Gatling Gun

Stats

Base Cost

5,250

Base Damage

5

Fire Rate

0.17

Flying Detection

Level 0+

Immune

Stun, Partial Debuff

Level Requirement

175

Placement

Ground, Cliff

Placement Limit

1

Range

25

Role

Offense

Selling Price

1,750

Unlock Cost

35,000 or 2,599

Damage Type

Single (Tower), Pierce (Controlled)

Hidden Detection

Level 3+ (Tower), Level 0+ (Controlled)

Description

The Gatling Gun is an advanced tower that is able to be placed on both ground and cliffs, which can be controlled by the player using its ability. It can be bought for 35,000 Coins when the player has reached or bought for 2,599 Robux. The Gatling Gun will fire at any enemy in its range based on its targeting, hitting only one enemy. However, unlike most other towers, its range is actually a circular sector, which gets a larger angle with upgrades. When an enemy gets out of its range, it will not follow it, even if it could technically reach it if it moved. The Gatling Gun also has a limited amount of ammo. Every shot loses one ammo; it will not reload until it runs out of ammo; after that, it will take a few seconds for it to reload. Its FPS (first-person shooter) ability allows the player to control the Gatling Gun, which changes how the tower is used drastically. Most noticeably, the tower itself will no longer automatically shoot at enemies, and will only do so when the player shoots. The player can also reload at any point while the tower itself only does so when it runs out of ammo. The player does not have to manually reload when the tower runs out of ammo, as that still happens automatically. When firing, the bullets now pierce through enemies. The first two enemies receive full damage, while the third receives halved damage. If the damage is not a whole number, it is rounded up. Additionally, the player is not affected by any range statistics; the player can fire anywhere on the map, even if the Gatling Gun could not do it on its own.

Statistics

To see all the previous statistics of this tower, see the history page.

Strategy

The Gatling Gun is one of the most expensive towers to place down and upgrade, making it impractical for early-game. Other, cheaper towers or consumables are recommended for early-game. Using income sources like the Cowboy, DJ Booth, Supply Drop or Farm is heavily recommended to be able to afford the Gatling Gun and its upgrades. The Gatling Gun has a high DPS, making it great against high health targets. When controlled using its FPS ability, it is even better, as it can pierce through enemies, making it great against hordes of high health enemies. While its range is quite high, being the second highest in the game at Level 5-6, its range is in the shape of a circular sector, meaning its effectiveness is significantly reduced. This can be fixed by controlling it through its FPS ability, as you can attack enemies from any point of the map. However, it means you only have control of the tower and cannot do anything else. You can still use abilities that do not require you to choose a spot, such as the Commander's Call to Arms or the DJ Booth's Drop the Beat. However, abilities that require you to choose a spot such as Brawler's Reposition or the Military Base's Airstrike are disabled for the player during FPS ability. Taking control of the Gatling Gun, turning to face a desired spot, then releasing control allows for the player to influence where the Gatling Gun is aimed at. The Gatling Gun should be positioned so that will face a straight path, allowing for it to shoot for as long as possible if not controlled by a player.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

Notes

Category:Ground Category:Cliff Category:Ability

Trivia

The Gatling Gun is the first tower that can be placed both on ground and cliff spots. Despite this, the description of the Gatling Gun suggests that it can only be placed on cliffs, calling it a 'cliff tower'. It is also the first ever tower that can be controlled by a player. The abbreviation of the Level 6 upgrade name spells the word "DOOM" (Destruction-Oriented Output Machine). The Gatling Gun is the fourth most expensive public tower to place down, being beaten by the Juggernaut by 3250, Turret by 2,500 and the Accelerator by 2,250. The Gatling Gun currently has the second highest total price of any public tower at a total cost of 213,250, being beaten by the Juggernaut. The Gatling Gun also has the fourth highest upgrade cost, with its Level 6 upgrade costing 100,000. Moreover, the Gatling Gun has the most expensive Level 1 upgrade cost of 3,000, alongside the Juggernaut. The Gatling Gun has the second highest DPS ever of any public tower with over 669 DPS at Level 6. If counting its PVP stats, the Gatling Gun breaks this record with over 787 DPS at Level 6. The Juggernaut had a much higher DPS (2,000 with the both paths and 2,800 against Boss enemies with bottom path) The Level 5 and 6 Gatling Gun currently has the second longest range of any publicly available tower in the game, beaten by the Ranger with 70 range at all levels. If using FPS mode, the Gatling Gun technically has infinite range. It is also the first tower to have a cone range.