Camera track target?

[th0ma5]

Is there a key so that the camera tracks target and keeps it in view?

[probe]

yep but it's unassigned by default. Go through your keybindings and set it.

[Zenoslaf]

It under Camera view and it's called Chase camera. It allows you to fix camera view of your target in front of you so you can maneuver your ship easier.

[th0ma5]

Great thanks I thought chase cam was like the default chase cam for your own ship. I'll give it a go.

[Zenoslaf]

No this is actually a toggle button. You will see a hand icon when it's toggled on and whenever you target an enemy you will keep it locked in front of you until it dies. I don't use that cam though I got used to normal view. :)

[th0ma5]

Cool, just tried this out in a few battles and this camera mode works much better for me.

[Zenoslaf]

The idea is to give players as many choices as we can. I play with default view, use WASD for moving and mous for targeting and shooting, but many people love turret mode better (default button Space, I think). I was never able to do anything with it. :)

[th0ma5]

Yea it's nice there are the different ways to control the ship. I have settled into turret view with chase cam and wasd for moving and mostly use fire at will. Enjoying the game more now that I have a handle on the controls during battles.

[Zenoslaf]

Fire at Will is a good command, but to make it even more efficient, target the enemy and choose Mark Target from context menu (middle mouse). In about 2 or 3 second all mercenaries, your fighter wing and your weapons that are able to hit the marked target will do so. Why 2, 3 seconds? That's the time needed to recalculate firing trajectories to a new target you designated.

[Whitey]

I use normal view as well. The only time I use turret view is if I want to shoot my rear heavy battery.

[probe]

It's a good idea to try out some manual shooting with different ships to get a good feel for their firing arcs. Sometimes they overlap a bit and let's you use multiple light weapons at once (front + right cannons for instance).

When you know these different firing arcs you can position yourself to use it to your advantage. There's a video dedicated to this in the stickied Video Tutorials thread.