tractor beams for missile mounts?
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andreasj
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tractor beams for missile mounts?
You can (and have been able for a long time) to equip missile mounts with tractor capability. I never looked into it before, but today I noticed that you can also put the heacvy tractor beam into a missile mount (tried it with the stock lancelot). Is this intentional or a bug? I'd say you shouldn't be able to put beams into missile mounts. If this should be changed, I recommend that the ability to install tractor capability on missile mounts is removed as well, because then it's useless. By the way, does autotracking on missile mounts do anything for missiles?
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@andreasj is that missile mount also called special and yes auto-tracking helps missiles especially dumbfires if i remember correctly that special designation is why you can add the tractor beam have you tried any of the other weapons in the missile mounts.
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andreasj
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Yes, the missile mount is marked "special", of course only after I installed the tractor capability upgrade. This seems also to be independent from the "special-missile" capability.
After adding tractor capability to a missile mount, I can mount guns that are marked "special". Not only the heavy tractor beam, this also works with the confed milspec special guns (just tried the leech gun).
In my opinion this is a bug, because it can totally change the way some ships can be armed. Some of them like the Ariston or Progeny are supposed to be missile-based interceptors, but with this upgrade you can install special beams or guns in every missile mount.
After adding tractor capability to a missile mount, I can mount guns that are marked "special". Not only the heavy tractor beam, this also works with the confed milspec special guns (just tried the leech gun).
In my opinion this is a bug, because it can totally change the way some ships can be armed. Some of them like the Ariston or Progeny are supposed to be missile-based interceptors, but with this upgrade you can install special beams or guns in every missile mount.
