Working on a new submarine sim: Sub Commander - advice needed!

[Tango589]

Originally Posted by kritZ

First Post!

Anyway, I really love this game so far. The tension of hoping that you're deep enough to avoid depth charges, or the hilarity of ordering a crash dive and hitting the bottom 3 seconds later. I also like the management aspect too, something that few games have.

I have a few questions also.

Will ships that are depth charging me leave if I minimize the noise enough?

Will you be adding different levels to subs? It would be cool to have a WWII sub with a deck gun.

Also, how do you purge? This came out of a long episode in the middle of the pacific where the radiation level eventually reached over 900 rads. Adding on to this, will things like reactors build up damage? Like it starts at 7% and then builds up to 15% while releasing more radiation and potentially a meltdown?

Again, I really love this game and it will continue to have my attentions for a long while.

Welcome aboard kritZ

The longer you leave the reactors damaged, the more damage they sustain and the more radiation they leak, depending on what is damaged. If the casing is damaged, you should be OK, but if you have a coolant leak then you are spilling radioactive water all over the floor, the reactor will get hotter and hotter until *BOOOM* meltdown occurs. If this is the case then SCRAM the reactor ASAP, kit out your best welder in gloves, overalls, gas mask and welding kit and repair the leak fast.

You purge the subs' air system from the misc. equipment panel. Toggle the switches to isolate any areas you don't want purging and press 'p'.

To empty the boat of radiation:

1) Close all vents to prevent spreading the radiation further round the boat.

2) Open the vents to the compartments you need purging

3) Press 'p'

***WARNING: perform this on the surface or you will flood any compartment you have opened the vents to!!***

I have made this mistake before, in the days when there were no bilge pumps onboard!! Remember to close all vents before diving again as well...