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[moocowmoo]

This is wild idea. Gonna try it out later.

[Akura]

Has anyone tried to contact the creator to tell him about the Bay12 thread? He might be interested (sorry if I've missed him/her!).

If I recall, one of the bugs fixed last update was credited to have been reported by us.

[forsaken1111]

I feel like the dev should come talk to us. Just because most of the devs eventually end up coming here.

Also I played it again and this game really really needs a pause feature.

[TheGeoff]

Hi everyone, I'm the developer of Submarine Commander - better late than never, right?

I've played Dwarf Fortress for years and it was definitely a major inspiration for this game. I've never been active on these forums, but I do now check this topic from time to time as there have been some excellent suggestions and bug reports here. Mono124's comments a few pages ago were particularly useful - all of those bugs were either fixed in last week's version or will be fixed in the next update.

At the moment I'm working on improving the medical system, improving the mouse controls and adding more detail to the world map. The much-requested and extremely useful active pause feature will also be in the next version. I'm open to suggestions for other additions people would like to see - whether it's a feature, a type of submarine, a country or whatever.

[Retropunch]

Hi everyone, I'm the developer of Submarine Commander - better late than never, right?

I've played Dwarf Fortress for years and it was definitely a major inspiration for this game. I've never been active on these forums, but I do now check this topic from time to time as there have been some excellent suggestions and bug reports here. Mono124's comments a few pages ago were particularly useful - all of those bugs were either fixed in last week's version or will be fixed in the next update.

At the moment I'm working on improving the medical system, improving the mouse controls and adding more detail to the world map. The much-requested and extremely useful active pause feature will also be in the next version. I'm open to suggestions for other additions people would like to see - whether it's a feature, a type of submarine, a country or whatever.

Great to hear from you - Thank you very much for your work, I've thoroughly enjoyed the game and it's given me tons of enjoyment. 
A few minor things I'd request:
- A prompt for quitting the game entirely and being able to use the escape key to exit out of screens (like the map screen) to get back to the main screen. This would seem more natural, as I still keep going to the escape button to get get out of screens I don't want to be on any longer.
- An initial time limit before anything can go wrong. A few games I've started up and a malfunction has instantly happened which has been a bit daunting. 
- A menu at the bottom( or anywhere) with clickable buttons to all the main screens/controls. Using hotkeys is fine, but I feel that most games benefit from having menus and I think it'd improve playability. This would also give you more screen room (as the hotkeys could just be hidden away) and would make it a lot easier on new players.

I realize the bottom one would mean a complete overhaul of the interface, and it'd be a lot of work, but I'd really recommend it as I think it'd open sub commander up to a whole lot of people. Even though I've put hours into it and enjoyed it a lot, I still find it tricky to work with, so I'd really encourage it if you have the time.

Thanks again for the wonderful game.

[Aseaheru]

Emergency air purification systems ( I think they have these cans of chemicals which react to form O2) would be nice.
Towed array sonar would also be nice.

[Robsoie]

Not sure if it's you're looking for, but you can surface, go to the Misc. System control panel and press P to purge the air

The pause will certainly be very welcomed, as currently with Escape it's easy to double press the key and exit accidentally instead of pause.

[Aseaheru]

No, for if you are stuck underwater.

[Rez]

The idea is that if your electrolysis system goes down and you're stuck underwater (but not crushed like a can), you could use a short term chemical reaction to fix oxygen to breath, while you fix the primary system/move away from danger.

Didn't TG add some rebreather equipment in the last patch?   Not the same, I know, but both represent a very similar mechanic, unless you meant a chemical generator for the whole submarine. 

After a little research, it looks like most subs have an array of oxygen 'candles' to release oxygen into the ventilation system, rather than carrying tons of individual rescue units.

[Aseaheru]

Yah, its the candles I was talking about.

[Svampapa]

Didn't TG add some rebreather equipment in the last patch?

Yep. Two of em in the equipment storage.

[TheGeoff]

Yeah, oxygen candles would be a good addition. Not quite sure how to implement them, maybe as an object in certain rooms like the bilge pumps, but I'll think about it. There would also be a small risk of fire or explosion associated with using them of course. The SCBA gear is more intended for an individual crewman going into a dangerous (low oxygen, irradiated or flooded) area.

By the way, I don't think anyone's mentioned it in this thread - the submarine development tools have been released, so you can make your own sub designs. There's a few limitations at the moment (to work properly the sub should have two reactors, four torpedo tubes, two turbines, one periscope etc) but it opens up a lot of cool possibilities. Download link is in the first post of the Subsim thread, and there's a comprehensive step by step guide in the .zip file.

[10ebbor10]

Having the oxygen candles as one of a series of in game customizations would be nice, I suppose. They have drawbacks and benefits.

[Robsoie]

Lieutenant : Captain ! our electrolysis system is down , we should surface very fast to purge the air !
Captain : No need to worry, we still have oxygen candles, light them while we're going to surface.

...

Naval HQ :  Flashnews ! One of our sub is lost at sea following their nuclear engines explosion.

[Aseaheru]

To the tools! Time to see how small I can make one with all the needed bits!