C3 Pulse Laser (G)? What on earth...?

OlFart

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So I got my new Viper and slapped 2x C3 pulse Laser (G) on it in the hopes they were the gimballed versions of the lasers but... what on earth did I just buy?

The weapons just sort of wobble around in a tiny arc in front of the ship - they track nothing I target, and just sort of scatter the shots so I can't hit anything...?

Did I encounter a bug, or have I misunderstood something completely? I'm better of with a fixed laser since that at least fires where I bloody point the ship.
 

Hazed

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Gimballed do not track as accurately as in early Premium Beta. You have to be fairly steady while flying to increase their accuracy.
 

Arkantes

Arkantes
Hazed said:
Gimballed do not track as accurately as in early Premium Beta. You have to be fairly steady while flying to increase their accuracy.
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Well, I tried C1 gimballed lasers earlier today, and even without moving at all they were kind of oscillating around the target :D
 

OlFart

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I tried that. I was rock steady. The enemy was going straight away at more than one occasion. They just wobble around, and never deviate from my facing direction by more than maybe half a percent. They don't seem to track in any way what-so-ever.

I mean, following a cobra Mk3 at 300 meters in a straight line - if I can't hit that, something is wrong!
 

OlFart

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Arkantes said:
Well, I tried C1 gimballed lasers earlier today, and even without moving at all they were kind of oscillating around the target :D
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Right? I was at one point stationary, aiming at a can of scrap in space - and the lasers just go wibbly-wobbly-wibbly-wobbly... I couldn't hit the can at 100 meters.
 

OlFart

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Yeah... that's gotta be a mistake. :) Must be a bug. I just needed to make sure the (G) weapons were in fact the proper gimballed lasers. I was thinking I had bought something mysterious that I didn't understand.
 

OlFart

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Uh huh... Just switched the guns for gimballed multicannons: they broke the lasers. Sure the cannons wobble around, but they wobble around the TARGET, whereas the lasers wobble around your gun sight. The MCs may be a bit inaccurate, but heck, in close quarters they do track and hit the enemy.
 

intel

intel
Arkantes said:
Well, I tried C1 gimballed lasers earlier today, and even without moving at all they were kind of oscillating around the target :D
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I encountered exact problems. They are almost useless now, Unless you use them at close range then they track okay.
 

OlFart

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(T) is some kind of turret version I read somewhere. Bigger tracking area or something. Haven't tested them.

And yep, the ticket is done.
 

OlFart

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intel said:
I encountered exact problems. They are almost useless now, Unless you use them at close range then they track okay.
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I don't think we have the same problem. :)

Yes, the gimballed weapons oscillate a lot, making them useless at range, but my gimballed lasers didn't track at all. They just oscillated in a straight forward position. (ie, working like a fixed laser, only not accurate)

The new gimbal function (on those weapons where it actually WORKS) is still useful at close range though. Those multi cannons I put on my ship are a hoot. I just punch their shields out with burst lasers, and then dive in close and open up with the multi cannons. They shred things...! They can perforate a cobra in just a few seconds. Fun fun!
 
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