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Sentry Turret
Sentry idle
AI Sentry Gun
TSA Frontiersmen
Team Resources
Marines res 5
Supply
Icon marine supply 15 / 200
Health
500
Armor
100
Abilities:
Recycle
Miscellaneous
Tech Requirements:
Robotics Factory or Arc Robotics Factory
Builds From: Marine Commander
Buy From: Advanced Tab
Hotkey:
A
Limit: 3 per Battery

Introduction

The Sentry is a Marine structure that automatically targets and fires upon any aliens in its line of sight.

The Sentry

  • operates on Battery power only
  • Battery operates even without power in the Room
  • field of vision is 160 degrees
  • rotates with 60 degrees/second when an alien is detected
  • has a range of 20 units
  • deals 5 damage per shot
  • fires 1 shot/0.15 seconds
  • can be confused by Spores and Stomp
  • fire rate drops to 1 shot/2 seconds when confused
  • will be ready to fire 3.5 seconds after it is built

Tactical Summary - Sentries

  • You can drop 1 Battery per room and 3 Sentries per Battery.
  • A full set of 3 Sentries plus Battery costs 70/200 Supply.
  • Sentries need 3.5 seconds to arm after completion.
  • Sentries can be confused by Stomp and Spores.
  • Confused Sentries shoot once every 2 seconds instead of once every 0.15 seconds.



Sentry Battery
Sentry battery idle
Powers nearby sentries
TSA Frontiersmen
Team Resources
Marines res 15
Supply
Icon marine supply 25 / 200
Health
600
Armor
200
Abilities:
Recycle
Miscellaneous
Tech Requirements:
Robotics Factory or Arc Robotics Factory
Builds From: Marine Commander
Buy From: Advanced Tab
Hotkey:
Y
/
Z
Limit: 1 per room

Sentry Battery

The Sentry Battery is required for Sentries to function, without it they will be inactive until one is placed nearby. The Sentry Battery itself does not require a Power Node and is limited to 1 per room.


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