Forum:VERY basic weapons help - ME

Hi all - just started playing ME for the first time, Xbox. I guess I don't understand how the weapons GUI thing works in outfitting your squadmates. When I assign (or think I'm assigning) a weapon for them to use, it's not "taking."

So I go into the Mission Computer > Equipment. Every time, they all start on assault rifle on the weapon selector. I use the selector to change someone to, say, shotgun. And then everyone's setting is on shotgun. I'm playing as an Infiltrator so I want to use a pistol and select that. Then when I rotate through the other members of my team, THEY have pistol selected too, even though I thought I just selected shotgun for them. Change them one at a time to shotgun, and then I am set to shotgun, too. So I want to assign myself the pistol, and them to shotguns. That's the first thing: how do you set your squad to use a given weapon?

Second thing. I have Urdnot Wrex on my squad and want him to use his shotgun, and select it in the Equipment. But when I go to the skills wheel, he only has Overkill available (that's his assault rifle skill) and not Carnage which is his shotgun skill.

Third thing is the "Accuracy Rating." Is that in fact what their skill is with a given weapon? Again with Urdnot, his assault rifle skill is at 5 points. But when I switch him to assault rifle in the weapons selection, his accuracy rating is 1 even with an Improved Sighthing III upgrade installed.

Help is greatly appreciated!!!