Silent Hunter 2 Patch

THIS UNOFFICIAL PATCH IS AUTHORIZED BY UBISOFT HOWEVER, UBISOFT OFFERS ABSOLUTELY NO SUPPORT. You need to have v1.1 patch installed before installing this patch.

Features:

• Converted from RTime to Microsoft DirectPlay. Overall multiplayer stability has increased exponentially.
• MP game hosting will migrate to another host if host player is disconnected or quits.
• Manual dive plane control added.(see single player F1 help for keys, and the NOTES section below for details).
• "Rig for Silent Running" in game button now reduces detectability of U-Boat by 50% under certain conditions.
• 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.
• Torpedo camera is disabled when external view is disabled in the MP realism settings.
• Time Compression enabled beyond 16x in MP games (but NOT recommended; see NOTES below).
• 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.
• Secondary explosions are now enabled.
• Magazine explosions are now enabled.
• F1 (help screen) disabled during Multiplay to prevent accidental game pause.
• If game is paused by a player who quits or is disconnected, remaining players can now unpause the game and continue to play.
• Torpedoes are now armed at the appropriate times and ranges orignally set in the game code.
• Deck Gun and AA gun stations are unavailable during heavy seas or when running with decks awash.
• Under extremely heavy sea conditions, Bridge and UZO views (F8, F9) may become unavailable.
• Map Notes fixed. For other updates, see the Subsim.com Projekt Messerwetzer center on the web.

New in this version:

• Interop play with Destroyer Command now supported.
• Team chat now working; before DC PM, all chat went to all players regardless of team.
• Phantom deckgun station button on type II and type XXI boats which start scenario submerged fixed.