Silent Running and Battle Stations

[ExMachina]

Couple of noob questions that the search feature has failed to answer:

1) Does Silent Running work? I recall reading that in SH4--even in SR mode--the prop revolutions were too fast and needed manual adjustment. So what is the correct number of revolutions for SR (and where to read this data?)

2) What effect does the Battle Stations command have? I've never used it :hmm:

Thanks

[Rockin Robbins]

Questions, questions. As long as they are around, we have a pulse. That's good.:yep:

Silent running works fine. Actually to be ultimately quiet you should turn repair, battlestations and auto torpedo loading off at the same time. Then with the control room free camera (automatically available in TMO and RFB, ctrl-F2 in stock game, wander up toward the front end of the compartment and look over the shoulder or through the helmsman. You'll see the four tachometers there. As long as you are at or below 100 rpm, you're fine.

Here are the four tachometers from a screenshot I made to show that RFB's gauges weren't working right. RPMs are as stated on the gauge.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa293/RockinRobbins13/Silent%20Hunter%204/RFB%20Cruise%201/SH4Img2008-09-05_215244_835.jpg

Battlestations makes your crew more effective. Damage will be repaired quicker, torpedoes will load faster, lookouts will see better, sonar operator more on the ball, and your ice cream maker will make better tasting ice cream. Just don't forget to stand down from battlestations after the crisis is over...:dead:

[ExMachina]

Thanks RR

I'm running TMO162 and don't know how to activate the internal free camera...wait lemme try....

Nope, can't figure it out....(tired Ctl-F2 as well as a bunch of other crazy stuff :) )

-ExM

PS, where's the ice cream maker? ;)

[ExMachina]

FYI: it looks like in TMO the interior free camera is Shift-F2

However, I can't confirm this until I get home...

Excited to check out all the dials and gauges! :up:

[SteamWake]

Sft+F2 is in the stock game ;)

[banjo]

One small thing--silent running itself stops torpedo loading, so it's not essential to also turn off auto loading. However, if you do, don't forget to re-enable.