[REL] Crew Rank Fix

fred8615 · 06-16-11, 02:42 PM

This mod increases the number of Officers, Chief Petty Officers, and Petty Officers you can have on your sub. So you can now have a crew layout more historically accurate than before.

The reason for creating this mod is that the game defaults for all ranks is set lower than the actual number used, especially during the war. And even worse, the game treats CPOs as Officers, when in fact they were Enlisted personnel, which further reduces the number you can have of each. While the game will start your career with more than the allowed number of each rank, you can't swap men out or increase the number of certain ranks to an historically accurate level without running into the "Too Many..." error message.

The number of POs was increased because after looking at several sites with crew lists on them, it appears that only a few out of an entire sub's complement had an ordinary Seaman's rank. In reality, any sailor who had any sort of specialization rating had at least a PO Third Class rank as well.

There are three versions of this mod:

Crew Rank Fix - Stock - Use with the stock 1.5 game.

Crew Rank Fix - RSRDC - Use with the standalone Run Silent, Run Deep the Campaign mod.

Crew Rank Fix - With Narwhal Mod - Use with the Subsim.com Narwhal mod. Install AFTER the Narwhal mod.

Install using JSGME, or extract the "Data" folder inside the archive into your SH4 installation, clicking "Yes" when it asks if you want to overwrite any folders and files.

There're no Real Fleet Boat or Trigger Maru-Overhauled versions because they already have the same type of changes in them, though their numbers are different.

The numbers for each class are as follows:

Gar Class
MaxPettyOfficers=47
MaxOfficers=13

Gato & Balao Class
MaxPettyOfficers=59
MaxOfficers=21

Narwhal Class
MaxPettyOfficers=70
MaxOfficers=19

Porpoise Class
MaxPettyOfficers=43
MaxOfficers=11

S Class
MaxPettyOfficers=34
MaxOfficers=9

Salmon & Sargo Class
MaxPettyOfficers=48
MaxOfficers=11

Tambor Class
MaxPettyOfficers=47
MaxOfficers=13

Tench Class
MaxPettyOfficers=60
MaxOfficers=21

Be sure to read the readme.txt for more information.

Download from here on Subsim (under Gameplay Mods)

From Mediafire:
http://www.mediafire.com/?310mafdcqfg0q

06-16-11, 02:42 PM	#1
fred8615 Saint of the seas Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sorrento, Louisiana Posts: 1,305 Downloads: 265 Uploads: 127	[REL] Crew Rank Fix This mod increases the number of Officers, Chief Petty Officers, and Petty Officers you can have on your sub. So you can now have a crew layout more historically accurate than before. The reason for creating this mod is that the game defaults for all ranks is set lower than the actual number used, especially during the war. And even worse, the game treats CPOs as Officers, when in fact they were Enlisted personnel, which further reduces the number you can have of each. While the game will start your career with more than the allowed number of each rank, you can't swap men out or increase the number of certain ranks to an historically accurate level without running into the "Too Many..." error message. The number of POs was increased because after looking at several sites with crew lists on them, it appears that only a few out of an entire sub's complement had an ordinary Seaman's rank. In reality, any sailor who had any sort of specialization rating had at least a PO Third Class rank as well. There are three versions of this mod: Crew Rank Fix - Stock - Use with the stock 1.5 game. Crew Rank Fix - RSRDC - Use with the standalone Run Silent, Run Deep the Campaign mod. Crew Rank Fix - With Narwhal Mod - Use with the Subsim.com Narwhal mod. Install AFTER the Narwhal mod. Install using JSGME, or extract the "Data" folder inside the archive into your SH4 installation, clicking "Yes" when it asks if you want to overwrite any folders and files. There're no Real Fleet Boat or Trigger Maru-Overhauled versions because they already have the same type of changes in them, though their numbers are different. The numbers for each class are as follows: Gar Class MaxPettyOfficers=47 MaxOfficers=13 Gato & Balao Class MaxPettyOfficers=59 MaxOfficers=21 Narwhal Class MaxPettyOfficers=70 MaxOfficers=19 Porpoise Class MaxPettyOfficers=43 MaxOfficers=11 S Class MaxPettyOfficers=34 MaxOfficers=9 Salmon & Sargo Class MaxPettyOfficers=48 MaxOfficers=11 Tambor Class MaxPettyOfficers=47 MaxOfficers=13 Tench Class MaxPettyOfficers=60 MaxOfficers=21 Be sure to read the readme.txt for more information. Download from here on Subsim (under Gameplay Mods) From Mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?310mafdcqfg0q __________________ Frederick J. Barnett Radio Stations & Music Captain's Desk Photos FJB Camera Pre Pearl Harbor Career Start Office links, Info Boxes, & 50 cal Crew Rank Fix Sub Class Info Real Subs SH4 Randomizer Sub Images Office Images Sub Pinups & Pics 24 Hour Clocks Office Posters Nav Map Make-Over Add-ons FJB Navigation Maps Office Window Chronographs Someone's got to take the responsibility if the job's going to get done! Do you think that's easy?! - Gregory Peck, The Guns of Navarone. Last edited by fred8615; 01-27-15 at 01:48 PM. Reason: Removed SilentHuntermods link.