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Originally Posted by Kingsix
An automated sentry gun still needs a laptop or some sort of Computer to Aim the gun. Maybe you can mod a Motion tracking web cam with a motion detector, don't forget a little target as a shutoff above the turret to make things fair. As for weapons maybe something low cost like Twin MP7's would work.
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Doesn't really need a laptop. You could program something like that on to a pic easily enough. Just have a series of narrow focus motion detectors spread out in a 180 degree arc, maybe nine of them or so, have each one going into an input on the pic and have the software set to move the turret to a specific degree on the arc and fire when the input is tripped. That'll not only make the programming a hell of a lot easier but also make it have much less in the way of perfect aim. MP7's would look nice but you'd need something that can take a box mag. A pair of stubby killers with C-mags would look interesting.
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Originally Posted by colintheguy
The reason I didn't want to use an automated turret was because I think it would be both unfair as the turret would have near perfect aim and you can't kill something made of metal. I don't want to piss off the locals. Plus it would be fun to just use a camera and have to aim it yourself.
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You have to get pretty sophisticated for something like this to have perfect aim. With the motors you have and the software you're going to code it's not going to have near perfect aim, not against a moving target especially.
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Originally Posted by amano999
Could u make some kinda target that a player could hit and turn off the turret?
That would make it more fun rather than players just staying aways from it.
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It's a good idea but not really necessary, something like this isn't going to have near good enough aim that you'd have to avoid it. As long as you get across its firing arc quickly it shouldn't have much of a chance to hit.