Turrets on modular station components

StarTrader

This is unusual:

equip = li_battleship_flak_turret01, SpConnect01
equip = li_battleship_flak_turret01, SpConnect02

Quarks

If you remove the parent = line, does it attack you then? Then it’s probably because parented things can’t shoot.

Edit: I just had a look into St03.ini (Dyson) and the platforms there are not attached to the main solar. Also I can’t remember any attached part in vanilla to have turrets.

CK256

@ Startrader, the Sp connects were something I’d tried earlier and I just reused the Sp hardpoint the other two Hp were part of the original module’.

Thx

@Quarks, I had tried removing the parent line earlier but it had no effect

Thx

CK256

Gisteron

why don’t you transfer the loadout reference from the solararch to the system file and look what it results in, what’d you think?
or look up how other bases do it, there sure is reference.

CK256

Thx Gisteron but I did try that with the results i.e. nothing, I think I’ve seen similar problems with mining platforms.

Thx CK256

mknote

In SolarArch.ini, set

type = SATELLITE

to

type = WEAPONS_PLATFORM

and it should work. I ran into this problem in getting mplatforms, food domes, and the like to fire on enemy ships.

CK256

Thx I’ll give that a try tomorrow cheers!

CK256

adoxa

I think you need behavior = NOTHING in the [Object] for them to fire at NPCs; type = WEAPONS_PLATFORM is what will make them fire at players.

Quarks

So weapon platforms only fire at players?!?

CK256

Thx everyone I’ve now got the landing pads firing on enemy NPC’s and player characters as well result!

Thx again CK256