Plasma Turret

This article is a stub.

This article needs some ❤️! You can help the Dyson Sphere Program Wiki by expanding it. See Category:Article stubs for other pages that needs expansion.

Plasma Turret

edit

Turret

After being stimulated, the matter inside an energy capsule will be in a high-energy plasma state. It will then be quickly emitted by the Plasma Turret's accelerator to generate high-speed plasma beams. Such beams are extremely penetrating and destructive, and can effectively destroy space targets.

Durability		800 hp
Turret Type		Energy Weapon
Target Type		VS Space
Range of Space Defense		6500 m
Ammo Type		Energy Capsule
Fire Rate		1 shots/s
Work Consumption		1.68 MW
Idle Consumption		84.0 kW
Made in		Assembler
Hand-make		Replicator
Stack Size		50

1

10 s

20

10

5

Summary

After being stimulated, the matter inside an energy capsule will be in a high-energy plasma state. It will then be quickly emitted by the Plasma Turret's accelerator to generate high-speed plasma beams. Such beams are extremely penetrating and destructive, and can effectively destroy space targets.

Plasma turret is a single target turret (only damages one unit at a time) and is the only turret apart from Missile Turret that can defend against space invasions from the Dark Fog. Its projectiles travel at very extreme speed, much higher than even gravity missiles, the fastest missiles the missile turret has to offer. Combining extreme projectile speed, extreme range, extreme damage (in comparison to missile turrets), and relatively cheap ammunition, plasma turrets are a surefire way to reduce a space invasion to dust before its even had the chance to fire at the planet.

Plasma turrets will only shoot at space Dark Fog units if they are labeled red on the starmap, which can only happen if they are attacking the player or moving to attack a planet. This means that a space hive can get close to a planet that has plasma turrets on it without the turrets shooting at the space units.

This turret consumes Plasma Capsule and Antimatter Capsule. While the ammunition does describe a blast radius, because distances in space are so large, the "radius" can only hit one space Dark Fog unit per shot.

Production Chain

Recipe	Building	Replicator?	Technology
1 10 s 20 10 10 5 5		✔

Production Progression Chart

For more information on reading and using these charts, see Production Progression Chart.

Player Tips & Tricks

By default Plasma Turrets are configured not to engage high-air targets, but enabling that targeting will allow them to engage Relay Stations, which provide ground bases their power and allow material to be launched back to the Space Hive. However destroying those Relay Stations will sharply increase the threat from the Space Hive. (Note: new Relay Stations destroyed as they approach the planet will not generate that Space Hive threat)

An easy (and relatively cheap) way to keep a planet safe from space invasions (including Planetary Shields) is by having a small ring of plasma turrets on the north and south poles of the planet.

If you are on a planet that has plasma turrets on it and is orbiting close to a space Dark Fog hive, taking off from the planet will likely cause the space units to attack you. If this happens, plasma turrets will react and start shooting at the space units. This can quickly lead to the entire hive fighting the planet with plasma turrets on it, so be sure to have the planet well shielded and the plasma turrets loaded with ammo if you want the planet's buildings to survive.These kinds of battles are like planetary invasions on steroids.