Detector tower

[Falmingkitter]

I swear this thing must be bugged, the second one of these go off they never ever stop even when destroyed

[Gabriel]

Particularly enjoyable when you drop and they immediately track you. I've never felt more seen in my life.

[hotmatrixx]

Originally posted by Falmingkitter:

I swear this thing must be bugged, the second one of these go off they never ever stop even when destroyed

funny story; this is exactly the point of these things. They call in Drop Ships CONSTANTLY.
I haven't seenone in a bit, actually. I was playing with different loadouts to see how I could destroy them reliably. Hellbomb seems to be the good ol' go-to.

[Falmingkitter]

Originally posted by 4 Democrussy™:

Originally posted by Falmingkitter:

I swear this thing must be bugged, the second one of these go off they never ever stop even when destroyed

funny story; this is exactly the point of these things. They call in Drop Ships CONSTANTLY.
I haven't seenone in a bit, actually. I was playing with different loadouts to see how I could destroy them reliably. Hellbomb seems to be the good ol' go-to.

It should stop after it's destroyed at the very least, being forced to stay a half-map width away from the thing until the very end of your mission isn't enjoyable gameplay. If the bots really had the reinforcement levels that this tower calls in, they would be at super earth by now.

Hellbomb takes too long to drop in and the infinite swarm of robots just destroy the thing, the only thing more painful to destroy is the gunship base- because the gunship always prioritise the hellbomb the only way to get it to go off is bringing in a shield generator- Most reliable way ive seen of handling them is the orbital laser

[Wolfguarde]

Originally posted by Gabriel:

Particularly enjoyable when you drop and they immediately track you. I've never felt more seen in my life.

Sauron.exe: "I SEE YOU."

[sweng]

Originally posted by 4 Democrussy™:

Originally posted by Falmingkitter:

I swear this thing must be bugged, the second one of these go off they never ever stop even when destroyed

funny story; this is exactly the point of these things. They call in Drop Ships CONSTANTLY.
I haven't seenone in a bit, actually. I was playing with different loadouts to see how I could destroy them reliably. Hellbomb seems to be the good ol' go-to.

Orbital laser, precision strike, 120, 380, walking, 500kg, hellbomb. That is the loadout i know can destroy it so far. Barrage is no reliable because of inaccuracy and 500kg sometime cant destroy it, it either missed or something else i dont know

[Das Trojanische Pferd]

thats not the tower thats just the "patrol" system at work that spawn around 100 meters behind the next rock and just keep you fighting

[AoD_lexandro]

I just walk in the front door and turn it off The trick is to blitz it before it can detect you.

[Mandemon]

I mean, that's kinda it's purpose. Once it detects even one Helldiver, will keep tracking them and calling reinforcements, non-stop.

That is why you want to avoid the Saurons gaze detector beam and sneak in to destroy it. Or you can just call 500kg, 120, 380 or laser on it.

[YMD]

You need to hide out of view until it looks away and continues spinning again.
That or just call in orbital laser.

[Falmingkitter]

Originally posted by Troja:

thats not the tower thats just the "patrol" system at work that spawn around 100 meters behind the next rock and just keep you fighting

It's more than normal, it's actual drop ships called in without a flare going off and way more "patrols" wandering in than ever would normally

Originally posted by Mandemon:

I mean, that's kinda it's purpose. Once it detects even one Helldiver, will keep tracking them and calling reinforcements, non-stop.

That is why you want to avoid the Saurons gaze detector beam and sneak in to destroy it. Or you can just call 500kg, 120, 380 or laser on it.

Read: The part where I say it never stops even after the tower is destroyed

Originally posted by YMD:

You need to hide out of view until it looks away and continues spinning again.
That or just call in orbital laser.

They can be activated by any nearby bot being alerted

[Hand's Hermit Permit]

You gotta make a mad sprint into the detector base. Once behind wall cover where the reinforcements can't shoot you, call in hellbomb right away. Activate that ♥♥♥♥ immediately and jump out the back.

Alternatively you CAN sneak in, but usually your teammates will foil that by getting caught so easy.