RFB with clean install

shegeek72 · 07-19-15, 02:13 AM

Ahoy, mates! I've decided to hit the seas again and am planning on doing a fresh install of SH4 on a Win8.1 box, then RFB with RSRDC_RFB.

Wanted to run the install order by you guys so there are no screw ups:

Install SH4 (DVD) then,
1.4 patch
U-boat addon (that takes me to 1.5, yes?)
RFB mod
RSRDC_RFB

Aktungbby · 07-19-15, 06:10 AM

shegeek72!

Sailor Steve · 07-19-15, 07:51 AM

Hey, Sheegeek!

First of all, your order looks perfect, if your DVD is an original 2007 version. If it's newer you might be able to skip a couple of steps.

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Originally Posted by shegeek72

Install SH4 (DVD) then,
1.4 patch

Yes, unless you have a newer version of the disc, which will already be fully patched.

Quote:

U-boat addon (that takes me to 1.5, yes?)

Yes, unless you have a newer version, which will say 'Gold' and 'U-Boat Missions' on the box, in which case it is complete and ready to go.

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RFB mod
RSRDC_RFB

Yes, unless...no, just "Yes".

TorpX · 07-19-15, 09:47 PM

Once you have the game patched to v1.5:

RFB_2.0
RFB_2.0_Patch_23April2010
RSRDC_RFB_V575
RSRDC_V5xx_Patch1

Of course, you can add others after these, but this is a basic RFB foundation. If you forget the RFB patch, or it isn't properly enabled, the dive times of the S-class will be horrible.

shegeek72 · 07-20-15, 06:05 AM

Tried installing SH4 from DVD on Win8.1 and the DVD gets stuck in a loop. I can access the DVD directory, but after clicking on SH4auto run, or setup, results in the the DVD apparently looping with no install.

Sailor Steve · 07-20-15, 08:36 AM

Where did you try to install it? Newer versions of Windows seem to dislike us putting things in the 'Program Files' folders. I made a separate folder in the C drive just for games and installed everything there with no problems.

shegeek72 · 07-20-15, 07:51 PM

It won't let me get to the install screen. I cleaned the DVD and tried again on win8.1 pro and winXP pro boxes. Both times it gets stuck in a loop. When I tried to access the files it says "not responding." Appears somehow the DVD got corrupted.

Update: Found a replacement copy.

TorpX · 07-20-15, 11:18 PM

Can you get as far as seeing a list of files on the DVD?

shegeek72 · 07-23-15, 01:26 AM

SH4, RFB and RSRD are all installed and I'm currently headed toward Tokyo! SH4 certainly looks nice on my AMD 8-core system with post processing enabled! Thanks for the help and thanks Aktungbby for the WB.

07-19-15, 02:13 AM	#1
shegeek72 WAV Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 603 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	RFB with clean install Ahoy, mates! I've decided to hit the seas again and am planning on doing a fresh install of SH4 on a Win8.1 box, then RFB with RSRDC_RFB. Wanted to run the install order by you guys so there are no screw ups: Install SH4 (DVD) then, 1.4 patch U-boat addon (that takes me to 1.5, yes?) RFB mod RSRDC_RFB

07-19-15, 06:10 AM	#2
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,035 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome back! shegeek72! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

07-19-15, 09:47 PM	#4
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Once you have the game patched to v1.5: RFB_2.0 RFB_2.0_Patch_23April2010 RSRDC_RFB_V575 RSRDC_V5xx_Patch1 Of course, you can add others after these, but this is a basic RFB foundation. If you forget the RFB patch, or it isn't properly enabled, the dive times of the S-class will be horrible.

07-20-15, 08:36 AM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Where did you try to install it? Newer versions of Windows seem to dislike us putting things in the 'Program Files' folders. I made a separate folder in the C drive just for games and installed everything there with no problems. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-20-15, 07:51 PM	#7
shegeek72 WAV Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 603 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	It won't let me get to the install screen. I cleaned the DVD and tried again on win8.1 pro and winXP pro boxes. Both times it gets stuck in a loop. When I tried to access the files it says "not responding." Appears somehow the DVD got corrupted. Update: Found a replacement copy. Last edited by shegeek72; 07-21-15 at 12:16 AM.

07-20-15, 06:05 AM	#5
shegeek72 WAV Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 603 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	Tried installing SH4 from DVD on Win8.1 and the DVD gets stuck in a loop. I can access the DVD directory, but after clicking on SH4auto run, or setup, results in the the DVD apparently looping with no install.

07-20-15, 11:18 PM	#8
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	Can you get as far as seeing a list of files on the DVD?

07-23-15, 01:26 AM	#9
shegeek72 WAV Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 603 Downloads: 95 Uploads: 0	SH4, RFB and RSRD are all installed and I'm currently headed toward Tokyo! SH4 certainly looks nice on my AMD 8-core system with post processing enabled! Thanks for the help and thanks Aktungbby for the WB.