Is it just me...

[Gaijin]

..or do my crew have longer beards after a long patrol?

Is this modelled in game?

[Semtex]

yes. but little bit longer :O:

[flakmonkey]

dude i think its just you...

Seriously though i dont think this is moddeled in game, theres only a single face texture per crewman (well a few shared between your crew anyway).

For their beards to grow you would need at least 2 textures per face (ie clean shaven & fully bearded) and blend between them over the course of a patrol. As far as i know the engine does not support this. It would be awesome if it did though, you could even age your boat, imagine your sub becoming more rusted and weatherbeaten over a long patrol. That would be damn cool:up:

The longest patrol ive done was 94 days and my crew were just as babyfaced after 94 days at sea as when we left port.

[Gaijin]

Damn. Must lay off the schnapps.:doh:

[Jimbuna]

Not modelled in game but I'll look after your schnapps for you until your convinced.

http://www.abfnet.com/forum/images/smilies/pirate_with_bottle_of_rum_lg_blk.gif

[Mopy]

Funny that, I only notice the beards on returning from a patrol too and not when leaving. I thought they grew too! Apparently not. Probably just because I expect them to be there, only looking for them when sailing into home port. :woot: