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Old 07-07-10, 03:56 AM   #10
ancient46
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The file Ranks.upc has three ways to level up the crew.
Free - automatically levels the crewman when he reaches the experience needed
Base - leveling is done only at the base by the Captain
Restricted - only the player can be leveled to these ranks

For the stock game all ranks are set to free except CPO and ranks above Lt. Since the experience needed to level is set very low, a good captain can get get a boat with all first class petty officers in a hurry. This problem is compounded by the game ignoring its limit of officers and petty officers on a ship when promoting but limiting the number on the in port screen. You can not make enough changes to get a realistic crew mix.

Since the experience formula is the points gained on patrol and half the renown at the end of a patrol one good patrol can get a massive amount of promotions. Seaman to first class in one excellent patrol is not realistic but it happens.

The real Navy has time, education and recommendation requirement for promotion. In my time (1966 to 1972), you could not reach first class without re-enlisting for another 4 years. Making second class in your first enlistment was difficult, many had to extend their service several months to fulfill the advancement requirements.
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