Changelog

Version: 8.0.8
Date: 22.12.2024
  Fixes:
    - Removed 125% range modifier from Cannnon shells and Uranium cannon shells to fix a bug where shells would detonate on reaching base maximum range of the turret.

Version: 8.0.7
Date: 12.12.2024
  Fixes:
    - Changed all translation encoding to UTF-8, as required by Factorio 2.0.25.

Version: 8.0.6
Date: 9.12.2024
  Changes:
    - Added polish translation.
    - Changed translation encoding from ANSI to UTF-8, fixing special characters in german translation.
  Fixes:
    - Fixed Heavy scattergun turret rotating past its firing arc limit.

Version: 8.0.5
Date: 6.12.2024
  Changes:
    - Added german translation, courtesy of OC1024.

Version: 8.0.4
Date: 14.11.2024
  Fixes:
    - Fixed colliding projectiles (shotgun pellets, cannon shells) not colliding with asteroids.

Version: 8.0.3
Date: 8.11.2024
  Changes:
    - Added circuit connections to all modular turrets, Heavy Scattergun turret and radars. Thanks to usagirei for help with this.
  Balancing:
    - Light cannon turrets (technology): removed "Advanced Circuit" as prerequisite.
    - Light cannon (recipe): replaced 1 Advanced circuit with 2 Electronic circuits.

Version: 8.0.2
Date: 3.11.2024
  Changes:
    - Added chinese machine translation, courtesy of Houraiji_Kyuusyou.

Version: 8.0.1
Date: 18.10.2024
  Fixes:
    - Fixed crash on load due to missing graphics file.
    - Fixed not listing Space Age as optional dependency.

Version: 8.0.0
Date: 18.10.2024
  Changes:
    - Updated to Factorio version 2.0.0
    - Removed "Hardened Inserter" setting - included by default
    - Removed "Advanced Radars" setting - included by default
    - Removed "Turret damage technology" setting - removed
    - Removed "Vanilla cannon ammo compatibility" setting - overhauled and included by default
    - Slowdown cannon shells: removed
    - Heavy cannon shells: removed
    - Light uranium cannon shells: removed
    - Heavy uranium cannon shells: removed
    - Rocket pack: removed
    - Explosive rocket pack: removed
    - Slowdown rocket pack: renamed to "Slowdown rocket"
    - Light cannon shells: renamed to "Fragmentation cannon shell"
    - Rocket turrets (technology): renamed to "Cruise missile turrets"
    - Rocket launcher (item/recipe): renamed to "Cruise missile launcher"
    - Rocket turret (Frontline) (item/recipe): renamed to "Cruise missile turret (Frontline)"
    - Rocket turret (Backline) (item/recipe): renamed to "Cruise missile turret (Backline)"
    - Added "Space Age" integration
    - Temporarily removed Krastorio 2 and Industrial Revolution 3 integration until those update to Factorio 2.0
  Balancing:
    - All ammo items: stack size: 200 -> 100
    - Fragmentation cannon shell (item): magazine size: 6 -> 1
    - Fragmentation cannon shell (item): now a projectile, no longer instant-hit
    - Fragmentation cannon shell (item): changed damage to 100 Explosion in 1 tile radius
    - Fragmentation cannon shell (item): added 36 8-damage fragmentation projectiles on hit
    - Fragmentation cannon shell (recipe): replaced with: 8 Iron stick, 2 Steel plate, 1 Explosives
    - Fragmentation cannon shell (recipe): items produced: 1 -> 2
    - Slowdown rocket pack (item): magazine size: 4 -> 1
    - Slowdown rocket pack (recipe): removed Solid Fuel ingredient
    - Slowdown rocket pack (recipe): items produced: 2 -> 8
    - Heavy scattergun turret (entity): Acid resist: 0/20% -> 10/20%
    - Heavy scattergun turret (entity): Explosion resist: 50/65% -> 0/80%
    - Heavy scattergun turret (recipe): 10 Iron plate -> 5 Steel plate
    - Heavy scattergun turret (technology): removed "Gun turret" prerequisite.
    - Heavy scattergun turret (technology): added "Steel processing" prerequisite.
    - Modular turrets (technology): removed "Gun turret" prerequisite.
    - Modular turrets (technology): removed "Automation" prerequisite.
    - Modular turrets (technology): added "Concrete" prerequisite.
    - Frontline turret mount (recipe): 15 Stone brick -> 20 Concrete
    - Cruise missile turrets (technology): replaced "Explosive rocketry" prerequisite with "Rocketry".
    - Cruise missile turrets (technology): cost: 150 -> 200
    - Cruise missile turrets (entities): prioritizes high health targets
    - HMG and Gatling turrets (entities): prioritizes low health targets
    - All cannon turrets (entities): added target leading, prioritizes high health targets
    - Pulse laser turrets (entities): prioritizes low health targets
    - Pulse laser turrets (entities): energy consumed per shot: 650kW -> 600 kW
    - Pulse laser turrets (entities): idle energy drain: 70/75kW -> 60 kW
    - Pulse laser (recipe): removed "Iron stick" ingredient
    - Beam emitter (recipe): removed "Lamp" and "Poison capsule" ingredients
    - Beam emitter (recipe): increased count of other ingredients to compensate
    - Beam turret (frontline): beam range: 35 -> 38
    - Beam turret (frontline): firing range: 32 -> 30
    - Swapped Beam turrets and Thermal laser turrets on the tech tree - Thermals are space tier, Beams are utility tier
    - Thermal laser turrets (entities): prioritizes not burning targets
    - Thermal laser (recipe): replaced with 10 Plastic bar, 10 Battery, 1 Efficiency module 2
    - Light cannon turrets (technology): added "Explosives" as prerequisite
    - Dual cannon turrets (technology): cost: 100 -> 200
    - Heavy cannon turrets (technology): cost: 200 -> 300
    - Modular turrets damage (technology): removed, use quality ammunition for more damage instead.
    - Flamethrower turret (entity): fluid consumption increased by a factor of 10.

Version: 7.5.1
Date: 08.05.2024
  Fixes:
    - Fixed not being able to insert productivity modules for pulse laser turret head.

Version: 7.5.0
Date: 03.04.2024
  Changes:
    - Added fast replace to modular turrets, works with turrets that share ammo type.
    - Added ability to swap between frontline and backline turret versions using blank upgrade planner.
  Fixes:
    - Fixed tooltip for Backline HMG incorrectly saying turret has 240 degree firing cone.

Version: 7.4.1
Date: 22.07.2023
  Fixes:
    - Fixed crash with IR3 3.1.8.

Version: 7.4.0
Date: 22.07.2023
  Changes:
    - Added optional turret damage technologies, disabled by default.
    - Improved vanilla cannon ammo compatibility with turrets by disabling same-force collision.
    - Renamed 'Scattergun turret' to 'Heavy scattergun turret'.
    - Added 'w93-' prefix to all scattergun turret related IDs for compatibility with IR3.
    - IR3 compat: Heavy scattergun turret is now available with updated recipe.
    - IR3 compat: updated to IR3 3.1.0.

Version: 7.3.2
Date: 30.03.2023
  Changes:
    - Updated Scattergun turret graphics to use vanilla files, added HR version and color mask.
    - IR3 compat: Replaced 'Refined concrete' with regular 'Concrete' in 'Frontline turret mount' recipe.
    - IR3 compat: Replaced prerequisite 'Concrete 2' for 'Concrete 1' in 'Modular turrets' technology and reduced unit cost to 300.
    - IR3 compat: Replaced 'Reinforced chrome plating' with 'Reinforced steel plating' in 'Backline turret mount' recipe.
    - IR3 compat: Replaced 'Electronics 3' and 'Lasers 2' tech prerequisites in 'Pulse laser turrets' with 'Electrum', 'Graphene' and 'Military 3'.
    - IR3 compat: Replaced 'Uranium processing' tech prerequisite in 'Beam turrets' with 'Military 4' and increased research cost to 1400 units.
    - IR3 compat: Changed 'Thermal laser' recipe.
    - IR3 compat: Increased all IR3 bullet projectiles range to 35.
    - IR3 compat: Added 6 'Lead plate' to 'Light uranium cannon shells' recipe.
    - IR3 compat: Added 6 'Lead plate' to 'Heavy uranium cannon shells' recipe.

Version: 7.3.1
Date: 11.02.2023
  Changes:
    - Added Industrial Revolution 3 compatibility

Version: 7.3.0
Date: 15.07.2022
  Changes:
    - Added HR sprites.
    - Slowdown rounds magazine debuff now slows movement to 75% and lasts 5 seconds (was 25% and 15).
    - Slowdown cannon shells debuff now slows movement to 50% and lasts 10 seconds (was 25% and 15).
    - Slowdown rocket pack debuff now slows movement to 50% and lasts 10 seconds (was 25% and 15).
    - Heavy cannon shells reduces firing rate to 80% (was 100%).
    - Heavy uranium cannon shells reduces firing rate to 80% (was 100%).
    - Explosive rocket pack reduces firing rate to 80% (was 100%).
    - All cannon shells contain 6 shots per item (was 5).
    - Light cannon shells recipe is cheaper by 1 Steel plate (from 4 to 3).
    - Both uranium cannon shells cost 1 more uranium to make (from 1 to 2).
    - Removed main menu simulation.

Version: 7.2.1
Date: 17.05.2022
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed beam on Frontline Beam Turret being invisible.

Version: 7.2.0
Date: 11.01.2021
  Changes:
    - Added main menu simulation.
    - Reduced sound volume of Scattergun Turret by half.
    - Increased sound volume of remaining turrets by 10-20%.

Version: 7.1.2
Date: 04.01.2021
  Bugfixes:
    - Pulse Laser Turret (Frontline)'s laser beam now has correct range of 40.

Version: 7.1.1
Date: 23.12.2020
  Bugfixes:
    - HMG Turret (Backline) fire arc reduced to 180 dergrees - wider arcs are unsupported by Factorio and turret with more will only have a 90 degree arc, despite range preview showing otherwise.

Version: 7.1.0
Date: 14.12.2020
  Changes:
    - HMG Turret (Frontline) fire arc reduced from 360 to 120 degrees.
    - HMG Turret (Backline) fire arc increased from 360 to 240 degrees. Added 5 minimum range.
    - Gatling Turret (Backline) fire arc increased from 45 to 90 degrees. Added 15 minimum range.
    - Light Cannon Turret (Frontline) fire arc reduced from 90 to 45 degrees.
    - Light Cannon Turret (Backline) minimum range increased from 20 to 30.
    - Dual Cannon Turret (Frontline) fire arc reduced from 45 to 30 degrees. Minimum range reduced from 35 to 25. Range increased from 55 to 60.
    - Dual Cannon Turret (Backline) fire arc reduced from 90 to 60 degrees. Minimum range increased from 30 to 45. Range increased from 60 to 65.
    - Heavy Cannon Turret (Frontline) fire arc reduced from 72 to 20 degrees. Minimum range reduced from 50 to 35.
    - Heavy Cannon Turret (Backline) fire arc reduced from 72 to 40 degrees. Minimum range increased from 45 to 60.
    - Rocket Turret (Frontline) fire arc reduced from 90 to 30 degrees. Minimum range reduced from 65 to 45.
    - Rocket Turret (Backline) fire arc reduced from 90 to 45 degrees. Minimum range reduced from 65 to 75. Range reduced from 100 to 95.
    - Pulse Laser Turret (Frontline) fire arc reduced from 72 to 60 degrees. Range increased from 35 to 40. Rotation speed increased from 32.4 to 43.2.
    - Pulse Laser Turret (Backline) fire arc increased from 36 to 120 degrees. Minimum range increased from 5 to 25. Rotation speed increased from 64.8 to 86.4.
    - Thermal Laser Turret (Frontline) fire arc decreased from 360 to 30 degrees. Minimum range decreased from 20 to 15. Range increased from 45 to 55.
    - Thermal Laser Turret (Backline) fire arc decreased from 360 to 60 degrees. Minimum range increased from 25 to 35.

Version: 7.0.0
Date: 24.11.2020
  Changes:
    - Updated to Factorio 1.1.
    - Added "Enable pretargeting" mod setting.

Version: 6.2.0
Date: 26.10.2020
  Changes:
    - Added Pulse Laser Turrets.
    - Thermal Laser Turrets tech now requires Pulse Laser Turrets and Efficiency Module technologies.
    - Thermal Laser head now requires Efficiency Module 1 to craft.

Version: 6.1.2
Date: 14.10.2020
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when Custom Modules, Krastorio 2 and Space Exploration are enabled. Again.

Version: 6.1.1
Date: 12.10.2020
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed crash when Custom Modules, Krastorio 2 and Space Exploration are enabled.

Version: 6.1.0
Date: 11.10.2020
  Changes:
    - Reduced damage of Beam Turret (Frontline) from 150 to 50.
    - Reduced power per shot of Beam Turret (Frontline) from 10 MJ to 4.5 MJ.
    - Reworked Beam Turret (Backline) to fire a low-damage, slowing electric beam.
    - Uranium Ammo recipe for Krastorio 2 changed to 1 Shotgun Shell, 2 Uranium 238, 6 seconds.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed modular turrets being gated behind end-game science packs when playing with both Space Exploration and Krastorio 2.

Version: 6.0.0
Date: 01.09.2020
  Changes:
    - Updated to Factorio 1.0.
    - Improved Krastorio 2 integration, removed Krastorio 1 integration.
    - Removed Modular Turret Damage techs.
    - Backline Turret Mount recipe changed to 2 Low Density Structures, 20 Plastic Bars, 1 Electric Engines, 4 Advanced Circuits.
    - Light Cannon Shells cost reduced by 2 Steel Plate.
    - Slowdown Rounds Magazine recipe changed to 9 Piercing Round Magazines and 1 Slowdown Capsule. Takes 8 seconds instead of 24.
    - Slowdown Cannon Shells now produce 2x products. Cost increased by 1 Steel Plate, 1 Plastic Bar and 2 Explosives.
    - Heavy Cannon Shells recipe changed to 1 Light Cannon Shell and 6 Explosives.
    - Slowdown Rockets recipe changed to 8 Rockets, 2 Solid Fuel, 1 Slowdown Capsule. Takes 32 seconds.
    - Slowdown Rockets damage type changed to Explosive and damage increased from 120 to 200.
    - Scattergun Turret Damage Bonus removed.
    - HMG weapon cost increased by 2 Electronic Circuits and 1 Iron Gear Wheel.
    - HMG fire rate increased from 4/s to 6/s.
    - HMG Frontline Turret range increased from 28 to 30.
    - HMG Backline Turret range increased from 33 to 35.
    - Gatling Turrets Damage Bonus increased from 0% to 100% and firing arc decreased from 120 to 45 degrees.
    - Gatling Frontline Turret range increased from 20 to 25.
    - Gatling Backline Turret range increased from 24 to 30.
    - Light Cannon Turrets fire rate reduced from 0.67/s to 0.5/s.
    - Light Cannon Frontline Turret range increased from 30 to 45 and minimal range increased from 12 to 15.
    - Light Cannon Backline Turret range increased from 36 to 50 and minimal range increased from 18 to 20.
    - Dual Cannon Turrets fire rate reduced from 1/s to 0.67/s.
    - Dual Cannon Frontline Turret range increased from 30 to 55 and minimal range increased from 12 to 35.
    - Dual Cannon Backline Turret range increased from 36 to 60 and minimal range increased from 18 to 30.
    - Heavy Cannon weapon recipe changed to 2 Low Density Structures, 5 Steel Plates, 2 Advanced Circuits, 50 Lubricant
    - Heavy Cannon Frontline Turret range increased from 60 to 75 and minimal range increased from 30 to 50.
    - Heavy Cannon Backline Turret range increased from 72 to 80 and minimal range increased from 36 to 45.
    - Rocket Turrets fire rate reduced from 0.17/s to 0.1/s.
    - Rocket Frontline Turret range increased from 80 to 90 and minimal range increased from 60 to 65.
    - Rocket Backline Turret range increased from 88 to 100 and minimal range reduced from 66 to 65.
    - Thermal Lasers damage reduced from 120 to 40 and reduced energy per shot from 4 MW to 3 MW.
    - Thermal Lasers now create fire at impact point and set target on fire.
    - Thermal Laser Frontline Turret range increased from 35 to 45 and minimal range increased from 17 to 20.
    - Thermal Laser Backline Turret range increased from 42 to 60 and minimal range increased from 17 to 25.
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed red tinting of team color mask.
    - Fixed that all modular turret tech required Optimizaton Tech Cards when playing with Krastorio 2 and Space Exploration at the same time.

Version: 5.3.2
  Changes:
    - Fixed Space Exploration adding space science packs to modular turret techs.

Version: 5.3.1
  Changes:
    - Fixed conditional require error.

Version: 5.3.0
  Changes:
    - Updated Krastorio 2 compatibility to version 0.9.11.
    - Adjusted damage bonuses for Scattergun Turrets and Modular Turrets to match vanilla, Krastorio and Krastorio 2 values.

Version: 5.2.0
  Changes:
    - Improved Krastorio 2 compatibility.
    - Adjusted research costs of Modular Turret Damage techs.

Version: 5.1.0
  Changes:
    - Added Krastorio 2 compatibility.
    - Readded Krastorio Legacy compatibility.
    - Fixed missing Scattergun Turred Damage Bonus from 5.0.0.
    - Normalized turret firing sounds to match vanilla Factorio.

Version: 5.0.0
  Changes:
    - Updated to Factorio version 0.18.0.
    - Removed Krastorio and Bobs integration. Will be added again if those mods update to 0.18.

Version: 4.4.0
  Changes:
    - Reduced cost of Light Cannon Shells and Heavy Cannon Shells by 40%.

Version: 4.3.3
  Changes:
    - Fixed Krastorio compatibility for latest Krastrio version.

Version: 4.3.2
  Changes:
    - Fixed Scattergun Turrets shooting backwards through themselves when enemies are adjacent.

Version: 4.3.1
  Changes:
    - Fixed infinite range cannon projectiles with "Disable cannon ammo range limit" on.

Version: 4.3.0
  Changes:
    - Added "Disable cannon ammo range limit" startup mod setting.

Version: 4.2.1
  Changes:
    - Fixed crash on load.

Version: 4.2.0
  Changes:
    - Fixed load error when using Bob's mods while extra ammo option is disabled.

Version: 4.1.0
  Changes:
    - Fixed up research prerequisites for techs.
    - Added startup settings for people that do not want stuff other than turrets.
    - Thermal Laser Turrets now have minimum range, slightly reduced tracking speed.
    - Tweaked AOE range of cannon and rocket ammo to match vanilla counterparts.
    - Removed resistances information on turrets placed (you can still read them when in inventory).
    - Re-added support for Bob's Intermediates.

Version: 4.0.0
  Changes:
    - Ported to 0.17.X.
    - Added 8-way placing for turrets.
    - Added remaining technology descriptions.
    - Fixed old names in modifier descriptions.
    - Reduced damage of all Turret Cannon Shells variants.

Version: 3.10.0
  Changes:
    - Renamed 'Modular Turret Mount' to 'Frontline Turret Mount'.
    - Renamed 'Advanced Turret Mount' to 'Backline Turret Mount'.
    - Updated names of turrets according to above changes.
    - Added technology descriptions for all turret techs.
    - Slowdown rounds magazine recipe changed.
    - Light Cannon Turrets fire rate reduced (1 -> 0.67).
    - Dual Cannon Turrets fire rate reduced (2 -> 1).
    - Heavy Cannon damage bonus increased (+75% -> +100%).
    - Heavy Cannon Turret range and minimal range increased (both variants).
    - Rocket Turrets range and minimal range increased (both variants).
    - Rocket Turrets fire rate reduced (0.25 -> 0.17).
    - Thermal Laser Turrets damage increased (80 -> 120).
    - Thermal Laser Turrets fire rate reduced (1 -> 0.67).
    - Gamma Beam Turrets damage increased (100 -> 150).
    - Gamma Beam Turrets fire rate increased (0.25 -> 0.5).
    - Gamma Beam Turrets power consumption per shot decreased (15 MW -> 10 MW).

Version: 3.9.1
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed few recipes that had their data corrupted in previous update.

Version: 3.9.0
  Changes:
    - Added Hardened inserter. More health and resistances, to withstand frontline conditions.
    - Reduced crafting time of Slowdown rocket packs to 16 seconds.
    - Increased base damage of Uranium shotgun shells to 20.

Version: 3.8.0
  Changes:
    - Heavy MG (item) can now be used as a handheld gun.
    - Added Uranium Shotgun Shells to Uranium Ammo technology.
    - reduced passive power draw of Thermal and Beam turrets.

Version: 3.7.0
  Changes:
    - Reduced rotation range of Rocket Turrets.
    - Added slowdown ammo variants for bullets, cannon shells and rockets. Units affected move slower.
    - Thermal Laser item can now be equipped in power armor.

Version: 3.6.0
  Changes:
    - Added Scanning Radar, fast sector scanning.
    - Increased cost of Advanced Radar Stations tech to 75 from 50.
    - Changed graphical effect of thermal laser, now it looks like actual lasers.
    - Shiftted sprite of all Advanced Turrets to look better.
    - Clarified description of Sentry Radar.
    - Added Rocket Pack and Explosive Rocket Pack items, unlocked with Rocket Turrets tech.
    - Changed location of modded ammunition in crafting menu.

Version: 3.5.0
  Changes:
    - Fixed a bug that made turrets fire slower than says in tooltip, particuraly noticeable with HMG and Gatling turrets with high bullet fire rate researched.
    - Reduced Gatling Turret range to 20/24 (regular/advanced mount).
    - Added 2 Advanced Circuits to Gatling Gun item recipe.
    - Gatling Turrets research cost increased to 200 (from 100), added blue science pots and requirement of Military 3 tech.
    - Added Gamma Beam Turrets.
    - Added note to Scattergun and Gamma Beam Turrets research about them requiring unobstructed LoS.
    - Moved uranium turret ammo to Uranium Ammo research.
    - Fixed wrong colors for Advanced Turret's color mask.

Version: 3.4.0
  Changes:
    - HMG Turret damage bonus increased to +100% (from +50%).
    - Gatling Turret fire rate increased to 24/s (from 15/s).
    - Dual Cannon fire rate increased to 2/s (from 1.5/s).
    - Heavy Cannon damage bonus increased to +75% (from +25%).
    - Thermal Laser Turret fire rate increased to 1/s (from 0.67/s).
    - Thermal Laser Turret energy cost per shot reduced to 4 MJ (from 12 MJ).
    - Sentry Radar range increased to 9 chunks (from 7), equal to 9 regular radars arranged in a square.
    - Increased energy usage of Sentry Radar to 1.2 MW (from 500 kW).
    - Almost all recipes are now cheaper.
    - Reduced research costs of most technologies, green + military techs available earlier.
    - Added resistances to Modular Turrets and Advanced Turrets.
    - Added tooltips for resistances and tracking speed to all turrets.
    - Added uranium variants of turret cannon ammo.

Version: 3.3.0
  Changes:
    - Added simple integration with Bob's mods.

Version: 3.2.0
  Changes:
    - Added Dual Cannon Turrets.
    - Added Advanced Turret Mount and variants of all modular turrets for it.
    - Shortened modular turret components craft time from 30 to 10 seconds.
    - Added new radar building.

Version: 3.1.0
  Changes:
    - Added 3 new turrets (Light Cannon, Heavy Cannon, Gatling) along with new techs that unlock them.
    - Added Modular Turret Damage techs, increases damage of all modular turrets (except Thermal Laser, regular Laser Damage upgrades apply to them).
    - Removed MG damage buff from Turret Damage tech.
    - Added Light and Heavy Cannon Turret Ammo. Hits instantly, allowing cannon turrets to fire over walls.

Version: 3.0.0
  Changes:
    - Added 3 new turrets (Heavy MG, Rocket, Thermal Laser) along with new techs that unlock them.
    - Changed mod name to 'Modular Turrets' from 'Scattergun Turrets'.

Version: 2.0.0
  Changes:
    - Updated to Factorio version 0.16.x.

Version: 1.0.1
  Changes:
    - Changed recipe to be more mass-production friendly.
    - Increased explosion resistance and added acid resist.
    - Changed visuals to use tank turret as a gun.
    - Added custom firing sound.
    - Changed damage bonus from Gun Turret Damage research to match those of Gun Turret's.

Version: 1.0.0
  Changes:
    - Initial Release.