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Online Max

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Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« on: October 28, 2026, 03:15:55 PM »
The above has happed to me 2x in the past month or two. Joystick primary trigger assignment set to FIRE ALL.

Was in pursuit of a bandit today, squeezed off a short burst and missed, Reset for another try, fired a short burst and got him....and both MG & cannons kept firing until empty.

Any ideas?

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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2026, 03:48:16 PM »
The above has happed to me 2x in the past month or two. Joystick primary trigger assignment set to FIRE ALL.

Was in pursuit of a bandit today, squeezed off a short burst and missed, Reset for another try, fired a short burst and got him....and both MG & cannons kept firing until empty.

Any ideas?

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Is the button fully releasing? A dirty button will do that.
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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2026, 03:51:39 PM »
Is the button fully releasing? A dirty button will do that.

Something like this happens to me, but I’m pretty sure it’s my own fault. Whenever I Salvo a large amount of rockets, if I don’t let them all get off before I switch to the next thing whatever the next thing is starts firing. Not quite the same
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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2026, 04:56:02 PM »
Is the button fully releasing? A dirty button will do that.

It's not a stickey button. VKB Gladiator Evo NEXT.

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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2026, 07:10:06 PM »
The above has happed to me 2x in the past month or two. Joystick primary trigger assignment set to FIRE ALL.

Was in pursuit of a bandit today, squeezed off a short burst and missed, Reset for another try, fired a short burst and got him....and both MG & cannons kept firing until empty.

Any ideas?

 :headscratch:

I remember something like this happening to me once but I can't for the life of me remember what it was. I think I fixed it by default mapping and then going through and mapping everything again.

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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2026, 11:35:05 PM »
Sounds like the game didn't register you letting go of the button.  The only times I've seen something similar is if I die with my finger on Fire All, wind up in tower, and don't touch anything and launch, I hit the runway firing all until I push the button again.  Don't know what triggered it in your situation but likely if it happens again, push the button again and it might stop.

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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2026, 02:10:24 AM »
Check your button assignments, especially for other devices than the joystick. Back in the day it sometimes happened that the Fire All function was automatically assigned to the mouse.

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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2026, 11:54:46 AM »
There is an anomaly that occurs where, if you're sent to the tower while you have the trigger pulled, then, when you spawn again on the runway, the guns fire continuously until you pull the trigger again or tower out.

I wonder if what happened to you could be related somehow?
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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2026, 02:57:47 PM »
There is an anomaly that occurs where, if you're sent to the tower while you have the trigger pulled, then, when you spawn again on the runway, the guns fire continuously until you pull the trigger again or tower out.

I wonder if what happened to you could be related somehow?

Which seems to say it never saw the release (?)
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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2026, 03:35:51 PM »
There is an anomaly that occurs where, if you're sent to the tower while you have the trigger pulled, then, when you spawn again on the runway, the guns fire continuously until you pull the trigger again or tower out.

I wonder if what happened to you could be related somehow?

That wasn't the case. It occurred during a single sortie.

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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2026, 03:36:50 PM »
Check your button assignments, especially for other devices than the joystick. Back in the day it sometimes happened that the Fire All function was automatically assigned to the mouse.

The assignments are as programmed.

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Re: Squeeze out a short ammo burst, all guns empty
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2026, 03:39:44 PM »
Today I asked about this issue on ch 200, inquiring if anyone else had experienced it. Someone (trying to remember the name :bhead ) stated it happens to them about once a month or so.

I recall it happening to me a few months ago but only that time unti yesterday.