Fatigue question ...

[von Kinderei]

what mod of fatigue do you use


I'm usin' the GWX 8 hour fatigue and evidently I can't manage cause all my guys are wore out especially the officers as there are only to bunks


Is there a model where the guys can get rest anywhere on board as long as there is no action as would have been in real life

[Gerald]

If you use SH3 Commander, you can choose settings, if so

[Sailor Steve]

Use SH3 Commander, and select "No Fatigue".

Other than that, there are plenty of bunks on board, just not quite enough for everybody. I used to rotate them every four hours and everybody was happy until a storm came along, then it had to be every two hours, so I finally gave in and went to the SH3C "No Fatigue" setting. Now everybody's happy.

They fixed that in SH4 by putting the crew into three shifts, and they rotate themselves.

They fixed it even more in SH5 by getting rid of the crew altogether.

[von Kinderei]

I'm usin' the SH3 Commander with the GWX 8 hour mod ...

Maybe I need to switch the guys out more often eh


Does TC make a difference in the way fatigue works either by on or off shift

[Raptor]

If not using SH3Commander, you can eliminate fatigue entirely in either stock SH3 or GWX by editing

C:/Ubisoft/Data/Cfg/Basic.cfg

[FATIGUE_COEF]
replace all positive values with zero.
Leave all negative values (found only in comp 6 and comp 7) untouched.

This removes fatigue from the game so you don't have to spend a lot of time on crew management.

Your edited file should look like this:

[FATIGUE_COEF]
;comp0 tower
RegularFactor00=0.000
SpecificFactor00=0.00
BadWeather0=0.00

;comp1 sonar/radio
RegularFactor10=0.000
RegularFactor11=0.000
SpecificFactor10=0.00
SpecificFactor11=0.00
BadWeather1=0.000

;comp2 command room
RegularFactor20=0.000
RegularFactor21=0.000
SpecificFactor20=0.00
SpecificFactor21=0.00
BadWeather2=0.000

;comp3 diesel
RegularFactor30=0.000
RegularFactor31=0.000
SpecificFactor30=0.00
SpecificFactor31=0.00000
BadWeather3=0.00

;comp4 electric
RegularFactor40=0.000
RegularFactor41=0.000
SpecificFactor40=0.00000
SpecificFactor41=0.01
BadWeather4=0.001

;comp5 bow torp
RegularFactor50=0.000
RegularFactor51=0.000
SpecificFactor50=0.000
SpecificFactor51=0.000
BadWeather5=0.00

;comp6 bow rest
SpecificFactor60=-0.0000003
SpecificFactor61=-0.0000003

;comp7 stern rest
SpecificFactor70=-0.0000003
SpecificFactor71=-0.0000003

;comp8 stern torp
RegularFactor80=0.000
RegularFactor81=0.000
SpecificFactor80=0.000
SpecificFactor81=0.000
BadWeather8=0.00

;comp9 deckgun
RegularFactor90=0.000
SpecificFactor90=0.00
BadWeather9=0.00

;comp10 flak
RegularFactor100=0.000
SpecificFactor100=0.00
BadWeather10=0.00

;comp 11 repair station
RegularFactor110=0.000
RegularFactor111=0.000
SpecificFactor110=0.00
SpecificFactor111=0.00
BadWeather11=0

[Sailor Steve]

That will help. I know I said I swapped them every four hours, but I could have waited longer. That said, in a storm every two hours is vital, which with SH3's ongoing bad weather can become very tedious. Hence my finally joining the "No Fatigue" crowd.

[Jimbuna]

I'm lazy so I use the 'no fatigue' option with SH3 Commander.

[Maky]

I try to play this game with as much realism as possible but crew fatigue is one option I just turn off.

"whining sim like crew" ruins it for me.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Maky

I try to play this game with as much realism as possible but crew fatigue is one option I just turn off.

"whining sim like crew" ruins it for me.

Honestly as far as realism goes, this one is really a toss-up.

"No fatigue" isn't realistic but neither is requiring a commander to micro-manage routine crew rotations and duty assignments. In the absence of a truly realistic option, whatever makes the game more enjoyable is acceptable IMO.

[von Kinderei]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Honestly as far as realism goes, this one is really a toss-up.

"No fatigue" isn't realistic but neither is requiring a commander to micro-manage routine crew rotations and duty assignments. In the absence of a truly realistic option, whatever makes the game more enjoyable is acceptable IMO.

I agree ...

I prefer to have some sort of men gettin' tired on their posts as to no fatigue at all but this micro management sucks ... if someone could come up with a way that they manage themselves would be great

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by von Kinderei

I... if someone could come up with a way that they manage themselves would be great

Someone did. It's called SH4.

Seriously, though, I don't think it's possible in SH3.

[von Kinderei]

LMAO ...


Would be nice though to add that little bit of realism to the sim

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Someone did. It's called SH4.

Seriously, though, I don't think it's possible in SH3.

I know of a couple of people who tried but without success.

[PappyCain]

I find that I can play only an hour or so before I am fatigued.



Actually in game I manage my men as I enjoy managing all the boat activities - not something an exec. officer would do but it makes for more immersion. I am used to running crews and managing my guys in RL, so when ashore I like to keep that dynamic. Whatever floats your boat I say!

[Sailor Steve]

I used to insist on moving my men myself, but in the stormy weather and moving them every two hours I found myself taking an hour to cover one day of game time. Since I switched to "No Fatige" that same game-day takes about five minutes. It would take even less, but I still drop to 1x TC every four hours just to check the weather, and I still compile and send a position and weather report at the same time every day.