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Offline Axel Wers

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Huge turrets were much more effective
Hey guys I compared 3_6_9 and 3_6_10 and I was dissapointed with _10 version. Huge turrets are firing slower than in _9. Yes I know that they are firing tha same as in retail version, but firing rate under 3_6_9 was much more effective.

Here is video what I mean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vunbv8fFLQM

Is there possibility how revert that massive firing rate under 3_6_10?

 

Offline Fury

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Re: Huge turrets were much more effective
No there is not. FS2_Open by default should not change retail behavior. If that happens, it's a bug.

Now, if you want fast-firing turrets. See my signature links, get both and make sure your chair has a seatbelt, you're going to need it.

 

Offline The E

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Re: Huge turrets were much more effective
Is there possibility how revert that massive firing rate under 3_6_10?

No. 3.6.10 is not developed anymore. 3.6.12 RC1, however, is. If the bug still appears there (and I am not convinced this really is a bug; it is more likely to be the result of a bug fix), we can continue talking about it.
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Re: Huge turrets were much more effective
That effect in the 3_6_9 part of the vid looks mighty cool though
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Offline Wanderer

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Re: Huge turrets were much more effective
Cause it was a bug (afaik).  You can still re-enable turret to fire like that via subsystem flags.
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Offline Thaeris

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Re: Huge turrets were much more effective
I for one endorse the ROF on the heavy turrets - much, much better than the occaisonal "I'll shoot one here, I'll shoot one there" fire pattern.  :yes:
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Offline Axel Wers

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Re: Huge turrets were much more effective
Well, reason why I started this topic is here:

Refresh of terran huge turret laser is 3 seconds (example, OK? I don't know real refresh).

If you have classic (one gun) turret, then huge laser will shot every 3 seconds. But terran huge turret have THREE guns, then EVERY gun should fire EVERY three seconds. In _10 (or retail) every gun will shot every 9 seconds, because first gun will fire, after 3 seconds second gun will fire and after another 3 seconds third gun will fire.

This issue could be fixed in _12. Because then huge turrets are efective only as classic turrets. Useless. Huge turrets should be much more dangerous than classic turrets.


Now, if you want fast-firing turrets. See my signature links, get both and make sure your chair has a seatbelt, you're going to need it.
I'll check it :)

 

Offline Fury

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Re: Huge turrets were much more effective
It's not a bug, hence there is nothing to fix. Modders can do whatever they want with it and anything else though.

 

Offline Kolgena

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Re: Huge turrets were much more effective
I thought the point of Huge turrets was not that they had good DPS, but that they had the -huge tag.

In Port at least, it's the only reason destroyers could kill each other.

 

Offline Wanderer

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Re: Huge turrets were much more effective
Well, reason why I started this topic is here:

Refresh of terran huge turret laser is 3 seconds (example, OK? I don't know real refresh).

If you have classic (one gun) turret, then huge laser will shot every 3 seconds. But terran huge turret have THREE guns, then EVERY gun should fire EVERY three seconds. In _10 (or retail) every gun will shot every 9 seconds, because first gun will fire, after 3 seconds second gun will fire and after another 3 seconds third gun will fire.

This issue could be fixed in _12. Because then huge turrets are efective only as classic turrets. Useless. Huge turrets should be much more dangerous than classic turrets.


Now, if you want fast-firing turrets. See my signature links, get both and make sure your chair has a seatbelt, you're going to need it.
I'll check it :)
Can you verify that guns fired at that rate in retail?
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