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Tobowsi · 03-29-07, 10:02 PM

Nice post with screenies. I ended up doing what you've done and got a DC crew in port as well.

The problem I have with DC is that in my experience/testing, it seems that once any bulkhead is damaged, submerging even to periscope death results in loss of the sub, even after you're told the bulkhead is repaired and "pressure hull intact". You also get the impression everything is no longer damaged.

When something is destroyed, it stays full red and doesn't show up in the repair box below, because you can't do anything to fix it. (They did that correctly.) You know you don't have it anymore. However, when any bulkhead is repaired, even if there are others still needing to be worked on, you get a message saying "pressure hull intact". Then the bulkhead icon becomes the normal color with no red damage bar. It's natural to assume at that point that the item is repaired.

If they can't fix something "good as new", maybe they should tell you that. Have the icon become yellow to indicate the item is repaired as well as possible underway but still damaged and needs to be repaired in port.

It's also plain stupid to tell you textually and verbally "pressure hull intact" and as soon as you submerge even to PD, you hear "we have flooding" and you sink like a rock.

If you've taken on damage, maybe a crewman should tell you a maximum recommended depth, or suggest you don't dive at all, but don't tell us everything is repaired and that the pressure hull is intact if they're not.

I like how things aren't instantly fixed like before and you can prioritize the repairs, but it'd be nice if they'd tell you they can't do any more repair to an item (lack of tools, parts, etc). If you put your mouse over the damage bar for an item, you see a decimal value, but it'd be nice if the repair crew could give you an estimate on repair times to help you prioritize.

I can certainly understand items only being repaired to a point and agree with that in theory, but I think that should be indicated on the damage screen. I just don't think a glance at the damage screen should tell you the sub is structurally sound and as soon as you expose it to around 3 atm of pressure at PD, you take on flooding and end up losing the sub.

03-29-07, 10:02 PM	#8
Tobowsi Seaman Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 36 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice post with screenies. I ended up doing what you've done and got a DC crew in port as well. The problem I have with DC is that in my experience/testing, it seems that once any bulkhead is damaged, submerging even to periscope death results in loss of the sub, even after you're told the bulkhead is repaired and "pressure hull intact". You also get the impression everything is no longer damaged. When something is destroyed, it stays full red and doesn't show up in the repair box below, because you can't do anything to fix it. (They did that correctly.) You know you don't have it anymore. However, when any bulkhead is repaired, even if there are others still needing to be worked on, you get a message saying "pressure hull intact". Then the bulkhead icon becomes the normal color with no red damage bar. It's natural to assume at that point that the item is repaired. If they can't fix something "good as new", maybe they should tell you that. Have the icon become yellow to indicate the item is repaired as well as possible underway but still damaged and needs to be repaired in port. It's also plain stupid to tell you textually and verbally "pressure hull intact" and as soon as you submerge even to PD, you hear "we have flooding" and you sink like a rock. If you've taken on damage, maybe a crewman should tell you a maximum recommended depth, or suggest you don't dive at all, but don't tell us everything is repaired and that the pressure hull is intact if they're not. I like how things aren't instantly fixed like before and you can prioritize the repairs, but it'd be nice if they'd tell you they can't do any more repair to an item (lack of tools, parts, etc). If you put your mouse over the damage bar for an item, you see a decimal value, but it'd be nice if the repair crew could give you an estimate on repair times to help you prioritize. I can certainly understand items only being repaired to a point and agree with that in theory, but I think that should be indicated on the damage screen. I just don't think a glance at the damage screen should tell you the sub is structurally sound and as soon as you expose it to around 3 atm of pressure at PD, you take on flooding and end up losing the sub.