Is gunner pos any fun since beta?

Vengeanze · #1 09-13-2011, 12:12 PM

Now that we can choose the gunners seat.

Ze-Jamz · #2 09-13-2011, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Vengeanze

Now that we can choose the gunners seat.

Yea bit it has intermittent firing..or at least mine does whenever I try it

kestrel79 · #3 09-13-2011, 04:47 PM

How do you switch to the gunner? I have a key binded to it I think yet I still can't switch to a gunner in a quick mission. (I don't have the beta patch yet.)

Ze-Jamz · #4 09-13-2011, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kestrel79

How do you switch to the gunner? I have a key binded to it I think yet I still can't switch to a gunner in a quick mission. (I don't have the beta patch yet.)

If you have a key binded then make sure in Options>difficulty/realism what ever its called you have 'player able to change positions' or something like that- unchecked

Vengeanze · #5 09-13-2011, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cheesehawk

I think the default control is Cntrl-C.

You could try Ctrl + E

Just kidding. That's Eject.

Tavingon · #6 09-14-2011, 12:05 PM

I managed to switch to gunner position but what do I do next? When I press the arrow keys its just moves the aircraft around

Blackdog_kt · #7 09-14-2011, 06:37 PM

1) Go into the keyboard options and unbind the keyboard from the flight controls (you do fly with a stick i assume), because it's mapped to both functions and thus conflicting on the default install.

2) Fly your mission and switch to the gunner seat.

3) Switch to mouse view control mode if you are in mouse click mode (default key is F10 to toggle between the two).

4) Move your mouse around.

5) If the turret doesn't move, it's one of those turrets that have a "parked" position. I think the default key to toggle between "parked" and operational position is ctrl+O, so go ahead and press it.

6) Things should be working now. The mouse moves the gun, while the arrow keys move the entire gun mount assembly. The latter is useful for when you want to change your field of fire, but it's not available on all turrets for historical reasons. It also takes some time to take effect, because it simulates the gunner unlocking the mount before moving it and locking it back in place in the new position.

Known bug: If using the default left click to shoot the guns, it's not possible to shoot and move the gun at the same time.
Workaround: Setting a different key to shoot the guns lets you move the guns with the mouse and shoot by pressing the key simultaneously.

Tavingon · #8 09-18-2011, 08:16 AM

Thankyou! It seems to be the mouse that moves the gun but its dead slow, is there a way to move faster?

Blackdog_kt · #9 09-19-2011, 03:06 AM

Movement speed depends on how each gun position is configured. For example, it's harder to turn a hand-operated gun against the airflow at 200mph, but a powered turret will be faster. That's what the sim is trying to model and that's why our guns move slower

He111 · #10 09-19-2011, 01:27 PM

I seem to have lost the "change the ammo pack" graphics animation with german bomber gunners.

I remember seeing it when I started playing, 2 days ago, but now I cannot get it to come up at ALL!

BTW, I don't think I have the BETA, i just upgraded my GPU drivers to 280.26

thanks.

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