Additional Ship Commissioning Events

[noshurviverse]

We all know the excitement/dread of commissioning a new class of ships and the possibility of getting/losing that extra knot of speed. However, it has struck me that this is the only event other than the "overweight" event that can occur. I felt that a few other possibilities might liven up the game.


Engine Reliability:

•On ships with "Normal" engine priority:
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! On trials, it's engines have proven quite reliable.
        ○ Effect: Ship engines are considered "Reliability" priority for purposes of engine breakdowns, repairs, ect
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! On trials, it's engines have proven unfortunately temperamental.
        ○ Effect: Ship engines are considered "Speed" priority for purposes of engine breakdowns, repairs, ect

•On ships with "Speed" engine priority:
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! On trials, it's engines have proven remarkably docile.
        ○ Effect: Ship engines are considered "Normal" priority for purposes of engine breakdowns, repairs, ect

•On ships with "Reliability" engine priority:
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! On trials, it's engines have proven less reliable than hoped.
        ○ Effect: Ship engines are considered "Normal" priority for purposes of engine breakdowns, repairs, ect


Engine Vibrations: (I am aware that "high speed vibration" is in-game currently, but I am not entirely clear on how it works)

•On all ships:
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! On trials, it's engine have produced heavy vibrations at high speeds.
            ○Effect: When ship is operating within 10% of it's max speed, penalty to gun accuracy is applied.


Turning ability:

•On all ships:
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! On trials, the ship has been shown to be quite agile.
        ○Effect: Ship will turn sharper than the baseline for a ship of it's size.

On all ships:
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! On trials, it has proven to be somewhat slow to respond to the helm.
        ○Effect: Ship will have a less sharp turn than the baseline for a ship of it's size.


Gunnery:

•On all ships:
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! On gunnery trials, the ship has proven a very stable gun platform.
        ○Effect: Small boost to gunnery ability, especially in rougher seas.
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! On gunnery trials, the ship has shown a tendency to roll excessively.
        ○Effect: Small penalty to gunnery ability, especially in rougher seas.


Flooding:

•On all ships:
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! Damage control officers have praised the robust nature of it's underwater construction.
        ○Effect: Ship receivers a positive modifier to controlling flooding.
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! The integrity of some watertight bulkheads has been called into question.
        ○Effect: Ship receives a negative modifier to stopping flooding.


Armor:

•On armored ships:
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! Some officers have noted the armor layout is quite well-designed.
        ○Effect: Armor will be more effective.
    ◘Our ship CA Example is commissioned into the Navy! Further inspections have revealed a number of faults in the armor construction.
        ○Effect: Armor will be less effective and the ship may be more vulnerable to critical hits.

[thorthemighty]

I like this idea, it does make a lot of sense.

[nimrod]

I like the idea and it could tie in nicely with the new commanders / captains.

[williammiller]

Some good suggestions noshurviverse , thanks!

[kriegsmeister]

I would add that these events, as well as the current 1 knot loss or gain, should activate at the end of the workup period rather than immediately after commissioning.

Such design quirks would realistically take a while to be discovered.