Button for Kill Warrant Scanner

[droidling]

I would like to set my KWS to a joy stick button other than a trigger. That is I want to use my 2 triggers for weapons using fire control groups and have a 3rd button just for scanning.

I watched a youtube video where a guy said he had the KWS set to a joystick switch that he could toggle on before going into battle and any time he targeted somone that was in range the scanner would autopmatically start scanning. I can't find any setting for the KWS in the controls set up. Is there a way to do this?

[Turd Ferguson]

you can't. it has to be bound to a trigger.

[FalterXV TTV]

Voice attack has a command to start scanning any ship, in KW / Manifest/ Wake range, and arc, but, as for a seperate button, nope not a thing.

Just set up another fire group, and swap the firegroups,
OR, do both,
Set up a fire group, with a KW and guns,
Set up a fire group with just your guns....

Win-Win.
3 or More firegroups at all times...much accuracy, much success, no missing-much combat yum yum, and laughing

[Turd Ferguson]

if you mod a KWS for shorter time you can bind it to the same fire group as one of your guns (perferably one that you hold the trigger down to keep firing). After the normal scan completes, just start shooting and hold down that trigger till the scan is done.

A "good" top-level fast KWS scan roll will do a KWS scan in 2.5 seconds. No need to switch fire groups...just verify the target is wanted and start shooting - the KWS scan completes while you're fighting.

[droidling]

On my cobra MK III basically have what Bella8915 discribed. One fire group with lasers and KW, a second with lasers and multi-cannons. I just get excited an occasionally think I have the KW on and hit the second trigger only to start shooting at something that isn't confirmed wanted. The thing that usualkky saves me is that the auto-cannons take a bit to start shooting.

I have never tried to mod anything I suppose their are instructions somwhere.

Still looking at what Voice Attack dose. May be I can find that video again and ask the tuber how he dose it.

[Turd Ferguson]

i used to have them set that way too.... it was really the only way to do it. Until the engineers mod for the KWS scanner came out.

Now I have it on the same trigger as my beams. First time I hit the NPC it just takes a 2.5 second burst of beam laser to do a KWS scan. I can pretty much auto-scan targets while fighting instead if having to switch fire groups.

the engineers mod takes scan time down to 2.5 seconds from 10. you lose some range on the scanner but its so fast you don't need that crazy long range anymore.

[FalterXV TTV]

Yeah, i usually run, the lasers on my scan groups,
As they dont hit as hard as my other fixed weapons-im looking at you plasma!
Since they are bound to the same fire command across all fire groups, it's easy to just press:
N or M to switch between them and continue firing with my keyboard and mouse, FA-off set up.

Making your firegroups is essential in building your ship..

@Droidling,
Are you running small multicannons, on your cobra?
The smalls are down, and far back, so it could be, if they are gimballed, the tracking is not allowing you to fire, as the target is too high above you?

Just a thought....id look at working on improving the pitch control of your Cobra III, that is how it wins in a turn fight,
Remember, the faster the cobra goes, the worse it turns,
So, slow down and pitch up, when using FA-on in that thing...

[Fork_Q2]

Dedicated button would be nice; not having to hold down the button until scan complete, would be much better.

[One Eye Jack]

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

Dedicated button would be nice; not having to hold down the button until scan complete, would be much better.

Ditto this!