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'''Flamethrower turrets''' provide literal fire support, setting enemies on fire and doing damage over time. Unlike the previous turrets, they have a limited firing arc, therefore should be place at choke points or behind walls. They use liquids as ammunition, which requires dedicated fluid pumping, capable of using crude oil, heavy oil, or light oil. Different liquids provide further damage bonuses:
'''Flamethrower turrets''' work similarly to the [[Flamethrower]], setting enemies on fire and doing damage over time. Unlike gun and laser turrets, they have a limited firing arc, and should therefore should be place at choke points or behind walls. They can use crude, heavy, or light oil as ammunition, which must be provided via a pipe connected to the turret. Flamethrower turrets gain a damage bonus depending on the type of oil supplied to them.


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Currently, flamethrower turrets have a tendency to miss the first row of biters, as unlike the laser and gun turrets they do not have a seeking projectile, instead firing over the heads of the first row. Due to this, gun/laser turrets will be necessary in addition to flame turrets. The second biters in line will not be so lucky, however. When fully upgraded, Flamethrower turrets are capable of doing 145.2/s Fire damage plus an additional 217.8/s damage for 8 seconds. This makes them far more powerful than the gun turret or the laser turret, especially considering Biters' lack of resistance to fire. The high damage cheapens the cost of liquids.  
Currently, flamethrower turrets have a tendency to miss the first row of biters. Unlike the laser and gun turrets, they do not have a seeking projectile, instead firing over the heads of the first row. Therefore, gun/laser turrets will be necessary in addition to flamethrower turrets. The second biters in line will not be so lucky, however. When fully upgraded, flamethrower turrets are capable of doing 145.2/s Fire damage plus an additional 217.8/s damage for 8 seconds. This makes them far more powerful than the gun turret or the laser turret, especially considering Biters' lack of resistance to fire.


The optimal attack for flamethrower turrets to handle would be a very linear attack, where the enemy attacked in a line formation, to ensure most attackers end up walking through the pool of fire left by the turret.
The optimal attack for flamethrower turrets to handle would be a very linear attack, where the enemy attacked in a line formation, to ensure most attackers end up walking through the pool of fire left by the turret.

Revision as of 22:37, 16 March 2018

Flamethrower turret.png
 Flamethrower turret

Flamethrower turret anim.gif

Recipe

Time.png
20
+
Engine unit.png
5
+
Iron gear wheel.png
15
+
Pipe.png
10
+
Steel plate.png
30
→
Flamethrower turret.png
1

Total raw

Time.png
32.5
+
Engine unit.png
5
+
Iron plate.png
40
+
Steel plate.png
30

Map color

Fluid storage volume

Fuel buffer: 100
Pass-through pipe: 100

Health

Quality normal.png 1400
Quality uncommon.png 1820 Quality rare.png 2240
Quality epic.png 2660 Quality legendary.png 3500

Resistances

Fire: 0/100%

Stack size

50

Range

Minimum: 6
Maximum: 30
(Limited 120° arc)

Shooting speed

30/s

Damage

Contact damage: 3 fire
Fire on the ground: 13/s fire
Ignited objects: 100/s fire
Ignition duration:

Quality normal.png 30
Quality uncommon.png 33 Quality rare.png 36
Quality epic.png 39 Quality legendary.png 45
seconds

Area of effect size

2.5

Ammunition

Crude oil.png
Heavy oil.png
Light oil.png

Dimensions

2×3

Fluid consumption

3/s

Mining time

0.5

Prototype type

fluid-turret

Internal name

flamethrower-turret

Required technologies

Flamethrower (research).png

Boosting technologies

Refined flammables (research).png

Produced by

Assembling machine 1.png
Assembling machine 2.png
Assembling machine 3.png
Player.png

Fire on the ground lasts 2 seconds. Area of effect size applies to igniting objects and contact damage.

Flamethrower turrets work similarly to the Flamethrower, setting enemies on fire and doing damage over time. Unlike gun and laser turrets, they have a limited firing arc, and should therefore should be place at choke points or behind walls. They can use crude, heavy, or light oil as ammunition, which must be provided via a pipe connected to the turret. Flamethrower turrets gain a damage bonus depending on the type of oil supplied to them.

Ammunition Effect
Crude oil.png
Crude oil		 100% Damage
Heavy oil.png
Heavy oil		 105% Damage
Light oil.png
Light oil		 110% Damage

Currently, flamethrower turrets have a tendency to miss the first row of biters. Unlike the laser and gun turrets, they do not have a seeking projectile, instead firing over the heads of the first row. Therefore, gun/laser turrets will be necessary in addition to flamethrower turrets. The second biters in line will not be so lucky, however. When fully upgraded, flamethrower turrets are capable of doing 145.2/s Fire damage plus an additional 217.8/s damage for 8 seconds. This makes them far more powerful than the gun turret or the laser turret, especially considering Biters' lack of resistance to fire.

The optimal attack for flamethrower turrets to handle would be a very linear attack, where the enemy attacked in a line formation, to ensure most attackers end up walking through the pool of fire left by the turret.

History

  • 0.13.0:
    • Introduced.
    • Damage upgrade technology introduced.

See also

Combat items

Weapons

Ammo

Capsules

Armor

Combat equipment

Defense

Turrets

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