What do medics actualy do?

davidaspy · 11-02-05, 10:08 AM

topic. Is there any use for them?

wetwarev7 · 11-02-05, 10:09 AM

Supposedly, they will heal wounded crewmen from dieing, but I've never had wounded crew....just dead ones.

Twelvefield · 11-02-05, 11:41 AM

Dead crewmen will show up as all red in your crew roster. Interactions with the dead in the game are limited, although some of the more imaginative forum users have some ideas.

Injured crewmen have a red border around them. They are treated like dead crewmen, except that they can be healed. To heal a wounded crewman, place the injured man in one of the berths, and put a crewman or officer who is rated as a medic in the same berth. Over time, the crewman will heal, and be returned to more or less normal.

In my experience with SHIII, wounded crewmen are quite rare, but I have gotten them as the result of running my boat into mines, as well as from being attacked by airplanes.

Wounded crewmen cause the "wound badge" decoration to be enabled in the game. Thr trouble is that if you heal the crewman at sea, you likely won't be able to award the badge. You have to bring the guy home wonded so that he recovers in port, then you can award the badge. Or, presumably, you could award the badge in SH Commander, although I have no idea if the wound badge gives your crew any performance bonuses -- I would imagine that it doesn't.

benetofski · 11-02-05, 05:10 PM

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Injured crewmen have a red border around them. They are treated like dead crewmen, except that they can be healed. To heal a wounded crewman, place the injured man in one of the berths, and put a crewman or officer who is rated as a medic in the same berth. Over time, the crewman will heal, and be returned to more or less normal.

Thanks for that - I've always wondered about my medic - I usually have him loading eels! :rotfl:

BettingUrlife · 11-03-05, 08:44 AM

I think those medics should be tossed overboard along with the other bodies we bury at sea. I have never found any use for them.

Kpt. Lehmann · 11-03-05, 10:49 AM

It is my understanding that Medics increase the rate of recovery (a little) in the crew compartments.

wetwarev7 · 11-03-05, 11:09 AM

No, no, no.....you're all wrong, wrong, wrong....

The medic is the only one allowed to bring aboard alcohol, and as such, is the most important crewmember.

U-104 · 11-03-05, 12:32 PM

:rotfl:

11-03-05, 01:24 PM

But he pays for it by wearing that silly hat...

No, wait, that's only in the US Navy.

P_Funk · 11-04-05, 03:56 AM

The medic is a righteous player, dudes. He gets all the nurse poontang. He's so selfless going into war zones with no real military purpose other than to heal others while putting himself in the line of fire. Its like playing the "Im dying of cancer" card with chicks. He gets it on in the surgical bay before every cruise. As such he tells all the dirty stories to the crew to keep them happy and heterosexual.

Jack Sparrow · 11-04-05, 05:53 AM

well now that I know the usefulness of te medic - I reckon im gonna dismiss him and train up a new AA Gunner instead.

11-02-05, 10:08 AM	#1
davidaspy Mate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: North of the South Posts: 56 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	What do medics actualy do? topic. Is there any use for them?

11-02-05, 10:09 AM	#2
wetwarev7 Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Deep Waters Posts: 871 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Supposedly, they will heal wounded crewmen from dieing, but I've never had wounded crew....just dead ones. __________________ Guess I should change my sig since SH5 has an offline mode now

11-03-05, 10:49 AM	#6
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	It is my understanding that Medics increase the rate of recovery (a little) in the crew compartments. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

11-03-05, 11:09 AM	#7
wetwarev7 Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Deep Waters Posts: 871 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	No, no, no.....you're all wrong, wrong, wrong.... The medic is the only one allowed to bring aboard alcohol, and as such, is the most important crewmember. __________________ Guess I should change my sig since SH5 has an offline mode now

11-03-05, 12:32 PM	#8
U-104 Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: United States Posts: 797 Downloads: 187 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: __________________ My heart is steadfast, O God. I will sing and make music with all my soul. Ps. 108:1 Survival of the fittest does not explain arrival of the fittest. we live in a single spoken sentence.. "God said, let there be"

11-02-05, 11:41 AM	#3
Twelvefield Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 186 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dead crewmen will show up as all red in your crew roster. Interactions with the dead in the game are limited, although some of the more imaginative forum users have some ideas. Injured crewmen have a red border around them. They are treated like dead crewmen, except that they can be healed. To heal a wounded crewman, place the injured man in one of the berths, and put a crewman or officer who is rated as a medic in the same berth. Over time, the crewman will heal, and be returned to more or less normal. In my experience with SHIII, wounded crewmen are quite rare, but I have gotten them as the result of running my boat into mines, as well as from being attacked by airplanes. Wounded crewmen cause the "wound badge" decoration to be enabled in the game. Thr trouble is that if you heal the crewman at sea, you likely won't be able to award the badge. You have to bring the guy home wonded so that he recovers in port, then you can award the badge. Or, presumably, you could award the badge in SH Commander, although I have no idea if the wound badge gives your crew any performance bonuses -- I would imagine that it doesn't.

11-03-05, 08:44 AM	#5
BettingUrlife Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: AM56 North Atlantic Posts: 128 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I think those medics should be tossed overboard along with the other bodies we bury at sea. I have never found any use for them.

11-03-05, 01:24 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	But he pays for it by wearing that silly hat... No, wait, that's only in the US Navy.

11-04-05, 03:56 AM	#10
P_Funk Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada, eh? Posts: 2,537 Downloads: 129 Uploads: 0	The medic is a righteous player, dudes. He gets all the nurse poontang. He's so selfless going into war zones with no real military purpose other than to heal others while putting himself in the line of fire. Its like playing the "Im dying of cancer" card with chicks. He gets it on in the surgical bay before every cruise. As such he tells all the dirty stories to the crew to keep them happy and heterosexual. __________________

11-04-05, 05:53 AM	#11
Jack Sparrow Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 7 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	well now that I know the usefulness of te medic - I reckon im gonna dismiss him and train up a new AA Gunner instead. __________________ Getting swamped here