[Mad Mardigan]

Originally Posted by WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot

1.I have the steam copy. I bought Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific, then realized I couldn't mod without Uboat Missions so I bought that too. Then I uninstalled the base game and downloaded the Uboat Missions. Then I installed JSGME and RFB.

2. I have it installed on a Hard drive.

3. I'm not quite sure what this question means, I haven't heard of a patch for the game itself, nor have I heard of "Large Address Aware"

4. What do you mean by this? Unless some remanence of the base game only download is still on my computer, it should only be one.

Thank you so much for helping me out. I really want to get into this game

Ok, on where it is installed, means the file folder pathway to where it is installed.

Using My copy, as an example:

E:\Games\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\SH-megamods\SH4-megamods\SH4-OM Dark Waters v6



main thing is... with it, even being with Steam... it is NOT default installed there in Window's under /Program files

much less /Program files (x86)


Both of those, are Window's rabid pit bull on steroids, aka UAC's, terror-tory.

User Account Control or UAC, for shot... does NOT like any tampering of files, folders & the like... in "its" terror-tory... at ALL... even if you, the user, tell it otherwise.


So, best thing to do... is avoid installing any games (or game launchers subsequent games launchers there)... EVER.


Did I stress.... EVER. Just know, that doing so... will NOT end well... at ALL.


Now, as for the version of your copy, that's good... as the mod mix's... RFB, included here... call for v1.5, which... is what "Silent Hunter IV - Wolves of the Pacific: Uboat Missions"... is.


So, that covers points 1... & 2, there.




Now... For point 3.


4GB patch, is not so much a patch for the game itself... per se. This is more of a how to, guide for dummies... for your computer. In short, it's a kick in its pants, to tell it... hey dummy, this game (though that could also go for any other game that can handle that patch for that matter, but... we'll stay focused here on SH IV ) has unfettered, unrestricted access, to 4 gigs of RAM, to use.


NOT that it will take up all that RAM... just that its earmarked to have that power... savvy...


Now, Myself... I use Large Address Aware, & why, is... because it is so simple to use, that even a cave man... could use it...


It's a simple, 3 step process, to just the same thing as that 4GB patch kit... without all the hassle.


1. Point the app, at where your games .exe is.

2. Check mark the box, tagging the game for that 4gb RAM access.

3. Click apply or ok &...

presto change-o... done.


Eazy Peazy... Mac & cheezy.!



On to point 4.


If you are completely sure of "ONLY" running with that mod set, RFB... as the only 1 you're going to have, then fine...


Just know, that it is possible to run more than 1 mod mix, just that I'd suggest strongly... to keep a back up, unmodded copy of SH4... & use MultiSH4... MultiSH4, makes a complete, separate game save folder... which is useful to keep 2, or more SH IV's that have been modded... from cross contaminating the others save folder.


Just food for thought, on the off chance, that you do decide to want to run more than 1 copy of SH4.


The only other thing is... if you go to want to try another mod mix & not continue with RFB... to do so, you'll need to nuke vaporize the SH IV install & reinstall it, once more...


But... that's just info... for future reference.


Hope this helps... clarify things.









M. M.