Hello and thank you for your swift replies!
I actually remember reading up on the "No underwater impurity patch". I decided to check it out again and this is what it says:
DynEnv v2.9 - No Underwater Impurity Patch (date added: 5 Mar 2013)
Removes underwater impurity particles. Enable it after the Main Mod and either of the Enhanced Visibility optional mods, if used.
NOTE:
required by the Enhanced Visibility submod high version, to fix a bug which makes impurity to be rendered as solid white squares.
I guessed it was only required by the Enhanced Visibility submod high version, so that is why I did not install this patch (my game is also not rendering any solid white squares)
I would like to stress again that I was following the basic install order of Sobers Mega Mod, a mod pack, that from what I've heard should be virtually CTD free..
What was strange to me also is that he (Sober) has the Equipment upgrades installed AFTER and not before NewUI's. I'll copy his Mega Mod install order bellow for easier reference:
sobers game loading tips V9 SH5
sobers mega mod half size trees
sobers smoke screen V1 SH5
sobers more trees SH5
sobers mega mod key commands V2
FX_Update_0_0_22_ByTheDarkWraith
FX_Update_0_0_22_Torpedoes (modified for torpedoes failure patches)
NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0_ByTheDarkWraith
NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0_alt_officer_wounded_by_Torpedo
NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0_RadCapTools_0_2_alpha
Large Optics for TDW UI for NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0
RadcapricornLarge Optics No Milliradian Scale Binoculars
Large Optics for TDW UI RAOBF + Nomograph Fix
Large Optics for TDW UI Range estimation Chart
IRAI_0_0_41_ByTheDarkWraith
sobers mega mod IRAI - Happy Times
Environment 15 MOD
sobers mega mod fog and clouds mod
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_byTheBeast
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1
#Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1_HotFix
Equipment_Upgrades_Fix_v1_4_Patch_1 (available by date) V9 by sober
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2
SteelViking's Interior Mod V1.2.2 Patch
Fuel Gauge WoGaDi_SteelViking's Interior
OPEN HORIZONS II v2.5
sobers mega mod chimney smoke
TWoS_New Imported Ships by vdr1981
SH5 External Cargo 1.0
OPEN HORIZONS II v2.5_TWoS Enhancement
MQK Gradient_IO
MQK LocationMaps_IO
MQK ShapeTextures_NO
sobers mega mod_TWoS Enh_sobersTerrainShips V3
OH II v2.5 Grid Request fix Patch SH5
OH II v2.5 Flag_Wind_Patch
sobers mega mod_ObyShipwrecks_sobersTerrainV30
OHII v2.5 - No Stupid Tonnage Bar_Free Style Campaign v0.1_NewUIs v7.5.0
OHII v2.5 - Neutr.Nations in Allied Convoys_Temp.Fix II
DefSide fix OHII v2.5 - Neutr.Nations Temp.Fix 2
OHII v2.5 - Convoys_Ships Enhancement_0.1.2
sobers mega mod VIIB campaign start mod v2
TF capital ships behavior_Testing v0.1.1
Ships sonar Fix For TWOS
Z_Roster_Names.cfg
FX_Update_22_ByTDW_HanSolo_sobers no resetting funnel smoke V2
Iron Crosses Disabled for No Tonnage Bar_Stock map_by Sober
Wasserbomben_Soundfix_1.2_ESO
R.S.D. - Reworked Submarine Damage v5.7.1 by vdr1981_Main mod
R.S.D. v5.7.1 - Indestructible UZO patch
R.S.D. & R.E.M. - GHG Hydrophone add-on (no hyd on surface)
SH5_FW Coastal Defenses by Vecko & gap
R.E.M_by_Xrundel_TheBeast_1.2
MightyFine Crew Mod 1.2.1 Alt faces
MCCD_1.04_MFCM_1.2.1_compatible
Reworked Morale and Abilities v.1.1
sobers mega mod reward points
EMCCD v0.3.1 by archer9
Speech fixes and additions (german version)
sobers mega mod TDWUserOptions_No Tonnage +Menu SH5 V34
sobers mega mod dead is dead_No Tonnage V17
AMMO_v1.0_SH5_by_Raven_2012
AOB slide ruller for TDW UIs and MO by stoianm
EQuaTool 01.01 by AvM - Large Style
Church's Compass Dials Mod v2.2 - Option Two
MadMaxs_SH5_Subdiesel (mono) v2
gap - HD 1 deg Scope Bearing v 1.0
Patrolsearch autoscriptsV04
Trevally Automated Scripts v0.6
Trevally TDC Help v2
Trevally Tutorial - All v0.2(for OHIIv1.3)
SOB_HUS_RPM Inertia autoscripts V2 SH5
Warfox deck crew always whispering SH5 German Version
Water reflections intensity varied by available sunlight by TheDarkWraith
WHF-FUC_We Have Flooding-Flooding Under Control_Fix
sobers no footstep sound mod SH5 V2
sobers NO ship bow wave mod SH5
sobers realistic underwater FX10 SH5
sobers No bullet trasers SH5
sobers mega mod attack scope 1.5x V4
sobers hud sounds V1 SH5
sobers green crew training V4 SH5
sobers collision sound SH5
sobers Blackout lights V3 SH5
Shallow Waters Voice Be Gone
sobers mega mod Texture mods
German U-Boat Crew Language Pack
NewUIs_TDC_7_5_0_Real_Navigation
However, I do have some good news after all - I was tweaking my main.cfg Time Compression settings (located in Documents\SH5\data\cfg) and after relaunching the game with tweaked TC settings, I got no CTD's after 2 hours of playing the first OHII mission - Baltic Operations, all the way from the 31st of August through to nearly the end of September 3rd (my TC varied from 1x - 1024X and I sunk 4 ships using the deck gun and 1 torpedo - and the game ran no problem!)
@XenonSurf I would like to thank you for your reply.. though, to be honest, I'll keep my fingers crossed for now with my current mod and game config.
If I get more CTD's I'll go ahead and try new mod load orders and make sure to keep you all updated in this thread.. who knows - might help someone else too
