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[Idea] Capsule Turret

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:20 am
by Umbral Reaver
I don't believe this has been suggested before, but I think it would be quite interesting:

A turret that can store a stack of capsules of any type, and throws them at enemies within range, at a much lower rate of fire than conventional turrets.

Re: [Idea] Capsule Turret

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 3:00 pm
by G_glop
:? I was hoping for a throw a' turret capsule that woud create a turret with a ammo inside.

Re: [Idea] Capsule Turret

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 3:39 pm
by L0771
Can help with this post.

Re: [Idea] Capsule Turret

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 4:40 pm
by G_glop
L0771 wrote:Can help with this post.
Progamming skill=little bit :roll:, Factorio modding skills=basics :?
Only thing(in code) i did with factorio mods was #1 Added green and red wires to cartmen's complete overhaul #2 added molten bronze recipe to the same mod(some crafting used it)(same input/outcome ratio)

Re: [Idea] Capsule Turret

Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:45 pm
by Choumiko
I loved that idea so much that i just had to try it :D It was surprisingly simple, no control.lua needed, just some copying of things from the base game:
Video in bad quality, but you'll get the idea
Capsule turret2.jpg
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Download/Mod thread coming soon, want to do some cleanup first

Re: [Idea] Capsule Turret

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 3:53 am
by Umbral Reaver
Is that a single turret that will throw whatever you fill it with, or a different type for each kind of throwable item?

Re: [Idea] Capsule Turret

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 5:43 am
by LordFedora
From the linked post, a turret that takes a packaged (one might call it a magazine) form of capsule, and uses that as ammo