Railgun completely useless please help

[Dr Jham]

Hi, so I built a large, very complicated ship that took ages to get to where it is with custom turrets but now the large railgun on such turret does absolutely no damage even to an armor panel. If I spent all this time building this for nothing I will loose my ♥♥♥♥. Please anyone have any advice? thanks

[ShadedMJ]

I'm not trying to pick on you, but there are obvious questions I have to ask.....
Last week I worked in my gunnery range, so I'm fairly sure railguns work...

How do you know it fired?
How far away was the target, since railgun max range is 2km?
Weapon fire is restricted in safe zones.
Using mods?

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, I found 2 working solutions so far, well I've used the Rail Gun on only 2 setups. turret using CTC and fixed on Nuclear space ship.

I can tell CTC AI shoot all in their way so I gave it a lot of clearance placed on Defense Tower top that is not bad setup if nothing in its way :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3306608474
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3306609097
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The other one I made is on a Big Boss enemy ship and fixed so not a turret but aiming using AI Offensive block that worked very well :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3294392857
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3294392955

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That said, I don't like to use the AI with CTC block because it gives "Crazy" turrets shooting all in their way where I must limit their angle.
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Can lose all my ammos and power because CTC AI keep shooting even if the enemy goes outside their limited angle.

Edit
Corrections made.

[Dan2D3D]

I just went in-game and took screenshots of what I don't like when using AI CTC.

It shoot at my station when the enemy is "hidden" behind the station floor :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3318715763
They damage all in their way :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3318715511
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Best on Tower Top with a lot of clearance (360°) so it can shoot without any obstacles.
OR
Directly at soil level, on top of undeground station for example. (edited)

[Dan2D3D]

Oh! and you may share your save here if you can't find a good solution, all reading will be able to download and help you find the cause.

+ I always try in a copy to test without Mods and have the first clue as to know if it is a Mod problem.

-> How to save a world in your Workshop :

1 - Select your save.

2 - Click the "Publish" button on the left.

3 - Choose a proper Tag, check Steam upload and click the OK button.

4 - Your world will be uploaded to Steam Workshop.

5 - Paste the Workshop item link here.

[Hypnosis]

Originally posted by Dan2D3D:

Oh! and you may share your save here if you can't find a good solution, all reading will be able to download and help you find the cause.

+ I always try in a copy to test without Mods and have the first clue as to know if it is a Mod problem.

-> How to save a world in your Workshop :

1 - Select your save.

2 - Click the "Publish" button on the left.

3 - Choose a proper Tag, check Steam upload and click the OK button.

4 - Your world will be uploaded to Steam Workshop.

5 - Paste the Workshop item link here.

Uhh, okay. Most servers have turret friendly fire off & sub-grid damage off. Knowledge issue.

[Hypnosis]

Originally posted by Dr Jham:

Hi, so I built a large, very complicated ship that took ages to get to where it is with custom turrets but now the large railgun on such turret does absolutely no damage even to an armor panel. If I spent all this time building this for nothing I will loose my ♥♥♥♥. Please anyone have any advice? thanks

Valid your game files, or disable the broken mods you're using.

This is not a current bug.

Bro people use rail guns EVERY DAY in servers, and single player.

[Dan2D3D]

I've used one AI Turret and all good so far and I can tell adding 2 AI CTC on the same grid gave me conflicts problem and that is why prefer one AI per grid.

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Rail Gun doing No damage at all
= never noticed that "Bug" but I can tell 2 AI Offensive Drones can help a lot against Rail Gun long recharge time where AI Drone have time to destroy the Rail Gun before their second shot.

[Dan2D3D]

I made another Defense Tower yesterday to test AI CTC Rail Gun :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3318828565
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I still prefer without CTC turrets so Rail Gun fixed on Warship ship where the player is aiming at the enemy and shoot, or use AI Offensive and AI Flight blocks to aim and shoot for you.

EDIT
In my opinion
-> Indestructible Defense Tower would be the best use for CTC Rail Gun :
(3 small Reactors just to power small Safe Zone)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3319401491

[Jack Schitt]

Rail guns require a LOT of electrical power. Do you have enough power?

[Dan2D3D]

OP seem to be OK with power because he said they don't do damages :

Originally posted by Dr Jham:

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the large railgun on such turret does absolutely no damage even to an armor panel
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I can tell small block Rail Gun can destroy only one block and damage the other blocks around it that gives -5 Rep point.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3196628356

[Dan2D3D]

+ A one shot kill should give -500 Rep and I was able to do so using AI Missille :
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3270569237
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3270569329

[Dr Jham]

I only had 2 mods and i think the atmo phisics mod might have had someting to do with it. I am amazed at the volume of responses trying to help. Taking the build out of atmo fixed it somehow. Thanks to all

[Oparator Stalker]

Originally posted by Dr Jham:

I only had 2 mods and i think the atmo phisics mod might have had someting to do with it. I am amazed at the volume of responses trying to help. Taking the build out of atmo fixed it somehow. Thanks to all

Yeah I would watch out for certain mods, they tend to say one thing, but do not disclose the other until you get it and find out the hard way.