Did autothrusters just get nerfed against turrets

By dherve10, in X-Wing Rules Questions

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Here's the data from the faq sheet:


"Autothrusters does not trigger if the ship equipped with Autothrusters is inside the attacker’s primary or auxiliary firing arc at Range 1–2.


If a ship with a turret weapon attacks a ship equipped with Autothrusters, first measure closest point to closest point to determine range, then use the printed firing arc on the attacker to determine whether the defender is in the attacker’s firing arc."


Does this mean that autothrusters only procs if the autothruster-equipped ship is at range 3, regardless of whether it's a primary or auxiliary firing arc?

Edited by Durand
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No, it means they test individually whether in arc and r3.

In other words if i ship is angled in such a way that the ship is out of arc at range 2, but in arc at range 3, the shot is a range 2 shot and autothrusters doesn't activate because the ship is in arc. A visual guide can be found here.

Edited by godofcheese
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There was also the common misconception that the auxiliary arc didn't count for things like Autothrusters, Outmaneuver, Backstabber, etc. This FAQ entry has served to reinforce the ruling that it is an arc.