UBI adds Offline option to UbiPlay for SH5

lanziqi · 11-01-11, 11:26 PM

Yesterday the Uplay launcher had an update,which added OFFLINE MODE option in the setting section on the top right corner of the Uplay interface. Now the legal owners of the SH5 can play it without the internet connection needed even in the very beginning of the uplay starts!

Of course you need to disable the savegame sychorization

kiwi_2005 · 11-02-11, 12:00 AM

loading up Uplay now to take a look.

Edit: Yep correct offline is there! I enabled offline then shut Uplay down, reloaded it and it went straight to offline ready to play.

0rpheus · 11-02-11, 12:09 AM

Wow! Can't quite believe it! That's fantastic news, the DRM has finally bit the dust!

kylania · 11-02-11, 12:13 AM

Has someone tried to start the game while offline yet? Like, set it to offline, turn off your PC, unplug your connection, reboot and try to start the game?

CONFIRMED! DRM IS DEAD!!!

kiwi_2005 · 11-02-11, 01:00 AM

lanziqi · 11-02-11, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kylania

Has someone tried to start the game while offline yet? Like, set it to offline, turn off your PC, unplug your connection, reboot and try to start the game?

CONFIRMED! DRM IS DEAD!!!

Yeah!Though it still goes through the Uplay"Checking For Update" process and you have to wait before it finally confirms that your PC is really disconnect from the internet.At least DRM is gone.I believe there will still be such DRM in UBI's new game but sooner or later that stuff in new games will go the way it is now.What's more,ubi has added OFFLINE MODE in new game's DRM like Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.That's wise indeed.

kylania · 11-02-11, 01:25 AM

Yeah, while Online I set the Launcher to Offline mode. Then shut off my PC and disconnected my router. I rebooted, started the launcher, got into game and started a mission and while it took a few seconds extra it worked, which is what matters.

Dogfish40 · 11-15-11, 10:59 AM

On one of the disable pops, it mentions that in offline mode some of the online Uplay features are not available.
If anyone is familier with what I'm referring to; What exactly are these "Uplay features"?? Is playing in offline mode giving up anything important when it comes to gameplay, graphics or sound?
Thanks.
D40

Sailor Steve · 11-15-11, 06:04 PM

Online game saves, stuff offered by Ubisoft on the Uplay website, some other things I don't know about. All stuff I don't want in the first place.

0rpheus · 11-17-11, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Dogfish40

On one of the disable pops, it mentions that in offline mode some of the online Uplay features are not available.
If anyone is familier with what I'm referring to; What exactly are these "Uplay features"?? Is playing in offline mode giving up anything important when it comes to gameplay, graphics or sound?
Thanks.
D40

By this it means the gaining of Uplay 'points' by completing various game actions, which in turn can be used to unlock extra content, in the same manner as Assassin's Creed and other Uplay-using games. The content in SH5 is very limited, a historical mission or two and a few camo skins, nothing major.

plusultra · 05-02-12, 12:09 PM

I bought the game sh5 in march 2012 and once at home i saw that it was requiered to be conected to internet all the time. My adsl is constantly dropping and that's why i still have not installed the sim.

My sh5 is version 1.0.0

Reading comments in SUBSIM i know that in order to install MODS it is needed to update it to version 1.2. And this is possible by internet, but, once it is updated to version v1.2, how can i download the uplay update sh5 and to follow for steps to desconected from internet??????

I am new in subsim and my knowledge in computers is very very low. So, if you can help me, remember that i need very crear instructions.

Thank you in advance

plusultra from spain

flostt · 05-02-12, 06:09 PM

Update to 1.2:

got to windows explorer (or file manager)

go to C:\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 5\Support\GameUpdater --- doubleklick the file "gu.exe".

this should update you to version 1.2.

then have a look at post #4 (page #1) on this thread to do the correct settings in UPlay if you want to play offline....

Takeda Shingen · 11-02-11, 07:42 AM

Stickied.

lanziqi · 11-02-11, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

Stickied.

So honored for a freshmen like me to have a post stickied to the top

0rpheus · 11-02-11, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lanziqi

So honored for a freshmen like me to have a post stickied to the top

You were the first to spot the news that about half the members of this site have been waiting for since SH5 was released - you deserve it dude!

EDIT: And you're on the front page too!

Aaaand, just to put a bigger grin on your face, keep checking this site for the next few hours:

http://www.allaboutthegames.co.uk

11-02-11, 12:00 AM	#2
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	loading up Uplay now to take a look. Edit: Yep correct offline is there! I enabled offline then shut Uplay down, reloaded it and it went straight to offline ready to play. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

11-02-11, 01:00 AM	#5
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	__________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

11-02-11, 01:25 AM	#7
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 117 Uploads: 0	Yeah, while Online I set the Launcher to Offline mode. Then shut off my PC and disconnected my router. I rebooted, started the launcher, got into game and started a mission and while it took a few seconds extra it worked, which is what matters. __________________

11-15-11, 10:59 AM	#8
Dogfish40 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: LA Area, Central coast, California Posts: 1,023 Downloads: 827 Uploads: 0	Uplay features not available offline On one of the disable pops, it mentions that in offline mode some of the online Uplay features are not available. If anyone is familier with what I'm referring to; What exactly are these "Uplay features"?? Is playing in offline mode giving up anything important when it comes to gameplay, graphics or sound? Thanks. D40 __________________ *Dogfish40*

11-15-11, 06:04 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Online game saves, stuff offered by Ubisoft on the Uplay website, some other things I don't know about. All stuff I don't want in the first place. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

11-01-11, 11:26 PM	#1
lanziqi Watch Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 24 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	UBI adds Offline option to UbiPlay for SH5 Yesterday the Uplay launcher had an update,which added OFFLINE MODE option in the setting section on the top right corner of the Uplay interface. Now the legal owners of the SH5 can play it without the internet connection needed even in the very beginning of the uplay starts!Of course you need to disable the savegame sychorization Last edited by Onkel Neal; 12-27-12 at 09:40 AM. Reason: stickied

11-02-11, 12:09 AM	#3
0rpheus Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: UK Posts: 856 Downloads: 87 Uploads: 3	Wow! Can't quite believe it! That's fantastic news, the DRM has finally bit the dust!

11-02-11, 12:13 AM	#4
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 117 Uploads: 0	Has someone tried to start the game while offline yet? Like, set it to offline, turn off your PC, unplug your connection, reboot and try to start the game? CONFIRMED! DRM IS DEAD!!! __________________ Last edited by kylania; 11-02-11 at 12:59 AM.

05-02-12, 12:09 PM	#11
plusultra Watch Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: ESPAÑA Posts: 30 Downloads: 144 Uploads: 0	Hi there Kylania .Can you help me to use uplay update?? I bought the game sh5 in march 2012 and once at home i saw that it was requiered to be conected to internet all the time. My adsl is constantly dropping and that's why i still have not installed the sim. My sh5 is version 1.0.0 Reading comments in SUBSIM i know that in order to install MODS it is needed to update it to version 1.2. And this is possible by internet, but, once it is updated to version v1.2, how can i download the uplay update sh5 and to follow for steps to desconected from internet?????? I am new in subsim and my knowledge in computers is very very low. So, if you can help me, remember that i need very crear instructions. Thank you in advance plusultra from spain

05-02-12, 06:09 PM	#12
flostt Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Switzerland Posts: 388 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Update to 1.2: got to windows explorer (or file manager) go to C:\Ubisoft\Silent Hunter 5\Support\GameUpdater --- doubleklick the file "gu.exe". this should update you to version 1.2. then have a look at post #4 (page #1) on this thread to do the correct settings in UPlay if you want to play offline.... __________________ Von den 40'000 deutschen U-Boot-Männern des Zweiten Weltkrieges kehrten 30'000 nicht zurück... 40’000 German sailors served on U-boats during World War II – 30’000 never returned home...

11-02-11, 07:42 AM	#13
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Stickied.