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just a heads up there is a mod that prevents the sub machine gun from firing with c or spacebar even if you are right next to and facing what you want to shoot so if this is your problem that is the reason as this never happened until i added mods, the problem is i added quite a few so i have no idea which mod it is but it is quite frustrating only being able to use the shotgun when it is quite hopeless to use when trying to destroy even the smallest alien baaes which can leave you stuck without being able to expand out further especially when running out of resources, i love the mods but you can't play the game very well with this issue ( which also means i might have to start my game again and without mods as they probably have altered the game where i can't switch back, but i might be wrong on that?)

i stumbled upon another post which said to change the firebutton from spacebar to left mouse button which i did and now c button works to shoot at them viewtopic.php?f=23&t=5401

which mod is preventing you from shooting? you should let the mod creator know.

Go in to game options > Controls > "Mods" tab and you will see the modded shortcuts there and can change them.

Please let us know what the caption of the mod shortcut that uses Space is, as it will help track down which mod it is.