Helle Shore Batteries.

[delems]

Something wrong with them big time.

eDD 1k away, won't fire on him, fires N instead.

eDD 5k S from it, won't fire, again just fires N.

What good are shore batteries if they won't target eDDs right by them?

Edited February 25, 2022 by delems

[lovewing]

if the test server has towns set to where it wont take long to drive dd to it I will try it out

ed: too far

Edited February 25, 2022 by lovewing

[delems]

I don't get why shore batteries have directionality to them.

Just allow them to fire 360 from their position.

[B2K]

1 hour ago, delems said:

I don't get why shore batteries have directionality to them.

Just allow them to fire 360 from their position.

Directionality for shore batteries is usually to ensure they only fire towards the direction they are supposed to  (ie towards the sea the are emplaced to defend) - the fact you report them as firing only N implies a bug.  thanks for reporting that

[undercova]

2 hours ago, B2K said:

Directionality for shore batteries is usually to ensure they only fire towards the direction they are supposed to  (ie towards the sea the are emplaced to defend) - the fact you report them as firing only N implies a bug.  thanks for reporting that

that bug where guns keep facing N and keep shooting N even when EA or EDD is super close ... is such an old bug. happens VERY often as soon as you repair the AI. the chance is super high the AI just fires straight N ... instead of the target being super close in a complete different direction.

 

[TR6AL]

I'll check out the position/direction of those guns. It's very possible they have been placed backwards and I will report in here as to what I find. 

[TR6AL]

Both guns face south..one slightly sw . The guns at rest are the way they are located.  All shore batteries act the same. 

They where fixed a few updates ago. 

[delems]

There are 3 batteries at Helle, 1 W and 2 E.

It is the first one going E that points N, the far E one seems to point S.

I watched as a DD sailed right by that near E one, N of it and S of it.

That battery did nothing but shoot N NW.  No where even close to the direction of the eDD.

Same for the E of pier batteries at Vliss, they fire N when an eDD is E of them.

I don't really care which way they face (though visually would be nice to be correct); I care where they shoot.

Edited February 26, 2022 by delems

[TR6AL]

All 3 are pointing in the correct direction . I might have to move them all slightly north to see if that makes any difference for a possible technical reason.  

[delems]

Well, guess where it points doesn't matter.

Because that battery doesn't shoot SE, it shoots N NW.

Watched it myself.  So something must be off.

Can we just make the batteries shoot in all directions?

Edited February 26, 2022 by delems

[TR6AL]

I can't do anything with the way the guns work , only placement .

[delems]

Ok, pass it along to the coders then.

[delems]

I'm sitting here right now, in Helle.

eDD is 1k SE of pier.

I'm watching the shore battery fire N? (the 5th one W of dock a bit)

Would someone please check all the shore batteries at Helle?

And make sure they actually fire S.

All 6 shore batteries seem to be messed up at Helle.

Ok, #4 (next to dock) seems to actually fire S.

 

I'm standing right next to #2 (2nd to last E).

Edd is about 3k S, the shore battery is doing nothing but firing N.

 

Going to #1 (far E)

Standing right next to #1.

eDD is 3.5k S - gun not firing at all.

Edited May 19, 2022 by delems

[delems]

Can we just code all the shore batteries everywhere....

So that they aim correctly for any target, 360 degrees?

There are shore batteries in Vliss that don't target right either.

There seems to be directionality to them or arc of fire.

Just make it 360?