Management Questions

Sailor Steve · 06-12-10, 11:27 PM

I've started fooling around with SH4 UBM careers again, and a couple of things confused me. I'm using OM of course, but I don't know if these are related to the mod or part of the stock game. So I'm asking in the main forum, where I can start my own brand-new thread (and watch it sink quickly).

First, I got caught in a bombing. The engine room was narrowly missed (no hull damage) and every man in the engine room turned orange. does that mean they're wounded? And if so, is there anything I can do about it? In SH3 you moved wounded men to their quarters and put a medic in with them if you had one. Here I have no clue what to do, if I can do anything, or if I even need to do anything.

Second, Do I need to put the Damage Control team in the compartment or just activate them from where they are? Next, is there any way to ask how long repairs are expected to take? I tried clicking on everything in sight, and all I saw was orange equipment until it was repaired.

Boy, do I sound like a noob!

etheberge · 06-13-10, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

First, I got caught in a bombing. The engine room was narrowly missed (no hull damage) and every man in the engine room turned orange. does that mean they're wounded?

Yep. If you click on them and you look at the info at the bottom left, you'll see their health should have dropped to below 100. If someone has turned red, then his health is at 0 and the poor little guy is dead.

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And if so, is there anything I can do about it? In SH3 you moved wounded men to their quarters and put a medic in with them if you had one. Here I have no clue what to do, if I can do anything, or if I even need to do anything.

If you have someone with the medic skill (a green cross) you can try moving him in the same compartment as all the injured guys but I'm not sure that helps. I think just having a medic on board at all will improve their health but I'm not sure about that one.

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Second, Do I need to put the Damage Control team in the compartment or just activate them from where they are?

No need, just activate them from wherever.

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Next, is there any way to ask how long repairs are expected to take? I tried clicking on everything in sight, and all I saw was orange equipment until it was repaired.

Next to the damaged equipment there should be a red bar. If you hover your mouse on it, there will be a tooltip with a number like 0.56, that's the percentage of damage that the equipment has taken. It will go down as repairs are done. If it's at 1.00 that means it's destroyed and can't be fixed. Although I've sometimes seen stuff that was only .60 or .40 percent damaged not get fixed no matter what I did or how long I waited. I guess some stuff can't be fixed at sea at all, which makes sense.

Sailor Steve · 06-13-10, 05:26 PM

Wow! All my questions answered.

Thank you so very much!

etheberge · 06-15-10, 11:16 AM

Anytime Sailor Steve.

McHibbins · 06-16-10, 03:04 AM

Sometimes it seems to work...but sometimes not.....not sure of it

Harmsway! · 07-05-10, 09:25 AM

I've also notice that hovering over the compartment title will bring up a tip with more information like time to completion. This has been inconsistent though. I've been wondering about this stuff too. Glad you asked.

06-12-10, 11:27 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Management Questions I've started fooling around with SH4 UBM careers again, and a couple of things confused me. I'm using OM of course, but I don't know if these are related to the mod or part of the stock game. So I'm asking in the main forum, where I can start my own brand-new thread (and watch it sink quickly). First, I got caught in a bombing. The engine room was narrowly missed (no hull damage) and every man in the engine room turned orange. does that mean they're wounded? And if so, is there anything I can do about it? In SH3 you moved wounded men to their quarters and put a medic in with them if you had one. Here I have no clue what to do, if I can do anything, or if I even need to do anything. Second, Do I need to put the Damage Control team in the compartment or just activate them from where they are? Next, is there any way to ask how long repairs are expected to take? I tried clicking on everything in sight, and all I saw was orange equipment until it was repaired. Boy, do I sound like a noob! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-13-10, 05:26 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Wow! All my questions answered. Thank you so very much! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

06-15-10, 11:16 AM	#4
etheberge Watch Officer Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal, QC Posts: 345 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 10	Anytime Sailor Steve. __________________ 11 War Patrols / 56 ships sunk or damaged for 212,022 tons Zero casualties throughout the war Scuttled on 8 May, 1945 in Sonderburg Bay, after German surrender

06-16-10, 03:04 AM	#5
McHibbins Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Good old Germany Posts: 739 Downloads: 80 Uploads: 0	Sometimes it seems to work...but sometimes not.....not sure of it __________________

07-05-10, 09:25 AM	#6
Harmsway! XO Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 400 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	I've also notice that hovering over the compartment title will bring up a tip with more information like time to completion. This has been inconsistent though. I've been wondering about this stuff too. Glad you asked.