Working on a new submarine sim: Sub Commander - advice needed!

[Tango589]

Yep, just raise the reactor rods back up to their previous position using the slider, then wait for the reactor to heat back up and start generating power.

[jadervason]

Well, in that case, consider flooding the reactor room and antechamber if you want to avoid surfacing. Use the bilge pump in the reactor antechamber afterwards to try to pump some of that radiation out of there. You're going to have to force that room to flood because the ventilation controller doesn't like to flood compartments.

[Tango589]

Unfortunately, pumping out the radioactive water doesn't reduce the radiation. I've asked this question before and it's something to do with the way the software treats radiation separately to water.

[jadervason]

Even after you mix it with seawater?

[Tango589]

Unfortunately so.

[jadervason]

What do I have to do to get my primary coolant loop pressure light to go out? Is it telling me high pressure, low pressure, or what because I can max out the pump or shut it off and the light doesn't respond.

[Dilqui]

Originally Posted by jadervason

What do I have to do to get my primary coolant loop pressure light to go out? Is it telling me high pressure, low pressure, or what because I can max out the pump or shut it off and the light doesn't respond.

It means low pressure. Increase the pump power, or refit: Refitting will give you a new fresh load of coolant.

[Dilqui]

I have 2 suggestions, after giving this game a try after a long time. They are:

1. Communication Panel
2. Escape trunches.

The comm menu is simple. You can, when at periscope depth, send and reciveve messages from central command. Before, it was one way. Now you can request updates on target location, form a wolfpack, etc. Even send out a distress signal! For that end, when the sub is sunk, you can have radio buoys, which when you deploy, send out a distress signal to your co-ordinates. Ships could then respond, and come out to help you.

The escape trunch, well, ocurred to me after playing a patrol, and me boat was sunk to 190 meters, but a lot of people are still waiting for the sub to die. The escape hatches could just enable people to leave the boat, and maybe call for help? Anyways, something to get people off the sub in case of emergencies.

[jadervason]

Weird. I never lost any coolant.

[Tango589]

You can tell if you've lost coolant pressure, because on the reactor control panel, the coolant pressure gauge will be well down, but the coolant pump speed will be steady. Also, there will be a load of water in the reactor room with no sign of damage to the hull.

[Tango589]

I've got a problem! Even after re-downloading the latest 0.27 version, I still can't use full screen mode, or have my crew find their way to the equipment locker. These bugs were previously mentioned and apparently sorted out, but I'm unable to find how. Can anyone help?

I've also had another idea for a breakable system, the electrolysis system for the oxygen generator. 2 potential faults could be:

1) a breakdown of the oxygen generator which would lead to a slow decrease in the boats air supply,

and

2) a breakdown in the hydrogen removal system which would cause a build-up of hydrogen in the boat, which if not dealt with, could ignite when you operate a switch or turn something on or off. BOOOOMMM!!!

[Tango589]

[TheGeoff]

Sorry about the lack of communication or updates lately! Real world commitments have left me with very little time for programming over the past few months unfortunately. Also, I mysteriously stopped receiving email updates from subsim so I hadn't noticed all the new posts in this thread. With any luck I'll have more time for sub sims again very soon

I hadn't noticed that the full screen bug had resurfaced in the latest version - it should be fixed now. The equipment storage bug (only occurs on the Foxtrot as far as I can tell) seems to have a more complex cause, I'll look into it asap.

I like the suggestions on this page, escape pods / suits might be a bit tricky to add but improved communications and electrolysis failures will probably make it into the game some time soon.

[JerikTelorian]

Geoff, I'd like to know what font you use for the instrument panel labeling, if you don't mind me asking. It really fits the theme perfectly.

[TheGeoff]

Thanks! I spent quite a while searching for the right font, and eventually settled on Futura Demibold. It's one of the fonts NASA recommends for control panels in their Systems Integration Standards manual.