Moving the Watch Crew aft of the Command Room
 

i am enjoying TMOwTW after playing TMO, RFD, etc.
i got to thinking that the watch crew is always positioned in the most forward part of the boat. i wonder what it would take to reposition it in the center of the boat, possibly aft of the control room...between crew berthing and the control room. maybe a bit more realistic with the watch crew on the bridge which is directly above the conning tower which is directly above the control room?
i think it is a GUI issue because i do not think i need to change compartments or crewmemberslots, just the crew management screen itself.
if you have any ideas on this topic i would welcome them.

thanks.

I can't help you with the mod, but I think it is a great idea! I hope you find a solution. Good luck!

Look at the UPC files in Data\Submarines\*class*Gato etc. Toward the bottom of the UPC file you can see the three watches - each beginning with the Aft Torpedo Room, then Engine Room, and so on.

Re-ordering these may work. If it gets into re-numbering all of the compartments this idea might fail.... Anyway, you can see how the Crew Berthing was added and where it shows up on the in-game graphic. Your idea may be doable - think positive, right?

Good luck & Happy Hunting!

aanker,

nice idea but no joy.
the watch-crew appear before the berthing-crew so the order of these berths does not determine the order in the crew assignment screen.
nice try, though. gimme another one. :-)

mark

I don't think re-numbering all of the compartments to match the edited bottom section would work. Don't know till its tried though.

I'm afraid the watch compartment is tied to too much someplace.... although renumbering the guns after adding Crew Berthing didn't affect anything. Hmm : )

Edit: I give up, sorry Mark