Has your crew ever gotten flooding under control?

maillemaker · 05-31-15, 12:05 AM

I don't think I've ever seen my crew get flooding under control. Even when you tell the Chief to increase flooding repair time. Compartments just fill and fill and fill and then you die. I've also tried closing hatches; I guess that has no effect on anything.

Is damage control pretty much a waste of time?

I'm using Wolves of Steel mod.

Steve

vdr1981 · 05-31-15, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

I don't think I've ever seen my crew get flooding under control. Even when you tell the Chief to increase flooding repair time. Compartments just fill and fill and fill and then you die. I've also tried closing hatches; I guess that has no effect on anything.

Is damage control pretty much a waste of time?

I'm using Wolves of Steel mod.

Steve

It depends of how much damage have you suffered...Dont expect that totally breached compartment can be repaired...Smaller leaks can be repaired pretty fast...

kevinsue · 05-31-15, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

I don't think I've ever seen my crew get flooding under control. Even when you tell the Chief to increase flooding repair time. Compartments just fill and fill and fill and then you die. I've also tried closing hatches; I guess that has no effect on anything.

Is damage control pretty much a waste of time?

I'm using Wolves of Steel mod.

Steve

Depends on how damaged your boat is and whether the crew are injured etc. If the pressure hull, main pump and compressors are badly damaged, it's much harder to get flooding under control. I've had instances where I thought everything was hopeless but managed to get to the surface using flank speed to stay afloat and to my surprise, the crew eventually got the flooding under control.

MCM · 05-31-15, 04:38 AM

I think to get heavy flooding under control your only way is to surface. If you stay under water you have no chance. You have to surface no matter what. But most of the time even this is not possible anymore...

maillemaker · 05-31-15, 10:06 AM

Well, the one time I sank in 36 meters of water we hit the bottom from the surface. I could not keep the boat on the surface. Blew 100% of compressed air and tried full power in reverse and could not get off the bottom.

Last time I had the entire British navy overhead and could not surface. We sat on the bottom in 89 meters of water and flooded.

maillemaker · 05-31-15, 10:13 AM

So back to my question - is there any real user input for damage control that changes the outcome? Or is it all automated?

It doesn't seem to me like there is anything I can really do to affect the outcome. In SH3 it mattered how many crew you put in damage control and how skilled they were at the repair skill. And it mattered which compartment you told them to focus on.

In SH5 it appears to me the only user input for damage control is to tell the Chief to focus on repairs or flooding. And I don't see this having any effect on the outcome, either.

So in SH5 does the captain just sit back and watch the water rise?

sshellokitty · 05-31-15, 11:38 AM

Maybe Vecko or someone else can confirm this, but if you have the crew at battle stations or silent running then they will not try to repair things. Or maybe it is just one or the other i'm not sure.

The second thing is damage, if you get nailed by a direct hit then you are pretty much done. I just started a new campaign with Wolves of Steel and during Baltic Operations I was attacked on the surface by a destroyer that sneaked up on me while I was busy trying to deck gun a merchant. I had to crash dive but luckily her shells only landed near my boat. Two members were injured and the boat was slightly damaged and I had 3 - 6% flooding in 3 compartment. The crew got the flooding under control and got it all pumped out while I was submerged. So they definitely work.

05-31-15, 12:05 AM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Has your crew ever gotten flooding under control? I don't think I've ever seen my crew get flooding under control. Even when you tell the Chief to increase flooding repair time. Compartments just fill and fill and fill and then you die. I've also tried closing hatches; I guess that has no effect on anything. Is damage control pretty much a waste of time? I'm using Wolves of Steel mod. Steve

05-31-15, 04:38 AM	#4
MCM Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 210 Downloads: 141 Uploads: 0	I think to get heavy flooding under control your only way is to surface. If you stay under water you have no chance. You have to surface no matter what. But most of the time even this is not possible anymore...

05-31-15, 10:06 AM	#5
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Well, the one time I sank in 36 meters of water we hit the bottom from the surface. I could not keep the boat on the surface. Blew 100% of compressed air and tried full power in reverse and could not get off the bottom. Last time I had the entire British navy overhead and could not surface. We sat on the bottom in 89 meters of water and flooded.

05-31-15, 10:13 AM	#6
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	So back to my question - is there any real user input for damage control that changes the outcome? Or is it all automated? It doesn't seem to me like there is anything I can really do to affect the outcome. In SH3 it mattered how many crew you put in damage control and how skilled they were at the repair skill. And it mattered which compartment you told them to focus on. In SH5 it appears to me the only user input for damage control is to tell the Chief to focus on repairs or flooding. And I don't see this having any effect on the outcome, either. So in SH5 does the captain just sit back and watch the water rise?

05-31-15, 11:38 AM	#7
sshellokitty Bosun Join Date: May 2014 Location: Tampa Bay area Posts: 63 Downloads: 96 Uploads: 0	Maybe Vecko or someone else can confirm this, but if you have the crew at battle stations or silent running then they will not try to repair things. Or maybe it is just one or the other i'm not sure. The second thing is damage, if you get nailed by a direct hit then you are pretty much done. I just started a new campaign with Wolves of Steel and during Baltic Operations I was attacked on the surface by a destroyer that sneaked up on me while I was busy trying to deck gun a merchant. I had to crash dive but luckily her shells only landed near my boat. Two members were injured and the boat was slightly damaged and I had 3 - 6% flooding in 3 compartment. The crew got the flooding under control and got it all pumped out while I was submerged. So they definitely work.