[TEC] Silent Hunter IV damage control/repair system

Aktungbby · 07-06-15, 02:37 PM

Leon L.!

Jimbuna · 07-07-15, 05:10 AM

Welcome to SubSim Leon

07-07-15, 09:25 AM

I appreciate the quick replies and I am starting to enjoy the time here on SubSim!

Quote:

some damage to your sub can only be repaired in port. Hull damage and other major damage.

Yeah I know that ^^ (It is a pity when your diesel engines got destroyed and you are runnig out of battery charge)
I was wondering why my crew could not repair the rear torpedo tubes which has not been destroyed completely (The red bar said 0.45).
Just to be sure: It is possible to repair torpedo tubes with the crew aboard, isn't it?

TorpX · 07-08-15, 11:26 PM

I am not an expert on repair or damage control, but I've goofed around with some of the relevant files, so I can make some educated guesses.

First, hull damage is not repairable at sea (you probably knew that already).

Second, the compartments and subsystems have sections in the **.upc files, which define characteristics of this sort. High levels of damage would likely require higher levels of crew skill to repair, as well as greater lengths of time, and may not be possible as a practical matter.

Btw, the same mechanics apply to your human crewmen. Minor wounds will probably heal ok, more serious wounds might require a medic with high skill, if such is even possible.

Some repair times (or heal times) may be such that even a 90 day patrol would not be enough, making them, in effect, beyond repair.

I don't really know much about compartment flooding, pumps and those matters. Usually, my boat is either in good condition, or sunk.

polyfiller · 09-15-15, 09:00 AM

There is an awful lot to understand in the damage model .. but essentially the definitions in various UPC files (for bulkheads, other equipment and then the compartments in the subs main UPC file) all affect how fast repair can be performed and more importantly, to what level something can be repaired (some items definitions mean they can not be 100% repaired) ... and even then my testing found some very strange behaviour suggesting it ignores the UPC files sometimes. I learned everything I know from Observer over on this forum / thread;

http://forum.kickinbak.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=1378

If you really want to understand how damage model works, read the whole thread.

07-06-15, 02:37 PM	#1
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,074 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	welcome aboard! Leon L.! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

07-07-15, 05:10 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,979 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Welcome to SubSim Leon __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-08-15, 11:26 PM	#4
TorpX Silent Hunter Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 3,975 Downloads: 153 Uploads: 11	I am not an expert on repair or damage control, but I've goofed around with some of the relevant files, so I can make some educated guesses. First, hull damage is not repairable at sea (you probably knew that already). Second, the compartments and subsystems have sections in the **.upc files, which define characteristics of this sort. High levels of damage would likely require higher levels of crew skill to repair, as well as greater lengths of time, and may not be possible as a practical matter. Btw, the same mechanics apply to your human crewmen. Minor wounds will probably heal ok, more serious wounds might require a medic with high skill, if such is even possible. Some repair times (or heal times) may be such that even a 90 day patrol would not be enough, making them, in effect, beyond repair. I don't really know much about compartment flooding, pumps and those matters. Usually, my boat is either in good condition, or sunk.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

09-15-15, 09:00 AM	#5
polyfiller Weps Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 359 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	There is an awful lot to understand in the damage model .. but essentially the definitions in various UPC files (for bulkheads, other equipment and then the compartments in the subs main UPC file) all affect how fast repair can be performed and more importantly, to what level something can be repaired (some items definitions mean they can not be 100% repaired) ... and even then my testing found some very strange behaviour suggesting it ignores the UPC files sometimes. I learned everything I know from Observer over on this forum / thread; http://forum.kickinbak.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=1378 If you really want to understand how damage model works, read the whole thread.