Bob Bankhead Wrote:
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> The black screen is caused by the SHII screen
> blanker. It pops up to conceal your Windows
> desktop when the game pauses or crashes. You can
> eliminate it by changing the start-up path command
> that the SHII ico uses to start the game.
>
> Change it FROM c:\Program Files\SSI\Silent Hunter
> II\Shell\SH2.exe
> TO: c:\Program Files\SSI\Silent
> Hunter II\Shell\Shell.exe
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> Serious gamers live on the SubClub forums
> (http://64.246.21.118/phpBB_subclub/)
> Here you can find help and humor with Silent
> Hunter II and Destroyer Command, which can play
> together, or rather against each other.
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> You can download a mind-boggling number of
> after-market software modification (aka PATCHES or
> MODS) from http:\\www.subsim.com They have a
> DOWNLOADS tab. Logic says the more patches you add
> to the game, the greater your risk of crashing.
> Therefore, you might want to avoid the BETA mods.
> Let those who know computers and the game do the
> test-driving.
>
> Several of these patches are extremely slow to
> down load (<3 kbs) due to their size and the slow
> server speed so elect to SAVE them to your
> computer, then install them later. This way, if
> you ever have to uninstall SH2, you'll already
> have the patches and save downloading tem a second
> time. The HiRes Enhancement is a 4 hour download.
> The Interop 1.1 is another very slow download.
>
> Always test your game after downloading each
> patch. If you can get to the mission start-up
> screen (The UZO with the GAME PAUSED message box),
> you're OK. Most serious SH2 players download in
> this order:
>
> Official Interop 1.1 patch
> Projekt Messerwetzer (PM015e)
>
> If you plan to do multiplayer games (STAT games
> with members of The Wolfpack League), these are
> the only legal mods you can have. We usually have
> more than one copy of SH2 on our machines - one
> for STAT games and one for our own single player
> games. BEWARE: this has to be done in a special
> manner. Details on the SubSim forum (see Oct 23
> post by Drebbel - "Second Version of SHII on Your
> Computer").
>
> For single player games, you might also want these
> patches:
>
> Realism Patch 1.4 (illegal for STAT
> games)
> Vickers Oil Slick
> Vickers Secondary Explosions
>
> There are 4 patches - you need them all and in
> this order only - that allow the game to run in
> 1024 resolution. Some players report that with
> these installed, 32X is the maximum time
> compression they can achieve. I've never had that
> problem.
>
> HiRes Enhancement
> HiRes Service Pack
> PH HiRes Service Pack
> Vehicle viewer Fix