Newbie Help - A little overwhelmed

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Originally Posted by Akela

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Crew: I don't understand how to manage my crew. I'm not sure I need to at this difficulty level but when I started off on my mission every crew member was at a station. The first thing I did was put the bow torpedo crew off duty but that is only 5 guys. There are about 20 other guys maning the boat. How in the world am I supposed to keep everyone from getting fatigued if I can only rest 5 guys at a time?
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First, use the SH3 manual as a mouse-mat. Then open the GWX manual and start reading what a true manual should look like. It should explain the crew fatigue effects in detail. And in the back is an appendix about how to perform the attack and use the periscope/UZO and TDC. But that's not what you asked. Just some pre-emptive advice.

With just 5 crew members off duty you should only pick and place those that are significantly tired. Leave those that are not yet fully rested for later. SH3 is quite a micromanage in this regard. You have to regularly check if they become too fatigued. You'll only notice when the engine compartments are too fatigued. The others compartments can be easily missed because they come without audible warning or a line in the message lis. When you install SH3 Commander then you can select different crew fatigue options (no fatigue at all or some other mod-based profile ) DON'T use the crew configuration buttons in the lower right part of the crew management screen. It's known to cause crashes. (see GWX manual page 26)