Radio messages not showing (icon greyed out)

[rickedd]

Hi Fellow submariners
I'm Rick (Rickedd), new to this forum and I am not seeing messages from the radio room
even the icon is greyed out
could any one please help

thanks in advanced
R.

[Dogfish40]

Ahoy Rick und Willkommen

It would help a great deal if you could post any mods you may be using. If you are new to this game, you will find the mods and patches necessary to get any bugs out of your gameplay. So before we can help, it would be good to know. Also it wouldn't hurt to tell us your system and graphics card.
This sounds like an easy fix, there are several types of radio messages available depending on your mod set. If you don't have any mods it would be good if you could check out the mods forum for some basic (but important) set ups.
Check back ASAP and we will sort this out.
D40

[Herr-Berbunch]

I'm more au fait with SH3 - but do you have someone manning the radio room?

[rickedd]

Originally Posted by Dogfish40

Ahoy Rick und Willkommen

It would help a great deal if you could post any mods you may be using. If you are new to this game, you will find the mods and patches necessary to get any bugs out of your gameplay. So before we can help, it would be good to know. Also it wouldn't hurt to tell us your system and graphics card.
This sounds like an easy fix, there are several types of radio messages available depending on your mod set. If you don't have any mods it would be good if you could check out the mods forum for some basic (but important) set ups.
Check back ASAP and we will sort this out.
D40

Hi dogfish40 and Her Berbunch and Thanks for your responses
I have activated "NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_ByTheDarkWraith"," Accurate German Flags", "sobers better terrain v3 SH5" and "sobers waves mod V7 01012013" using JSGME and it has enhanced the game play very well it shows a radio message icon on the right hand side which is greyed out I know this works because I have been watching the tutorial videos on you tube at the link by j2jonjermery and i think it was video 2 or 3 were he applied the mods and it show the radio messages no probs.
I know there must be tons of updates and mods to use and I am sure with the help of you guys I will find the right ones any advise on which ones to use would be good..

my PC is a HP pavillion dv6 6001sa with is a AMD pheonom(tm) II 1.8GHz Quad-core uP and 4GB ram and Radeon video chipset I have no probs running any other games and it runs SH5 on max settings by default

thanks again
R.

[rickedd]

Originally Posted by Dogfish40

Ahoy Rick und Willkommen

It would help a great deal if you could post any mods you may be using. If you are new to this game, you will find the mods and patches necessary to get any bugs out of your gameplay.

This sounds like an easy fix, there are several types of radio messages available depending on your mod set. If you don't have any mods it would be good if you could check out the mods forum for some basic (but important) set ups.
D40

Hi
Could someone please recommend a list of mods to use for SH5
that would be very useful
cheers
Rick...

[Herr-Berbunch]

I'd have to point you in the direction of Sober's list - http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=192374

[volodya61]

Have a look at this thread also - http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=190656

[Dogfish40]

I have to agree there. I always use Sober's list as a compass nowadays because he's one of the members who's really up to date with most all the mods. I'm not sure if I understand the radio room messages being "grayed out".
Does that mean that you are not seeing any messages incoming to the boat, or, you're not getting messages from the radio room (Radioman)?!
I see that you have loaded TDW's UI, good move, I will also suggest Mighty Fine crew: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1572, and the "More Crew CommandDialog"
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1671
These alone may fix the radio message difficulty.
Again, check out Sober's list. Loading up these mods greatly improves the game and takes care of a lot of bugs. Make sure to keep the order of the mods as this is important as well.
There is a Patcher released by TDW that will fix even more bugs and increase functionality of the boat.
After loading up some of these, please check back and tell us how the radio problem is. Since your mods seem to work I am assuming you have the 1.2 patch loaded as well?!

D40

[Fifi]

Yes, me too.
I don't see some messages when the message box is flashing and it's noticed i have received a new message.
Sometimes i have new message in it, but very often it's empty...

My mod list:

1 Dynamic Environment SH5 Basemod (realistic version) V2.1
2 Dynamic Environment SH5 Sleet For Winter Campaigns V2.1_opt
3 Dynamic Environment SH5 Sounds V2.1_opt
4 Dynamic Environment SH5 Waves (normal version) V2.1
5 Dynamic Environment SH5 v 2.1 - Skycolor Hotfix #1
6 Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_byTheBeast
7 Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1
8 #Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1_HotFix
9 FX_Update_0_0_19_ByTheDarkWraith
10 Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 Basemod
11 Stormys DBSM SH5 v1.3 HOTFIX 3
12 NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_ByTheDarkWraith
13 NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_ERM_Reaper7_NightVision
14 NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_Das_Boot_Crew_Mod_by_Illyustrator
15 NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_New_radio_messages_German
16 NewUIs_TDC_7_1_0_No_Snorkel_Exhaust_Smoke
17 Manos Scopes-patch for 16x9
18 IO_StrategicMap_4_7_for_TDWv710
19 IO_MapCourseLine_normal pencil_mod
20 IRAI_0_0_37_ByTheDarkWraith
21 No Damn Bubbles, No Damn Halo Mod
22 Accurate German Flags
23 OPEN HORIZONS II_full v2
24 OHII v2 Mission Fix WA
25 MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 Alt faces
26 MCCD_1.04_MFCM_1.2.1_compatible
27 Reworked Morale and Abilities v.1.1
28 MCCD_1.04_FRA
29 SC_Music_DasBoot
30 Wordeees' Actual Footage Menu
31 Sub_Exhaust_1_0_5_byTheDarkWraith
32 Shadow Improvement Mod
33 Reboot's Hot Soup 1.1
34 Reboot's Water Drips 1.1
35 sobers NO water drops V1
36 smaller flags for Warships 1_0b
37 Goodbye pacman
38 EQuaTool 01.01 by AvM - Medium Faber-Castell Style
39 Webster's Smaller Rain for v1.5
40 stoianm pitch&roll for SH5 V1 (normal)

I suspect more a stock bug than a mod problem though.
But who knows?

[rickedd]

Originally Posted by Dogfish40

I'm not sure if I understand the radio room messages being "grayed out".
Does that mean that you are not seeing any messages incoming to the boat, or, you're not getting messages from the radio room (Radioman)?!

D40

Thanks Guys for the posts and the recommended mods I shall take time to 'plough' through them and get them activated.

The radio messaging problem is now sorted... Call me a 'cod fish' as I installed the game and it put the installed folder in c:\ubisoft\silent hunter 5 by default... I being a stickler for keeping my folders tidy moved it (cut and paste) to c:\program files (x86)\ubisoft\silent hunter 5.... big mistake, as this must have messed up paths to the game stopping the radio from working correctly... now I have move it back to its original default place, its all working OK as it should....

thanks again for your concern and help.
cheers
Rick.....

[rickedd]

I have downloaded and activated the 2 mods you suggested (below) and await your advise for the further mods

I will also suggest Mighty Fine crew: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1572, and the "More Crew CommandDialog"
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...o=file&id=1671

cheers
Rick

[Fish In The Water]

Glad you got the radio working.

And those last two mod suggestions are both dandies! Have fun and good hunting!

[Dogfish40]

Something else I just thought of. I think you are missing the actual radio messages for the TDW's UI mod. (I think this mod) it's own additional set of radio messages from BDU ect, specific to your boat number. Your boat number can all be changed in the UI settings ie: the boat number and the captains name.
It sounds like some of these messages are being interrupted or have been erased by another mod or just a bad load.
If the messages continue to be a problem, I suggest a Downloading (if you haven't saved the mod already) and reinstalling the UI mod, along with any of the other mods that came with it. If you keep the UI mod "up the ladder" a bit, other mods will not overwrite anything in the new UI. (They are usually compatible but...you never know) In short, it just sounds to me like those radio messages are the ones that are missing.
D40

[rickedd]

Thanks dogfish
bit confused the radio meassaging seems to be working now did you see my earlier post on this thread It was my own fault why it stopped working...

any further suggestion for mods would be good..

still trying to master how to launch a torpedo and hit a dam boat they keep shooting past..LOL

cheers
Rick....

[Dogfish40]

Originally Posted by rickedd

Thanks dogfish
bit confused the radio meassaging seems to be working now did you see my earlier post on this thread It was my own fault why it stopped working...

any further suggestion for mods would be good..

still trying to master how to launch a torpedo and hit a dam boat they keep shooting past..LOL

cheers
Rick....

Oh yes. I glad it was worked out. Yeah, I still posted that because there was another who posted about having the problem as well, so I posted the thought.
Anyhow, again, Happy everything is worked out.
Gute Jagd !