**Released** Longer Repair Times v1.31 plus v1.31 LITE

jaxa · 01-06-07, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by nvdrifter

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Originally Posted by AS

Okay, feel free to laugh, but here´s my rather stupid question: I still haven´t found out what exactly the pumps and "tumble dryer" (square box with a circle and a cross) symbols actually indicate

I´m also not sure about how the repair team really works - I was confused when I watched the repair behaviour while having flooding in several compartments:

- some compartments automatically show pump symbols

- others do not, the pump symbol only occures when the repair crew is IN this very comp.

- although I had flooding in the control room, there was no pump symbol available (is there a limited number of pumps?)

- the (German) text message says "Wassereinbruch stoppen" ("stopping flooding") which would mean the timer shows the time you need to stop the flooding - this is not the case, since the timer (ALSO?) shows the time it will take to get the water out of the compartment, which is confusing.

- although the flooding was too heavy to hold the sub in a given depth, I was able to surface by blowing ballast, but I could stay on the surface without sinking (even at 0 knots - does this mean there´s less/ no flooding when surfaced?)

By the way: in the German version the messages "We´ve been detected sir" and "enemy is pinging us" (or whatever it says literally) is still there!

So here are my most urgent questions:

1. What EXACTLY do the pump/"tumble dyer" symbols indicate and what do the figures behind them indicate???

2. Is there a way to find out the difference between the time it takes to "stop flooding" and the time it takes to pump out the water? (or in easier terms: how do i know/estimate when the actual FLOODING will be stopped respectively IF it can be stopped at all?)

3. Is there a limited amount of available pumps?

Thanks in advance, and big thanks to nvdrifter for this great job!!!

Cheers, AS

Yikes! So many questions!

1. The left pump icon represents time until flooding stops. The right flood icon (x) represents time until compartment fills up completely with water, meaning you are dead (that %#&! instant death screen).

2. The Time until flood recovery number at the bottom indicates how long until the water is actually completely pumped out of the compartment. With a full repair team and regular crew members maxed out in the compartment... all trying to repair... and if the left flood icon timer is much higher than the right flood icon timer (in the same compartment), you won't be able stop the flooding before the compartment fills up. Time to blow ballast and abandon ship!

3. I have no idea.

And regarding the surfacing with heavy flooding and being able to stay afloat... that really bothers me, too. I have been looking at ways to fix this, but no success yet.

I don't have too much time to post here because I am doing final testing on LRT v1.32!

Final tests? Very good to hear it. Is it possible to release v1.32 this weekend?