Crew management SH III vs SH IV

safemist · 10-27-08, 03:51 PM

Hi. Can anyone please tell me how crew management compares between SH III and SH IV? Is it less hassle in SH IV? Thanks.

Rockin Robbins · 10-27-08, 04:29 PM

MUCH less hassle. You don't have to tell the crewmen when to knock off work before they fall asleep at their post. They somehow know what shift they work and do it voluntarily unless you leave them at battlestations. In exchange the deck crew gets to take damage during a depth charge attack.

All in all I like the SH4 method much better.

tomoose · 10-28-08, 11:45 AM

Concur with RR. I've just recently started a mission in SH3 with GWX and totally forgot about the "manual" method of handling the crew. I had to click and drag my Watch Officer up to the bridge every time we surfaced. I had to click and drag my crew members to simulate shift change so they wouldn't 'burn out'. As RR says all that goes away in SHIV as it's done for you, which is much more authentic.
So to answer your question; it is MUCH less hassle in SHIV.

safemist · 10-28-08, 04:50 PM

How do you mean stock SH 4? Is there another kind where it's worse?

looney · 10-28-08, 05:12 PM

I do feel that I got more of a 'bond' with my SH3 crew.

AKULA_71 · 10-29-08, 06:14 AM

Fill the empty slots on the first patrol and ignore for the rest of the war. That's how crew management works in SH4.

deepboat · 11-05-08, 01:16 AM

Regarding crew management, when I click on the damage control icon, why don't the crew fill in the stations? Also, I can't get an time estimate of the damage repair.

Leo_93 · 11-05-08, 04:50 PM

You have to put crew into the slots of the damage control section. I don't think there is a way to get an estimate.

10-27-08, 03:51 PM	#1
safemist Nub Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Crew management SH III vs SH IV Hi. Can anyone please tell me how crew management compares between SH III and SH IV? Is it less hassle in SH IV? Thanks.

10-27-08, 04:29 PM	#2
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	MUCH less hassle. You don't have to tell the crewmen when to knock off work before they fall asleep at their post. They somehow know what shift they work and do it voluntarily unless you leave them at battlestations. In exchange the deck crew gets to take damage during a depth charge attack. All in all I like the SH4 method much better. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

10-28-08, 11:45 AM	#3
tomoose Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 930 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Ditto Concur with RR. I've just recently started a mission in SH3 with GWX and totally forgot about the "manual" method of handling the crew. I had to click and drag my Watch Officer up to the bridge every time we surfaced. I had to click and drag my crew members to simulate shift change so they wouldn't 'burn out'. As RR says all that goes away in SHIV as it's done for you, which is much more authentic. So to answer your question; it is MUCH less hassle in SHIV.

11-05-08, 01:16 AM	#7
deepboat Gunner Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In an Octopuss' Garden Posts: 99 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Regarding crew management, when I click on the damage control icon, why don't the crew fill in the stations? Also, I can't get an time estimate of the damage repair. __________________ Smoke on the horizon captain!

10-28-08, 04:50 PM	#4
safemist Nub Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 4 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	How do you mean stock SH 4? Is there another kind where it's worse?

10-28-08, 05:12 PM	#5
looney Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sneek, The Netherlands Posts: 635 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I do feel that I got more of a 'bond' with my SH3 crew.

10-29-08, 06:14 AM	#6
AKULA_71 Swabbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 12 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Fill the empty slots on the first patrol and ignore for the rest of the war. That's how crew management works in SH4.

11-05-08, 04:50 PM	#8
Leo_93 Aviator Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 59 Downloads: 134 Uploads: 0	You have to put crew into the slots of the damage control section. I don't think there is a way to get an estimate.