Why does everyone like Weaponcore?

[Red Eclipse]

I've never used it. What's so great about it?

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, it set all auto, so just make sure you have Power, place a turret and it will work automatically, it deletes/remove some turret options in control panel, the options you would use to setup manually without the Weaponcore Mod.

And I think it helps Modders on adding new cool weapons to the game that is limited to bullets and missiles in Vanilla.

Info +
YouTube video Tuto for Weaponcore can be found that will show you more on how to lock target that will show on screen for example, while we need a LCD + Scripts in Vanilla.

[Dan2D3D]

Oh! I forgot the most important, Weaponcore Mod adds the possibility of doing Huge space battles with a good Simulation Speed, well that was what Xocliw said in the first video he made about that Mod.

[Ronin Planetary Industries]

Weaponcore is also a framework for building custom weapons. A 3rd party modder doesn't have to reinvent the wheel, so to speak, making their own weapons and turrets.

[glabifrons]

Originally posted by Ronin Planetary Industries (RPI):

... A 3rd party modder doesn't have to reinvent the wheel, so to speak...

Like this?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2824324850
Edit: wheel joke :)

[Geronimo]

Is it really night and day when it comes to battle sim speed?

[Kreeg]

Originally posted by Geronimo:

Is it really night and day when it comes to battle sim speed?

When you're firing plentiful turrets, missiles, or the like: Yes, the performance gains can be day & night.

It also allows Lasers, Tracking missiles, minefields, EWAR (EMP, Anti-Smart (Flares), Anti-Jump Drive, push\pull fields, DOT), beams that curve, animated projectiles, flak fields, cluster-weapons, drones and many more features such as Multi-Turrets (1 block, multiple weapons capable of independently tracking, say 7 turrets firing at 7 targets at the same time, inside a 1x1x1 box)

[sintri]

Originally posted by Kreeg:

Originally posted by Geronimo:

Is it really night and day when it comes to battle sim speed?

When you're firing plentiful turrets, missiles, or the like: Yes, the performance gains can be day & night.

It also allows Lasers, Tracking missiles, minefields, EWAR (EMP, Anti-Smart (Flares), Anti-Jump Drive, push\pull fields, DOT), beams that curve, animated projectiles, flak fields, cluster-weapons, drones and many more features such as Multi-Turrets (1 block, multiple weapons capable of independently tracking, say 7 turrets firing at 7 targets at the same time, inside a 1x1x1 box)

Pretty much this, weaponscore simply lets you make weapons that you can't really achieve with just the vanilla framework. All of which with less lag.

[Katitoff]

Originally posted by Red Eclipse:

I've never used it. What's so great about it?

It adds a lot of things that base game combat lacks(at least used to until last warfare update) and that's pretty much it.

Combat used to be extremely short-ranged and one dimensional without it in the past.

[Red Eclipse]

Originally posted by Katitoff:

Originally posted by Red Eclipse:

I've never used it. What's so great about it?

It adds a lot of things that base game combat lacks(at least used to until last warfare update) and that's pretty much it.

Combat used to be extremely short-ranged and one dimensional without it in the past.

That sounds really interesting. I tried looking up some tutorials and it looks really cool.
Could anyone recommend some good weapon mods for it?

[sintri]

MWI stuff for staple weapons
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=244850&searchtext=mwi+weaponcore

Northwind also has some pretty traditional weapons
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2016817336
Aryx for variety if you don't mind some questionable balance
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2530716039

And more

[[ELR] EZKarn]

Ive been having issues with NorthWind weapons pack and a few others some of the bigger turrets have no options for manual control.

[AnonSliver]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2023664724

[Kreeg]

Originally posted by ELR EZKarn:

Ive been having issues with NorthWind weapons pack and a few others some of the bigger turrets have no options for manual control.

I can explain that.

Not a bug, design feature.
The most optimized block type is a sorter, which doesn't have the normal manual control button in the terminal - they instead are still able to be manually controlled via the Target Painter, and Manual-Control modes in the Toolbar.

Most turrets are also far better at landing blows than a player regardless.

[Katitoff]

Originally posted by Red Eclipse:

Originally posted by Katitoff:

It adds a lot of things that base game combat lacks(at least used to until last warfare update) and that's pretty much it.

Combat used to be extremely short-ranged and one dimensional without it in the past.

That sounds really interesting. I tried looking up some tutorials and it looks really cool.
Could anyone recommend some good weapon mods for it?

https://youtu.be/_QIWYEXt3A4

You can check their page and see which mods they use for example.