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Umbra Animo has Kenshi

Aug 9, 2023 @ 6:31pm

turrets and height?

so I know that turrets get buffed for being higher then their targets but does it have like a limit? so for example putting turrets on top of towers would that be effective or should they just go on the walls?

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Shidan

Aug 9, 2023 @ 6:54pm

Nope, doesn't really have a hard limit, not an attainable one anyway. So as high as you can get is best, if you have the range and accuracy for it.

Note, not all turrets are well suited to high placement, even if they technically get bonuses for it. For instance, multi-barrels are really short range and somewhat inaccurate, so they'd perform terribly on a tower. But a MKII harpoon turret is very accurate with a high range, and is an excellent tower turret.

Umbra Animo has Kenshi

Aug 9, 2023 @ 7:02pm

Originally posted by Shidan:
Nope, doesn't really have a hard limit, not an attainable one anyway. So as high as you can get is best, if you have the range and accuracy for it.

Note, not all turrets are well suited to high placement, even if they technically get bonuses for it. For instance, multi-barrels are really short range and somewhat inaccurate, so they'd perform terribly on a tower. But a MKII harpoon turret is very accurate with a high range, and is an excellent tower turret.

ah so walls are better for short range turrets while sniper turrets is better suited for the tall towers

bunny de fluff has Kenshi

Aug 9, 2023 @ 8:07pm

Do not build on a cliff, my guy can aim but they won't shoot down below because it exceeded the turret max range.

Bomb Bloke has Kenshi

Aug 9, 2023 @ 9:35pm

It's important to know that projectile "range" in Kenshi works rather more like the radius of a sphere.

That is to say: for a regular harpoon turret to hit a target 120m away (stated max range) on the horizontal plane, it needs to be placed at the exact same height elevation. No more, no less.

And if you were to manage to get it 130m above ground, it wouldn't be able to hit anything at all...!

Umbra Animo has Kenshi

Aug 9, 2023 @ 10:39pm

Originally posted by Bomb Bloke:
It's important to know that projectile "range" in Kenshi works rather more like the radius of a sphere.

That is to say: for a regular harpoon turret to hit a target 120m away (stated max range) on the horizontal plane, it needs to be placed at the exact same height elevation. No more, no less.

And if you were to manage to get it 130m above ground, it wouldn't be able to hit anything at all...!

I am not sure I understand. the wording here to me implies turrets don't work Unless the target is exactly the same height. which I know isn't the case from times I defended gates with turrets on walls. could you explain again?