Orangerascal Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 how do you fire the photon torpedoes in ship missions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigredo Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 On Targets that have the option to be destroyed by torpedoes (Capital Ship Command, Station Tower) you will see a different reticule pop up you have to hold that down until you see if go from red to tan then release the missile button you will see the purple trail from the torpedo followed by the destruction of the thing it was aimed at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Foxpass Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 So now the question is, how do you NOT fire photon torpedoes at those targets? On Clouds of Vondoru, I one shot the first three shield generators with torpedoes, then I can't fire normal missiles at the fourth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Kyp_Sazen Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 I think you are in the wrong forums. If you are looking to fire photon torpedoes, then you should visit Star Trek Online forums. However, if you are referring to PROTON torpedoes, then I guess you are in the right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickii Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 So now the question is, how do you NOT fire photon torpedoes at those targets? On Clouds of Vondoru, I one shot the first three shield generators with torpedoes, then I can't fire normal missiles at the fourth. /signed It's literally impossible to complete Clouds of Vondoru with Proton Torpedos equipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airees Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 So now the question is, how do you NOT fire photon torpedoes at those targets? On Clouds of Vondoru, I one shot the first three shield generators with torpedoes, then I can't fire normal missiles at the fourth. You manually aim and don't hold the right mouse button. By just clicking the right button you can free fire missiles. Also, eventhough the counter says 3 you actually have 4 torpedoes, one is in the chamber. Was struggling with the same thing for a long time untill I realized that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korros Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Proton Torpedoes are easily the worst idea and implementation in space combat minigame. Once proton torpedoes are depleted it's impossible to lock onto ship and station components with regular missiles. They need to make firing them separate from regular missiles. As it stands right now, equipping them them on your ship makes completing missions harder than not using them at all. I bought them, tried them, then immediately removed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalenDurron Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I think you are in the wrong forums. If you are looking to fire photon torpedoes, then you should visit Star Trek Online forums. However, if you are referring to PROTON torpedoes, then I guess you are in the right place. But photon torpedos are SO much more powerful! I mean come on, they're anti-matter warheads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byter Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Yeah, proton torpedoes are good but they should not be on the same key as missiles. You should be able to choose since in certain situations i'd rather spam missiles then hold down the key and wait for proton torpedo. For that reason it's also got a spot in my cargo bay ;p Edited January 1, 2012 by byter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSiobhan Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 /signed It's literally impossible to complete Clouds of Vondoru with Proton Torpedos equipped. A no it isn't, I just did. B you get 4 proton torpedoes, C you can just tap right click to fire missiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoggyMack Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 how do you fire the photon torpedoes in ship missions? Never. Wrong game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unpleasant Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 A simple fix would be to hold shift and right click to fire the proton torpedoes and just normal right click is for normal missiles. Of course, then people would complain about not knowing about that, so whatever. I've seen lots of threads about the proton torpedoes being lame, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyranu Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Yeah, definitely have to agree with those who shelved the proton torpedoes. Several problems with them. First, the link to the same key as missiles is really bad design. Second, turrets which I used be able to destroy with guns and missles now REQUIRE a photon torpedoe. This is just goofy, there is no benefit to using something that restricts you and offers no reward that I can see. Third, they are so distracting that they actually make a challenging and fun mission just plain irritating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordDVS Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Came here looking for how to use them, now I see they aren't really worth the effort. Hope they fix this soon. Should have guessed, when you get a WMD with no instructions, only bad things will come of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyPercentGrey Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 this sucks. I love the space combat! but those torpedos seem to be useless.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurniipKing Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 how do you fire the photon torpedoes in ship missions? You start by playing Star Trek Online instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencerfcp Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) You start by playing Star Trek Online instead. There is a whole lot of trolling in this thread. Edited January 16, 2012 by spencerfcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarylMusashi Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 There is a whole lot of trolling in this thread. What is even sadder are the trolls jumping in to make the obvious troll response without bothering to read that other trolls already beat them to it. Example, the poster directly before your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DurdensWrath Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Why can't you just hit the "M" key to swap between them? You know, like I did with Tie Fighter nearly 18 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordRdj Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I finally figured out how to complete Clouds of Vonduru thanks to this thread! I was able to use regular missiles previously before patch 1.1. Then I wasn't able to and couldn't figure out why. Just wanted to say thanks to those who provided real help as I'm once again able to complete the daily space missions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baronrobber Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Agreed worst weapon by far.. takes way to long to loc on and if u move slightly such as flying the ship you lose loc. useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epicrisis Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 The proton torpedoes seemed bad at first, but I like them. Like people have said, its not that bad once you get use to it. I'd rather blow something up with one long click than 6 missiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felioats Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 So can you lock on with missiles with torpedoes equipped, or not? Do torpedoes affect your ability to fire missiles at softer targets, like medium-size ships and turrets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shingara Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) the only time protons mess up normal missiles when you have them equiped is if you try to line up multi missile shoots. So far that is what i have found if you do a quick lock and fire normals will still be launched. Of course it should be changed so you can rotate what missiles fire via scroll wheel or a button press but thats another debate for another day really. Edited February 2, 2012 by Shingara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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