Unrealistic crew

kaarlo · 06-16-08, 06:15 PM

Hi!

I have played SH3 alot, and are quite satisfied with the game and the mods, which make the experience even more enjoyable. Thanks to all modders!

There's however a issue that disturbs my otherwise perfect gaming experience, and that is the unrealistic crew on SH3 u-boats. Let me give some examples:

1. SH3 has 6 officers aboard (including herr kaleun). German subs had, however, usually only four (Cmdr, I WO, II WO and LI). It is possible to dismiss the extra officers, but the game has been built up in a way that requires them to be aboard.

2. Regular crewmen doesn't have any qualifications, and even if one would assing them qualifications with Commander, they don't affect the gameplay (seamen's qualifications do not make any difference in their skills, a machinist works as well as a radioman). Real uboats had no unqualified crewmembers aboard, everyone had received a training for some duty.

3. Some important ranks used by the Kriegsmarine are missing from the game, Matrose (seaman), Maat and Obermaat to name a few.

I was wondering, whether it is possible to create a mod, in which these issues would be corrected. I would do it myself, but I haven't any idea how to mod this game (or any other game for that matter). The main point would be to reduce the amount of officers to 4, give more weight and importance to the warrant officers, introduce a "real" qualification system for the crew, and add some missing ranks.

What do you think, is this possible, or are these things hard-coded?

06-16-08, 06:15 PM	#1
kaarlo Seaman Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 31 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Unrealistic crew Hi! I have played SH3 alot, and are quite satisfied with the game and the mods, which make the experience even more enjoyable. Thanks to all modders! There's however a issue that disturbs my otherwise perfect gaming experience, and that is the unrealistic crew on SH3 u-boats. Let me give some examples: 1. SH3 has 6 officers aboard (including herr kaleun). German subs had, however, usually only four (Cmdr, I WO, II WO and LI). It is possible to dismiss the extra officers, but the game has been built up in a way that requires them to be aboard. 2. Regular crewmen doesn't have any qualifications, and even if one would assing them qualifications with Commander, they don't affect the gameplay (seamen's qualifications do not make any difference in their skills, a machinist works as well as a radioman). Real uboats had no unqualified crewmembers aboard, everyone had received a training for some duty. 3. Some important ranks used by the Kriegsmarine are missing from the game, Matrose (seaman), Maat and Obermaat to name a few. I was wondering, whether it is possible to create a mod, in which these issues would be corrected. I would do it myself, but I haven't any idea how to mod this game (or any other game for that matter). The main point would be to reduce the amount of officers to 4, give more weight and importance to the warrant officers, introduce a "real" qualification system for the crew, and add some missing ranks. What do you think, is this possible, or are these things hard-coded?