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Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:43 pm
by Ramen
Hi all,
I am completely new to this game and games of the Elite type.
I apologize in advance for any extreme noobery. With that out of the way, I have a question.
How Do I (tm) switch weapon mountings? Is This Even Possible? (r)
Thanks,
Ramen
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:03 pm
by QCS
If you mean how to install weapons in your ship:
Go to ship equipment screen (F3), there you find some lasers. When buying them, you can decide which weapon slot (forward, aft, left, right, if they are provided by your ship) should be used for this weapon.
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:05 pm
by Cody
Ramen wrote:How Do I (tm) switch weapon mountings?
Hi - do you mean switch between fore, aft, weapons etc? F1 - F4 does that inflight. Have a read of the Oolite Reference Sheet pdf included in the main Oolite folder.
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:07 pm
by Ramen
Cody wrote:Ramen wrote:How Do I (tm) switch weapon mountings?
Hi - do you mean switch between fore, aft, weapons etc? F1 - F4 does that inflight. Have a read of the Oolite Reference Sheet pdf included in the main Oolite folder.
Cody,
I apologize, maybe I should be more clear.
What I am really asking is: how do I switch the starting pulse laser to aft mounting?
Again, Is This Possible? (tm)
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:13 pm
by Disembodied
Ramen wrote:What I am really asking is: how do I switch the starting pulse laser to aft mounting?
Again, Is This Possible? (tm)
No - there's no in-game option to remove your front pulse laser and re-fit it on the back. It might be possible to do it by editing your save file though: other people with larger minds might be able to answer that one!
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:13 pm
by Cody
Ah yeah, this is possible - go to F3, Remove Laser, select which mount, buy laser, select which mount.
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:14 pm
by Ramen
Cody wrote:Ah yeah, this is possible - go to F3, Remove Laser, select which mount, buy laser, select which mount.
Thanks. I'll try that right now.
See you around.
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:16 pm
by Ramen
As it turns out, I don't seem to have such an option. Whoops.
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:17 pm
by Cody
Disembodied wrote:No - there's no in-game option to remove your front pulse laser and re-fit it on the back.
Oh, perhaps that's only in trunk then - I do get them confused at times.
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:17 pm
by Ramen
Cody wrote:Disembodied wrote:No - there's no in-game option to remove your front pulse laser and re-fit it on the back.
Oh, perhaps that's only in trunk then - I do get confused at times.
Trunk? Noobing out here.
What is that?
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:19 pm
by Disembodied
Cody wrote:Ah yeah, this is possible - go to F3, Remove Laser, select which mount, buy laser, select which mount.
Is this an 1.81 thing? Or am I just being stupider than usual for a Saturday?
It is possible to edit the save file, by the way: just change
Code: Select all
<key>aft_weapon</key>
<integer>0</integer>
to
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<key>aft_weapon</key>
<integer>2</integer>
and change
Code: Select all
<key>forward_weapon</key>
<integer>2</integer>
to
Code: Select all
<key>forward_weapon</key>
<integer>0</integer>
@ Ramen: "trunk" is the development version of the game, with numerous new and currently-nbeing-tested features.
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:20 pm
by Ramen
Disembodied wrote:Cody wrote:Ah yeah, this is possible - go to F3, Remove Laser, select which mount, buy laser, select which mount.
Is this an 1.81 thing? Or am I just being stupider than usual for a Saturday?
It is possible to edit the save file, by the way: just change
Code: Select all
<key>aft_weapon</key>
<integer>0</integer>
to
Code: Select all
<key>aft_weapon</key>
<integer>2</integer>
and change
Code: Select all
<key>forward_weapon</key>
<integer>2</integer>
to
Code: Select all
<key>forward_weapon</key>
<integer>0</integer>
@ Ramen: "trunk" is the development version of the game, with numerous new and currently-nbeing-tested features.
Thanks so much.
Unlike some people, I am not above minor "edits".
Thanks again,
Ramen
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:20 pm
by Disembodied
Oh, and PS: if you change the save file with a text editor on a Windows machine, don't use Notepad: it can do odd stuff.
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:21 pm
by Cody
Disembodied wrote:Cody wrote:Ah yeah, this is possible - go to F3, Remove Laser, select which mount, buy laser, select which mount.
Is this an 1.81 thing? Or am I just being stupider than usual for a Saturday?
<sniggers> You and me both! Yeah, you can do that in 1.81 - ho-hum!
Re: Total noob question
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:21 pm
by Ramen
Disembodied wrote:Oh, and PS: if you change the save file with a text editor on a Windows machine, don't use Notepad: it can do odd stuff.
Linux FTW!