Crew Interaction

Tang · 04-21-07, 12:30 AM

I noticed in SH3 the crew would respond when you clicked on them but this doesn't seem to be the case in SH4.

Is there a bug or is this the way it's supposed to be? Thanks

nfitzsimmons · 04-21-07, 08:29 AM

Actually, I can click on my navigator (exec?) in the control room, and he just looks at me. Kind of creeps me out.

OddjobXL · 04-21-07, 09:32 AM

The answer seems to be somewhere in between. There are enough lingering hooks in behavior and presentation that I tend to suspect crew and equipment were intended to be as interactive as in SH3. However, given that SH4 got pushed out the door prematurely, a logical conclusion is that they had to focus on more critical elements of the sim first and didn't get around to that part. It's not essential to the gameplay if there are hotkeys and GUI buttons that do the same things. It does hurt immersion, though, and hopefully modders can figure out how to get it working at some point.

Tang · 04-21-07, 07:50 PM

Thank you for your replies. I enjoy the hotkeys but I think it's slightly more immersive if you click on a crewman and he responds verbally. As you said, a mod just might do the trick.

04-21-07, 12:30 AM	#1
Tang Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Crew Interaction I noticed in SH3 the crew would respond when you clicked on them but this doesn't seem to be the case in SH4. Is there a bug or is this the way it's supposed to be? Thanks

04-21-07, 08:29 AM	#2
nfitzsimmons Planesman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 180 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	Actually, I can click on my navigator (exec?) in the control room, and he just looks at me. Kind of creeps me out. __________________ "I'd say he was a sadistic, sodomistic necrophile, but that would be beating a dead horse." - Woody Allen

04-21-07, 07:50 PM	#4
Tang Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Crew Thank you for your replies. I enjoy the hotkeys but I think it's slightly more immersive if you click on a crewman and he responds verbally. As you said, a mod just might do the trick.

04-21-07, 09:32 AM	#3
OddjobXL Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 119 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The answer seems to be somewhere in between. There are enough lingering hooks in behavior and presentation that I tend to suspect crew and equipment were intended to be as interactive as in SH3. However, given that SH4 got pushed out the door prematurely, a logical conclusion is that they had to focus on more critical elements of the sim first and didn't get around to that part. It's not essential to the gameplay if there are hotkeys and GUI buttons that do the same things. It does hurt immersion, though, and hopefully modders can figure out how to get it working at some point.