off the top of my head, its probably...

data/UPCData/UPCCrewData/SpecialAbilities.upc

Or somewhere there abouts. I don't remember exactly, i don't have the game installed at the moment.

"And herein is the problem. I can't stop people from doing unreasonable things. The crew system is open ended enough to you can stack up on all of one type of crewman skill at the expense of all others.

I agree. In the end there is what you intended in design, and then there's what people will actually do with the options you give them."

As much as I hate to be singled out for THIS, I've gotta laugh cuz I'm one of "those guys" who want the game to be as realistic and immersive as possible.
Yet, I actually acquired one of those "emergency power" guys and am waiting to get another just to try it :rotfl2:. And still, in the game, I've never been in a situation or position to actually run away from anything!!

It took me a loong time to find this forum, or to try ANY of the awesome mods that have transformed this game from what I played when I first got it.
Obviously, many people here have been fans of the whole SH series, not so with me, kinda late to the party. The last subsim I played was Silent Service......seriously :DL.

Good call Duci.:up:

I also play for realism and immersion, it gives you a slight idea of how difficult the pacific subwar was.The only special abilities guy I take is the AHEAD EMERGENCY because I find it realistic given that there are three documented cases from respectable sources that they made in excess of the Gato/Balao's official top surface speed.Others may disagree but I feel it's a justified ability, esp since its time is limited so even though there is no equipment failures(although it seems like perhaps devs intended there to be when i looked at some files i see things that say "malfunction") your time being able to exceed regular max speed is limited as would be in RL.

I like those. They do seem reasonable. If I ever actually make it to 1942 I'll choose TMO this time.

So you ignore the reasonable "gimmes" that Ducimus so carefully plotted out, but do everything you can to justify the way you want to play. That's fine, but if you're the only one doing it why do you feel the need to prove yourself? It looks like you're pushing this because you want it, not because it happened. I've already said I had no answer, and it may be true, but you keep having the argument. Is it me you're trying to convince, or yourself?

Another interesting thread being destroyed by beligerant dialog.

:timeout:

Part of my reaction is to his general manner of posting in other threads. I've developed a rather diminished opinion of this person. I let it spread here, for which I apologize.

I was not trying to sell this or convince myself as you put it Steve, I was responding to another members post about why I use one ability but feel no need for others but you jumped on me which was rather unwarranted.Not sure what your problem is other than I dare challeng you with different answers/views, but perhaps you could PM me instead of posting it in public.I dislike no one on this board, well except one but he is a troll.

maybe having a expert engineer on board would have the machinery operating at peak efficiency.

I am not a troll.http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/...s/5e590f77.gif

Did a bunch of people just find subsim? There seems to be a lot of old threads jumping to the top of the list lately.

Yes, and it's not even Holloween. :arrgh!:

If you're using the search function (which is good) then it's quite easy to get disorientated and think you are in an active thread. I've almost posted to old threads myself doing that.

Welcome new players!

I had 3 guys with wrenches once, and put them in the engine room. My boat set a world record when it dove to periscope depth. I liked that.

:har: Somehow I can picture that. Like dropping a rock in the water.:haha: