Manual:Targeting

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TARGETING

One of the most useful shipboard abilities in Vega Strike is Targeting. While most pilots consider targeting as only useful in combat, in truth it is required to perform nearly all in-flight functions.

The ability to navigate, both in and out-system, requires a pilot to lock onto a navigation point (base, planet,sun, wormhole, ship etc). Communication requires you to lock onto a target, before selecting which communiqué you will give. Wingmen require you to target them before giving orders. As such, learning how to target is an important skill, possibly making the difference between targeting and shooting your opponent before he does you, or, making an escape with your cargo intact and not becoming space debris.

Various keys allow the pilot to target different points of interest within a system. You can cycle through all available targets within a system. This is usually when you want to see what's out there. Unfortunately, cycling through all targets is a long process. As such, other targeting keys are more specific. You can cycle through all significant and/or neutral targets such as bases, planets and points of interest. You can narrow this further and only cycle through non-natural targets such as stations and ships. The most important for battle is the ability to cycle through targets targeting you. You can also cycle through these targets in reverse.

When targeted on large ships or stations, you can also cycle through their sub-units. Lastly, you can point your ship at an object and target it that way. Once you have a target marked, you can lock your target indicator to that target. Wherever you are facing, or your target is, you can find them without having to hunt through all other targets in the system. This locking capability also allows any missiles or torpedoes carried to also lock onto your target.

Lastly, you may store up to ten (10) selected targets in memory for later recall.

Targeting Keys

• = All Targets. Cycles through all targets in the current system.
• = Significant Targets. Cycles through all significant/neutral targets in the current system.
• = Non-natural Targets. Cycles through all Non-planetary / non-natural units (such as capships and fighters) in the current system.
• = Hostile Targets. Cycles through all hostile (to you) targets in the current system.
• = Subunit Select. Cycles through the sub-units of the ship you have currently selected.
• = Lock On Target. By pressing this key you can 'lock' your selection on the currently selected target.
• = Front Target. Pressing this key will pick the target closest to your crosshair. Tends to be used to target planets in front of you.
• to = Save Target. Stores currently selected target to the chosen number.
• to = Recall Target. Recalls chosen target to the VDU.

Please note the and targeting features also work in reverse by using .

See also

• Manual:Keyboard layout for the necessary command keys.

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