Solo4114 Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I managed to shoot down a fighter once with the machine-gun-like turret. Aside from that, they seem pretty much useless, especially the heavy beam turrets that shoot the single death-star-like beam. Those things do basically nothing. Plus, the range on them doesn't seem long enough to hit other ships and if they do hit, they sure don't seem to be doing any damage. IE: you can't hurt a frigate with the entire firepower of a cruiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryZero Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I have occasionally seen the shield damage animation when shooting at the opposing capital ship with a turret, but the amount of damage is so negligible as to be pointless. Usually anything other than the front-most turret on the ship (and this is assuming the ships are head-to-head) won't even have the reach to show the animation. I've had a middling degree of success with all of the other varieties of turret though... with good aim the beam turret can drop an A-Wing or X-Wing in two or three hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo4114 Posted February 23, 2006 Author Share Posted February 23, 2006 The beam turret seems to be the most useless to me. It'd be perfect vs. enemy capital ships, but hitting three times on an enemy fighter? Good luck. That thing will be long gone if it's being flown by a human pilot. the "machine gun" turret seems to do reasonably well vs. fighters, but the damage is again pretty low. Mostly, the turrets seem pretty pointless and I hardly ever see bombers attacking cap ships anyway. You're better off using a few interceptors around the capital ship to take out bombers, which seems to be what everyone does anyway. >sigh< Another disappointing aspect of space combat in this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerted Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Put your AI on elite. Those turrets WILL take you out if you're nearby and not moving randomly around at different speeds. The turrets can be very powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawathehutt Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 the ai is horrible tho they sproticly change from uber sharpshooter who hs you at 100000000000000000000 miles away while your bunny hopping to a 1st grader with a heavy assult rifle ie they cant do crap with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Findannus Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 The machine gun turret is great if you want to rack up kills easily - just keep the turret aimed at your oponents docking bay, and you can eaily nail every single ship that leaves. You might need to practice with the gun to get used to it, but it's fairly effective, just don't forget to zoom in. It's a pretty cheap tactic though, and is usually frowned upon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solo4114 Posted March 6, 2006 Author Share Posted March 6, 2006 I had no idea you could even zoom with the guns. I still think the beam one is pretty pointless, and the slow laser one sucks. The machinegun is probably the only useful one. Eh, space combat seems a little overly hyperactive to me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSR Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 the ai is horrible tho they sproticly change from uber sharpshooter who hs you at 100000000000000000000 miles away while your bunny hopping to a 1st grader with a heavy assult rifle ie they cant do crap with it in english please? actually, the turrets cause me quite a bit of grief, so i just head into their hangar using a transport or bomber (lots of armour) and blow the auto turret defence up from inside. doesnt kill all of them, but they dont cause a problem after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|HfH|Tsavong La Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 in english please? actually, the turrets cause me quite a bit of grief, so i just head into their hangar using a transport or bomber (lots of armour) and blow the auto turret defence up from inside. doesnt kill all of them, but they dont cause a problem after that. In elitism please? He spelled one word incorrectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davinq Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 The machine gun turret is great if you want to rack up kills easily - just keep the turret aimed at your oponents docking bay, and you can eaily nail every single ship that leaves. You might need to practice with the gun to get used to it, but it's fairly effective, just don't forget to zoom in. It's a pretty cheap tactic though, and is usually frowned upon. Unless they're playing CIS, they can just go out the other side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliteHeadHunter Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Capital ship turrets are effective in the hands of a hardened veteran. Repeating Blaster Turrets (the machine gun type ones) are most effective at destroying enemy Multi-Purpose Starfighters and Scout Class Fighters. Heavy Ship Cannons / Heavy Turrets are best employed against enemy shields and emplacements, and Particle Cannon Turrets are best against Attack Transport Flyers and Bombers. Defend your Auto-Turret Defense Mainframe as well. The auto turrets are excellent against most classes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Master Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Another thread resurrestion.....tsk tsk And the turrets are useful if you know how to fire them correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanius Anglesmith Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 More thread resurrections..... I've never found the turrets to be very useful. If you really want to rack up kills, then take a marine to the enemy capital ship, and just run around killin everybody in there. It's especially effective if you have the Elite Rifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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