Silent Hunter 5: crash after intro (Windows 10 SOLVED)

[Marido]

After trying pretty much everything I found on the internet plus what I learned here it is:

(from indiefaq.com) APPLY THIS FOR SILENT HUNTER 5 even though was for SH4:
Step #1 - Go to Games Library and right click on Silent Hunter 4
Step #2 - Click 'Properties'
Step #3 - Click the tab that says 'Local Files' and then click the button that says 'Browse Local Files'
Step #4 - Find the exe named 'sh4.exe' or 'sh4' depending on if file extensions is enabled.
Step #5 - Right click the exe and then click 'Porperies' in the context menu
Step #6 - On the top of the window, there should be a tab labeled 'Compatibility', Click It
Step #7 - Under the 'Compatibility Mode' section, check the box that says 'Run this program in compatibility mode for.'
Step #8 - Click the dropdown menu directly below it then click Windows Vista. Not The Service Packs!
Step #9 - Click 'Apply' and then 'Ok'

this will make the Intro flicker, have no sound and crash, BUT there is a solution for that:

(from my experience)
#1 - go to SH5 folder
#2 Right click the exe and then click 'Porperies' in the context menu
#3 Click "Change DPI Settings"
#4 Enable "Override high DPI scaling behaviour"
#5 Choose "Application"
#6 OK OK OK OKOKOKOK

You might also reinstall VC++ from:
Silent Hunter 5\redist\VCRedist\vcredist_x86.exe

Play the game, worked for me

ps: I also renamed the
Silent Hunter 5\data\Movies\Intro\Intro.bik
to something else and then made a copy from UbiLogo.bik to Intro.bik
just cause i didnt like the intro at all and Im evil

[Lucan Orion]

This worked for me and I was able to get back into playing! Thanks!

[defaultplayer001]

It works! Thanks!

[ndroidz]

thanks, it works!!!!

[Chef_McFudgers]

wow this worked, thanks man!

[nooop12]

5 tabs no compatibility tab

[Sharkycsi]

This worked for me to. Great information. Thanks.

[GOG]

Don`t know if this helps but I installed LAA.exe, (which came with Fall of the Rising Sun mod, SH4), and it worked ok.

[konstantynopolitaneczka]

it works in 2020 thx

[Kaarppe]

I cant find the "properties" tab

[Chef_McFudgers]

Originally posted by C. Caulfeild | #ballas:

I cant find the "properties" tab

just right click the game in the library

[TeeDee]

Absolutely brilliant, fantastic Job

[host249]

Great, could not start the game. But with your tip the problem is solved!

[CBRattler13]

I opened the properties but it doesn't have a compatibility option.

[Marido]

It is a compability tab when you right click the executable and go to properties, if it's Windows it should have

[Замир Закиев]

nothing helps((
I open the game, it shows up in the task manager for 5 seconds and then it closes. No introductory video, no ubisoft opening, nothing happens. It just closes itself
Sorry for my Engish, gyus