What types of commands/controls do you wish you could have?

Incubus · 09-09-07, 12:41 PM

Command wishlist:

Rest- Sort of the opposite of Battle Stations- assigns only a skeleton crew (consisting of those least fatigued/hurt) to each compartment so that the majority of the crew can recover. Useful if you get a lot of hurt crewmembers/had to use Battle Stations to repair a bunch of damage.

Shadow- A navigation command that matches speed/heading with a selected ship. Ideally used after you've attacked a convoy, and intend to attack it again after reloading (and maybe repairing!).

Concentrate Fire- Orders all AA gunners and deck gunners to fire on a single target. The AA guns do work on ships (particularly the 40mm).

Decks Awash- A depth setting between periscope depth and surfaced. People did this in SH3- the idea was you are surfaced enough to use Diesels but get a bit of a head start if you need to dive quickly. Nice if you could simply have a keypress to do this.

Blow Bilge- Vent some oil, which will rise to the surface. Code in DDs if they spot a slick there is a certain % they might think you are dead and move on.

Settle on Seafloor- Not sure if subs really did this in real life (they certainly like to in movies!) a command that lets your boat settle gently on the seafloor so you're not taking constant damage from hitting the bottom. The idea is to 'play dead' by coding in DDs that if they detect your sub sitting on the sea floor, there's a % chance they'll think its there because its full of water and your crew is rummaging through Davy Jones' locker.

Controls

It would be nice if you could manually control more systems on the submarine. Many people mentioned being stranded because they lost something critical (rudder, for example) and the game doesn't allow any means to compensate.

Engines: Tweak rpms of each shaft, so if you have limited/disabled rudder control you can still limp home. It would probably be a really wide turning radius (so forget about attacking ships/running away from DDs) but enough to head back for a refit.

Trim: During flooding, aren't there things you can do other than pumping out water to level out your boat? Flooding in the bow sucks because its so difficult to get the sub back to the surface. Shouldn't you be able to adjust trim/dive planes to compensate?

Command Parameters: Things like knots from each speed setting, the actual depth you are at in Periscope depth, depth and speed while crash diving, etc should be able to be customized by the player. In rough weather periscope depth is often too deep, similarly when you are in shallow water it doesn't give you enough room. In my Balao it sets PD at 60 feet but I often change it to 50 feet if there are very tall waves.

09-09-07, 12:41 PM	#1
Incubus Planesman Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 195 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What types of commands/controls do you wish you could have? Command wishlist: Rest- Sort of the opposite of Battle Stations- assigns only a skeleton crew (consisting of those least fatigued/hurt) to each compartment so that the majority of the crew can recover. Useful if you get a lot of hurt crewmembers/had to use Battle Stations to repair a bunch of damage. Shadow- A navigation command that matches speed/heading with a selected ship. Ideally used after you've attacked a convoy, and intend to attack it again after reloading (and maybe repairing!). Concentrate Fire- Orders all AA gunners and deck gunners to fire on a single target. The AA guns do work on ships (particularly the 40mm). Decks Awash- A depth setting between periscope depth and surfaced. People did this in SH3- the idea was you are surfaced enough to use Diesels but get a bit of a head start if you need to dive quickly. Nice if you could simply have a keypress to do this. Blow Bilge- Vent some oil, which will rise to the surface. Code in DDs if they spot a slick there is a certain % they might think you are dead and move on. Settle on Seafloor- Not sure if subs really did this in real life (they certainly like to in movies!) a command that lets your boat settle gently on the seafloor so you're not taking constant damage from hitting the bottom. The idea is to 'play dead' by coding in DDs that if they detect your sub sitting on the sea floor, there's a % chance they'll think its there because its full of water and your crew is rummaging through Davy Jones' locker. Controls It would be nice if you could manually control more systems on the submarine. Many people mentioned being stranded because they lost something critical (rudder, for example) and the game doesn't allow any means to compensate. Engines: Tweak rpms of each shaft, so if you have limited/disabled rudder control you can still limp home. It would probably be a really wide turning radius (so forget about attacking ships/running away from DDs) but enough to head back for a refit. Trim: During flooding, aren't there things you can do other than pumping out water to level out your boat? Flooding in the bow sucks because its so difficult to get the sub back to the surface. Shouldn't you be able to adjust trim/dive planes to compensate? Command Parameters: Things like knots from each speed setting, the actual depth you are at in Periscope depth, depth and speed while crash diving, etc should be able to be customized by the player. In rough weather periscope depth is often too deep, similarly when you are in shallow water it doesn't give you enough room. In my Balao it sets PD at 60 feet but I often change it to 50 feet if there are very tall waves.