Auto defense with doors?

[Katt i knä]

Is there a way to use machineguns etc as automatic defense when they are behind doors? Seems to only work when they are out in the open for me

[Romerolagus]

Machine guns won't open their doors until the incoming projectiles enter their firing arc. If the projectiles pass through too quickly, they calculate that they don't have enough time to open their doors. But you can design your fort to give them more time. Imagine the door wasn't there, and try to include as much of the early flight path as possible when you put down your gunners.

[[DEV] BeeMan]

Also they won't open doors for mortars if it would make them vulnerable to snipers to the side, since that would make them too easy to bait. They'll open them for rockets and missiles though.

[narf03]

fast doors might work.(certain commander)

[Romerolagus]

Another option against mortars is to build machine guns that are protected directly to the sides, but open at an angle to the top so they can freely shoot upwards.

[Jdôvid]

So placing a sniper even if you don't use it deactivates the minigun's will to shoot back? Where do I deactivate this. I have 6 miniguns, Idc if one dies, just shoot damnit

[Romerolagus]

Miniguns don't shoot automatically. Unless you have the Eagle Eye commander, and then you can right click on them to enable or disable automatic AA firing.