[REQ] Old Style SH3 & SH4 Crew Management

vonTorpitz · 04-04-10, 11:16 PM

One of my favorite aspects of SH3 and SH4 was the crew management screen. The entire crew of the boat was accurately depicted. Different crew members had different skills and ratings. They all had unique names and historically accurate ranks which was a very immersive element as far as subsims go.
One of my favorite parts of returning to port after a patrol was the ability to hand out medals to my crew based on the success of that patrol. There were even mods out that showed the medals on the actual crew members in game. (unrealistic but cool nonetheless) All crew members gained experience based on their performance at sea and they were replaceable through a hiring pool of new personnel.
With the current SH5 it seems as if all of these cool and engaging features have gone by the wayside in favor of a much leaner and less interactive crew management element. Im not sure if its even possible but I would love to see the old "entire crew" element merged with the new officer interaction element. And someone please!! Bring back crew medals. I miss rewarding my crew upon successful completion of a patrol. And my crew members do a better job during patrol knowing they will have some tin on their chests to brag about when they get back home to the Reich.

Danke und Sieg!

vonTorpitz

04-04-10, 11:16 PM	#1
vonTorpitz Seaman Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: an island in the Pacific Posts: 42 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	[REQ] Old Style SH3 & SH4 Crew Management One of my favorite aspects of SH3 and SH4 was the crew management screen. The entire crew of the boat was accurately depicted. Different crew members had different skills and ratings. They all had unique names and historically accurate ranks which was a very immersive element as far as subsims go. One of my favorite parts of returning to port after a patrol was the ability to hand out medals to my crew based on the success of that patrol. There were even mods out that showed the medals on the actual crew members in game. (unrealistic but cool nonetheless) All crew members gained experience based on their performance at sea and they were replaceable through a hiring pool of new personnel. With the current SH5 it seems as if all of these cool and engaging features have gone by the wayside in favor of a much leaner and less interactive crew management element. Im not sure if its even possible but I would love to see the old "entire crew" element merged with the new officer interaction element. And someone please!! Bring back crew medals. I miss rewarding my crew upon successful completion of a patrol. And my crew members do a better job during patrol knowing they will have some tin on their chests to brag about when they get back home to the Reich. Danke und Sieg! vonTorpitz