Silent Hunter I - A Few Quick Questions

festus · 11-19-11, 11:05 AM

Howdy All!

I just got a new, old computer with Windows XP Pro and finally got Silent Hunter running using the latest version of DosBox! Yeeeee Haaaaaaa!!

I think SH was/is the best computer simulation I ever played and I am overjoyed that I can again ply the Pacific searching for Japaneese shipping. I have the original CD w/ manual and two Patrol disks. I did do the patches I could find and got it to Ver. 3.1 and most of my original problems have disappeared. I also perused the "download" section here and have a few of those to try but I have a few questions, hoping someone in here might be able to help.

A.) In the download section there are files for new merchant shipping tonages, new sounds and new gauges I'd like to try. However, the files have a ****.7z extension. What the heck is a .7z extension and how do I apply these downloads? I use PKZip for zipping but it won't open these. Any help?

B.) Is Ver. 3.1 the most up to date? If not, where may I find the latest Version patch?

C.) I have looked for Patroll Disk 3 but with no luck. Is this still available for purchase or dowload?

D.) I looked at the User CP and could not find the place to post an Avitar. I have a classic pic of Festus Hagen I use. Can anyone direct me to where this can be done?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Festus

Pisces · 11-19-11, 11:50 AM

1) .7z is a different kind of zip compression method. Go to www.7-zip.org and download the extractor program. Just like WinZip or WinRar.

2+3) Sorry, can't remember I'm too much out of the loop.

4) Iirc the custom avatar was by request to Neal or a admin/moderator only. Unless you somehow made yourself famous on the forum and then you get what you deserve.

CTarana · 11-19-11, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by festus

Howdy All!

I just got a new, old computer with Windows XP Pro and finally got Silent Hunter running using the latest version of DosBox! Yeeeee Haaaaaaa!!

I think SH was/is the best computer simulation I ever played and I am overjoyed that I can again ply the Pacific searching for Japaneese shipping. I have the original CD w/ manual and two Patrol disks. I did do the patches I could find and got it to Ver. 3.1 and most of my original problems have disappeared. I also perused the "download" section here and have a few of those to try but I have a few questions, hoping someone in here might be able to help.

A.) In the download section there are files for new merchant shipping tonages, new sounds and new gauges I'd like to try. However, the files have a ****.7z extension. What the heck is a .7z extension and how do I apply these downloads? I use PKZip for zipping but it won't open these. Any help?

B.) Is Ver. 3.1 the most up to date? If not, where may I find the latest Version patch?

C.) I have looked for Patroll Disk 3 but with no luck. Is this still available for purchase or dowload?

D.) I looked at the User CP and could not find the place to post an Avitar. I have a classic pic of Festus Hagen I use. Can anyone direct me to where this can be done?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Festus

B - 1.3.1 is the newest version of SH1 by patches. Unless you find a copy of Silent Hunter Commander's Edition (SHCE) on Ebay which has all the last patches and patrol areas.

C - I don't think any of the patrol disks are still available to buy. Unless you find a new/used copy of SHCE.

You could try the store here on Subsim.com to see what's still there!

D - The old Forum used to allow this, but to be frank I haven't tried it on this one.

PM me for any assistance! I have Gigabytes of stuff for SH1, SHCE, SH2 and other sub sims!

I even have a starter pack for SH1, but it's 666 kb's!

ChristopherT

aanker · 11-28-11, 02:07 PM

The patrol disk upgrades from SH 1.0 to SH 1.3 then to SH 1.31 are available in the downloads area here:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...p?do=cat&id=42

Be sure you do the 1.3 patch first, then re-boot just to be safe and do the 1.31 patch next. You should be good to go. I recommend a re-boot after applying the 1.31 patch before trying to start SH 1.31

I think to get a personal avatar you just need to make a nice donation to Subsim. Click the "Make a Donation" button on top of the page.

Even without the avatar it is for a good cause. It would be terrible to lose subsim. Sometimes we take websites for granted until they suddenly disappear. Recently I have seen some good ones go.

Happy Hunting!

Art

Gerald · 11-28-11, 02:09 PM

@ Festus! Welcome to SubSim,

Jimbuna · 11-28-11, 04:09 PM

Welcome festus

Sailor Steve · 11-28-11, 08:14 PM

WELCOME ABOARD!

Quote:

Originally Posted by festus

D.) I looked at the User CP and could not find the place to post an Avitar. I have a classic pic of Festus Hagen I use. Can anyone direct me to where this can be done?

Custom avatars are only available by donation.
http://www.subsim.com/sh2fleet_forms/donation.htm

I think the $5 one does the trick. Then send Neal Stevens an email at subsim@subsim.com and he will give you the information, request your picture and put it up for you.

festus · 12-05-11, 04:57 PM

Howdy Gents!

Thanks for the Howdys and tips. Got the .7z extension worked out and up to Ver. 1.31. Game is running well. I loaded the new gauges and new sounds. The new gauges aren't very different but I do like the new sounds. The harbor band is nice and I like the dit's and da's when a radio message is recieved.

I did try to install the "newmaru" download but couldn't get it to work. The games loads as normal but whenever I start a War Patrol there's a problem. After the world data, etc. loads I get to the Control Room scene and it is just a black screen with engine sound. The only way out is to alt/enter DosBox and close the window. Did I do something wrong?

Also tried the SHReal download and get nothing. I get a screen that has the five option boxes but there is no text, just the graphics. Any ideas? I'm not comfortable with the 7-zip program and maybe I did something wrong, I'm a PKZip kinda' guy.

Rob/festus

Jimbuna · 12-05-11, 05:47 PM

Download 7-zip from:

http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

CTarana · 12-05-11, 11:10 PM

If you have a copy of WinRar that will open the .7z files too. I'm not running the mods you are in SH1, but if you downloaded the files from here I'm assuming they would be in good shape. Other websites might not be so fussy in the QC department.

Try reinstalling SH1 and then using only one mod or the other and see which one works fine.

ChristopherT

festus · 12-17-11, 04:03 PM

Howdy!

I tried everything I could think of and still no joy. I cannot get the "newmaru" and SHReal modules to work. Newmaru give me a black screen whenever I go on a war patrol and for the SHReal module I get a screen with graphics but no text on the buttons or check boxes. I am using WindowsXP Pro on an older computer. I tried both in the newest version of DosBox and the Windows Dos Prompt.

Anyone out there who may help? Is this Hawk gentleman still about who created these add-ons?

Rob

aanker · 12-17-11, 04:28 PM

They should install on an XP system because I had them running on XP. Hawk hasn't been around for ages.

Quote:

INSTALLING THIS PROGRAM

After you have downloaded SHRSETUP.EXE you must run it to extract all of the files to the proper folders.

Win95 & Win98 users -- Select Run from the Start menu.
Win3.x users -- Select Run from Program Manager's File menu.
Now type in the path to SHRSETUP or click the Browse button to locate the downloaded file.
Then click the OK button.

Make sure the "Unzip to Folder" field contains the correct path to your Silent Hunter folder and press the Unzip button. You're done with the installation !

Same thing with NEWMARU. You need to tell them where your game is installed like, C:\GAMES\SILENT\ if that is where yours is. By default it may be trying to install to C:\SILENT\ and you need to change that by editing in the exact location where your install is located.

Happy Hunting! (eventually)

Art

pcohen · 01-11-12, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CTarana

B - 1.3.1 is the newest version of SH1 by patches. Unless you find a copy of Silent Hunter Commander's Edition (SHCE) on Ebay which has all the last patches and patrol areas.

C - I don't think any of the patrol disks are still available to buy. Unless you find a new/used copy of SHCE.

You could try the store here on Subsim.com to see what's still there!

D - The old Forum used to allow this, but to be frank I haven't tried it on this one.

PM me for any assistance! I have Gigabytes of stuff for SH1, SHCE, SH2 and other sub sims!

I even have a starter pack for SH1, but it's 666 kb's!

ChristopherT

Wonder if you can help with this please

I have Silent Hunter Commanders Edition V1.31 whch is the upgrade from the Original which I lost. I have run this Program before with no problems.

Have used Don Wells Tutorial to Install it ( which worked Perfectly last time ) and everything is starting up as it Should with Music and sound effects etc, but alas, no picture.

Have tried using Dos Box Before but to complicated for me.

Any help or suggestions Please

Many thanks

Regards

paul

aanker · 01-14-12, 12:17 PM

Most people screw up with the nine tabs. Be sure everything is precisely followed in the steps. If XP:
http://www.subsowespac.org/sh_xp/silent_hunterxp.shtml

Subsowespac has another page for Vista - probably Win7 too using DOSBox but for the thousandth time, use the Don Wells procedure on XP - and exactly as described, and it will work.

Happy Hunting!

Art

Edit, (again) oop's wrong message ...... Be sure to create that C:\UTILS folder and install Hawks utilities from there too.

11-19-11, 11:05 AM	#1
festus Seaman Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: The Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Posts: 31 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Silent Hunter I - A Few More Quick Questions Howdy All! I just got a new, old computer with Windows XP Pro and finally got Silent Hunter running using the latest version of DosBox! Yeeeee Haaaaaaa!! I think SH was/is the best computer simulation I ever played and I am overjoyed that I can again ply the Pacific searching for Japaneese shipping. I have the original CD w/ manual and two Patrol disks. I did do the patches I could find and got it to Ver. 3.1 and most of my original problems have disappeared. I also perused the "download" section here and have a few of those to try but I have a few questions, hoping someone in here might be able to help. A.) In the download section there are files for new merchant shipping tonages, new sounds and new gauges I'd like to try. However, the files have a ***.7z extension. What the heck is a .7z extension and how do I apply these downloads? I use PKZip for zipping but it won't open these. Any help? B.) Is Ver. 3.1 the most up to date? If not, where may I find the latest Version patch? C.) I have looked for Patroll Disk 3 but with no luck. Is this still available for purchase or dowload? D.) I looked at the User CP and could not find the place to post an Avitar. I have a classic pic of Festus Hagen I use. Can anyone direct me to where this can be done? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Festus Last edited by festus; 12-05-11 at 05:14 PM.*

11-19-11, 11:50 AM	#2
Pisces Silent Hunter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: AN9771 Posts: 4,892 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 0	1) .7z is a different kind of zip compression method. Go to www.7-zip.org and download the extractor program. Just like WinZip or WinRar. 2+3) Sorry, can't remember I'm too much out of the loop. 4) Iirc the custom avatar was by request to Neal or a admin/moderator only. Unless you somehow made yourself famous on the forum and then you get what you deserve. __________________ My site downloads: https://ricojansen.nl/downloads

11-28-11, 02:07 PM	#4
aanker Pacific Thunder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yellow Sea Posts: 1,896 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 14	The patrol disk upgrades from SH 1.0 to SH 1.3 then to SH 1.31 are available in the downloads area here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...p?do=cat&id=42 Be sure you do the 1.3 patch first, then re-boot just to be safe and do the 1.31 patch next. You should be good to go. I recommend a re-boot after applying the 1.31 patch before trying to start SH 1.31 I think to get a personal avatar you just need to make a nice donation to Subsim. Click the "Make a Donation" button on top of the page. Even without the avatar it is for a good cause. It would be terrible to lose subsim. Sometimes we take websites for granted until they suddenly disappear. Recently I have seen some good ones go. Happy Hunting! Art __________________ " Bless those who serve beneath the deep, Through lonely hours their vigil keep. May peace their mission ever be, Protect each one we ask of thee. Bless those at home who wait and pray, For their return by night and day."

11-28-11, 02:09 PM	#5
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,223 Downloads: 548 Uploads: 0	@ Festus! Welcome to SubSim, __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

11-28-11, 04:09 PM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,305 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome festus __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-05-11, 04:57 PM	#8
festus Seaman Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: The Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Posts: 31 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Thanks! And a few more questions... Howdy Gents! Thanks for the Howdys and tips. Got the .7z extension worked out and up to Ver. 1.31. Game is running well. I loaded the new gauges and new sounds. The new gauges aren't very different but I do like the new sounds. The harbor band is nice and I like the dit's and da's when a radio message is recieved. I did try to install the "newmaru" download but couldn't get it to work. The games loads as normal but whenever I start a War Patrol there's a problem. After the world data, etc. loads I get to the Control Room scene and it is just a black screen with engine sound. The only way out is to alt/enter DosBox and close the window. Did I do something wrong? Also tried the SHReal download and get nothing. I get a screen that has the five option boxes but there is no text, just the graphics. Any ideas? I'm not comfortable with the 7-zip program and maybe I did something wrong, I'm a PKZip kinda' guy. Rob/festus

12-05-11, 05:47 PM	#9
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,305 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Download 7-zip from: http://www.7-zip.org/download.html __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

12-05-11, 11:10 PM	#10
CTarana Bosun Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 68 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	If you have a copy of WinRar that will open the .7z files too. I'm not running the mods you are in SH1, but if you downloaded the files from here I'm assuming they would be in good shape. Other websites might not be so fussy in the QC department. Try reinstalling SH1 and then using only one mod or the other and see which one works fine. ChristopherT

12-17-11, 04:03 PM	#11
festus Seaman Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: The Great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Posts: 31 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	Newmaru and SHReal modules Howdy! I tried everything I could think of and still no joy. I cannot get the "newmaru" and SHReal modules to work. Newmaru give me a black screen whenever I go on a war patrol and for the SHReal module I get a screen with graphics but no text on the buttons or check boxes. I am using WindowsXP Pro on an older computer. I tried both in the newest version of DosBox and the Windows Dos Prompt. Anyone out there who may help? Is this Hawk gentleman still about who created these add-ons? Rob

01-14-12, 12:17 PM	#14
aanker Pacific Thunder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yellow Sea Posts: 1,896 Downloads: 236 Uploads: 14	Most people screw up with the nine tabs. Be sure everything is precisely followed in the steps. If XP: http://www.subsowespac.org/sh_xp/silent_hunterxp.shtml Subsowespac has another page for Vista - probably Win7 too using DOSBox but for the thousandth time, use the Don Wells procedure on XP - and exactly as described, and it will work. Happy Hunting! Art Edit, (again) oop's wrong message ...... Be sure to create that C:\UTILS folder and install Hawks utilities from there too. __________________ " Bless those who serve beneath the deep, Through lonely hours their vigil keep. May peace their mission ever be, Protect each one we ask of thee. Bless those at home who wait and pray, For their return by night and day." Last edited by aanker; 01-14-12 at 12:32 PM.