Guardian Turret

GUARDIAN TURRET
GUARDIAN TURRET
	“Deployable AI-controlled assault rifle”
// Profile //
Build	Medium
Type	Specialization
// Stats //
Health	280
Damage	40 DPS (5 DMG x 8 RPS)
Cooldown	40s
Effect Duration	Inf.

The Guardian Turret is a Medium class specialization that places a turret which protects an area by rapidly firing at opponents it detects.

Effects

The Guardian Turret can be deployed by placing it down on any nearby surface. It arms itself over 5 seconds, after which it starts rotating left and right repeatedly, scanning a total vision cone of 150° (close to half of a circle). The middle of this vision cone is at the orientation of its placement. The vision of the turret has a limited range of about 20m.

Whenever an opponent enters the vision range of the Guardian Turret, it starts firing an unending stream of bullets at them and tracks their movements in the process. Additionally, if an opponent attacks the Guardian Turret, it will turn around to attack them even if they are outside of its vision cone.

The gadget can be damaged only by opponents. Picking up the gadget and placing it again is the only way to restore its health. The gadget has its own visible health bar. Uniquely, the next charge of the gadget will not begin charging until the previous turret is removed.

Usage

The Guardian Turret can be selected as the specialization gadget of any Medium build loadout.

While the gadget is held, an indicator will show a potential placement of the Guardian Turret as a blue hologram in front of the user. If the hologram is red, the gadget will not fit in the target location. The secondary trigger can be used to rotate the placement hologram by 90 degrees. Using the primary trigger, the placement can be confirmed to deploy the gadget. It can be deployed on any surface, including walls and ceilings.

While a Guardian Turret is deployed, the gadget will not start restoring its next charge. The turret must be removed first. If the turret is destroyed, the full cooldown is applied. The gadget can also be retrieved to restore most of its charge, by interacting with it for a few moments while looking at it from up close.

The Guardian Turret also has a unique remote retrieval option. By holding the secondary trigger on the gadget while a Guardian Turret is deployed, the deployed gadget will be removed, and half of its charge will be refunded.

Controls	PC	PS	XBox	Key
Equip Guardian Turret	Q	R1	RB	Specialization
Confirm placement (Tap)		R2	RT	Primary fire
Rotate placement (Tap) Remove deployed Guardian Turret remotely (Hold)		L2	LT	Secondary fire
Retrieve deployed Guardian Turret (Hold)	E	△	Y	Interact

Properties

Gadget

Placeable — Can be placed attached to a surface. An indicator shows the exact target placement.

Single Charge — Can be used once, then recharges automatically over the cooldown time.

Retrievable — Can be picked up after being deployed. For the Guardian Turret, this does not restore a full charge, but refunds most of the cooldown instead.

Remote Controlled — Can be commanded to self-destruct by the user from any distance. This refunds half of the cooldown.

Deployment Limit — Can only be deployed if there is no existing Guardian Turret.

Bullet

Hitscan — Travels in a straight line, meaning there is no bullet drop. The direction will deviate from the crosshairs depending on accuracy.

Damaging — The projectile deals damage if it hits a contestant.

No Critical Hit — Does not critically hit for increased damage, even if the target was struck on the head.

Not Interceptible — Can not be removed by the APS Turret.

No Falloff — Does not deal reduced damage when hitting targets at long distances.

Turret

Attached — Attaches to a surface upon deployment. Sticks to the surface even if it moves. Weighs down any carriable object it is attached to.

Solid — Has its own collision, meaning it blocks bullets and contestants can stand on it.

Arming Time — Disarmed when initially deployed. Does not detect enemies while disarmed. Arms automatically after a wind-up time. Uniquely, the Guardian Turret remains armed when picked up as an attachment.

Destructible — Can be destroyed if its health is fully depleted, such as through hits from bullets or explosions. Has a health bar and cannot take damage from the user's team.

Glitchable — Can be temporarily disabled by a Glitch Grenade or Glitch Barrel.

Reshapeable — Can be reshaped by the Data Reshaper into a piece of decor by opponents.

Sound Cue — Remains silent while idling, but produces a loud sound on startup and when it locks onto a target, alerting nearby contestants.

Permanent — Does not disappear by itself.

No Structure Damage — Cannot be used to damage structures.

No Friendly Fire — Can damage neither the user nor their teammates.

Strategy

Strengths

The Guardian Turret can be used to lock down an area. If an opponent enters its line of sight, it will make the team aware an opponent is there thanks to its sound cue.

Weaknesses

The Guardian Turret can be disabled by a nearby Glitch Grenade or Glitch Barrel triggering, or reshaped by the Data Reshaper.
Goo can be used to cover up the Guardian Turret, making it unable to see.
The Dagger can destroy the turret in one hit from behind.

Tactics

Placing the Guardian Turret on the ceiling is often a better idea than on the ground, as it won't be harmed by damage from sources such as the Explosive Grenade, and melee weapon users will have a hard time dealing with it. Meanwhile, being on the ceiling has little downsides for the Guardian Turret.