Perhaps...
I don't know if it is possible, but perhaps the scripting community can give us a mod that both closes the hatches and adjusts one or more game parameters to reduce damage, increase depth, and similar things.
It's nice to have the eye candy and sound effects, but some folks like realistic game mechanics too.
My hat is off to the folks with the scripting knowledge and time to do it. There's the challenge now, to see what can be done.
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