My Akula Wont Lock On To Anything

[qpqw]

My Akula wont lock on to anything I have tried this multiple time even with the headhunter missions and trying to lock onto  to other players and locking onto police it just wont work. 

 

FIXED!!!!

 

Might want to update your Akula Lock On issue thread with some updated information so people don't have to go through 2 pages to find it.

 

The fix for this is replacing the Dual 50cal Cannons with the single 50. cal cannons once you swap out the cannons the missile lock problem goes away and you're now able to lock onto all targets you could lock onto before. 

 

Many thanks to

Spoiler

AiraCobra

 

Edited July 29, 2018 by qpqw

[FukNRekd]

Interaction menu / targeting priority should be everyone.

 

I've had mine not work once in awhile too but it always goes away quickly, and by quickly I mean 5 minutes or so

Edited July 24, 2018 by FukNRekd

[No Homing]

Good! I approve!

 

Except for the cops and HH targets.

That's annoying, gotta be able to lock onto those buffed up armored vehicles they're driving.

Edited July 24, 2018 by No Homing

[qpqw]

Thank yeah that works but it also works time to time here too

Ok now this is worse I cant kill anyone.

 

[joel15cat]

The Akula had lock missiles (option) and machine guns, and now he has non-locked missiles and machine guns.

Why not have both, lock and no lock, like other aircraft. OMG, it was a nuisance that the Akula marked things you did not want, but now it's going to be impossible, like these examples.

[Nutduster]

14 minutes ago, joel15cat said:

The Akula had lock missiles (option) and machine guns, and now he has non-locked missiles and machine guns.

Why not have both, lock and no lock, like other aircraft. OMG, it was a nuisance that the Akula marked things you did not want, but now it's going to be impossible, like these examples.

 

Did they actually patch something?  Or are we just speculating here? It would be really weird if they intentionally removed homing missiles from the Akula, considering that 1 - every helicopter (more or less) has them, and 2 - you have to choose whether to install homing or barrage missiles on it to begin with.  If they patched out the homing ones, I guess I'd have to go barrage.

 

Maybe they tried to patch in an additional non-homing selection and broke the homing missiles in the process.  Nothing would shock me.

Edited July 24, 2018 by Nutduster

[Kowal930]

I have the same issue. Whats funny, everything works fine when co pilot using his gun camera. I suppose that rocket bug is result of fixing by Rockstar gunner camera.

 

[Arrows to Athens]

I wish we had the option to turn homing off. For some bizarre reason, you only have the homing option. I'm sick and tired of locking onto a police helicopter that is literally 180 degrees away from me.

Edited July 24, 2018 by Arrows to Athens

[4eyedcoupe]

3 minutes ago, Kowal930 said:

I have the same issue. Whats funny, everything works fine when co pilot using his gun camera. I suppose that rocket bug is result of fixing by Rockstar gunner camera.

 

Same thing.  Mine only worked with co-pilot using gun camera, otherwise it would not lock on to ANYTHING

[jdv95]

the patch notes do mention that they did some minor tweeks to some DDH and SASS vehicles including the akula.

 

so i guess they broke something while fixing something else?

 

(like always)

 

shame tbh since i use the akula to hunt down griefers.

[R3CON]

3 minutes ago, Jlindstead said:

Same thing.  Mine only worked with co-pilot using gun camera, otherwise it would not lock on to ANYTHING

Also want to mention that I've had this same issue for a couple weeks now. It's forced me to switch to barrage missiles which is better for ground targets. But I've had to refrain from going after aerial targets specifically for this reason.

 

Very odd situation.

[Sentinel Driver]

rest in rip akula

2017-2018

 

another victim of c* incompentence

[Nutduster]

I'm just gonna install the barrage until they fix this.

[Slam_Jones]

And to think I was considering buying one last week... Apparently I made the right choice.

[R3CON]

5 minutes ago, jdv95 said:

shame tbh since i use the akula to hunt down griefers.

No more Deluxo & Oppressor hunting while catching them in the act. At this point you have to wait to make a move when they land.

[jdv95]

if they don't fix it,i will sell it.

 

it's only good against hydra's when you combine the homing and stealth.

 

barrage missiles are not my thing.

[SkylineGTRFreak]

uhm...

 

 

PC, Social Club, worked earlier today for me (after the patch)

[BOOGIEMAN219]

Today mine wouldn't lock on either.

[Vill3m]

Oh yeah, I also couldn't lock onto NPC enemies earlier while helping my buddy to sell some meth. (PC)

[the J is for Julia]

*Raises hand.

 

Akula missile lock-on no longer works after the update. I fired up headhunter to pass the time while waiting for a friend to get settled into the session and... nothin.

[kcole4001]

No lock at all on PC today, worked fine last night.

Buzzard and Hunter missiles work like intended still.

[MrTroubleMaker]

Yeah mine wont lock onto anything either. Tested PC.

 

maybe up vote this ?

https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360004157708-No-homing-launcher-on-Akula

 

and maybe send messages to R* sm accounts?

Edited July 25, 2018 by MrTroubleMaker
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[elfoam]

Usual Rockstar , try to fix something and break it twice as badly. Was the best vehicle in the game too.

 

[Happy Hunter]

I see this as a disgraceful act of heliphobia, and will test one of my two Akulas next time I'm on.

[elfoam]

51 minutes ago, MrTroubleMaker said:

Yeah mine wont lock onto anything either. Tested PC.

 

maybe up vote this ?

https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360004157708-No-homing-launcher-on-Akula

 

and maybe send messages to R* sm accounts?

There's no use upvoting on support, the support team deliberately downvote all bug reports

[Skeve613]

Oh wonderful, as though my opinion of this update wasn't low enough already and needed further lowering...

[.-Auriel-.]

Something says to me that "Missiles (homing)" should be homing.

Upvoted and commented ticket "360004157708-No-homing-launcher-on-Akula"

[Zee Gate Keepa]

So it's not just me. Tried to do a Head Hunter and had to call in the Deluxo to finish the mission.

It's a drag, because I loved the Akula, but at least my severely neglected Deluxo  will see more use.

[Guest]

Is this a confirmed bug, or even nerf, by now?

 

Partying most of the time yesterday, I had my Akula in service only once, when a promotion mission wanted me to wipe out four supply trucks which I chose to make a quick job of it this time, so I went for the Akula. Indeed, she didn't lock-on, and I toggled through weapon modes several times.

That however, did not alarm me much then, for some contact mission or was it one of the MC missions? (don't remember which one atm) presented me with such targets before, and I thought it just a case of a bug in that particular mission or maybe just some programmer's sense of giving slow moving targets a better chance or making them just give better sports for dumb-fire enthusiasts like me. 

 

But with these reports now coming in, I guess I have to check some missions tonight...

 

 

 

Edited July 25, 2018 by Guest

[kcole4001]