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- V1.01 05/24/96 Initial Patch
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- 1) Hot key bug on scope ID Book
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- N and T keys now work on periscope screen
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- 2) Compressed air usage bug
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- Compressed air not used during normal depth changes
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- 3) Crew quality update in career changed
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- GREEN: 2 patrols
- VETERAN: 3-5 patrols
- ELITE: 6+ patrols
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- A new boat will cause an ELITE crew to fall back to VETERAN,
- but if player has a VETERAN crew, the rating will remain the same.
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- 4) Text error on homeport screen
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- "Task Force 42" was displayed as "k Force 42". This is fixed
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- 5) Hot key for calendar
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- ALT-F10 now takes player to calendar screen
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- 6) Weather conditions underwater/sailing model
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- Surface sea conditions now effect underwater performance to a depth
- of about 80 feet. Surface conditions gradually have less effect the
- deeper the boat is. On NOVICE sailing model, sea conditions have no
- effect on sub performance. On INTERMEDIATE sailing model, sea effects
- are less severe than REALISTIC.
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- 7) Depth change keys reset time compression
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- Any key effecting sub depth will reset time compression to x1.
- Prevents accidental death on high time compressions (x256).
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- 8) Enter key on numpad works
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- Second ENTER key on Numpad now works like standard ENTER key.
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- 9) Flooding rate increases with depth
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- Sub flooding rate increases at deeper depths.
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- 10) No Depth Charges below 200 in historic models
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- In all but EXPERT combat model, depth charges will not be set deeper
- than 200 feet. Early in the war, they may not go even that deep.
- Also, range of DC effectiveness has been reduced 1/4 and by 1/2 in the
- vertical (depth).
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- 11) Lower merchant crew gunnery effectiveness
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- Merchant gunnery has been reduced significantly at all crew quality
- levels. Merchants should never be as effective as patrol crews
- at all but the closest ranges.
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- 12) Chart screen bug on plot line display
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- Plot lines are now properly clipped to the view window at high
- magnification.
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- 13) Cabin door opens only when entering
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- Cabin door now opens only after hot spot has been clicked on with
- the mouse. After the animation is done, the captains cabin is
- entered.
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- 14) Slow down Port Arrival/Departure animations on fast machines.
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- 15) "Phantom Ship" contact generation bug in open seas appears to be fixed.
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