Station caught cheating!

[another_commander]

One observation: Attacking the station with lasers causes it to launch defenses, as we expect. Using rapid fire turret weaponry results in no defense ship launches, unless the turret stops for a breath, at which point the station can launch fighters. In my tests, i was shooting using turrets for ages and ages without any Viper coming out to see what's going on. I stopped firing for a while, one came out. I restarted with the turrets, no more could come out. As soon as I stopped, they were launched normally again.

Exactly the same thing happened while testing with 1.72.2.

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unless... hmm, wait! The stations you're having problems with are from an OXP, aren't they?
Maybe there are some problems with that OXP & 1.73?

For the GriffBoa test I had the torus station and for the Caduceus it's some modified built-in model...must be from PAGroove stations.

Could that be it? Hmmm...need to take those oxp's out and report

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One observation: Attacking the station with lasers causes it to launch defenses, as we expect. Using rapid fire turret weaponry results in no defense ship launches, unless the turret stops for a breath, at which point the station can launch fighters.

Exactly the same thing happened while testing with 1.72.2.

Except that I never noticed this behaviour with 1.72.2 (maybe because I never did look close enough or some police patrol was already launched) I can confirm this.

Taking the turrets offline for a few seconds causes the station to launch multiple defenders.

The oxp's for station looks don't influence this.

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[Kaks]

So turrets against stations stop stations from launching defenders?

<grumble>'Joy!'</grumble>

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So turrets against stations stop stations from launching defenders?

Yes.

<grumble>'Joy!'</grumble>

Don't you like smashing bugs?

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