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Old 03-04-10, 08:24 PM   #51
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Originally Posted by Frederf View Post
. Quickness of control and readiness of information is not an end to itself. If you're in the aft torp room and the closest repeater compass is 3 compartments away then knowing your heading should require you to go look and not float magically in your vision even when in the W.C. The ease of control and immediacy of information should mirror real life and not simply strive to be easier on the gamer.
I would disagree with that - the problem is that the whole submarine is connected by voice/telephone, and you would be able to get that information and give orders a lot quicker in reality than the time it'd take you to walk to the compass.

I would be absolutely fine with something like that, but if at the same time it was somehow possible to just elicit the information from the crew and issue all the orders you need. Since that's not technologically possible right now, I think an overlay interface like this is a fair enough compromise.
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