Weapons Report Bug?

Panarch · #1 December 21st, 2000, 02:36 AM

Here's something I noticed that doesn't seem to work according to the documentation:

When you create a new ship design, you can select "Weap Mount" and get a list of the four types of mounts (Normal, Large, Heavy and Massive). Selecting each type will modify the stats for direct fire weapons and they will be displayed accordingly. So far, so good.

Now here's the strange thing: Go to the Weapons Report (from the Help screen) and click on Weapon Mount. Regardless of which type of weapon you have displayed (All, Direct Fire, etc.) you can only choose the Normal mount.

I've seen this in games with maximum tech and minimum tech. Oh, and it works this way in Versions 1.11 and 1.19. Has anyone else seen this, or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks in advance.

Lerchey · #2 December 21st, 2000, 04:37 AM

The weapons report shows you the default weapon settings. If you want to see the modified damage based on mounts, right click on the weapon icon where the components for designing a ship are listed. That will show you the correct values based on the currently selected mount type.

John

Tomgs · #3 December 21st, 2000, 06:59 AM

Your right in the help screen it dosen't seem to work but if you go to that same screen in the design area (while creating a new ship design or editing one) it seems to work fine.

Baron Munchausen · #4 December 21st, 2000, 06:19 PM

Why should it remember what weapon mount you selected on the design screen when you go into the help? If you notice, closing and re-opening the design window CLEARS the weapon mounts to normal. So, this is not a bug at all. You just misunderstood.

Use the weapon report on the design screen if you want to see the weapons listed with mount effects.

Tomgs · #5 December 21st, 2000, 06:50 PM

No you can select weapon mount sizes inside the weapon report window. But in the help section the only weapon mount listed is the normal mount. The others are just left off probably by mistake. In the design area if you go to the weapon report screen all the weapon mounts are selectable in that screen.
Its the 5th option from the bottom on the right just above the only latest button.

Panarch · #6 December 22nd, 2000, 01:09 AM

Baron: No, I did not misunderstand. Besides, why should I have to go to the ship design screen, select mount size, then select each weapon to see what damage it does when this info should be in the help screen, where I can make a quick comparison between the different weapons.

Tomgs, thanks, that's what I was looking for: it appears the other mount types were left off the help screen. I'll submit this to MM and see what they can do about it.