SMG & Shotgun Turrets now setting off Demos.

Rooster Gold

Rooster Gold

Refugee
Version
2.5
Platform
Windows
Reproduction Steps
Tested Shotgun & SMG all ammo types.

Setup turrets power load & lock ammo, spawn some demos.
Link to Logs
https://pastebin.com/
Link to Screenshot/Video
https://youtu.be/AZk2luBeHxo?si=niUhNeXZcQW403Rd
Hi Rooster Gold,

Thank you for taking the time to report this.

Our team has already identified the issue and implemented a fix on our side. The update should be included in the next major patch.

Please don't hesitate to let us know if you run into anything else or have additional feedback.



Best,
Dollie
 
@WretchedDollie

Link to confirmation it not being a bug:
A

Thread 'Auto turrets (ie smg and shotgun turrets) now trigger demolisher bombs'

In previous versions, the powered turrets that you could wire up (not the junk turrets under robotics skill) were safe to use against demo zombies. It was my understanding that this was intentional game design, and I was able to use them without issue before. Now however (v 2.5), this does not seem to be the case. Using smg turrets against demos now results in triggering of the bombs.

I didn't see anything in the patch notes about this. Is this intentional, or an unintended consequence of some other change?

You guys fixed a "Not a bug". Nice ;)
 
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bdubyah said:
So is it a bug or not? I personally don't think it should be considered a bug.
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I can't really decide. My thinking is a turret probably aims center of mass and the Demo's charge isn't there. But then the turret's accuracy isn't likely to be laser perfect. I kind of think a shotgun firing pellets might set off a Demo, but maybe the SMG wouldn't.

Okay yeh, I'm not helping matters here. :)
 
The only recent thing I recall reading about the turrets and demos was in the 2.0 patch notes, "Demolisher zombie’s shoulder explosive now can be set off by turrets, when a turret is manually controlled by a player". That could have been a "fix" so if you used a turret as a gun it would set off the demo just like a gun and it wasn't working properly. It's not clear if a turret on it's own should set one off though.
 
Prisma501 said:
@WretchedDollie

Link to confirmation it not being a bug:
A

Thread 'Auto turrets (ie smg and shotgun turrets) now trigger demolisher bombs'

In previous versions, the powered turrets that you could wire up (not the junk turrets under robotics skill) were safe to use against demo zombies. It was my understanding that this was intentional game design, and I was able to use them without issue before. Now however (v 2.5), this does not seem to be the case. Using smg turrets against demos now results in triggering of the bombs.

I didn't see anything in the patch notes about this. Is this intentional, or an unintended consequence of some other change?

You guys fixed a "Not a bug". Nice ;)
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Hi Prisma501,

That's a totally fair callout.

Sometimes what starts as "not a bug" is really a snapshot of how we understood the behavior at the time. As things evolve, whether it's feedback, new use cases, or just a deeper dive into the mechanics, we may change that decision and make adjustments. That is also the nature of development. :)

Cheers,
Dollie
 
WretchedDollie said:
Hi Prisma501,

That's a totally fair callout.

Sometimes what starts as "not a bug" is really a snapshot of how we understood the behavior at the time. As things evolve, whether it's feedback, new use cases, or just a deeper dive into the mechanics, we may change that decision and make adjustments. That is also the nature of development. :)

Cheers,
Dollie
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It was said in jest. No callout at all. Keep up the good work!
 
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