How the heck do i do torpedos

[postonorama]

im very good at this game but ive never made torpedos and they just make 0 sense
i connect the torpedo output to fins and spawn a boat, launch the torp at it, but the sonar completely ignores the boat or the fins dont react and the torp doesnt guide itself to the boat
(and please stop recommending me the torpedo preset, its buggy, crappy, and outdated)

[Oakrotic]

the torpedo composite has 2 outputs, the first one being X, and the second being Y.

Turn them into numbers with a microcontroller, and multiply them by a decent amount, apply X to your rudders, and Y to your elevons. (control fins)

If they go opposite the direction of the target vehicle, invert the signal.

[Goose]

Originally posted by Oakrotic:

the torpedo composite has 2 outputs, the first one being X, and the second being Y.

Turn them into numbers with a microcontroller, and multiply them by a decent amount, apply X to your rudders, and Y to your elevons. (control fins)

If they go opposite the direction of the target vehicle, invert the signal.

that's... really simple actually.
i didn't expect that.

[GrumpyOldMan]

You also need to check which targets show up on the sonar. Chances are the sonar is detecting the propeller on the torpedo. Should be close to the detection limit, filtering anything >= 0.45 and <= -0.45 should do the trick for a sonar placed at the front of the torpedo, facing forward and a single propeller at the back.