Turrets auto firing

[ArtSkunk]

How do you stop the damn turrets form automaticly firing on whoever you have target locked?
ive been killed twice now becuse after a dogfight with a pirate i select another ship to see if its wanted and my stupid turrets act like im still pressing the fire button. then i get a huge bounty and a swarm of security ships on my a##

[boonsiri5601]

Use chaff laucher with will stop the gimballed tracker, turret included

[Tripfy]

Swap to a different fire group, this stops turrets from firing
Also make sure to set your Turrets in Target only fire mode

[ArtSkunk]

Originally posted by boonsiri5601:

Use chaff laucher with will stop the gimballed tracker, turret included

not what im asking about. my own turrets will continue to fire after ive stopped pressing he fire button. sometimes causing me to shoot friendlys.

[ArtSkunk]

Originally posted by Tr!pfy:

Swap to a different fire group, this stops turrets from firing
Also make sure to set your Turrets in Target only fire mode

its on target only, do i really have to keep swaping to stop waisting ammo? its still firing even when i have no shot...its really annoying.

[dellguyzHK]

I have the same problem as well. I pay over 1500k to buy one turret laserbeam and two turret canon, however they are so stupid, especially the canon, which always fire first round before its aim to the target, lose the bullet and have to wait a few sec before the next bullet could exactly hit the target... really exhausted by these turret weapons...

[5hadowfax]

Originally posted by Tribble Overlord:

Originally posted by Tr!pfy:

Swap to a different fire group, this stops turrets from firing
Also make sure to set your Turrets in Target only fire mode

its on target only, do i really have to keep swaping to stop waisting ammo? its still firing even when i have no shot...its really annoying.

For me at least the technique works really well, might need to remap your firegroup button if you use it though.

[5hadowfax]

Originally posted by Tribble Overlord:

after a dogfight with a pirate i select another ship to see if its wanted and my stupid turrets act like im still pressing the fire button. then i get a huge bounty and a swarm of security ships on my a##

I'm not sure this is how it works for me. Selecting a new target after combat ends shouldn't have the turret fire automatically on the new target, I thought that it didn't.

[🅽🅴🅼🅾]

If you go to the far right top tab on the right hud there is a "turret fire mode" category, you probably have your turrets set to "fire at will".

[Olaf_Sand™]

Originally posted by NeMo:

If you go to the far right top tab on the right hud there is a "turret fire mode" category, you probably have your turrets set to "fire at will".

I also have this problem with different setups.
Never touched the settings.
Maybe some are automatically set to auto, when there are different weapons in the same group...or when you have a weapontype as nr 1 and a different as nr 2..

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by Tribble Overlord:

Originally posted by Tr!pfy:

Swap to a different fire group, this stops turrets from firing
Also make sure to set your Turrets in Target only fire mode

its on target only, do i really have to keep swaping to stop waisting ammo? its still firing even when i have no shot...its really annoying.

If you're set to "Target Only" live turrets will automatically attack your target. That's literally what they're supposed to do. Turrets are only live if you have pressed the fire button for that turret since you deployed them, and will continue to be live until stowed away.

If you set them to "Fire at Will", they will automatically target any wanted/hostile ships within a 3km radius. With fire at will:

-They won't attack your target (unless it's wanted/high threat)

-They won't attack ships that aren't wanted or hostile to you (they can still be tricked into friendly fire by firing at a valid target as a friendly decides to choose that moment to move through the line of fire - same as any weapon).

-They WILL fire on multiple hostile/wanted targets, making you a high threat to multiple hostile ships.

If you want them to stop firing: change your turret mode, or stow your hardpoints.

[ArtSkunk]

Originally posted by FunkynutZ:

Originally posted by Tribble Overlord:

its on target only, do i really have to keep swaping to stop waisting ammo? its still firing even when i have no shot...its really annoying.

If you're set to "Target Only" live turrets will automatically attack your target. That's literally what they're supposed to do. Turrets are only live if you have pressed the fire button for that turret since you deployed them, and will continue to be live until stowed away.

If you set them to "Fire at Will", they will automatically target any wanted/hostile ships within a 3km radius. With fire at will:

-They won't attack your target (unless it's wanted/high threat)

-They won't attack ships that aren't wanted or hostile to you (they can still be tricked into friendly fire by firing at a valid target as a friendly decides to choose that moment to move through the line of fire - same as any weapon).

-They WILL fire on multiple hostile/wanted targets, making you a high threat to multiple hostile ships.

If you want them to stop firing: change your turret mode, or stow your hardpoints.

THANKS! this is what i needed to know. though i am...kinda sure it was set to something else... id have to check..stopped using 360 turrets cuz i'd fire once an then it fire till it would compleatly drain my energy to the point my other weapons where overheating. i'd lift the trigger button but it'd still keep firing xD got annoying.
the last tiem i used it i targeted a 3 ship squad, made sure the other two ships where being engaged by police before firing on my target, mah stupid smartalick turret decided to fire on the other two and (i think it was a glitch) toasted a federal security eagle cuz i got Blue-on-blued.