Tried ingame, totally true and odd behaviour.

Another player claims to be having the same issue on the forum. They posted in the thread I started, so this might not just be limited to me.

Oh, yes that could indeed be a factor. I tried them vs real enemy factions, not the neutral=enemy setup. Will try them again with this mode.

Yes I did all those steps and I always check the ai module after entering/leaving the core to make sure the settings are correct.

Tried it again, and it worked properly.

The turret is on an elevated flat platform on my station so im not sure what it possibly could be running into. You can pilot it just fine and it can turn in all directions other than straight down.

Okay, from the sole building type and construction the turret should work.

Aye, fixed. Forgot to set to resolve. Thanks for reporting

So far in version 0.199.497 this bug has not been seen so this is probably fixed.

Yeah, metadata is kept in place, even if the display is removed, kind of another bug, but unrelated to this.

I tried removing the old MASTER diplay and build new ones in the same spot and they automatically have the same text
Had an similar bug with Rails when i connected them to a button removed the button place it again (same spot) and it still had the connection (C button V Rail)

Oh, okay, I understand.
should be enough to test it.

Converting to bug report.

The sector that was loaded that caused or has this issue:

I found the problem the day I posted the report and the former command without the "24m x 15m" worker for at least 1-2 months

Raising priority due to a changed behaviour.

Thank you for the report, I believe this is not meant to be a support ticket.
Will convert it to a bug report instead.