What's new in Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic Patch 1.2

May 13, 2010
  • Fixes:
  • Fix for CO2 not being saved correctly
  • Fix for crew morale
  • Fix for weather being reset to clear weather after load
  • Fixes for crewmen showing under water under certain conditions
  • Fixes for ships exploding in ports or hitting the shore
  • Now plot course tool is no longer accessible in the bunker
  • Several fixes to ship recognition manual
  • Man the deck gun / flak gun orders doesn’t cost morale anymore
  • No more crewmembers on burning ships
  • Several crew animation and interaction fixes
  • Fixed some performance problems inside submarine
  • Fixed selection contour being visible when a character was already selected
  • Fixed a bug where the moon was closer than it should
  • Fixed a bug where the sun disk would be visible underneath thick cloud cover
  • Fixed torpedo doors
  • Fixed torpedo propeller not turning
  • Fixed electric torpedoes trail
  • Fixed several dials that were not working inside the submarine
  • Fixed a bug where the player can get stuck in the sub's outer hatch geometry
  • Fixed a problem with magnetic detonators didn't work properly
  • Fixed several localization problems on the German version
  • Features:
  • Compass added to the game interface
  • Return to course order added
  • Depth under keel order added
  • Improvements:
  • Environmental lighting and effects improvements
  • Improvements on particle performance on single core processors
  • All multiplayer maps will display the same map info as the map on the solo campaign
  • Campaign:
  • Ports in the North Africa in the German territory are under enemy occupation
  • South Africa supplies: The existence of another ship that looks identically with the targeted one may generate confusion
  • Fixed spawn radius for some convoys (previously spawned on the shore)

New in Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic Patch 1.1 (Mar 4, 2010)

  • Bugs and issues:
  • Update to the leader boards data security
  • Now torpedo Officer's abilities upgrades work properly
  • Fixed the promotion points issue for crew in multiplayer
  • Fixed a bug where the player will lose the flak gun & hydrophone upgrades if he upgrades the conning tower
  • The depth control is now working properly
  • Corrected an angle readout when the user manually adjust the angle
  • Add visual feedback when the user uses a crew ability
  • Now difficulty settings is kept in campaign after the game has been restarted
  • Fix a bug where the shortcuts for the abilities are not working when using some keyboard models
  • Fix a bug where the camouflage of the submarine didn't apply to the conning tower
  • Fix a bug where only 1 Flak gun was upgraded
  • Now submarines have the correct icon representation on map
  • Fix a bug where the user will receive the defeat screen after completing the campaign with major victory
  • Now the external camera works on the realistic mode.
  • Fix a bug when talking to the Watch Officer
  • Fix a bug when Macro objective can no longer be completed.
  • Fix a bug when having the hull integrity below 20% at the end of the campaign will destroy the submarine rather than complete the campaign
  • Fix a bug when the user cannot use the attack/observation periscope in certain conditions
  • Fix a bug on Windows Vista when installing the game under a standard user account
  • Game play and others:
  • Fix a bug when the U-boat does not take damage from AMCs
  • Now ships sunk in an area specified by the shape will update the specific Macro objective
  • Fix a bug related to the objective condition on the mission The Fate of U-110
  • The direction of the enemy locked ships no longer appear in the TAI
  • Fix a bug where the texts on the map were overlapping
  • On the mission The Cornered Giant the user can no longer complete the mission without sinking any ship
  • Fix a bug with German voices and voice over subtitles
  • Frame rating improvements when the user enters the bunker
  • Fix a bug on load/save where some objectives will not be completed
  • Online:
  • Fix a bug when long freeze occurs when a client tries to join a session
  • Fix a bug when title remains stuck on synchronizing saved games menu
  • Error message appears after redeeming the wallpaper reward.
  • Fix a but when there was a significant delay regarding the availability of redeemed rewards in game
  • Now Uplay window and taskbar tab have specific icons
  • Fix a bug when the user gets a confirmation message instead of notification one
  • Incorrect mouse behavior when returning to Main Menu from Uplay
  • Several errors appear after buying the two historical missions.
  • Error message appears after redeeming the wallpaper reward.
  • Fix a bug on German version when value is not translated in the Uplay achievement window
  • Fix a bug when improper message displayed when another user logs in on the same account