Regarding the crew not automatically changing into their foul weather gear: It has been suggested by others on this forum that this is not a bug. The theory is that you have to send a man below for him to change his clothes. If a rain squall sweeps in, the watch doesn't all spontaneously get a new outfit! And in real life they would probably go down to change one at a time (after getting permission) because they can't leave the bridge unmanned...
How "realistic" would it look if you suddenly saw oilskins magically appear on the watch crew as the weather changed? If this was how it worked, for sure somebody here would complain about it!
Incidentally, the same phenomenon works in reverse - the topside watch will keep their oilskins on in sunny weather until sent below.
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