Unable to slot any guns in frieghters

[ernie_frontier]

Hi,

i orginally posted this in the mods forum as i thought a script was causing this.

i am unable to slot compatible lasers in any frieghters. I have test this with scipts running and with no scripts after a fresh install!

The frieght menu says that the lasers are installed but they are not showing up in the quick slots. I have tried creating ships/cloning/forcing pilots to eject with all the same results. I have also tried the legit route for each of the starts, trading and capping till i get enough cash to buy a frieghter but still cannot equip any lasers

whats really strange I can cap/create/clone fighters no prob and equp any compatible lasers

Ernie

[Seathal]

No frieighter haves main slot guns, so you won't see any installed alser from the cockpit view. Now if you press F1 you'll change the view to the rear turret: There's where all freighters mount their guns. For defensive roles only.

The turrets can be autmaticly controlled by going to commands and then search for "turret commands" to assign an order to them, otherwise they will do nothing.

[pjknibbs]

No frieighter haves main slot guns

Not quite true--some Caiman variants have forward mounted guns. Your point is generally valid, though.

[BeidAmmikon]

Excuse me for interfering, but what's with this "cloning" of ships?

[kylania]

I was unable to fit a gun (Impulse Ray Emitter) to my Mercury transport ship when I started and I believe this was my problem. As above it was fitted and active, just not usable. When I get home I'll try the F1 trick to see if I can fire it.

Thanks!

[mad_axeman]

It isn't a 'trick'. Pressing F1 will change the camera view to the rear turret where the gun should be installed.

[Nanook]

Turreted guns fire automatically, based on what command you give them in the ship's command console. Note that you have to have the two Fight Command softwares, I & II, installed to get all the options. And this isn't really a tech support issue, so I'll move it to the general forum.