7 Days to Die: How to Use Turrets

Kirthana K
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Besides exploration of the vast zombie infested overworld, you would also need to tackle enemies coming at your base. There are tons of defensive equipment you can place around your base that will help you with this. One of the most important equipment you can place are turrets, and there are two types of turrets that have different requirements. In this guide we will see how to use turrets in 7 Days to Die

7 Days to Die: How to Use Turrets

Adding turrets to your base can help in defense from incoming enemies. Here we will see how to use turrets in 7 Days to Die

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There are two types of turrets available in the game. You can use the Auto Turret or the Robotic Turret. Robotic turrets are technically turret guns that have to be manually reloaded and only work if the player is close to the machine. It can fire automatically, but can also be held and fired manually. It doesn’t require any power, as long as you are near the turret it will fire at targets. Upgrading the perk Robotics Inventor will improve the usage of the Robotic Turret

For the Auto Turret, there are two kinds. You can place the SMG Auto Turret or the Shotgun Auto Turret. Interacting with the turrets will open up a new menu, where you can select its target and how much ammo it has. It will automatically track down enemies and fire at them based on what target selection you have given. You can also enter its field of view and see what needs to be gunned down. You need to hook up auto turrets to a power source for it to work. For that, you will require batteries, a generator, and motors for the generator. Connect the generator to the batteries, then connect the batteries to the turrets

How to Get Turrets in 7 Days to Die

Turrets can be crafted with the right parts and done at your Workbench. Each turret type will require different items to help craft it. 

Robotic Turret

  • 1x Robotic Parts
  • 40x Forged Steel
  • 10x Duct Tape
  • 10x Scrap Polymers
  • 10x Spring
  • 39x Tech Planet magazines

SMG Auto Turret

  • 1x Motion Sensor
  • 46x Forged Steel
  • 4x Handgun Parts
  • 15x Oil
  • 7x Scrap Polymers
  • 75x Electrical Traps magazine

Shotgun Auto Turret

  • 62x Forged Steel
  • 15x Scrap Polymers
  • 15x Oil
  • 1x Motion Sensor
  • 4x Shotgun Parts
  • 50x Electrical Traps magazine

Video Walkthrough

https://www.youtube.com/@QuickTipshow

That’s all there is to know about using turrets in 7 days to die. If you like this guide you can check out our other guides as well

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