Anyone manage to build a concrete turret bunker?

[Glory]

I'mm trying to set up one in sanctuary to guard the bridge, but the windows seem to be just a little too low for the turrets, even when I put a small concrete floor under the turrets to raise them slightly. I can't place them on tables, which sucks (seriously, bethesda?. The best turrets for height seem to be the missile turrets, but I'm worried that they will blow themselves up by hitting the crossbars. Anybody find a way to get the turrets up to the proper height to fire out the windows?

[the.angelhunter]

There gotta be a way.... *tinker tinker* AHA!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=667716760

1) Place small steps
2) Snap small floor panels, creating a catwalk
3) Place turrets
4) ???
5) PROFIT!

Not sure if those window sill bars will affect the aim of the turrets, but looking good.

[Glory]

Originally posted by the.angelhunter:

There gotta be a way.... *tinker tinker* AHA!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=667716760

1) Place small steps
2) Snap small floor panels, creating a catwalk
3) Place turrets
4) ???
5) PROFIT!

Not sure if those window sill bars will affect the aim of the turrets, but looking good.

Wow. That is brilliant. Can't believe I didn't think of that myself during the time it took me to try literally every piece of furniture I could test lol

[Orno]

Don't bother, nothing spawns from that direction. There are 3 primary spawn locations:
1) SW corner at the river (settlement side of the small island);
2) the path from 111 (settlement side of the creek);
3) the woods by the root cellar (east edge of the settlement).

The main issue with settlement walls and defenses is that the game frequently does not properly track player placed items, and the attackers are more likely to clip through your walls and walk right past defenses unless you are there to engage them directly. Once engaged by the player, then the defenses may kick in.

[Glory]

Originally posted by Caveat:

Don't bother, nothing spawns from that direction. There are 3 primary spawn locations: SW corner at the river (settlement side of the small island), the path from 111 (settlement side of the creek), and the woods by the root cellar (east edge of the settlement).

The main issue with settlement walls and defenses is that the game frequently does not properly track player placed items, and the attackers are more likely to clip through your walls and walk right past defenses unless you are there to engage them directly. Once engaged by the player, then the defenses may kick in.

Yeah, I know, they are more for decoration than for anything else lol....besides my settlements never seem to get attacked. I probably have too many ornamental MG turrets.

[Spocks Toupee]

I just stick my turrets on the roof of the main building in Sanctuary, there's no point in building defenses and walls, absolutely none

[Glory]

Originally posted by Spocks Toupee:

I just stick my turrets on the roof of the main building in Sanctuary, there's no point in building defenses and walls, absolutely none

I do it mostly for fun and for the piles of XP I get while doing it...makes for a nice change of pace from taking 5 minute vertibird flights across the map lol