I play at 92% realism I think,just have map contacts on,and also have 'no fatigue' enabled in Commander,I personally hate micromanaging crew shift patterns all the time,distracts me from more important events that may be happening
Cant imagine this would be seen as cheating?
Shame about the helmsman skills,I would have thought having say,the chief,the guy on the pumps,and maybe an officer in the engine room possessing helmsman skill improving dive times,reaction times in emergencies,levelling off underwater etc .In my opinion it would adequately reflect their skill and knowledge of all the UBoat's systems improving its performance
Later on in the war as air attacks become lethal I decided it would be prudent to give the watch officer 'medic' skills as in previous patrols I have had some of the watch crew either severely injured or even killed.Would this protect the watch somewhat for a time,as I scrambled to get them below?by being able to stem heavy bleeding as panic breaks out? "here,stick this towel to his stomach!!,his guts are hanging out!"