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- - Promotions (https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=125432)

Some great ideas in here. I do more or less than the same as amurph and lord ripper. To some, it may seem like a bit of chore while in port, but really, what else is there to do in port? I usually grab a cup of coffee and immerse myself in the spellbinding role of Chief of Naval Personnel, BuPers.

The other thing I do is effectivley castrate the starting crew by hacking the nuts off the crew upc file. I set all level 1&2 specialties to NULL and reduce the 3's to 1's. Then I use find&replace technology to make all skills a third of what they were before.

This way, I'm starting out without a completely rookie crew, and it makes promotions and awarding quals more rewarding. The way the stock crew is setup, I find they're usually maxing out the compartment effeciency bar after 2-3 patrols. What's the point of including a detailed personnel management model if this is the case?

Stupid question, but does SH4 keep track of how many patrols each crewmember's been along for?

I specifically remember SH3 noting the number of patrols in each crewmember's "profile", but SH4... either I'm blind, or it ain't there.

Or do y'all keep track manually?

Senior and Master Chiefs...

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Originally Posted by LordRipper

Lowest rank on my boat now is one Senior Chief PO. I have Master CPO's that are now Ensigns etc. My top Lt's are ready for Lt.Cmdr hehe most of my crew are officers, so does anyone know the answer to my other questions ?

Cheers

Stu

I just got the game as a gift, and will (pardon the pun) dive in to it as soon as I finish rebuilding my computer...

The ranks of Senior Chief Petty Officer and Master Chief Petty Officer did not exist until 1958, and thus NOT present in WWII. Is this a historical glitch in the game?

David Rosner
USN Nuclear Waste Machinist's Mate (1984-1987)

Question on Tracking Crew

amurph182 (or anyone), I liked what you had on rotations of crew off the boat, limiting patrols the crew have with you, etc... I do have some questions though. In general, how do you track the crewmembers and number of patrols they have done with you? Seems it would lend itself to a spreadsheet rather well if you could find a table of data with info on the crew. Does this perhaps exisit in the stored files, where you could go in and retrieve it and then "slice and dice" it to track things like experience, areas of specialization, number of patorls, assignments, etc.

Does anyone do this, or alternatively have a suggested method for tracking (other than manually keeping notes on each crew member, which would remind me too much of my own time as a divo while in the Navy...).

Just finished my 1st patrol but didn't realize I could add crew so was short...always a continuing process to learn & refine I'm sure. Also just successfully installed my first mods last night, and now my first post here. Lots of good information guys, so thanks in advance for any responses or clarifications to this question.

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Originally Posted by LordRipper

Hi everyone hope all is well ! :)

I've got a few niggling questions that I can't seem to find the answer to. Could someone possibly shed some light ?

What are the requirements of each medal that the player is awarded ? - Is it based on tonnage ? I ask cos I'm real tired of getting Victory Crosses hehehe. Done 13 patrols on this career and got like 11 VC's and 2 medals of valor. In other patrols I got the sub service and patrol stars as well as VC's and MOV's. Except in this career I really maximise the use of my ammo and sink no less than 84,000 t on each patrol. (I don't yet play on full realism or hard difficulty as I'm new to subsims).

I have seen the experience values needed for crew promotions, however I'm wondering about when I get promoted. I have a few senior LT's who have achieved enough experience to get Lt.Cmdr (20,000 points) but they are now not getttin gany more exp. I know a Lt.Cmdr needs 25,000 to get to Cmdr which means if I earn exp at the same rate as my crew I shouold have over 20,000. The question is, is when I reach Cmdr, will I then be able to award Lt.Cmdr ranks to those Lt's ?

As the ranks listed go up to Admiral, what happens if/when u achieve a staff rank ? Do u get to coordinate multiple subs or is the game not that big ? hehehe

..and why don't u get a congrats message or something when u sink a Carrier or Battleship ? After all that's gonna really hurt the enemy ! I sank 2 BB's and a carrier amongst others in one patrol and no special recognition.

Thanks in advance :)

Ha...when I first got the Victory Cross I was thrilled, I thought it was the Victoria Cross.:rotfl:
It was very possible, as I wrecked havoc on two convoys headed for Singapore. But then, :damn: