I understand the concerns. I'm only able to check forums and reply about 3 times a day, the rest of the time I am onboard the USS Drum in the Coral Sea

That's why my replies come in batches at one time.
I have been playing with the v1.1 patch a couple days now. It has made the game very stable, fixed the depth gauge in feet now,

(as you can see from the
I uploaded on You Tube yesterday) added some needed crew reports such as "Firing One", and the AI is more responsive.
We're getting there. Have faith in the dev team, they know what they are doing and they are dedicated. That has not changed from Day 1.
Neal