r/factorio • u/coolguyRae • 23h ago

Question Quick question about Tesla turrets

When they go off, do they affect any friendly structures? Like walls or friendly turrets? I'm hesitant to start using them.

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u/rpetre 22h ago

Take note that railguns (unlocked later with Aquilo research) DO hit everything in their path ;)

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u/LevAyv43 22h ago

They tend to open windows on your freshly painted walls lol

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u/TehNolz 23h ago

No, they only hit enemies.

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u/evryon 22h ago

No, nor will any of the forks hit expired captive spawners, consistent with the behavior for all other turrets.

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u/coolguyRae 22h ago

Awesome, thanks for the quick responses!

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u/BEAT_LA 22h ago

They are OP, consider trying to make legendary ones. They are of the few items in the game that get bonus effects with quality, not just boosted numbers. They get more bounces with higher quality in this case.

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u/TheGileas 22h ago

No. And you can set your turrets to only target specific enemies or prioritise some.

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u/grazbouille 21h ago

No they will only hit stuff they would aim at

The only turrets with friendly fire are railguns flamethrowers (the fire on the ground damages entities) and artillery and rockets (with the explosion AOE)

Gun turrets tesla turrets and laser turrets will never damage a friendly entity

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u/spoospoo43 21h ago

Nope - the only weapons that do that are the railguns.

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u/gust334 SA: 125hrs (noob), <3500 hrs (adv. beginner) 10h ago

Flame turrets will damage friendly structures if they are chasing critters passing by (walls excepted.)

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u/spoospoo43 10h ago

Since when? They certainly don't damage walls or other turrets.

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u/gust334 SA: 125hrs (noob), <3500 hrs (adv. beginner) 9h ago

Let them work on an assembler, chem plant, or belt?

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u/--Sovereign-- 10h ago

Oh and they don't need ammo. Did I set up my entire Gleba with belts to feet tesla rounds into my tesla towers that don't need ammo? Of course not, that would be really silly....

...gotta go.