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JScones · 05-24-07, 03:34 AM

I use SH3Cmdr as SH3 does not follow historic rules and availability. Thus I ignore all the crap SH3 throws at me (like clasps before 15 May 1944, Badges before 13 Oct 1939 and German Crosses before 28 Sep 1941).

You'll get some people here criticising SH3Cmdr as being a "cheat" in this regard because it allows them to award what they want, when they want (inside of historic availability and actual awarding sequency of course). What these people don't realise is that it *was* up to the Kpt to recommend the dishing out of medals to his crew. Thus it's all about maintaining discipline through understanding when and why medals were actually awarded. SH3Cmdr makes this aspect easier by providing suggestions, but at the end of the day, it's the *player* that determines who gets what and when if using SH3Cmdr.

So to players that can't maintain discipline and end up awarding all their crew German Crosses as soon as they are available and then proceed to criticise SH3Cmdr for letting them do so (yes, this has occurred a few times over the last two years

), I say "Well don't use it! No-one is forcing you to!". I mean, in RL there was nothing stopping Kaleuns from doing the same. But did they? No - they exercised common sense.

If you are disciplined and follow the suggestions, then using SH3Cmdr to award medals and badges provides the most realistic approach.

BTW, all medals and badges awarded via SH3Cmdr have the same impact on a crewman's performance as they would if awarded directly through SH3. Plus, SH3Cmdr allows the provision of the wound badge, which is not awarded in SH3.

05-24-07, 03:34 AM	#2
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I use SH3Cmdr as SH3 does not follow historic rules and availability. Thus I ignore all the crap SH3 throws at me (like clasps before 15 May 1944, Badges before 13 Oct 1939 and German Crosses before 28 Sep 1941). You'll get some people here criticising SH3Cmdr as being a "cheat" in this regard because it allows them to award what they want, when they want (inside of historic availability and actual awarding sequency of course). What these people don't realise is that it was up to the Kpt to recommend the dishing out of medals to his crew. Thus it's all about maintaining discipline through understanding when and why medals were actually awarded. SH3Cmdr makes this aspect easier by providing suggestions, but at the end of the day, it's the player that determines who gets what and when if using SH3Cmdr. So to players that can't maintain discipline and end up awarding all their crew German Crosses as soon as they are available and then proceed to criticise SH3Cmdr for letting them do so (yes, this has occurred a few times over the last two years ), I say "Well don't use it! No-one is forcing you to!". I mean, in RL there was nothing stopping Kaleuns from doing the same. But did they? No - they exercised common sense. If you are disciplined and follow the suggestions, then using SH3Cmdr to award medals and badges provides the most realistic approach. BTW, all medals and badges awarded via SH3Cmdr have the same impact on a crewman's performance as they would if awarded directly through SH3. Plus, SH3Cmdr allows the provision of the wound badge, which is not awarded in SH3. Last edited by JScones; 05-24-07 at 04:21 AM.