Mortar Turret

by Camora

-Adds a long-range mortar turret to Factorio with two shell types. -Standard shells deliver heavy explosive area damage, while poison shells create a toxic cloud that damages and briefly confuses enemies. Both are designed to complement each other by combining burst damage and crowd control.

Content
3 hours ago
2.0
562
Combat

Changelog

Version: 1.0.5
Date: 2026-05-06
  Balancing:
    - Increased mortar range
    - Increased projectile speed
  Changes:
    - Poison mortar shells no longer damage Spidertron
    - Added thumbnail
Version: 1.0.6
Date: 2026-05-07
  Balancing:
    - Reduced firing arc from 360° to 60°
    - Increased maximum range
  Changes:
    - Reworked the mortar into a more specialized long-range artillery weapon
    - Updated turret rotation behavior to better match the new firing arc
    - Increased enemy aggression toward mortars
Version: 1.0.7
Date: 2026-05-15
  Balancing:
    - Increased mortar damage through technology upgrades for Rampant, fixed
    - Increased mortar firing speed through technology upgrades for Rampant, fixed
  Changes:
    - Added proper locale entries for mortar upgrade modifiers
    - Fixed unknown key errors in mortar technology effects
    - Fixed technology bonus text so damage and firing speed upgrades display correctly in the UI
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