SH5: Bugs, glitches, and issues thread

[DicheBach]

Originally Posted by chadlee720

Just started playing SH5 and wanted to know if there is a fix to the number torpedos it takes to kill a small ship.

Generally one should be enough for at least up to 7000 tons, but conceivably up to 15,000 depending on crew size and damage control capacity. You just gotta "hit it good!" meaning, low enough that flooding is good, and close enough that the explosion actually makes a hole (larger is better). Causing immediate damage to things like engines (which ostensibly provide power for things like pumps) is bonus, and hitting explody things like fuel or ammo ++bonus!

I don't know how the game handles damage control. But in terms of real life: in the absence of a large and well-trained crew and a vessel that is built for extravagant damage control (e.g., an carrier or battleship or large cruiser) one torpedo that is "a good hit" should be able to kill just about anything. If it doesn't then it "wasn't a good hit."

Recommendations: only shoot at things at 1500 m or less (<=1000 is even better).
Always try to shoot within 10 or 15% of the bottom of the ships draft. (shooting under and relying on the magneto thing never works for me). Keep in mind, the lower you shoot, the more chance for a undershoot (and a complete miss if you are using the pistol detonator and not the magnetic) which means complete miss.
Aim toward the rear third more than the middle or front.

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi DB
Alternative option.
One Ship, One Torpedo v1.00 > Enable JSGME
Peter

[pinner2010]

just a quick question.
I appreciate that TWOS takes up to 5 mins to load, however, it takes my game 20/25 mins to load.
I have 8GB of ram on board. Appreciate any help.


Many thanks.

[THEBERBSTER]

Hi Graham
Have you checked to see what is running in the background?
It is also worth checking your anti-virus and making the SH5.exe an exception.

Better to post here with TWOS problems.
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho...d.php?t=238315
Peter

[pinner2010]

Helo Admiral.
All mods installed are TWOS accepted mods.
Nothing but TWOS mods, please be assured.


TWoS Campaign Start_VIIB_UFlaK
TWoS Campaign Advance Verifier Testing
TWoS DeckGun Friendly Waves
TWoS FX_Reduc. Fires and Expl._Incr. Flooding via Zones
TWoS Glass Covered GUI Dials
TWoS Harbors Chimney Smoke
TWoS Map Contact Colors
TWoS Neutrals Illuminated Only_Until [Date]
TWoS SM Interior_Food Stocks
TWoS UI cmd_Auto Target ID
TWOS restore captain's icon 5 by JCWolf
Unscratched Optics for Large Optics v1.4
Binoculars with bearing by Torpedo v1
Chart Colour Scheme 4
Clock by Shmal
Critical hits v 1.2
DeckKannon
GramophoneShuffler
one ship, one torpedo v1.00
sobers 7A_B deck crew moved for Shaefer SH5

[TheBadCaptainOfAU-Boot]

It just opens showing the ubisoft logo on 1/4 of the screen and then disappears. After that i can only find it on task manager and nothing else.

[Aktungbby]

BYTYSA!

[THEBERBSTER]

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[THEBERBSTER]

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Update SH5 From v1.0.5.0 To v1.2.0 Immediately After Installing > Pictorial



Do NOT install in the Program Files (x86) directory

[TheBadCaptainOfAU-Boot]

Originally Posted by THEBERBSTER

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Do install in the Program Files (x86) directory

''The setup has detected that no version of silent Hunter 5 is installed.'' Does this not work for steam users?

[propbeanie]

Your Steam version is most likely already at the proper version. Look in the Steam install folder, "SteamApps / Common / Silent Hunter 5" folder, right-click on the "sh5.exe" file, left-click on "Properties" from that menu, then click on the "Details" tab. You should see a line "Product version 1,2,0,0". Hopefully, you did not install into a Program Files folder, but rather something of your own naming choice, outside of the Program Files folders?...

[TheBadCaptainOfAU-Boot]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

Your Steam version is most likely already at the proper version. Look in the Steam install folder, "SteamApps / Common / Silent Hunter 5" folder, right-click on the "sh5.exe" file, left-click on "Properties" from that menu, then click on the "Details" tab. You should see a line "Product version 1,2,0,0". Hopefully, you did not install into a Program Files folder, but rather something of your own naming choice, outside of the Program Files folders?...

Yes, it's already 1.2... But is there a way to fix the fact that it just doesn't open anywhere other than can be seen in the task manager after showing a ubisoft logo animation on 1/4 of my screen?

[propbeanie]

The "splash" screen will be about 1/4 of your monitor's space, but the game itself should open full-screen after going through the loading preliminaries. With a Steam game, it is best to start the game from the Steam menu, whether you start the Steam app itself and use the menu there, or you use the Windows Start menu and start it there. If you start it from the SH5.exe file in the game folder, it will attempt to start through UPlay, which does not function correctly in a Steam install. Steam wants to do its license check on your game...

What is the "native" resolution of your display monitor? Windows will show that as "recommended" in the display properties for screen resolution. You want to set Windows to that resolution. Then once inside the game, on the main menu is an Options choiice, and on it, a Graphic Settings tab where the game's resolution can be set, if it's not correct... If your game is minimizing to the Task Bar and not "opening" all of the way, then the questions are "did you install the DirectX v9.0c and Media Codecs from the game install menu?" and "which folder is your game installed in on your hard drive?"

[TheBadCaptainOfAU-Boot]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

The "splash" screen will be about 1/4 of your monitor's space, but the game itself should open full-screen after going through the loading preliminaries. With a Steam game, it is best to start the game from the Steam menu, whether you start the Steam app itself and use the menu there, or you use the Windows Start menu and start it there. If you start it from the SH5.exe file in the game folder, it will attempt to start through UPlay, which does not function correctly in a Steam install. Steam wants to do its license check on your game...

What is the "native" resolution of your display monitor? Windows will show that as "recommended" in the display properties for screen resolution. You want to set Windows to that resolution. Then once inside the game, on the main menu is an Options choiice, and on it, a Graphic Settings tab where the game's resolution can be set, if it's not correct... If your game is minimizing to the Task Bar and not "opening" all of the way, then the questions are "did you install the DirectX v9.0c and Media Codecs from the game install menu?" and "which folder is your game installed in on your hard drive?"

I've installed everything i need not in the Program files folder. It doesnt even show in the task bar, but only the task manager.

[cpt.kaos]

Just took the plunge being an sh111 die heard and got me sh5 from steam my problem is game crashes when talkig to an officer has this problem been talked about have looked through some threads on subsim any bits of advice would be welcome thanks for your time