SH2 Projekt Messerwetzer Patch (German)

SH2 Projekt Messerwetzer Patch (German)

This unofficial patch is authorized by Ubisoft and adds the Silent Hunter II/Destroyer Command DirectPlay conversion and a multiplayer upgrade.

THIS UNOFFICIAL PATCH IS AUTHORIZED BY UBISOFT, HOWEVER, UBISOFT OFFERS NO SUPPORT. Silent Hunter II remains the property of UBISOFT and is protected under copyright law.

INSTALLATION

Begin with an UN-MODDED FULL INSTALLATION of Silent Hunter II, patched to the

1.1 interop

level.

You can obtain the Version 1.1 Interop Patch. Be patient; it’s a large file and a VERY slow site.

- Double click the Projekt Messerwetzer installer.

- The installer will find your installation of Silent Hunter II by looking for its’ entry in the registry.

- If you wish to install to this location, then select the OK button.

- If you have more than one installation of Silent Hunter II and would like to install Projekt Messerwetzer to other than the one found by the installer, use the browse button to select the folder where the other installation of Silent Hunter II resides on your hard drive.

-Make sure you select Yes when asked if you want your current files backed up.

** IMPORTANT NOTE **

Testing was performed with the following configuration (SH2 1.0 + SH2 1.1 interop patch + Projekt Messerwetzer). Use of Community “MODS” are the responsibility of the player, and are neither recommended nor supported.

REMOVAL

To Uninstall this product, open the Add/Remove Programs Windows Control Panel applet.

- Select Project Messerwetzer from the list.

- Select Uninstall.

- When asked if you would like to do a “rollback” select Yes.

- The game files in use before you installed Projekt Messerwetzer will be restored.

FEATURES

1. Converted from RTime to Microsoft DirectPlay. Overall multiplayer stability has increased exponentially.

2. MP game hosting will migrate to another host if host player is disconnected or quits.

3. Manual dive plane control added.(see single player F1 help for keys, and the NOTES section below for details).

4. “Rig for Silent Running” in game button now reduces detectability of U-Boat by 50% under certain conditions.

5. Periscope is automatically lowered at 40 meters or deeper and cannot be raised until U-boat is at a depth of 40 meters or less.

6. Torpedo camera is disabled when external view is disabled in the MP realism settings.

7. Time Compression enabled beyond 16x in MP games (but NOT recommended; see NOTES below).

8. Damage to ships may grow worse over time, as in real life this happens to all units in the game, including the player’s ship.

9. Secondary explosions are now enabled.

10. Magazine explosions are now enabled.

11. F1 (help screen) disabled during Multiplay to prevent accidental game pause.

12. If game is paused by a player who quits or is disconnected, remaining players can now unpause the game and continue to play.

13. Torpedoes are now armed at the appropriate times and ranges orignally set in the game code.

14. Deck Gun and AA gun stations are unavailable during heavy seas or when running with decks awash.

15. Under extremely heavy sea conditions, Bridge and UZO views (F8, F9) may become unavailable.

All work on this project was performed by Doutel Software Services, LLC, Duane T. Doutel, Principal/Architect, produced by SUBSIM Review, and funded by The Sub Club and Subsim.com Radio Room players with private donations.