Come UP to crush depth?

[DeepSix]

Ok, I can see that. Don't have a save - I decided to try an iron man career (save only in port); it worked for three patrols. But I see what you mean about having the damage AI "catch up" with player actions, because that first depth charging pretty much knocked out everything.

I'll have to keep practicing with the flood damage control; from your post it sounds like the damage repair team works faster/more efficiently if the boat is at GQ than if you merely activate the damage control team....

Thanks!

[-Pv-]

"...it sounds like the damage repair team works faster/more efficiently if the boat is at GQ than if you merely activate the damage control team...."

Definately! Take a read from the SH manual. The primary damage control is by the active crew in the compartments. Go to BStations and you multiply the damage control by 3. Activate the DC party and they ADD to the BS capability the feature where the DC crew will focus on your priority list (adding their skills to the active crew shift) with more emphasis on the DC priority list.

This is why some things don't get repaired in the order you have in the priority list because the active compartment crew works on everything in their compartment and some things are easier to repair. The DC crew works on the priority list. Make sure you have high ranking peeps in the worst damage areas.

Be aware if you are being hunted, activating BS and/or DC increases your own detection noise.
-Pv-

[seaniam81]

sounds like to me that the pressure hull just could not take anymore punishment from the pressure. I'm sure if you let the boat keep going down you would have died anyways. Its just bad luck really. This has happened to me meny times before

[DeepSix]

Originally Posted by -Pv-

...Go to BStations and you multiply the damage control by 3. Activate the DC party and they ADD to the BS capability the feature where the DC crew will focus on your priority list (adding their skills to the active crew shift) with more emphasis on the DC priority list.

This is why some things don't get repaired in the order you have in the priority list because the active compartment crew works on everything in their compartment and some things are easier to repair. The DC crew works on the priority list. Make sure you have high ranking peeps in the worst damage areas.
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-Pv-

Wow, thanks. This makes much more sense now. I figured there was some logic to it, but couldn't dope it out. My manual only says that you can drag damaged items to the priority list - nothing about bonus to compartment crew (though that's a logical leap I might have made....). But that really clears up a lot for me. Like why some things get repaired before higher priority items.

So, then, it is definitely a good idea to put a dedicated DC crew - with high repair skills - on the boat - up to now I've been leaving that empty and dragging crewmen to it when needed (seemed the most realistic).

Thanks again!

Rob