NetWerx1 Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 I know you people here in the forum rate this turret as the "lamest turret ever"However...1.Large damage radius2.About everything in the damage radius receives the same amount of damage3.Long range4.Handles inf rushes quite well because of "good number 2"Downsides...1. Weak armor2. Not good against tanks3. May kill own troops(same thing happens with flameturret"4. Weak single shotWhen I was playing an ordos mission, the ai sent mass amounts of fremen warriors to my base. I quickly queued chem troops and built a gas turret. When gas turret threw the gas the first time, no fremen died because the turret kills no inf unit within one shot(excluding troopers and scouts). However, on the second shot, 20 fremen went down choking! :DKen, make a new topic in newbie guide about subhouses and turrets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken124578 Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Perhaps... but i'm busy with something more important now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunseng_Harkonnen Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Gas turret work with some infantry attacks and true, when is infantry rush, it can be helpful. But still don`t use them very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo Etherial Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 I agree. But gas turrets don't work very well when defending long or sharply inclined ramps, IE most base entrances. I dunno about the rest of you, but my turrets always tend to overshoot the target, the gas canister whizzing over their heads to burst harmlessly BEHIND the attacking force. The only redeeming quality of this turret of suckitude (you can tell... I'm drinking coffee again! ;D) is it's range. ... Then again despite having a long range, the infantry specific attack, the small blast radius, and the slow-moving projectile makes not it worth building. Unless you are facing up against a suicide group of infantry. This (waste of good Windtrap space) turret is better off being a support for Pop-ups.Mostly if it ever comes to that situation, Dust Scouts work better anyways. Mmm, Mocha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad dib Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 When playin against the AI, I only use them for places by the wall (rock). So it could do some damage to some units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skilzat99X Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 I dont like gas turrets. they do almost nothing to most vehicles and wont even kill sum infantry! pop-up turret is good, but it has to short of range. plus no ordos turrets can attack air units. (good thing for AA troopers) 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunseng_Harkonnen Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 ...another reason to say that Ordos is the hardest house to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 6, 2003 Share Posted April 6, 2003 THey compensate lack of power with their magnificent range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exo Etherial Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 Unless of course you are the some odd hoarde of vehicles units, then range means jack diddly squat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 thus compensating power-used against armored vechicles-with range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devastator_Mech Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 The gas-turrets lack of firepower has been compensated by its multiple kill capability and extra long range, but the pop-up turret's lack of range and AA capability hasn't been compensated in anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkrul3r Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 I don't like gas turrets, they are incredibly weak againt Mechs and tanks. only thing they are good for is infantry, but even then the infantry can kill them fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetWerx1 Posted April 14, 2003 Author Share Posted April 14, 2003 Infantry kill them fast? If you have a lot of inf in 1 place, 2 ordos canister throws will kill them altogether before its health goes below half energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Gas turrets are used very well when against fremen if you can use a scout to frequently scout the opening(s) of ye base and a gas can will just be popped at the fremen's feet due to their long range :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken124578 Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 A good Ordos player doesn't need gas turrets, actually, they're completely useless since they would a. attack a tank or b. miss.A waste of money, yes it's quite good against infantry, IF it can attack them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Something like the ornis you say,Ken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkrul3r Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Net, if you globs of light infnatry, or feds, the gas turrets have no luck. or sardukar take them out fast also, but like ken said, they are pointless. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 16, 2003 Share Posted April 16, 2003 But ordos just needs at least one so-called "anti-personnel turret" to 'fill up the space' ::) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devastator_Mech Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 But ordos just needs at least one so-called "anti-personnel turret" to 'fill up the space' ::)No... I few gastroopers would do a better job than a gas turret would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 It was intended to be a gas-breathing turret actually ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devastator_Mech Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 Either way, it just sux now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowzeewee Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 It might as well be free with every scout purchased,present your coupon to redeem it ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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