Ship Automated Weapons skill

[Cosmonaut]

For any fellow Constellation members that are skill mechanic savvy, I got a level in automated weapon systems. I assumed that was for all turret weapons. I bought The Narwhal and it comes with 3 laser turrets. I noticed however that I was not gaining any progress in the challenge to rank up that skill. Do those count as energy weapon systems? Or automated? They are turrets, also laser weapons. Which category do they fall into for the Skills? Thanks!

[Ivanark]

Just to check, are you willing things with them? Are they firing? I'm working on a sort of dreadnought heavy corvette, and I put 4 mega turrets on it. They seem to only have a 90 degree firing arc, which I don't like. I'd like to see at least 270 degrees.

They do autofire, but I have to turn to get the enemy into my broadside. You can sort of orbit your ship with external view, mouse middleclick, but it seems to do really weird things, like my ship seems to spin like a top sometimes.

[Tunnfisk]

Originally posted by Cosmonaut:

For any fellow Constellation members that are skill mechanic savvy, I got a level in automated weapon systems. I assumed that was for all turret weapons. I bought The Narwhal and it comes with 3 laser turrets. I noticed however that I was not gaining any progress in the challenge to rank up that skill. Do those count as energy weapon systems? Or automated? They are turrets, also laser weapons. Which category do they fall into for the Skills? Thanks!

Automated Weapon Systems applies to all turrets. All turrets will progress AWS and whatever weapon category they fall into. So a laser turret will give both Energy Weapon Systems AND Automated Weapon Systems progression.

[Cosmonaut]

Originally posted by Ivanark:

Just to check, are you willing things with them? Are they firing? I'm working on a sort of dreadnought heavy corvette, and I put 4 mega turrets on it. They seem to only have a 90 degree firing arc, which I don't like. I'd like to see at least 270 degrees.

They do autofire, but I have to turn to get the enemy into my broadside. You can sort of orbit your ship with external view, mouse middleclick, but it seems to do really weird things, like my ship seems to spin like a top sometimes.

They are auto firing. The narwhal comes with one on the right and left side and in the back. The back one fires at stuff behind you which is actually really helpful.

[Cosmonaut]

Originally posted by Tunnfisk:

Originally posted by Cosmonaut:

For any fellow Constellation members that are skill mechanic savvy, I got a level in automated weapon systems. I assumed that was for all turret weapons. I bought The Narwhal and it comes with 3 laser turrets. I noticed however that I was not gaining any progress in the challenge to rank up that skill. Do those count as energy weapon systems? Or automated? They are turrets, also laser weapons. Which category do they fall into for the Skills? Thanks!

Automated Weapon Systems applies to all turrets. All turrets will progress AWS and whatever weapon category they fall into. So a laser turret will give both Energy Weapon Systems AND Automated Weapon Systems progression.

Alright thanks! Them counted as both is actually really good. I'm still not sure why my AWS is not leveling then.

[SlicerDicer]

are the turrets count as one of your three weapon types?

[roach112683]

Originally posted by Ivanark:

Just to check, are you willing things with them? Are they firing? I'm working on a sort of dreadnought heavy corvette, and I put 4 mega turrets on it. They seem to only have a 90 degree firing arc, which I don't like. I'd like to see at least 270 degrees.

They do autofire, but I have to turn to get the enemy into my broadside. You can sort of orbit your ship with external view, mouse middleclick, but it seems to do really weird things, like my ship seems to spin like a top sometimes.

Use them to cover your 6 o'clock and automatically fire at any enemies BEHIND you. That makes most sense than using them for main weapons and I think that was the point of them.

[saultynault]

None of the replies help at all! OUR CHALLENGES AREN'T PROGRESSING!!!