Crew auto shoot option greyed . .:(

[IOYAPT]

hey community.. am new..

so i am using the basic boats .. is that why the option for my crew to auto shoot is not available? i am not so much of a hands on .. so i intend to concentrate on navigation and evasion while the folks shoot.. do guide me thanks!

[Narf]

It only works when your boat actually has auxillary or AA guns. Then whatever gun system you aren't operating yourself will be used by AI gunners. If there's only the main guns then you have to control those yourself.

[IOYAPT]

oh i @@ thank you ... can i ask two more questions? i read the MMB is to lock the target. . however i still have to aim / adjust constantly.. what is it for exactly? 2) what is the white path on the water for? it looks like the torpedo green aim just that its white.. thanks!

[Narf]

They greyish path is where you have to aim your torpedo at to hit the currently targeted boat given it will stay on course and at the same speed. Naturally won't do anything for you if the target does not do that.

Locking on to a target will only in arcade mode remove most of the need to readjust. Distance control will be automatic there, but you still need to lead the target if either it or you move sideways. In realistic mode you will also need to set the distance yourself if the target is moving away or towards you. Locking on to a target then only serves to set your cannons to the original distance estimated at that time and you just go from there then.

[IOYAPT]

Thank you .. it’s so tough haha

[IOYAPT]

Oh btw what is my best bet( ship ) if my playstyle is passive ie ai do most damage?

[Lucas]

Originally posted by I OwN YouR ArMpiTs:

Oh btw what is my best bet( ship ) if my playstyle is passive ie ai do most damage?

This game doesn't really have much gameplay for someone who doesn't want to shoot. Especially in arcade where the games mostly just require people to rush in.
You should work on learning how to shoot and guide your ship at the same time.

If you're not interested in manually shooting yourself then it may be worth trying out a different game.

[IOYAPT]

Thanks for the info. Will explore to get better in the game :)

[Slyke]

German military barges are probably the most passive ones. They have a ton of weapon systems (with volume of fire so high that even the AI will be getting lots of hits and kills) and they are rather slow so you won't be able to be active even if you wanted to.

But yeah, shooting is unsurprisingly a fairly large part of this game (regardless of which branch of the military you go for), so you may want to get better at it if you intend to keep playing.