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Revision as of 05:01, 18 September 2019

"Beep boop. Welcome to the suck, my robo-bros."
AutoTurret SC2 Art1

Auto-turret, close-up

The 12mm[1] auto-turret is a terran automated defensive structure produced by the raven.

Overview

This simple robot gun emplacement is suitable for driving off smaller hostile life forms for an extended period of time.[2]

Designs for auto-defense cannon turrets were available as far back as 2499.[3] They can currently be dropped by ravens.[1]

Gameplay

StarCraft II

The Raven deploys an auto-turret. The turret has building-type armor and a high rate of fire.[4]

Usage
Cost 50 Energy
Range 3
Duration 7.9 (Versus)
180 (240 with Durable Materials) (WoL/HotS) seconds
ve

Versus

As of Legacy of the Void, auto turrets were made into quick harassment tools, shortening their life but giving them much higher damage per second.

DurableMaterials SC2 Game1
Durable Materials

Not available in Legacy of the Void

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to starport
Hotkey D
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 110seconds
ve

Increases the attack range of automated defenses: missile turrets, auto-turrets, point defense drones, and the planetary fortress by +1.

Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay
Hotkey H
Cost 100 Minerals 100 Vespene gas 57seconds
ve
Acquisition
Purchased from Engineering bay
Hotkey B
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 100seconds
ve
ExplosiveShrapnel LotV Game1
Explosive Shrapnel Shells

Increases the damage of auto-turrets and seeker missiles by 30%.
Removed in Patch 3.8.

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to starport
Hotkey E
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 110seconds
ve

Wings of Liberty

Permanent auto-turrets can be viewed in the single-player campaign defending Agrian settlements, Orlan's Mercenaries at Dead Man's Rock and Dominion bases on Korhal. These auto-turrets do not have a timed life.[5][6][7]

Nova Covert Ops

RailgunTurret SC2-LotV-CO

Covert Ops auto-turret

Autoturret SC2NCOGame

Auto-turret portrait from Nova Covert Ops

Auto-turrets appear in Nova Covert Ops with their pre-LotV statline. These auto-turrets possess a unique skin and portrait. [8] It gets replaced with railgun turrets upon selecting the Magrail Munitions upgrade for the raven.

Co-op Missions

A constructable, permanent version of auto-turrets serve as the static defense option for Tychus Findlay in Co-op Missions.[9]

Development

The following section contains information from a previous version of StarCraft II which is no longer valid.
AutoTurret SC2 Game1

Early render of the auto-turret

During early development the turret lasted until destroyed;[10] it did not have a timed life.[11]

ExplosiveShrapnel LotV Game1
Explosive Shrapnel Shells

Increases the damage of auto-turrets and seeker missiles by 30%.
Removed in Patch 3.8.

Acquisition
Purchased from Tech lab attached to starport
Hotkey E
Cost 150 Minerals 150 Vespene gas 110seconds
ve

Achievements

Auto-kill Auto-Kill
Points

10 Achievement SC2 Game1

Criteria

Using Auto-Turrets, destroy 20 workers in a single melee game.

Notes

As auto-turrets have been removed from Versus, this can only be accomplished in custom games set on Wings of Liberty or Heart of the Swarm expansion level, in spite of still remaining in the Ranked/Unranked category.

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Heroes of the Storm

Heroes DevLog2
The following section contains information from Heroes of the Storm and is not canon to StarCraft continuity

In an older version of the game, auto-turrets could be purchased by heroes in Heroes of the Storm. They cost 350 gold pieces.[12]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Barba, Rick. StarCraft Field Manual (hardcover). Insight Editions, November 17, 2015.
  2. 2007-12-17. Nomad. Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed on 2007-12-17
  3. Hickman, Tracy (May 21, 2002). StarCraft: Speed of Darkness. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 0-671-04150-9.
  4. Chat with Karune about the Screenshots StarCraft II General Discussion Forum. Accessed November 12, 2007
  5. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, The Evacuation (in English). 2010-07-27.
  6. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, Cutthroat (in English). 2010-07-27.
  7. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, Media Blitz (in English). 2010-07-27.
  8. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Nova Covert Ops, Night Terrors (in English). 2016-08-02.
  9. Blizzard Entertainment. Co-op Missions. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Tychus Findlay (in English). 2018.
  10. GearvOsh. 2008-10-14. Community Q&A (Batch 1). StarCraft II Armory. Accessed 2008-10-14.
  11. The Targeting Drone is similar to the Auto Turret in the fact that it does not have a timed life. It currently costs 50 energy to deploy and has 120 hitpoints (all subject to balance of course). The Targeting Drone can target one unit at a time, and increases the damage that unit takes by 50%. You cannot have two drones targeting the same target. These drones are also flying, stealthed, and immobile. They may excellent perimeter defenses and can be coupled with Auto Turret raids to maximize the damage. Karune. 2008-10-16. Karune : Targeting Drone. Battle.net StarCraft General Discussion Forum. Accessed 2008-10-17.
  12. 2011 Blizzard DotA Press Kit. Blizzard Entertainment, accessed on 2012-05-03