Turret Pod Equipment


Gun, Flame, Shotgun turret pods in equipment. They consume both ammo and electricity.

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Changelog

Version: 1.0.5
Date: 2023-06-20
  Changes:
    - Changed logics for mined/transformed vehicles to keep pods charge. Detection of pods preinstalled. No fix is required for VW2.
Version: 1.0.4
Date: 2023-06-15
  Bugfixes:
    - Unloading pod when there are stacks of ammo in inventory, but new stack was still required led to crash.
    - Mod required redeploying vehicles after adding to existing gamesave.
  Changes:
    - Added some weapon info in tooltips (for K2/BobVE energy costs inflation coefficient of 1.5 to be applied).
    - Replaced external interface methods with script_raised support for VehicleWagon2 and other mods support. VW2 still needs a fix
Version: 1.0.3
Date: 2022-12-28
  Bugfixes:
    - Flame turret pod had increased height during reload causing mod crash.
  Balancing:
    - Slightly increased range for Gun pod Tier-1.
    - Added 10% damage bonus to Gun pod Tier-2.
Version: 1.0.2
Date: 2022-07-28
  Changes:
    - Improved support for Bob's vehicle equipment. Pods of all tiers now have reduced height.
Version: 1.0.1
Date: 2022-07-27
  Features:
    - Every reload consumes electrical power. Tier-1 goes ok with solar+battery, Tier-2 needs reactor+batteries mk2, Tier-3 demands nuclear/fusion energy.
      Like energy shield and nightvision turret pods are a primary-class energy consumer.
      Acid stickers applied with multiple shields can completely stop reloading if batteries ran out, drive away!
    - Once selected ammo is persistent until out of stock and only if change is allowed by mod options.
      Ammo is taken only from vehicle inventory, not from character inventory.
      Both features are done intentionally to allow certain ammo to be used by certain pods without adding ammo type pod items into game.
    - Unload turret pods function to take ammo out. Shortcut (Alt+U by default) or item click and selecting area with all vehicles to disarm
      (it pauses equipment reload in vehicle for 2 minutes or till equipment is re-inserted).
    - Turret pods have a few tiers support. Higher tier pods load more ammo at once, give more range, fire rate and more.
    - -30% range for turret pods vs corresponding turrets mk1/mk2 is done to keep it as a defense weapon vs biters, not worms.
  Info:
    - Tier-1 limitations will be probably added (to load only early game ammo, and to stop reloading after some bonus damage technologies progress).
    - Technically any weapon type turret pod can be added (cannons, sniper/anti-material rifles) with small efforts, but...
      Turret pods are for passive self-defense only to make tanks/cars a preferable choice in endgame vs char armor mk2/mk3.
      Vehicles (e.g. in Rampant Arsenal or K2) do have all the weapons on-board in player's manual control for assault tactics.
    - Support for char armor is to be added later as an option (low priority) and it still doesn't help player before sulphuric acid production setup, while in later game it will ruin balance again.
    - Trains support is under question (Low priority, but may give some fun in result).
    - Aircraft support is accidental (may not work, Low priority).
    - VehicleWagon2 mod support is implemented, but requires a patched version of VehicleWagon2 to make Turret Pod mod interface calls.
    - Testing balance now. Help will be highly appreciated.
    - Medium/High priority to-do: Improving alert icons (Out of ammo for selected ammuntion, Reloading status).