Career length may be limited to historic lengths

tedhealy · 03-13-07, 11:55 AM

Q: Stuntcow: Will it be possible to be relieved of command if the captain does not perform up to par? Think it would be really interresting to have a few bad patrols and then to get relieved of command after returning to base.
A: One of the main ideas behind the career system in SH4 is to have the player's path through the navy change according to his performance. So yes, indeed, it is possible to be relieved from command because of poor performance. Or you may have a long and succesfull career that ends as you accept a job with operations. And guess what, you'll even need renown to stay in combat after you should be rotated to a desk job.

Hopefully the values needed to stay at sea beyond when the navy wants you behind a desk are in text file easily moddable. This sounds great!

hyperion2206 · 03-13-07, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tedhealy

Q: Stuntcow: Will it be possible to be relieved of command if the captain does not perform up to par? Think it would be really interresting to have a few bad patrols and then to get relieved of command after returning to base.
A: One of the main ideas behind the career system in SH4 is to have the player's path through the navy change according to his performance. So yes, indeed, it is possible to be relieved from command because of poor performance. Or you may have a long and succesfull career that ends as you accept a job with operations. And guess what, you'll even need renown to stay in combat after you should be rotated to a desk job.

Hopefully the values needed to stay at sea beyond when the navy wants you behind a desk are in text file easily moddable. This sounds great!

That's really good news! I wish you could still play the game if you've got a desk job e.g. planing operations and the like.

geetrue · 03-13-07, 12:55 PM

That explains everything ... so that's where our moderators came from

BellJack95 · 03-13-07, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tedhealy
Q: Stuntcow: Will it be possible to be relieved of command if the captain does not perform up to par? Think it would be really interresting to have a few bad patrols and then to get relieved of command after returning to base.
A: One of the main ideas behind the career system in SH4 is to have the player's path through the navy change according to his performance. So yes, indeed, it is possible to be relieved from command because of poor performance. Or you may have a long and succesfull career that ends as you accept a job with operations. And guess what, you'll even need renown to stay in combat after you should be rotated to a desk job.

Hopefully the values needed to stay at sea beyond when the navy wants you behind a desk are in text file easily moddable. This sounds great!

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It would be a nice feature to allow a character to spend some time at the desk after command and then be able to go back to sea in another boat. Historically, some of the successful commanders would do a 5 to 7 patrol career in one boat and then go back to new construction or spend several months on a submarine staff before being selected for another command.

If the game does not allow this type of career playablility, then perhaps the modding community can provide a fix.

Donner · 03-13-07, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by geetrue

That explains everything ... so that's where our moderators came from

The cat's out of the bag!!

Sailor Steve · 03-13-07, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by tedhealy

And guess what, you'll even need renown to stay in combat after you should be rotated to a desk job.

Now THAT's an idea I hadn't thought of! I LIKE IT!!

difool2 · 03-13-07, 07:21 PM

Joy. Once again I can put 10 torps into the Yamato, get half duds, she sails on, I
return to port and get reprimanded for putting the enemy's best BB into drydock for a
year. [Yes that happened in SH1 and I am still a little miffed.

]

Crosseye76 · 03-14-07, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by difool2

Joy. Once again I can put 10 torps into the Yamato, get half duds, she sails on, I
return to port and get reprimanded for putting the enemy's best BB into drydock for a
year. [Yes that happened in SH1 and I am still a little miffed.

]

So now, you'll put 10 into her, get 1/2 duds, return to port and they will say " Great job on putting the enemy's best BB into drydock for a year. You'll be promoted and sent to the Torpedo Desk at Bu Ord to work on the new series of Guidance fin servos and wiring, congrats ! "

THE_MASK · 03-14-07, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by difool2

Joy. Once again I can put 10 torps into the Yamato, get half duds, she sails on, I
return to port and get reprimanded for putting the enemy's best BB into drydock for a
year. [Yes that happened in SH1 and I am still a little miffed.

]

Or untick the box that has the option for dud torpedoes .

AJ! · 03-14-07, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by sober

Quote:

Originally Posted by difool2

Joy. Once again I can put 10 torps into the Yamato, get half duds, she sails on, I
return to port and get reprimanded for putting the enemy's best BB into drydock for a
year. [Yes that happened in SH1 and I am still a little miffed.

]

Or untick the box that has the option for dud torpedoes .

Makes you think why no one thought of that during the war.....

Buggins · 03-14-07, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by AJ!

Makes you think why no one thought of that during the war.....

If Churchill had only had access to a text editor and the .ini file he could have had the war over by the first Christmas instead of waiting for the Christmas 6.0 and 1945.08 patches.

Iron Budokan · 03-14-07, 09:09 AM

Saved Games would have come in handy for the kaleuns, too.

Sailor Steve · 03-14-07, 10:18 AM

Not to mention reloading after you die.

hyperion2206 · 03-14-07, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Not to mention reloading after you die.

That's what reincarnation is for.

03-13-07, 11:55 AM	#1
tedhealy Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: St. Louis, MO, USA Posts: 772 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Career length may be limited to historic lengths Q: Stuntcow: Will it be possible to be relieved of command if the captain does not perform up to par? Think it would be really interresting to have a few bad patrols and then to get relieved of command after returning to base. A: One of the main ideas behind the career system in SH4 is to have the player's path through the navy change according to his performance. So yes, indeed, it is possible to be relieved from command because of poor performance. Or you may have a long and succesfull career that ends as you accept a job with operations. And guess what, you'll even need renown to stay in combat after you should be rotated to a desk job. Hopefully the values needed to stay at sea beyond when the navy wants you behind a desk are in text file easily moddable. This sounds great!

03-13-07, 12:55 PM	#3
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That explains everything ... so that's where our moderators came from __________________

03-14-07, 09:09 AM	#12
Iron Budokan Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,778 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Saved Games would have come in handy for the kaleuns, too. __________________ "You will take on England wherever you find her ships, and you will break her power at sea." --Iron Coffins, Herbert A. Werner http://kennethmarkhoover.com

03-14-07, 10:18 AM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Not to mention reloading after you die. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-13-07, 01:12 PM	#4
BellJack95 Bosun Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tennessee, USA Posts: 67 Downloads: 149 Uploads: 0	Quote: Originally Posted by tedhealy Q: Stuntcow: Will it be possible to be relieved of command if the captain does not perform up to par? Think it would be really interresting to have a few bad patrols and then to get relieved of command after returning to base. A: One of the main ideas behind the career system in SH4 is to have the player's path through the navy change according to his performance. So yes, indeed, it is possible to be relieved from command because of poor performance. Or you may have a long and succesfull career that ends as you accept a job with operations. And guess what, you'll even need renown to stay in combat after you should be rotated to a desk job. Hopefully the values needed to stay at sea beyond when the navy wants you behind a desk are in text file easily moddable. This sounds great! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It would be a nice feature to allow a character to spend some time at the desk after command and then be able to go back to sea in another boat. Historically, some of the successful commanders would do a 5 to 7 patrol career in one boat and then go back to new construction or spend several months on a submarine staff before being selected for another command. If the game does not allow this type of career playablility, then perhaps the modding community can provide a fix.

03-13-07, 07:21 PM	#7
difool2 Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	Joy. Once again I can put 10 torps into the Yamato, get half duds, she sails on, I return to port and get reprimanded for putting the enemy's best BB into drydock for a year. [Yes that happened in SH1 and I am still a little miffed. ]