Crew Skills

grenadier98 · 12-18-15, 08:34 PM

I'm new to the game and I tried to find am explantion about the crew skills and their contribution to the efficiency of the different compartments. I've searched a lot but all that I could find was the following list and I'm not sure if it's correct. I'm confused because all the guys in the command room have high leadership, but the list doesn't show it at all. Is it useful to have a high leadership skill on every watch leader of every compartment?

Deck Watch
Mechanical 0.2
Electric 0.2
Guns 0.2
Watchman 1.0

Torpedo Room
Mechanical 0.5
Guns 0.5

Engine Room
Mechanical 0.6
Electric 0.4

Control Room
Mechanical 0.4
Electric 0.2
Watchman 0.4

Conning Tower
Electric 0.5
Watchman 0.5

Damage Control Team
Mechanical 0.4
Electric 0.4
Guns 0.2

ColonelSandersLite · 12-18-15, 08:46 PM

Leadership provides a skill multiplier basically. Good leaders will make a compartments total efficiency rating go up and bad leaders seem to make it go down. The leaders in the command room effect the whole boat. But yeah, that list looks about right to me.

TorpX · 12-18-15, 09:23 PM

If you're really interested, the best way to figure out how much these things change the Efficiency levels is to take some time out on the next patrol, and swap out some of the crew, and note the changes. If you do this awhile, you will get a good feel for what you can expect in this area.

Pretty much every compartment has a 'Leader' slot that gives a bonus to that compartment. There are a few 'Officer' slots that give a bonus to the entire boat. I believe that the game just considers the best active Officer, not all of them. Obviously, fatigue is very important.

You can dig into the game, and open up the subs' *.upc files to see what skills are used, and which slots are the officer slots.

Sailor Steve · 12-18-15, 11:21 PM

SH4 has a function other versions of the game don't. When you're getting ready to attack, or are being attacked, click the 'Sound General Quarters' button. This will activate the whole crew, sending them to Battle Stations, and will put the best of the leaders into the leader slots. Your boat will be at its absolute best.

Don't forget to 'Relieve from General Quarters' when you're done, or the entire crew will stay there until they all pass out from fatigue.

Aktungbby · 12-19-15, 03:18 AM

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Jimbuna · 12-19-15, 06:23 AM

Welcome to SubSim grenadier

12-18-15, 08:34 PM	#1
grenadier98 Watch Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Frankfurt (Germany) Posts: 15 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Crew Skills I'm new to the game and I tried to find am explantion about the crew skills and their contribution to the efficiency of the different compartments. I've searched a lot but all that I could find was the following list and I'm not sure if it's correct. I'm confused because all the guys in the command room have high leadership, but the list doesn't show it at all. Is it useful to have a high leadership skill on every watch leader of every compartment? Deck Watch Mechanical 0.2 Electric 0.2 Guns 0.2 Watchman 1.0 Torpedo Room Mechanical 0.5 Guns 0.5 Engine Room Mechanical 0.6 Electric 0.4 Control Room Mechanical 0.4 Electric 0.2 Watchman 0.4 Conning Tower Electric 0.5 Watchman 0.5 Damage Control Team Mechanical 0.4 Electric 0.4 Guns 0.2

12-18-15, 08:46 PM	#2
ColonelSandersLite Captain Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 481 Downloads: 74 Uploads: 3	Leadership provides a skill multiplier basically. Good leaders will make a compartments total efficiency rating go up and bad leaders seem to make it go down. The leaders in the command room effect the whole boat. But yeah, that list looks about right to me. __________________ My SH4 LP

12-18-15, 09:23 PM	#3
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	If you're really interested, the best way to figure out how much these things change the Efficiency levels is to take some time out on the next patrol, and swap out some of the crew, and note the changes. If you do this awhile, you will get a good feel for what you can expect in this area. Pretty much every compartment has a 'Leader' slot that gives a bonus to that compartment. There are a few 'Officer' slots that give a bonus to the entire boat. I believe that the game just considers the best active Officer, not all of them. Obviously, fatigue is very important. You can dig into the game, and open up the subs' *.upc files to see what skills are used, and which slots are the officer slots.

12-18-15, 11:21 PM	#4
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	SH4 has a function other versions of the game don't. When you're getting ready to attack, or are being attacked, click the 'Sound General Quarters' button. This will activate the whole crew, sending them to Battle Stations, and will put the best of the leaders into the leader slots. Your boat will be at its absolute best. Don't forget to 'Relieve from General Quarters' when you're done, or the entire crew will stay there until they all pass out from fatigue. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-19-15, 03:18 AM	#5
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12-19-15, 06:23 AM	#6
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