Uniforms

[MichaelPatriot21]

I think it'd be good to have an option to set a uniform for our sailors. A uniform for our officers and a uniform for our regular sailors. When I start a new game, the first thing I do is set all my regular sailors to have Jacket 6 and an NCO cap, and my officers to have Shirt 01 and an Officer's Cap. Not a big deal, just very time consuming for the start of each game.

[Dewgle]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2226433938&searchtext=outfit

[Wrath of the North]

Icky.

Nobody wore uniforms at sea. In fact, there aren't enough options for casual clothes - no shorts, no short sleeves, no long johns, etc.

On the inverse, I spend the start of each game randomizing the crew, their accessories and removing all the Kriegsmarine uniform caps.

[MichaelPatriot21]

Originally posted by MalO ver1.0.0:

Icky.

Nobody wore uniforms at sea. In fact, there aren't enough options for casual clothes - no shorts, no short sleeves, no long johns, etc.

On the inverse, I spend the start of each game randomizing the crew, their accessories and removing all the Kriegsmarine uniform caps.

Different strokes for different folks, lol.

[jfoytek]

Originally posted by MalO ver1.0.0:

Icky.

Nobody wore uniforms at sea. In fact, there aren't enough options for casual clothes - no shorts, no short sleeves, no long johns, etc.

On the inverse, I spend the start of each game randomizing the crew, their accessories and removing all the Kriegsmarine uniform caps.

Your joking right???

Not sure where people get the idea that sailor's don't wear uniforms at sea?!?

[Dewgle]

He's not joking, jfoytek. The 'dress code' was a lot more relaxed in the unterseeboot service. Only a man so uptight he could crack walnuts between his cheeks would wear his uniform while underway.

Keeping their uniforms stowed while underway also kept them clean so they wouldn't be covered in filth, grease stains and reeking of man sweat when they pulled into port.

[Wrath of the North]

Originally posted by jfoytek:

Originally posted by MalO ver1.0.0:

Icky.

Nobody wore uniforms at sea. In fact, there aren't enough options for casual clothes - no shorts, no short sleeves, no long johns, etc.

On the inverse, I spend the start of each game randomizing the crew, their accessories and removing all the Kriegsmarine uniform caps.

Your joking right???

Not sure where people get the idea that sailor's don't wear uniforms at sea?!?

As Dewgle said, no, I'm not. They simply didn't wear their dress uniforms at sea. You'd be hard pressed to find any historical photos of a crew in uniform while actually undergoing a patrol.

They dressed casually - sometimes all the way down to their underwear while patrolling closer to the equator.

Flannels were a favorite for crewmen - durable, light and easy to wear in layers.

I get that people want to wear their shiny medals and fancy uniforms - by all means, go for it - but that wasn't the way they dressed aside from leaving port (questionable) and returning to port (more likely.)

[jfoytek]

Originally posted by MalO ver1.0.0:

Originally posted by jfoytek:

Your joking right???

Not sure where people get the idea that sailor's don't wear uniforms at sea?!?

As Dewgle said, no, I'm not. They simply didn't wear their dress uniforms at sea. You'd be hard pressed to find any historical photos of a crew in uniform while actually undergoing a patrol.

They dressed casually - sometimes all the way down to their underwear while patrolling closer to the equator.

Flannels were a favorite for crewmen - durable, light and easy to wear in layers.

I get that people want to wear their shiny medals and fancy uniforms - by all means, go for it - but that wasn't the way they dressed aside from leaving port (questionable) and returning to port (more likely.)

I like how you try to twist this conversation into sailors didn't wear their Dress Uniform's at sea.... Well no kidding....

You do realize most every military to include the german reich has a Working Uniform while underway....

As for ship's laxing uniform standards thats up to the skipper himself... I personally want my men in their working uniform accept on Sunday then they can dress down if they wish...

[jfoytek]

Originally posted by McDewgle:

He's not joking, jfoytek. The 'dress code' was a lot more relaxed in the unterseeboot service. Only a man so uptight he could crack walnuts between his cheeks would wear his uniform while underway.

Keeping their uniforms stowed while underway also kept them clean so they wouldn't be covered in filth, grease stains and reeking of man sweat when they pulled into port.

I don't care, its my ship I am the skipper and by god I want my guys in uniform... I spent 20 years in uniform except on sunday underway... And I will be damned if the pixels I am commanding are not in uniform too.... I find it hard to believe that the German Reich didn't have a set working underway uniform....

I find it less hard to believe that skippers allowed their crew to ignore rules... However I am not one of those skippers....

[Dewgle]

And that's your prerogative. But now you know o7

[Wrath of the North]

luls

[rbjimbo2]

What would be great is, how ever you want your crew to look like or be dressed.
Is that you can save it and use your preference for each new game you start.

[Dewgle]

@rbjimbo2, that and your saving your crew management schedule and tasks would be a huge QoL bonus as well.

[Wrath of the North]

Definitely a feature request that most of us have made for sure.

The first 30 minutes is often spent dinking with things that we should be able to export/import between playthroughs.

[BUBBLEGUM]

We should have the option for the sailors to be topless. It would be pretty good in the engine rooms since its terrible living conditions there...

[Joe Coffee]

Originally posted by jfoytek:

Originally posted by MalO ver1.0.0:

Icky.

Nobody wore uniforms at sea. In fact, there aren't enough options for casual clothes - no shorts, no short sleeves, no long johns, etc.

On the inverse, I spend the start of each game randomizing the crew, their accessories and removing all the Kriegsmarine uniform caps.

Your joking right???

Not sure where people get the idea that sailor's don't wear uniforms at sea?!?

All I'm going to say is: toggle.

Toggle if you want full-time uniforms.

Or off if you want "gritty". By all means make your own opinions.

https://youtu.be/QcFIM9uvRuQ

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