Dealing with Chaff

[5hadowfax]

Wouldn't it be great if there was a key binding available to actually just untarget everything? So I can use it when chaff renders my targetting useless?

You know, so I can actually deal with chaff without accidentally targetting cops or other wings of pirates (by using my only option, the "target what's in front button".)
Has anybody found a way around this yet? It's becoming very annoying.

[Ofan]

I just use target ahead while not pointing at anything.

[pyr0kid]

are we talking turrets or gimbal?

[5hadowfax]

Originally posted by Ofan:

I just use target ahead while not pointing at anything.

Cool, how do you detarget when you are pointing at something? And should it be necessary to change your vector before you can untarget something? Or should there be a KEYBIND to give the same effect? :)

[5hadowfax]

Originally posted by pyr0kid:

are we talking turrets or gimbal?

Using both to be honest, it's a problem with both.

[Turih]

Originally posted by Jon:

Has anybody found a way around this yet?

Start using fixed weapons.

[ScareCrow]

There is a button like that... its called "target next system in route" its under targeting. I bound it to Zero button :)

Another thing you could do is make a group with just youre scanner on second mouse button and switch to that with N key the shooting will stop then then switch back to main group after chaff is over :D I do that all the time

[Ofan]

Originally posted by Jon:

Originally posted by Ofan:

I just use target ahead while not pointing at anything.

Cool, how do you detarget when you are pointing at something? And should it be necessary to change your vector before you can untarget something? Or should there be a KEYBIND to give the same effect? :)

I just turn my nose away for a split second. Doesn't break The flow of combat in a big ship where you tend to get out turned a little. In a small ship I tend to use fixed