Can't shoot the laser in my SRV

Haji Al Harami

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I'm pretty sure this question has been beat to death. I have perused the FAQ's on this very subject but after all the good suggestions, I still cannot get the damn thing to fire. My PIPs are good, I've set the firing order in the SRV, I've enabled the turret, blah, blah, blah. However, the one thing that is a complete failure is when I try to switch cockpit modes... I have the key-binding in the mode subheading for controls set to use the [tab] button. This works in my ship, but not in the SRV. Am I forgetting something? I liked the idea of just getting in the SRV and tooling around a planet surface, finding a neat rock and blasting it. No muss, no fuss. Now there's a special turret mode, with a turret view versus a view from the cockpit with a reticle showing which way the guns are pointing. Why did Frontier have to go and up something that already worked fine? I need some help here to get my turret guns working again. Is it the key-binding, or something else?
 

[VR] Orodruin

[VR] Orodruin
Haji Al Harami said:
However, the one thing that is a complete failure is when I try to switch cockpit modes... I have the key-binding in the mode subheading for controls set to use the [tab] button. This works in my ship, but not in the SRV. Am I forgetting something?
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I think this part is what many of us (including me) missed. So the specific problem was not really ”not being able to fire in SRV” (indicating nothing happens when you press the fire button), but ”not able to switch modes in SRV” (indicating nothing happens when you press the mode switch button).
 

Craith

Volunteer Moderator
Craith
Although it is already solved, one other reason why the SRV does not fire is when you are to close to your target, and your turret doesn't gimbal down as much as needed. switching to the turret mode fixes this usually, or trying a different angle.
 

Drelthar

Drelthar
It's not a laser, it's a plasma repeater.

I mean.... I know you say you solved the problem, but you ain't, if you wanted to fire a laser from the SRV - that problem ain't solvable buddy.

Good luck.
 

space voyager

space voyager
Craith said:
Although it is already solved, one other reason why the SRV does not fire is when you are to close to your target, and your turret doesn't gimbal down as much as needed. switching to the turret mode fixes this usually, or trying a different angle.
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Or because your weapons distributor is empty. Or... There are so many reasons why something in Elite legitimatelly doesn't work, it is a wonder anything works at all. And yet, this is part of the appeal.
 

Haji Al Harami

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Love the sarcasm Dreithar, I could almost taste it from here. Lasers, Plasma... who gives a crap? Point is, it shoots coloured light bolt thingy's at whatever you aim at and blows it up. And now (just for clarification), I bound the cockpit mode button in my SRV to activate the (laser/plasma thingy) so I could blow up rock formations, shoot down guardian sentinals and whatever else I decide needs blowing up. I really appreciate everyones input, but the winner of "Best Advice" goes to Filthymick420. Unfortunately there is no prize other than bragging rights. Good on you.
 
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