Turret AI broken on player ships

enlightenment · Post by **enlightenment** » Tue May 20, 2003 9:54 am

Under the minimalist E build, the turret AI seems to be broken for player-controlled ships. While the turret AI can be activated and will shoot at targets while the player is in the turret, the turret will shut down as soon as the player returns to the main cockpit.

Post by **hellcatv** » Tue May 20, 2003 9:25 pm

odd-I didn't change this at all

can you use shift-P to force it to target your target
and o to toggle wether it's on or off?

enlightenment · Post by **enlightenment** » Wed May 21, 2003 5:29 am

Shift-p adds another set of crosshairs around the target but doesn't direct the turrets to do much of anything. 'O' will turn the turrets on but they seem to deactivate when I return to the cockpit.

Here's an example. Start the following mission and fly to within 2000m of the mining base. Turn on the turrets then return to the cockpit and designate the mining base as the turret target. On my install nothing will happen next: neither the missile or capship disruptor turrets will engage the target.

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<mission>
	<variables>
		<var name="defaultplayer" value="blue"/>
		<var name="mission_name" value="A bombing mission" />
		<var name="system" value="sol_sector/polaris" />
		<var name="description" value="Use your powerful weapons to\destroy the many cruisers!" />
	</variables>
        <flightgroups>
 <flightgroup name="lilac" faction="a" type="vark" ainame="default" waves="1" nr_ships="1">
			<pos x="10000" y="10000" z="0"/>
			<rot x="0" y="0" z="0"/>
		</flightgroup>
        </flightgroups>
</mission>

Post by **hellcatv** » Wed May 21, 2003 10:15 pm

what is this "return to the cockpit" business
this can all be done from within the cockpit

shift-P
o to get them to turn on

o to turn 'em off

no switching required

Shrike · Post by **Shrike** » Thu May 22, 2003 10:29 am

Let me take this opportunity to once again mention that I'd like an indicator of some sort on the hud to let me know when my turrets are activated. Sometimes, hitting o doesn't actually cycle the toggle, and I end up shooting at someone I didn't mean to.

When the toggle doesn't work, I have to target something then jump to an outside view and then hit o to see if my turrets continue to cycle around in search mode, or if they swing towards my target. This is the only way I know for sure if they are on or off.

And speaking of search mode, wouldn't it be less cpu intensive if when the turrets are turned off they "parked"? I.e., they just returned to center and stopped, rather than continuously turning around in a circle.