The Mini Turret Launcher is a weapon manufactured by Vox Industries in Deadlocked. As the name indicates, it launches autonomous gun turrets that target and fire lasers at enemies. It can be purchased for 100,000 bolts upon reaching the Crusader Tournament. It can be upgraded to the Quasar Turret Launcher with use, which launches larger turrets with a lower rate of fire, but with higher range and piercing bullets. In challenge mode, it can be upgraded for 2,000,000 bolts to the Mega Quasar Turret Launcher.
History[]
The weapon uses the patented mini-turret technology developed by Megacorp and used in the Miniturret Glove. When a team of Megacorp lawyers approached Vox Industries to present litigation, they were forced to become contestants in DreadZone. Megacorp has since ceased legal recourse.[1]
Characteristics[]
The Launcher itself is small and green with a wide and horizontally split nozzle and a left-hand grip. The Quasar Turret Launcher features small claws alongside the nozzle that extend forwards, and a small screen at the rear end. When fired, it deploys a spherical metal canister which, upon touching the ground, deploys a miniature gun turret.
Gameplay[]
The Mini Turret Launcher in action.
The Mini Turret Launcher's own rate of fire is on the low end, as is its range. The turrets it launches, on the other hand, are decidedly faster, and also have a respectable level of damage (due to how late in the game the launcher is acquired). Though they are well-suited to larger engagements or prolonged control of a single area, they are not as useful at dispensing large amounts of that damage at once, especially with only a maximum of five active turrets. Using them is a careful balance between placing enough to defeat a group of enemies, without ending up with too many remaining active turrets and no enemies in sight (effectively wasting ammunition). If more than five turrets are placed, only the five closest in proximity to Ratchet will be active.
The only alpha mods received while upgrading the weapon are for Ammo and Speed, the latter of which only boosts the Launcher's firing rate and not the turrets themselves. The Quasar Turret Launcher's turrets will have a much lower rate of fire, but instead fire more concentrated and powerful beams. Ultimately, this changes little for the recommended omega mods, as in general the Freeze Mod remains the most effective at crowd control. A well-spread out group of turrets can effectively spread the freeze effect across a larger group of enemies, or bring down lone tougher targets.
Behind the scenes[]
Cut V3 form for the Mini Turret Launcher.
An Australian demo for Ratchet: Gladiator contains a unused third upgrade for the Mini Turret Launcher.