Beam Weapon issues.

[Miguel]

Having trouble with AI, using mod beam weapon.
Ship keeps flying around and won't hit ship with beam weapon. Just circles ship and fires.
here def for weapon. Appreciate any help.

WEAPON
beam: {
name: "Phaser Array",
group: "Phaser",
target_type: 0xffffffff,
value: 5,
capacity: 20000,
recharge_rate: 5000,
refire_delay: 1.5,
salvo_delay: 8,
charge: 5000,
min_charge: 5000,
damage: 10,
speed: 1,
light_color: (0,0,215),
damage_type: normal,
life: 3,
min_range: 0,
max_range: 2e4,
max_track: 2e4,
self_aiming: true,
guided: 1,
syncro: false,
aim_az_max: 0.015,
aim_el_max: 0.015,
graphic_type: 3,
bitmap: "blue phaser.pcx",
flash: "HBF.pcx",
flash_scale: 0.2,
light: 1000,
sound: "e029.wav",
sound_min_dist: 2e2,
sound_max_dist: 1e3,
width: 4,
length: 2e4,
}

[Dragonlead]

OK,

First bump your speed value up to a very high number, 30e4 or something.
Make your max_track value larger than your max_range value. Otherwise your shot will be wasted as the unseen muzzle "pivots" to face the bad guy.
Make your guided param a 2 (this makes it easier for the AI to hit the target.)

[Dragonlead]

Also, try increasing the aim value range. 0.015 is not a very big arc to work with.

V/R

[Pheonix Starflare]

Technically if it's actually a light-speed weapon the speed should be 3e8

[Mr. D]

That would actually make it an FTL weapon, since light speed is 299,792.452 m/s, but let's not dwell[:D]