wtf with combat

[RawCode]

probably I am very stupid, but where is combat tutorial, how to use weapons?

[LeftPaw]

Not bothered with combat so far, it's on my to-do list but I think you just put your guns on auto and manoeuvrer to show them your guns and amour for now.

[Chips]

its really easy.

in tactical mod click weapons bottom left.
Hover over them to see fire arcs,
Leave them on auto fire.
Gatling is close in, mostly for killing fighters and small ships and astroids
Cannons, are you main damage dealers, medium range and good arc.
Railgun, long sniper ranges, smaller arcs. long reload.

[RawCode]

they do not fire

[xxCOOPSxx]

Is Weapons Active Enabled in the Orders Menu. Are you weapons powered and have ammo. In tactical screen make sure weapons are in Auto Mode and Weapons are shown as FIRE and not HOLD on the little button at the bottom. If all this is correct then weapons should fire on any enemy vessel automatically when in range. Ships marked in red in the tactical screen. The only other issue would be not enough power to fire the installed weapons systems. Make sure that Reactors have batteries attached as it takes time for reactors to spool up to full power and so batteries help smooth this out and help with making sure weapons have the power needed to fire

[SpannerMonkey]

Weapons will only fire when in range of an enemy. For best results ensure there is a small local store of ammo close to each gun and enough crew to be able to reload ammo quickly.

You can however get into a situation when all of the above needs are met and the guns still will not fire, in this case the problem is likely to be inadequate power supply, manoeuvring at full speed can drain any reserve battery pretty quickly, reducing speed will allow some power for the weapons.

[Silence Suzuka]

Originally posted by RawCode:

probably I am very stupid, but where is combat tutorial, how to use weapons?

After you have the weapon, connect the cable to power it up, and buy some ammo to let your crew feed them. Then it should automatically shoot at enemy in range.

Note that weapon have limited firing arc and range.

[Drakon]

Also keep in mind that your crew needs access to the weapon, like there needs at least 1 tile which connects to it. So the crew can reload the weapon.

Otherwise, as others explained, get into tactical mode (top right) click on weapons (bottom left) and you can hover over all your weapons and see their cones. Usually they're already set to Auto fire, so just get in firing range.

It might also take a sec for the weapons to fire, especially cannons and rail guns, as they actually have to adjust to the target first. If the target is to fast, they might not be able to target it at all and thus won't fire.

[keylocke]

lol. i was confused with this for awhile.

i had the guns, the ammo, the crew, the fuel, the power, the enemy is in attack range, etc.. but nobody is firing.

game didn't explain, you must press "To Battle Stations" button in tactical view so crew will actually use the guns.

[Greeba]

Originally posted by keylocke:

lol. i was confused with this for awhile.

i had the guns, the ammo, the crew, the fuel, the power, the enemy is in attack range, etc.. but nobody is firing.

game didn't explain, you must press "To Battle Stations" button in tactical view so crew will actually use the guns.

This was added in one of the recent Alphas, probably a while since the above posters commented back in February.

But yes, you need to enter Battle Stations or your guns won't be manned. I made this mistake playing today, it's easy to forget...