I like sinking all the way to the bottom in the Underwater Ruins map, and nestling against one of the many walls. It's like Swiss cheese down there. Stay still to stay off sonar, mask yourself as the enemies pass overhead, then wait for them to be some distance away before you take long-distance potshots at them. Torpedoes are a LOT stronger when you hit from a distance -- sometimes you can sink a guy in a couple of hits. Put enough distance between you and them and it'll take them a while to wheel around in their confusion and figure out where you are.
Mihon is referring to how some of the multiplayer crew give stat bonuses without reducing any stats. For example, I found one crew member in multiplayer who gives me +1 Health. No deductions.
Perhaps the reasoning was that people will find the single-player crew faster, so they will make them more balanced? Or perhaps to make it more rewarding to get multiplayer crew, since it sometimes takes a team effort to get them (if one teammate gets it, the whole team gets it).
Actually, that's probably the reason -- you can do +1 Health at no penalty, for example, by using a multiplayer crew member... but if you want to continue stacking your Health stat, you'll have to start pulling points from other stats by using the single-player crew.
I don't claim to have this level of skill yet, but a particularly skillful player could minimize their health stat and pump up their turning ability and speed, and simply rely on artful maneuvering to steer past enemy torpedoes while turning in time to nail 100% of their shots. So yeah, depends on the player, really. In the right hands, a "top-heavy" sub could still excel.
Ah, the only time one fully submerged sub has taken down another. Sounds like it was incredibly quick -- an instantaneous implosion. Still a horrifying situation. :-\
Single-player crew members are random as well, aren't they?
Oh, good point about the "last seen" hint. I'm not sure how to read that, actually -- they list two locations for each character, it seems.
What's crazy about them? :-O
By the same token, though, the super-subs carry five crew members. You could have a crew member or two to reduce reload times.
.Awesome tips!I did some tests and I think I know how the whole crew thing works in Single Player.
First, most crew members can possibly appear in 2 levels. Their appearence is totally random and it's not related to the mission level. Either a crew member appears or nobody appears. There are actually 3 crew members from single player that increase health: Brute A, B and C.
Brute A can be found in level 1 (area where the last ring is) or 2 (starting area). It's easier to find him in level 2. The fastest way to find him is to load level 2 and immediately activate the sonar. If a purple dot appears, go get the guy. It might be Brute A or not. If no purple dot appears, press start and restar the level. Do this until purple dot appears. After you get the crew member, you need to complete the mission.
Brute B can be found in mission 3 (radar base area) or 5 (starting area). Again, its easier to do in mission 5. Repeat the same process you did for Brute A.
Brute C can be found only in mission 7. Do the same process you did for the other Brutes.
Remember, it's totally random which crew member will appear and if it will appear at all. Be prepared to farm a lot