How do i load and use mortors ?

[1stReaper]

ok... so i downloaded the rimsenal - security pack
im currently testing the mods that i plan to install and am up to this one,

as far as i know i've placed a mortor from this mod,
now my issue is how to use it

ive read that i need to stick a drafted pawn next to it..
but it simply just stands there (i cant see the "manning station" under its name)

looking at the mortors (even tried setting up a base game mortor,,,)
it stats that its not loaded,,, so i spawned the shells that the mortors need

cant seem to load the shell or station the mortor =/...
(i tried right clicking both ammo and mortor with a drafted and none drafted pawn... no luck)

[Astasia]

You should be able to just select a pawn and right click the mortar to man it, the pawn will automatically find shells in the nearest stockpile and load them. If nothing is coming up when you right click on the vanilla mortar then it sounds like you have a mod breaking that functionality. I don't believe the Rimsenal security pack is causing that issue as I have had it installed without running into that problem, though I haven't tested the mortars added by that mod to see if they are working correctly.

[1stReaper]

yep...

for some reason it worked perfectly this time,,,
not sure what was the cause, all i did was exit the game, reloaded and it worked for second time around :S


<edit>
guess it was just one of them things :S, looks like it was just a weird random hic-up

[OGsparrow]

haha i actually just quit this game over the mortar. Spent the last 8 hours trying to launch an EMP and finally got the EMP shells and the mortar and everything set up and my whole party goes there to distract while the mortar sets up and loads annnnnd he goes and then eats some pemmican. Wtf? everything was so good asbout this game except that you die if you cant use EMP and you ....cant...use...the...EMP.....

[Veylox]

Assuming it works like regular mortars and isn't just a mod thing, you draft the pawn, right-click the mortar, and tell him to operate it. Then he'll go get a shell (if there is one available), load it in the mortar, aim, and fire. He should automatically go fetch another shell afterwards, but there's a cooldown during which you can't fire again, so you'll have to let the pawn just man the mortar for a while until the cooldown ends.

Some things that can prevent you from firing ; the "hold fire" mode will completely prevent it, having a roof over the mortar too, and also not having the proper "bill" allowing the shells you want to use. For example, if you want to use EMP shells, you have to make sure the mortar is set to load EMP shells rather than just anything, or pawns will load whatever they want inside

[Gnasty Gnorc]

Originally posted by OGsparrow:

haha i actually just quit this game over the mortar. Spent the last 8 hours trying to launch an EMP and finally got the EMP shells and the mortar and everything set up and my whole party goes there to distract while the mortar sets up and loads annnnnd he goes and then eats some pemmican. Wtf? everything was so good asbout this game except that you die if you cant use EMP and you ....cant...use...the...EMP.....

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[Veylox]

dang

[1stReaper]

it might be much needed information to this day havik :P