SRV unable to fire/scan

E4GLEyE · Mar 9, 2018

So got a mission to scan a location, got there landed deployed the trusty SRV and started trying to scan the target... no joy, tried shooting a skimmer, nothing... checked firegroups, all set and can set them with my HOTAS (also shooting/scanning works in ships) no matter if I try to lock a target via left panel or by simply targeting it, or in turret on normal mode, nothing reacts in the SRV to First and Second Firing buttons :/ (actually not even if i set it on my keyboard or mouse... ) anyone with any ideas? Halp!

Mohrgan · Mar 9, 2018

The only thing I can think of is: Are you far enough away from your ship to allow for the Turret to deploy.

seko · Mar 9, 2018

E4GLEyE said:
So got a mission to scan a location, got there landed deployed the trusty SRV and started trying to scan the target... no joy, tried shooting a skimmer, nothing... checked firegroups, all set and can set them with my HOTAS (also shooting/scanning works in ships) no matter if I try to lock a target via left panel or by simply targeting it, or in turret on normal mode, nothing reacts in the SRV to First and Second Firing buttons :/ (actually not even if i set it on my keyboard or mouse... ) anyone with any ideas? Halp!

you need to have at least 3 pips to weapons, that is often the problem

Deep Thought 42 · Mar 9, 2018

look at the modules on the right hand display if there are NONE get back into your ship & relog

DD_Crash · Mar 9, 2018

Check the options menu. Mine stopped working and I needed to rebind them

Valorin · Mar 9, 2018

Also, check the firegroups. Mine sometimes reset so there's nothing selected.

E4GLEyE · Mar 10, 2018

Testing... Pips - no joy, relaunching the game while in SRV - no joy, getting in and out of ship - no joy, relaunching the game while in ship - no joy, got in the ship went into orbit, relaunched the game - no joy. firegroups are set, if there is no separate firing bind that i am missing the SRV is simply not working at all for these for me :/ ... aand the modules menu is also not empty I can see/ interact with stuff there

... also tried now setting firing binds to keyboard, than mouse, than to the throttle, still no avail

Hellakitty · Mar 10, 2018

E4GLEyE said:
Testing... Pips - no joy, relaunching the game while in SRV - no joy, getting in and out of ship - no joy, relaunching the game while in ship - no joy, got in the ship went into orbit, relaunched the game - no joy. firegroups are set, if there is no separate firing bind that i am missing the SRV is simply not working at all for these for me :/ ... aand the modules menu is also not empty I can see/ interact with stuff there ... also tried now setting firing binds to keyboard, than mouse, than to the throttle, still no avail

Try quitting the game completely while in your SRV and relaunching it in non-Horizons mode. Once back up in orbit, quit, restart and try the SRV once more.

GG7 · Mar 10, 2018

Mohrgan said:
The only thing I can think of is: Are you far enough away from your ship to allow for the Turret to deploy.

Either that or PIPS not allocated for the WEP or SYSTEMS.

E4GLEyE said:
Testing... Pips - no joy, relaunching the game while in SRV - no joy, getting in and out of ship - no joy, relaunching the game while in ship - no joy, got in the ship went into orbit, relaunched the game - no joy. firegroups are set, if there is no separate firing bind that i am missing the SRV is simply not working at all for these for me :/ ... aand the modules menu is also not empty I can see/ interact with stuff there ... also tried now setting firing binds to keyboard, than mouse, than to the throttle, still no avail

Sounds like you are landing too close to the base with your ship.

Fly it further away and try again. You need to be around 250-300m or farther to insure that your turret deploys. (You need to use the Turret to scan beacons at planetary bases)

This has to be some kind of pilot error because there is nothing bugged with the SRV that would cause these issues. I do 25-50 Planetary Scan missions a day with the SRV and I never have any problems like you describe.

ShimEnki · Mar 10, 2018

Mine wont work if both weap and scan are active in fire groups. Once I deselect the weap, the scan works.

E4GLEyE · Mar 10, 2018

ShimEnki said:
Mine wont work if both weap and scan are active in fire groups. Once I deselect the weap, the scan works.

This might work, gonna give it a shot, I was far enough and even dismissed the ship to the turret to deploy, so its either this or nothing

... EDIT: No Joy, cant even select between the different firegroups... starting to think this has to do with either the SRV I have or the Ship that carries it (of course a Chieftain)