Yeah, I never got weapon groups. I haven't needed them that badly but it'd be nice so i can quickly switch off shieldbusters without fumbling with the SHIFT and Number keys.

Weapon Groups: I assigned two keys to weapon groups in setup. To set up the group,
just activeate the desired guns and hit the key. Saved. When loading the character
or launching from a base, the feature is a bit buggy. It sometimes only remembers
the group you docked with. So sometime soon I re-configure the other group, either
while docking with a tradelane or in the tradelane. Minor inconvenience I put up with.


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Ahh...are there any logical keys to use weapon groups for that don't require pressing 2+ buttons? And also, how do you recall the weapon groups after it's saved?

I could never get the damn things to work!

I suppose the best use would be to switch off your shield zapping pulse weapons after your opponents shields were down..........

Edited by - cupidstunt on 2/27/2004 12:58:42 PM

I guess you could use weapon groups if you're using a hard-missile loadout containing EMP missiles...but I don't think weapon groups were really worth programming in FreeLancer, which isn't like MS to do...

You could use them for example when you have 8.33 refire weapons for taking down lots of weak enemies or hard hitting plasma weapons for strong ones. The different speeds would waste energy, so you only want one type online at once

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I followed the instructions and tried to set up my weapons that way. Didn't seem to work though.

I did once equip my ship with slow firing but powerful weapons. Hard to hit fast enemies, but if you did just one or two hits blew them to bits! Sort of like firing a broadside into them.




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The weapon group commands aren't actually set as default. You have to set them yourself from the options screen

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