This has bothered me since release. Why do fixed weapons not have any form of convergence?
Auto-convergence would really help in the game, and it isn't unrealistic considering:
1. Fixed weapons already micro-gimbal
2. Our ship computer can already accurately calculate ranges
There's no tracking involved other than the normal targetting, but the ship could easily calculate the target to auto converge fixed weapons that are widely spaced to the distance the targeting computer does. With no target, they would simply snap forward as normal.
If this is implemented, it would breathe new life into the Clipper, help the Type-10, the Federal Corvette would benefit for a lot of mounts, even the Cobra Mk3, and I'm only naming a few.
Not only this, but it gives design space for ships that may have weapons in the nacelles (like the Chieftain possibly).
I think it is a win-win solution to our fixed-weapon woes with many ships, and would go down well with a lot of people. How about it?
Auto-convergence would really help in the game, and it isn't unrealistic considering:
1. Fixed weapons already micro-gimbal
2. Our ship computer can already accurately calculate ranges
There's no tracking involved other than the normal targetting, but the ship could easily calculate the target to auto converge fixed weapons that are widely spaced to the distance the targeting computer does. With no target, they would simply snap forward as normal.
If this is implemented, it would breathe new life into the Clipper, help the Type-10, the Federal Corvette would benefit for a lot of mounts, even the Cobra Mk3, and I'm only naming a few.
Not only this, but it gives design space for ships that may have weapons in the nacelles (like the Chieftain possibly).
I think it is a win-win solution to our fixed-weapon woes with many ships, and would go down well with a lot of people. How about it?