I am posting this because I love the game, but

pythos · 02-19-12, 11:32 PM

I think I am gonna give up.

I have installed two great mods, but the game is simply unplayable even with these. I get constant CTDs, or one or the other feature fails, such as time acceleration kicking to 1 when a destroyer is sighted.

Several times I have gone to dive, and even after I am below decks the damn boat WON'T dive, and instead gets ripped to shreds by an escort.

The escorts and merchants have pin point accurate guns, which is simply unrealistic.

The sub is spotted BEFORE the ships, when it is known how notoriously hard subs were to spot at night.

I have tried TDW's mod and love most of it. But I am in happy times and EVERY convoy I encounter is guarded by a ring of escorts, this is simply not right.

As I said, I love this game, and will really hate giving up on it, but lately my experience with it has been lackluster to negative.

Any recommendations on how to improve the game play and make it more accurate?

Michael13 · 02-20-12, 03:33 AM

Hm... don't know what mods you using, but I don't have any of mentioned problems.

No CTDs at all, TC drops to x1 exactly when I need, boat dive, merchants missing with guns (well, at least not 100% accurate), u-boat hardly to spot for any ship (but not for airplanes

), convoys sometimes escorted with 1-2 DDs, sometimes unescorted, sometimes heavy escorted.

SH5 still have quite big amount of bugs and lack of some features, but not critical...

P.S. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/album.php?albumid=607

Rongel · 02-20-12, 03:34 AM

Have you checked this stickied thread yet?

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=190656

It has everything you need pretty well explained. To get the game going is somewhat time consuming but it's possible (you need more than two mods)!

The crashes sound alarming, I hope you have enough power in your PC. Most of the crashes seem to be memory-connected.

Dogfish40 · 02-20-12, 10:38 AM

Ahoy Pythos
Hey, we know how you feel brutha, but don't give up the ship yet. All of the symptoms you listed are things that CAN be adjusted (save for the CTD's. We'll have to see about those).
Post your Specs for openers, the crashing could be your memory or the mods.
Post your mods, if they're out of order, that could be a problem.
As was mentioned, you need more that two mods to really get this game going, even the best of them can't fix Graphics, Gameplay and Sound.
Most of us here that have got the game rockin' have got fifteen, twenty or more!
We'll help you get the Game goin' just be patient.
Post those Specs.
D40

pythos · 02-20-12, 12:21 PM

The CTDs I realize are both my system memory, as well as Graphics. Will be upgrading both.

My big issue are the heavily escorted convoys in happy times, the pinpoint accurate guns, as well as all vessels, merchant and military having guns.

I have Magnum Opus. I did have open horizons, but found the zig zag sequences in that too be completely unreal, there was absolutely no way of getting a firing solution. So that mod was removed. I have Stormy's sound mod as well.

I will look into that link you gave, and I thank you all for this assistance.

Dogfish40 · 02-20-12, 05:03 PM

It's well to remember that TDW leaves a lot of his work adjustable when it comes to escorts and planes ect. With IRAI I am able to dumb the DD's back just a bit if I like. So, if it seems like too much, see if TDW's left some of that tweakable.
Good Hunting Herr Kaleun

Trevally. · 02-20-12, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pythos

I did have open horizons, but found the zig zag sequences in that too be completely unreal, there was absolutely no way of getting a firing solution. So that mod was removed.

OHII does not control the zigzags

pythos · 02-20-12, 10:03 PM

That's odd, cause after I un-installed OH, the convoys stopped the crazy zig zaggs.. Now I am confused.

pythos · 02-21-12, 02:03 AM

Okay, here are my mods. LOL. Yes, pathetic compared to what I am now understanding what I should have.

Also some may be outdated too.

Magnum_Opus_v0_0_1
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 Basemod
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 additional crew sounds beta6
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 optional louder engine sounds
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 optional scary creaks
Enhanced FunelSmoke1.2_by HanSolo78

I hope I can get more pointers. cause My boat just got taken down to 69% hull by friggin machine gun fire from a merchant I just torpedoed with a night surface attack. I don't think ONE U-boat was that badly damaged by pin point machine gun fire. LOL.

Dogfish40 · 02-21-12, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pythos

Okay, here are my mods. LOL. Yes, pathetic compared to what I am now understanding what I should have.

Also some may be outdated too.

Magnum_Opus_v0_0_1
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 Basemod
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 additional crew sounds beta6
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 optional louder engine sounds
Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 optional scary creaks
Enhanced FunelSmoke1.2_by HanSolo78

I hope I can get more pointers. cause My boat just got taken down to 69% hull by friggin machine gun fire from a merchant I just torpedoed with a night surface attack. I don't think ONE U-boat was that badly damaged by pin point machine gun fire. LOL.

Your Magnum Opus mod needs updating right away. It's up to 0.0.3 or something, so that right there could help alot. Yeah, within Magnum opus you've got a lot of go to mods anyway. Really, try updating that one.
Good Hunting!

02-19-12, 11:32 PM	#1
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	I am posting this because I love the game, but I think I am gonna give up. I have installed two great mods, but the game is simply unplayable even with these. I get constant CTDs, or one or the other feature fails, such as time acceleration kicking to 1 when a destroyer is sighted. Several times I have gone to dive, and even after I am below decks the damn boat WON'T dive, and instead gets ripped to shreds by an escort. The escorts and merchants have pin point accurate guns, which is simply unrealistic. The sub is spotted BEFORE the ships, when it is known how notoriously hard subs were to spot at night. I have tried TDW's mod and love most of it. But I am in happy times and EVERY convoy I encounter is guarded by a ring of escorts, this is simply not right. As I said, I love this game, and will really hate giving up on it, but lately my experience with it has been lackluster to negative. Any recommendations on how to improve the game play and make it more accurate?

02-20-12, 10:38 AM	#4
Dogfish40 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: LA Area, Central coast, California Posts: 1,023 Downloads: 827 Uploads: 0	Ahoy Pythos Hey, we know how you feel brutha, but don't give up the ship yet. All of the symptoms you listed are things that CAN be adjusted (save for the CTD's. We'll have to see about those). Post your Specs for openers, the crashing could be your memory or the mods. Post your mods, if they're out of order, that could be a problem. As was mentioned, you need more that two mods to really get this game going, even the best of them can't fix Graphics, Gameplay and Sound. Most of us here that have got the game rockin' have got fifteen, twenty or more! We'll help you get the Game goin' just be patient. Post those Specs. D40 __________________ *Dogfish40*

02-20-12, 05:03 PM	#6
Dogfish40 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: LA Area, Central coast, California Posts: 1,023 Downloads: 827 Uploads: 0	It's well to remember that TDW leaves a lot of his work adjustable when it comes to escorts and planes ect. With IRAI I am able to dumb the DD's back just a bit if I like. So, if it seems like too much, see if TDW's left some of that tweakable. Good Hunting Herr Kaleun __________________ *Dogfish40*

02-20-12, 03:33 AM	#2
Michael13 Loader Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Moscow Posts: 87 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Hm... don't know what mods you using, but I don't have any of mentioned problems. No CTDs at all, TC drops to x1 exactly when I need, boat dive, merchants missing with guns (well, at least not 100% accurate), u-boat hardly to spot for any ship (but not for airplanes ), convoys sometimes escorted with 1-2 DDs, sometimes unescorted, sometimes heavy escorted. SH5 still have quite big amount of bugs and lack of some features, but not critical... P.S. http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/album.php?albumid=607

02-20-12, 03:34 AM	#3
Rongel Grey Wolf Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Finland Posts: 859 Downloads: 174 Uploads: 0	Have you checked this stickied thread yet? http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=190656 It has everything you need pretty well explained. To get the game going is somewhat time consuming but it's possible (you need more than two mods)! The crashes sound alarming, I hope you have enough power in your PC. Most of the crashes seem to be memory-connected.

02-20-12, 12:21 PM	#5
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	The CTDs I realize are both my system memory, as well as Graphics. Will be upgrading both. My big issue are the heavily escorted convoys in happy times, the pinpoint accurate guns, as well as all vessels, merchant and military having guns. I have Magnum Opus. I did have open horizons, but found the zig zag sequences in that too be completely unreal, there was absolutely no way of getting a firing solution. So that mod was removed. I have Stormy's sound mod as well. I will look into that link you gave, and I thank you all for this assistance.

02-20-12, 10:03 PM	#8
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	That's odd, cause after I un-installed OH, the convoys stopped the crazy zig zaggs.. Now I am confused.

02-21-12, 02:03 AM	#9
pythos Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 834 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Okay, here are my mods. LOL. Yes, pathetic compared to what I am now understanding what I should have. Also some may be outdated too. Magnum_Opus_v0_0_1 Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 Basemod Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 additional crew sounds beta6 Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 optional louder engine sounds Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 optional scary creaks Enhanced FunelSmoke1.2_by HanSolo78 I hope I can get more pointers. cause My boat just got taken down to 69% hull by friggin machine gun fire from a merchant I just torpedoed with a night surface attack. I don't think ONE U-boat was that badly damaged by pin point machine gun fire. LOL.