How Does This Sound...

[Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense]

An officer can flood the ballasts from anywhere. He just had to be able to shout loud enough to be heard by the rating standing by the valves.

hahaha... good one E

but come on now... what fun would that be...

the whole point of having the officers 'take the station' is to keep em at their watch stations, and not have em issuing orders from the ward room

plus the added immersion factor... hands on... besides, you're goona have to be right there to read the dials... the depth gauges, flood level gauges, compasses, etc... there's very little of a gui for that sorta stuff...

finally... from what i've tested, the game becomes pretty boring just standing in one spot issuing orders and having bots do the work... this way the player gets to experience both officer and enlisted perspectives...


i have though, given the Captain a capability similar to what you proposed... he can give orders and not actually be at the station... but he can only give verbal orders when he's at the con... the only way he can give orders when he's in the ward room is via the 1mc...

--Mike