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vindex · 05-07-07, 03:42 AM

Got back from a mission (with ridiculous tonnage totals) and won me some medals to distribute to the crew: one silver star and several bronze stars (using real medals mod). When I handed out crew medals in SH3, stats changed immediately. In SH4, I couldn't see any change at all. Does anyone know what each of the medals actually does? What bonuses (if any) they give?

The other imponderable I'd like to ask about is crew morale. Everyone in my ship has "normal" morale. If we sink an entire Jap taskforce, virtually winning the war, they still have "normal" morale. If we cruise for days without finding anything to engage, they have "normal" morale. If I give someone a medal, he barely cracks a smile. While I admire their unflappable composure, I'm wondering what, if anything, would cheer or dishearten my stoic crew? And if their morale actually did change, what effect would it have on my sub?

One of the most interesting aspect of the sub movies and books I've seen involves how the crew embraces or rejects the captain's leadership. How the sub performs creates a sense that the captain and his boat is either "lucky" or "unlucky" which affects crew performance. As far as I can tell, this element is missing from SH4 (and SH3 as well) but should reflected through the morale feature.

05-07-07, 03:42 AM	#1
vindex Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 192 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	What do the medals actually DO? and other imponderables Got back from a mission (with ridiculous tonnage totals) and won me some medals to distribute to the crew: one silver star and several bronze stars (using real medals mod). When I handed out crew medals in SH3, stats changed immediately. In SH4, I couldn't see any change at all. Does anyone know what each of the medals actually does? What bonuses (if any) they give? The other imponderable I'd like to ask about is crew morale. Everyone in my ship has "normal" morale. If we sink an entire Jap taskforce, virtually winning the war, they still have "normal" morale. If we cruise for days without finding anything to engage, they have "normal" morale. If I give someone a medal, he barely cracks a smile. While I admire their unflappable composure, I'm wondering what, if anything, would cheer or dishearten my stoic crew? And if their morale actually did change, what effect would it have on my sub? One of the most interesting aspect of the sub movies and books I've seen involves how the crew embraces or rejects the captain's leadership. How the sub performs creates a sense that the captain and his boat is either "lucky" or "unlucky" which affects crew performance. As far as I can tell, this element is missing from SH4 (and SH3 as well) but should reflected through the morale feature.