bitten by the urge to play again. I'm sorry to hear you've had to go through flooding, as well. It's odd, but things are slowly becoming normal around here. People near where I lived weren't affected, while the next street over from them is lined with debris from house-clearing. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

09-20-17, 12:24 PM	#16
aanker Pacific Thunder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yellow Sea Posts: 1,896 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 14	Sorry about Harvey, I have a lot of Fred's stuff but not this one. None of my business, however I'm a little surprised you/it wants to use gu.exe to start SH4. Gu.exe phones home looking for updates to the game and that action could mess up a modded install...... if there still are any updates/software available at Ubisoft (v1.2. v1.3, v1.4). After the 1.5 U-Boat add-on that costs $$ there are no updates. Most people and mods like to start SH4 by changing the shortcut to start SH4 so it points directly to sh4.exe. Maybe I don't understand why this needs to start by going through gu.exe. Wish I could be more helpful. Hope you get a usable install working!