SH2 underwater

simon66 · 05-25-09, 09:07 AM

Hi,
I'm a noob here and love all the silent hunter related stuff. I don't have a good enough pc to play sh3 or 4 so i loaded a copy of sh2.

The problem is when i'm in external underwater view. The blue surrounding sea area is missing. All i get is the suface which goes into infinity and the bottom which is a yellow sand colour. BTW, i can see the bottom even when in deep waters.

This has not happened before as i remember so i can't figure out what to do. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling,got the patch. Tried on and off bit mapping etc but it still remains.

Any help appreciated.

Torplexed · 05-25-09, 12:28 PM

What graphic configuration are you running it in? You can set these under the configuration menu before you start a game. Is table or range fog set to off? Is the level of detail set to low?

simon66 · 05-25-09, 01:14 PM

Hi,

Both fog settings are off. display is 800x600 True Color (32) and level of detail is at highest.

ta,

Simon

talesofvalor · 05-25-09, 01:19 PM

Have you patched it with Patch 1.1?

simon66 · 05-25-09, 01:33 PM

Hi,

yes, it patched. I was wondering if theres some kind of log file i can show you thats part of the game. Maybe that will help but i don't know about these things much.

It's weird because i've had it working before but this was a couple of yrs ago. I thought it was strange also that it only effects the underwater scene. the outside external view is ok.

Torplexed · 05-25-09, 02:55 PM

Hmmm. That is odd. Maybe someone wiser than me in the game's idiosyncrasies will show up to explain it. At least you can still play it. Lately, I've found I can't play SH2 at all anymore because the nights are pitch black on my LCD monitor. They were just fine on my CRT. No fun being a U-Boat commander only in the day.

Task Force · 05-25-09, 02:58 PM

umm, reinstall sh2.

simon66 · 05-25-09, 03:33 PM

Hi,

I just tried another reinstall but nothing changed. I did notice on the add remove the silent hunter icon wasn't showing up like the desktop icon pic. Maybe it's the disk itself or the disk drive.

Thanks for all your help though.

Yeah, even on my crt i needed to up the brightness levels to see at night. If i had a decent pc and the later versions of the i'd be playing them. My current pc doesn't have anything close enought to play them. It doesnt even have a dvd rom drive

thanks again,

Simon

simon66 · 05-25-09, 09:20 PM

05-25-09, 10:18 PM

Do you use Windows Vista?
Let me know

simon66 · 05-25-09, 10:22 PM

I use XP but i fixed it.

I enabled all of the fog options and it worked.

not sure which cos i enabled both fogs.

Thanks everyone for helping out.

05-25-09, 09:07 AM	#1
simon66 Swabbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	SH2 underwater Hi, I'm a noob here and love all the silent hunter related stuff. I don't have a good enough pc to play sh3 or 4 so i loaded a copy of sh2. The problem is when i'm in external underwater view. The blue surrounding sea area is missing. All i get is the suface which goes into infinity and the bottom which is a yellow sand colour. BTW, i can see the bottom even when in deep waters. This has not happened before as i remember so i can't figure out what to do. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling,got the patch. Tried on and off bit mapping etc but it still remains. Any help appreciated.

05-25-09, 12:28 PM	#2
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	What graphic configuration are you running it in? You can set these under the configuration menu before you start a game. Is table or range fog set to off? Is the level of detail set to low? __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

05-25-09, 01:19 PM	#4
talesofvalor Sailor man Join Date: May 2009 Location: Austria Posts: 47 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Have you patched it with Patch 1.1? __________________ I stole this from Laufen zum Ziel, who stole it from Neal, who stole it from Golden Rivet, who stole it from Lance, who stole this from Task Force.

05-25-09, 02:55 PM	#6
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Hmmm. That is odd. Maybe someone wiser than me in the game's idiosyncrasies will show up to explain it. At least you can still play it. Lately, I've found I can't play SH2 at all anymore because the nights are pitch black on my LCD monitor. They were just fine on my CRT. No fun being a U-Boat commander only in the day. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

05-25-09, 02:58 PM	#7
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	umm, reinstall sh2. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

05-25-09, 01:14 PM	#3
simon66 Swabbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Hi, Both fog settings are off. display is 800x600 True Color (32) and level of detail is at highest. ta, Simon

05-25-09, 01:33 PM	#5
simon66 Swabbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Hi, yes, it patched. I was wondering if theres some kind of log file i can show you thats part of the game. Maybe that will help but i don't know about these things much. It's weird because i've had it working before but this was a couple of yrs ago. I thought it was strange also that it only effects the underwater scene. the outside external view is ok.

05-25-09, 03:33 PM	#8
simon66 Swabbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	Hi, I just tried another reinstall but nothing changed. I did notice on the add remove the silent hunter icon wasn't showing up like the desktop icon pic. Maybe it's the disk itself or the disk drive. Thanks for all your help though. Yeah, even on my crt i needed to up the brightness levels to see at night. If i had a decent pc and the later versions of the i'd be playing them. My current pc doesn't have anything close enought to play them. It doesnt even have a dvd rom drive thanks again, Simon

05-25-09, 09:20 PM	#9
simon66 Swabbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	this is what it looks like

05-25-09, 10:18 PM	#10
owner20071963 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Do you use Windows Vista? Let me know

05-25-09, 10:22 PM	#11
simon66 Swabbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 6 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	I use XP but i fixed it. I enabled all of the fog options and it worked. not sure which cos i enabled both fogs. Thanks everyone for helping out.