TMO 2.5 Campaign and Crew Management Question

[Shinobi]

I started a new Pacific career playing TMO 2.5 + RSRDC and I thought that I had it set to 100% reality. To my dismay I failed to set it to manual targeting so I played at 90% reality. I now have one saved Patrol under my belt.

My question is:

1. Is there a work around to resetting my saved Patrol to 100% reality ?. I tried to reset it but when I reload the saved file its still on auto targeting (90%). I would like to do the whole career at 100%.

2. I don't fully understand crew management. I'm trying to understand how to enhance the crew (promotions, gain experience, etc). Is there a good read or tutorial that explains how to properly manage the crews in SH4?

I trying to make an elite crew if its possible.

Thank for any help

[HertogJan]

Originally Posted by Shinobi

I started a new Pacific career playing TMO 2.5 + RSRDC and I thought that I had it set to 100% reality. To my dismay I failed to set it to manual targeting so I played at 90% reality. I now have one saved Patrol under my belt.

My question is:

1. Is there a work around to resetting my saved Patrol to 100% reality ?. I tried to reset it but when I reload the saved file its still on auto targeting (90%). I would like to do the whole career at 100%.

You can change it after a patrol when you are back at your desk.
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Originally Posted by Shinobi

2. I don't fully understand crew management. I'm trying to understand how to enhance the crew (promotions, gain experience, etc).

I trying to make an elite crew if its possible.

Thank for any help.

As far as I know,

Crew management in SH4 is mostly left to the imagination on the players.
What you could do is check every crew member and look at their gained experience at the end of a patrol before ending it and take notes.
(I've had crew members gain 89xp during a patrol only to see 15xp when looking at the crew from my desk).
Also, keep track of crew members who got injured during a patrol, that way you can give them the purple heart at the end of your patrol.


As for promotions, those are a little tricky as you can't have more officers than a certain amount.
(Think there's a MOD for it but don't know if it works with TMO + RSRD, maybe someone can give an answer to that one).

Originally Posted by Shinobi

Is there a good read or tutorial that explains how to properly manage the crews in SH4?

Not that I know of... Anyone?

[TorpX]

I would go along with Hertogan. Crew management seems to be more a matter of taste and "immersion" than anything else. I've never seen that one crew is much different than another (in practical terms I mean), unfortunately.

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by TorpX

I would go along with Hertogan. Crew management seems to be more a matter of taste and "immersion" than anything else. I've never seen that one crew is much different than another (in practical terms I mean), unfortunately.

Yea, crew ratings seem to have lil impact on the game, unless a special ability.

[kyberjohann]

Originally Posted by Shinobi

1. Is there a work around to resetting my saved Patrol to 100% reality ?. I tried to reset it but when I reload the saved file its still on auto targeting (90%). I would like to do the whole career at 100%.

You can change realism setting of a saved patrol while not on the office. Have a look here