I would really like to see some kind of crew interaction like the one described. I just don't expect it to be on the initial versions we'll be getting, but down the road.
The encouraging thing about it all is that we may be able to have our own custom-tailored solutions for this. According to the manual there is built-in scripting support and the documentation for that will come some time after release (maybe as part of the SDK in a few months?).
That would really be a big step forward, even if we don't have the speech sound files to go along with it. I mean, if i can have a navigator who gives me ETA to next waypoint or provide steering instructions to an arbitrary point i click on the map, or gunners that call out contacts and i can instruct on how to use their guns, i will be so excited that i can certainly overlook the lack of speech audio files. As long as i can program the AI crewmen to do their job in a realistic manner, i don't mind much if they respond through on-screen text only.
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