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SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
edited February 2010 in The Academy
One thing I have noticed with playing STO, is the fact that you cannot tell what will and what wont fit on the aft weapons mounts.

I know that with cannons, they are only able to be mounted on mostly escorts until you get to higher ship tiers.

But I attempted to mount some Dual Beam Plasma Banks MK VIII on the aft of my Tier 4 Escort and it would not allow me.

No where in the description of the item does it state that you cannot mount it there. I assume that you cannon mount cannons back there either.

So what can/cannot be mounted on Aft, since that is what seems to be the most restrictive mounts?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    When you click on the item in your inventory the box outline it can go into are white and the where it can't go turns red
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    Dual Beams and Cannons only go on the front. I think pretty much everything else goes anywhere. Cannons only for escorts and some klingon ships like bird of prey.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    In general are turrets only front mountable like regular cannons? I had seen some recommendations in other threads to run a turret in the aft mount.

    I got a mk 4 turret tonight and wasn't able to mount it on the aft mount on my escort.

    So is it pretty much just arrays only for the aft mount?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    mrvwbug wrote: »
    In general are turrets only front mountable like regular cannons? I had seen some recommendations in other threads to run a turret in the aft mount.

    I got a mk 4 turret tonight and wasn't able to mount it on the aft mount on my escort.

    So is it pretty much just arrays only for the aft mount?

    Are you entirely sure it was a turret? Because I haven't had any problems mounting mine on the aft mounts (you can mount turrets on most ships - while they use the Cannon line of skills, they technically aren't cannons as far as the game is concerned).

    The only weapons that I'm aware of having specific positional requirements are Cannons/Dual Beam Banks (Fore Only) and Mine Launchers (Rear Only). Everything else is fair game in any slot you want to throw it into (my one friend is currently experimenting with 6 turrets on a Star Cruiser for example).

    I've got... two characters in Escorts with aft mounted turrets at the moment.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2010
    elrodvoss wrote: »
    One thing I have noticed with playing STO, is the fact that you cannot tell what will and what wont fit on the aft weapons mounts.

    I know that with cannons, they are only able to be mounted on mostly escorts until you get to higher ship tiers.

    But I attempted to mount some Dual Beam Plasma Banks MK VIII on the aft of my Tier 4 Escort and it would not allow me.

    No where in the description of the item does it state that you cannot mount it there. I assume that you cannon mount cannons back there either.

    So what can/cannot be mounted on Aft, since that is what seems to be the most restrictive mounts?
    Everything except mine launchers can be mounted in fore bays.

    The only weapon types that can be mounted in aft bays are beam arrays, turrets, torpedo launchers and mine launchers.
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