turret range

[Mrguy321]

why can the turrets lock onto targets far beyond my outpost? this is so useless, as they cant shoot them, and they have the fight icon active, which confuses me on whether or not my base is under attack or not. reduce the range of the turrets, or fix the turrets being able to lock onto people far away and/or without LOS

[johntarmac]

It used to be when they did that their turret skills went up even though they weren't shooting anything and was easy training.
I haven't bothered with turrets or walls for a long time so don't know if it still works that way though.

[DeathOnRedBull]

Originally posted by Mrguy321:

why can the turrets lock onto targets far beyond my outpost? this is so useless, as they cant shoot them, and they have the fight icon active, which confuses me on whether or not my base is under attack or not. reduce the range of the turrets, or fix the turrets being able to lock onto people far away and/or without LOS

Agreed.

Originally posted by johntarmac:

It used to be when they did that their turret skills went up even though they weren't shooting anything and was easy training.
I haven't bothered with turrets or walls for a long time so don't know if it still works that way though.

How can you not bother with turrets or walls?

[Hans]

Originally posted by DeathOnRedBull:

How can you not bother with turrets or walls?

He has random attacks turned off and raids turned down to 0.25?

[Hatsune Neko Gaming]

Originally posted by DeathOnRedBull:

How can you not bother with turrets or walls?

Have a strong enough party where they not needed.

[DeathOnRedBull]

Originally posted by HaTsUnE_NeKo:

Originally posted by DeathOnRedBull:

How can you not bother with turrets or walls?

Have a strong enough party where they not needed.

But surely this is just needless mither and grief? I get that the game only rewards failure, but the idea of sanctuary needs to represent something, otherwise - what's the point at all?

[Hatsune Neko Gaming]

it depends on play style too. some people do not bother with them ever.
and others that's how they depend on surviving.

and i hate to say it, but walls have been a pain in the backside for the Dev ever since he first added them, removed them from the game, then re added them some time later.

turrets you can just stick on the ground.

[DeathOnRedBull]

Ok, so zoom out.

Despite the developmental problems with walls, conceptually, they are integral to the game.

Imagine it without them now. It would be madness - complete madness. And I'm sure the dev knows that too.

I'm only guessing here, but as it stands, Kenshi is built with walls in mind - working or no.

I've played the game, and I do know - I haven't just bought it. Walls, and their existence, seem to be part of the balance of the game. Who in the universe, in their right mind, has the patience and time, to do the awful dance of attrition that it would be without them? Remember the early game. It's hard enough with walls, let alone without.

Forgive me, it's Friday, and I'm drunk.

[johntarmac]

Originally posted by Arngrim:

Originally posted by DeathOnRedBull:

How can you not bother with turrets or walls?

He has random attacks turned off and raids turned down to 0.25?

No, I have everything turned up except hunger which I leave as default.

Raids are at maximum.
HN generally turn up with something like 20+ Inquisitors but I haven't bothered counting for a long time.

Fighting is the best way to increase stats and I like lots of action happening. That doesn't happen with walls or turrets.

Originally posted by DeathOnRedBull:

I'm only guessing here, but as it stands, Kenshi is built with walls in mind - working or no.

I've played the game, and I do know - I haven't just bought it. Walls, and their existence, seem to be part of the balance of the game.

When I got the game I don't remember being able to build anything at all, then we got buildings, exciting times :)

[DeathOnRedBull]

Originally posted by johntarmac:

When I got the game I don't remember being able to build anything at all, then we got buildings, exciting times :)

Yeah, I'm aware that Kenshi didn't begin with walls included. When I said 'Kenshi is built with walls in mind', I was careful to use the present tense, not the past.

[Krono]

Originally posted by johntarmac:

When I got the game I don't remember being able to build anything at all, then we got buildings, exciting times :)

I got it after watching that Sseth guy’s videos on YouTube. Does that make me. Normie? I’m also drunk, although it’s Saturday morning at this point for me and I should really get to sleep

[Mrguy321]

so we gonna get a fix for turrets locking onto people far away and/or out of LOS?

[DeathOnRedBull]

Originally posted by Mrguy321:

so we gonna get a fix for turrets locking onto people far away and/or out of LOS?

Only after we get a fix for turret operators going back to the same turret you told them to operate. Snack? Yeah, I'll just cover the opposite direction now.