Captain Quarters

ruskoz · 10-20-07, 09:41 AM

I have not yet bought SH4 but will some day if it is worth it, I just don’t have that much time, plus I’m still enjoying SH3 with GWX.

I wanted to ask a couple of questions about SH4.

How has the captain quarters been modeled in SH4? What I would like to see is you as the captain go lay down and the screen goes black for 1 minutes as a counter shows the time speeding by as 6-8 hours have passed in real time equal to 1 minute. If anything important would happens someone wakes you up before the time passes 6-8hours. This would help those gamers that don’t have a lot of extra hours on their schedule. Is there a calendar with moon phases, And have they fixed the moon lighting in relation to the moon phases.

Thank You!

hyperion2206 · 10-20-07, 10:09 AM

Sorry to disappoint you, but there is no captains quarter in SH4.

Digital_Trucker · 10-20-07, 10:10 AM

The only one I know of is a mod that uses a pulldown method (similar to Capt Cox's pacific map) to show the SH3 captain's quarters.

ReallyDedPoet · 10-20-07, 10:24 AM

With some of the great visual stuff going on with SH4, ROW ( Reflections on Water ) and others, you won't be spending to much time inside anyway.

RDP

mookiemookie · 10-20-07, 11:28 AM

I don't miss it a bit. I understand a lot of people wanted it, but personally I could count on one hand the number of times I went to the captain's quarter's screen in SH3.

ruskoz · 10-21-07, 06:41 PM

in SH3 it was useless....i think in SH2 its was better modeled. But if modeled like I stated I could really be useful and help those peeps that dont have alot of time as i suggested.

sqk7744 · 10-21-07, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by reallydedpoet

With some of the great visual stuff going on with SH4, ROW ( Reflections on Water ) and others, you won't be spending to much time inside anyway.

RDP

YIP! ROW is best seen Topside

MONOLITH · 10-22-07, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ruskoz

in SH3 it was useless.

I think it depends on the manner in which one played.

If you spend most of the game in high TC, zipping from engagement to engagement, it definately wouldn't matter much.

But as someone who spent a lot of time sailing the sea in "real time", for the sake of immersion, I would rather go to the captains quarters and watch the radioman from the bed, when things were quiet, then stand in the command room with nothing to do.

I don't know. It's hard to explain. But I'm sure there's someone out there who understands. :rotfl:

I guess going to the captains quarters was almost like putting yourself on pause, until the next game event occurred.

Powerthighs · 10-22-07, 01:39 AM

I have never played SH3, but I think it would be cool to remove time compression from SH4 as it currently exits. Instead, you should be able to plot your course and/or leave standing orders, then go to your cabin and set a wake up time if desired. Time then skips immediately ahead. You would be notified by the crew if something happens in the meantime.

Captain Vlad · 10-22-07, 02:45 AM

Making the Captain's Quarters the 'in-character' interface for all the 'boat management' stuff would be logical. Click on the safe to view your orders, your desk to mess with the crew, etc. Might have the gramophone and other such in there too. Use the captain's bunk as the 'save/load/exit' button.

MONOLITH · 10-22-07, 05:47 AM

I totally agree with Vlad.

Giving the captains quarters some functional features would be a great idea. Another example; the captains log could only be viewable from the captains quarters, etc.

Hhhmmmm....a good mod idea.

Sailor Steve · 10-22-07, 10:31 AM

Count me in for that! The Captain's Quarters in the original Silent Hunter did just that: you had the calendar, which also listed the sun-and-moon rise-and-set times, plus the current sea state; there was the radio log where you checked the messages, and a spare ID book, just to look at.

I like the idea of managing the crew from the desk there. Great thinking, Vlad!

mrbeast · 10-22-07, 02:36 PM

Yeah I like the sound of that. It would be one of those details that adds so much immersion to the game experiance.

Captain Vlad · 10-22-07, 02:42 PM

Thanks, guys. I thought I'd seen a sub game that did something like that. Guess it was SH 1. Forgot about the 'sunrise/sunset' times on that game. Those were handy.

ruskoz · 10-23-07, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ruskoz

IWhat I would like to see is you as the captain go lay down and the screen goes black for 1 minutes as a counter shows the time speeding by as 6-8 hours have passed in real time equal to 1 minute. If anything important would happens someone wakes you up before the time passes 6-8hours. This would help those gamers that don’t have a lot of extra hours on their schedule.

Im surprised no one really has commented on this...i would love to see this modeled!

I think SH2 modeled some of these things as well if I remember right?

10-20-07, 09:41 AM	#1
ruskoz A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 72 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Captain Quarters I have not yet bought SH4 but will some day if it is worth it, I just don’t have that much time, plus I’m still enjoying SH3 with GWX. I wanted to ask a couple of questions about SH4. How has the captain quarters been modeled in SH4? What I would like to see is you as the captain go lay down and the screen goes black for 1 minutes as a counter shows the time speeding by as 6-8 hours have passed in real time equal to 1 minute. If anything important would happens someone wakes you up before the time passes 6-8hours. This would help those gamers that don’t have a lot of extra hours on their schedule. Is there a calendar with moon phases, And have they fixed the moon lighting in relation to the moon phases. Thank You!

10-20-07, 10:09 AM	#2
hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Sorry to disappoint you, but there is no captains quarter in SH4. __________________ Career of Captain Jack Shaftoe:

10-20-07, 10:10 AM	#3
Digital_Trucker Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Peach State Posts: 4,171 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 10	The only one I know of is a mod that uses a pulldown method (similar to Capt Cox's pacific map) to show the SH3 captain's quarters. __________________ RSM-GIEP-Killflags-LV Tribute-Playable Elco __Peace be with you, Dave.

10-20-07, 10:24 AM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	With some of the great visual stuff going on with SH4, ROW ( Reflections on Water ) and others, you won't be spending to much time inside anyway. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

10-20-07, 11:28 AM	#5
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I don't miss it a bit. I understand a lot of people wanted it, but personally I could count on one hand the number of times I went to the captain's quarter's screen in SH3. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

10-21-07, 06:41 PM	#6
ruskoz A-ganger Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 72 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	in SH3 it was useless....i think in SH2 its was better modeled. But if modeled like I stated I could really be useful and help those peeps that dont have alot of time as i suggested.

10-22-07, 01:39 AM	#9
Powerthighs Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I have never played SH3, but I think it would be cool to remove time compression from SH4 as it currently exits. Instead, you should be able to plot your course and/or leave standing orders, then go to your cabin and set a wake up time if desired. Time then skips immediately ahead. You would be notified by the crew if something happens in the meantime.

10-22-07, 02:45 AM	#10
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Making the Captain's Quarters the 'in-character' interface for all the 'boat management' stuff would be logical. Click on the safe to view your orders, your desk to mess with the crew, etc. Might have the gramophone and other such in there too. Use the captain's bunk as the 'save/load/exit' button. __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."

10-22-07, 05:47 AM	#11
MONOLITH Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 997 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I totally agree with Vlad. Giving the captains quarters some functional features would be a great idea. Another example; the captains log could only be viewable from the captains quarters, etc. Hhhmmmm....a good mod idea. __________________

10-22-07, 10:31 AM	#12
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Count me in for that! The Captain's Quarters in the original Silent Hunter did just that: you had the calendar, which also listed the sun-and-moon rise-and-set times, plus the current sea state; there was the radio log where you checked the messages, and a spare ID book, just to look at. I like the idea of managing the crew from the desk there. Great thinking, Vlad! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

10-22-07, 02:36 PM	#13
mrbeast Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bolton, UK Posts: 1,236 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah I like the sound of that. It would be one of those details that adds so much immersion to the game experiance. __________________

10-22-07, 02:42 PM	#14
Captain Vlad Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pollard, Oklahoma Posts: 679 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Thanks, guys. I thought I'd seen a sub game that did something like that. Guess it was SH 1. Forgot about the 'sunrise/sunset' times on that game. Those were handy. __________________ "Stop sounding battlestations just to hear the alarm."