Currently the weapons in each weapons group fire in a linked fashion, or simultaneously. Will there eventually be an option to UN-link the weapon firing so that one cannon fires and then the other? For an example of this, in X-wing you could fire one, two, or all four of your lasers at a time?asked by Sam Corwin
TL;DRWeapon grouping is being expanded so weapons can be in multiple groups with options like chain-fire or semi-auto, plus add-ons and avionics-based options, though the answer gives no timing.
Dan Tracey: Basically this comes down to your weapon-grouping. If you wanted to set up a chain-fire system, Zane is looking at setting up grouping for more customisation. You could have each of these weapons in multiple groups so you could fire them with whatever interval you wanted to. With these weapon groups you might have a chain-fire or semi-auto mode on each of these groups, so you could have an alt-fire on one that's a primary fire on the other etc. These are things that are being looked at and expanded upon as we go, but it's all about setting up the usability, so how you're setting them up, how you're firing them, and we're looking at systems that can activate or deactivate even other parts of your ship. Other things we're looking at are weapon add-ons, things like additional batteries, or camera systems so you could switch to that camera system etc. It's not directly related to the ship, but for the item itself. But yes, we're going to expand upon the system, which applies to missiles too, so they might interface with your ships avionics etc. You ships avionics might be a military grade one, where maybe there are more weapon grouping options available, or better locking systems, or automated defence systems upgraded to track different targets etc.