Crew don't go to stations.

[WH4K]

The only mod I'm using is TMO 2.0. For some reason, when I call General Quarters, no one mans the AA or deck guns.

It's the same if I use the "Man AA guns" or "Man the deck gun" or "Damage Control Team" buttons. I have to manually move crew to the stations, then manually move them back when I no longer need them there.

At the same time, I'm able to personally man the guns & shoot them myself, which doesn't seem right either. I know in SH3, if you didn't have a crewman at the gun, it wouldn't operate.

Did I miss something? This wasn't covered in either the (admittedly useless) SH4 manual, or the TMO manual, as far as I can tell.

[razark]

Originally Posted by WH4K

have to manually move crew to the stations, then manually move them back when I no longer need them there.

That's pretty much the way it works. You have to have the crew assigned to the gun stations, but they don't start doing their jobs until you go to battle stations or man the the deck gun.

[Sailor Steve]

Yep. SH4 made the overall crew management so much better than SH3's, but they somehow managed to disable the automatic manning of the guns when ordered. You have to choose the men you want and put them there, and then remove them so they won't be injured during a depth-charging.

[WH4K]

I was also wondering how promotions work? For the last several patrols, I've been unable to promote anybody. I keep getting a message that I'm already maxed out on petty officers and officers.

So there's no way to promote seamen, apparently? I would have assumed that promoting them e.g. from Seaman 3rd Class to Seaman 2nd Class would perhaps improve their abilities, even if they cannot have a specialization like an officer.

[TorpX]

As you have discovered, the whole crew system is FUBAR.

The only way I was able to promote crew in this situation, was to "dismiss" (rotate), some of the petty officers. The game will not allow you to exceed a certain number of that rate. You would think that there would be automatic ratations, but there aren't.

[WernherVonTrapp]

Promotions, if they are available, can be accessed through the crew management section at Home Port only. Some promotions are done automatically at sea as their experience levels increase to the maximum possible for their rank.

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by TorpX

The only way I was able to promote crew in this situation, was to "dismiss" (rotate), some of the petty officers.

Thats the general idea. Did you know that 1/3rd of the crew would be rotated off a fleet boat when they returned from patrol? This isn't simulated in game.

Historically the idea was to mix the old salts with the green horns, so their knowledge would rub off and be handed down. An entirely green crew isn't a good idea, and if a boat with an all seasoned crew was lost, then so was the gained knowledge and experience.

The game will not allow you to exceed a certain number of that rate.

As intended. Seriously, what do you want, an all khaki crew- each with an uber skill? That be highly unrealistic. Can you a platoon of foot sloggers, where every man was ranked a colonel? In the real world, In any military unit, there's only a certain number of slots open for a given rank.