Autoloaders

[TOOTHBRUSHDUCK]

So I've gone through snow fields, unlocked the autoloaders, filled them with ammo boxes and shells, and... they're not loading anything.

Is there some trick to make autoloaders do their job?

[Janik]

are they linked to the towers? saw a picture with that

[TOOTHBRUSHDUCK]

I... don't know? I don't see any linking related option while out on an op, but I guess you may have to in construction?

[Shiroe (cortana)]

you see the link in building mode..
You also cant use walls, doors or windows, they will block it

[Derpy Kubrow]

In build mode, placing an auto loader will create lines to the towers it will load up. There is a downside to the fact it needs LoS for some reason and walls, turrets ect can block the auto loader from seeing a turret.

Would rather it was a simple AOE/Dome but i just imagine it as its governed by cameras to avoid frustration at that.

[TOOTHBRUSHDUCK]

That is a frustrating limitation, thanks though.

Ammo laoding is my biggest issue with the game by a long shot so far, it is unfun and a slog and this just makes autoloaders more mediocre than they should be

[Gorebane44]

hope they change this

[Derpy Kubrow]

Sadly to get maximum loader coverage you sort of need to have them exposed to incoming fire. They can cover the second floor a little bit if you cleverly place a few turrets in its range.

[Freya Crescent]

Originally posted by TOOTHBRUSHDUCK:

Is there some trick to make autoloaders do their job?

They require line of sight with the turret, so most things will block if it's in between. In build mode there's a green line pointing to it.

Also, the Autoloader has an 'ability' to pick up ammo in the Command menu using a grappling hook, so it may be worth putting some Ammo Makers near it.

[diablo34226]

god i hope they make the autoloaders have a area of effect insted of LOS

[Gorebane44]

ya it def needs a aoe effect instead. I mean the game literally already has drones so why not pretend its drones being launched to it and loading etc heh.

[TOOTHBRUSHDUCK]

It actually does load via the drone on top of it, which doesn't actually fly to to the turrets anyway

[Ydyp]

The LOS is there for a reason, how else is the drone going to find its way to the turret it wants to reload? Though I do agree the current use of pure LOS is a bit to restrictive.

However I wouldn't make it just an AOE affect that allows you to put an auto loader inside an enclosure of protected walls and a roof. Make it so that it uses some kind of system for the drone with a maximum path length and introduce also half walls or windows that you can not close and let anemy fire pass through that window as it also allows the resuply drones to pass through.

[xXXAarzyXXx]

Originally posted by TOOTHBRUSHDUCK:

So I've gone through snow fields, unlocked the autoloaders, filled them with ammo boxes and shells, and... they're not loading anything.

Is there some trick to make autoloaders do their job?

I think you need conveyors as well going to your turrets.. not 100% on that tho but from the dev vid it looks like that

[Legiaron]

Originally posted by Shiroe (cortana):

you see the link in building mode..
You also cant use walls, doors or windows, they will block it

So, you have to build like everything on 1 ground or build like 10 to cover all sides and every level ? great..

[XioKenji]

Originally posted by Legiaron:

Originally posted by Shiroe (cortana):

you see the link in building mode..
You also cant use walls, doors or windows, they will block it

So, you have to build like everything on 1 ground or build like 10 to cover all sides and every level ? great..

One can cover as much as needed within around 5-6 tiles away, up and down also

You'll need a few realistically and there is a limit of 6 ammo at a time