Ballista Turret

This article is about Ballista Turret, not to be confused with Auto Turret, Heavy Auto Turret, Catapult Turret, Minigun Turret, Rocket Turret, Tek Turret, or Eerie Turret

Ballista Turret



Mount this to fire large piercing Spear Bolts, useful for bringing down large dinos and structures.

Weapon
Type	Emplacement
Ammo used	Spear Bolt Chain Bola
Ranged damage	600
Rate of fire	0.77 RPS
DPS	462
Structure
Health	7,000.0
Item
Weight	4.0
Stack size	1
Added in	v214.0
Spawn Command cheat GFI TurretBall 1 0 0 or cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_TurretBallista.PrimalItemStructure_TurretBallista'" 1 0 0
Crafting
Required level	Level 29
Engram Points	25 EP
Crafting XP	240 XP
Unlocks	Catapult Turret Harpoon Launcher
Crafted in	Smithy Argentavis Saddle Castoroides Saddle Thorny Dragon Saddle Tek Replicator
Ingredients
Resources breakdown 500 × Wood or Fungal Wood 300 × Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot 250 × Stone 200 × Fiber 100 × Thatch 100 × Hide

The Ballista Turret is a stationary turret used for firing Spear Bolts and Chain Bolas. Players must mount the turret to control and fire it.

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The weight of the materials is incredible and will quickly encumber even the largest of dinos that aren't designed to take the load, even encumbering low level brontosauruses. The Ballista Turret is much lighter once assembled.

The Ballista Turret is treated as a stone structure and can only be damaged by:
- Metal Weapons (5%)
- Tek Sword (~218%)
- Explosives (150%)
- Ballista Turret (40%)
- Cannon (~137%)
- Therizinosaur (Headbutt only, ~2%)
- Arthropluera
- Chalicotherium
- Dunkleosteus (15%)
- Deathworm
- Managarmr
- Corrupted Creatures
- Alpha Predators (10%)
- Enraged Creatures
- DodoRex (300%)
- Dodo Wyvern (300%)
- Bosses (10%)
- Titans
- Titanosaur (~462%)
- Defense Unit (~462%)
These can damage stone, but can not damage auto turrets:
- Giganotosaurus (15%)
- Tek Rifle (~50%)
- Rock Elemental

Painting and Color Regions

For more information on Paint Regions and how to use them, please view the Dye, Paintbrush, or Spray Painter pages.

Region 1: Crossbow and Stakes	Region 2: Helm Supports	Region 3: Seat and Base Legs
Region 4: Counterweight	Region 5: Metal Plating	Region 6: Controls, Metal Bands, and Turning Mechanism

Region 6

v · d · e Weapons
For a side-by-side comparison of all weapons see the Weapons page! For a comparison of reload and draw times, see Weapon Mechanics!
Melee		Spear • Pike • Lance • Club • Sword (Tek) • Electric Prod • Wooden Shield (Metal, Riot, Tek)
Ranged	Primitive	Bola • Bow (Compound) • Crossbow • Flare Gun • Slingshot • Boomerang
	Firearms	Pistol (Fabricated) • Shotgun (Pump-Action) • Longneck Rifle • Assault Rifle • Fabricated Sniper Rifle • Tek • Tek Railgun • Harpoon Launcher • Flamethrower • Charge Lantern
	Attachments	Flashlight • Holo-Scope • Laser • Scope • Silencer
Ammunition	Bullets	Bullet (Simple, Advanced) • Shotgun Ammo (Simple) • Rifle Ammo (Simple, Advanced) • Sniper Bullet (Advanced)
	Projectiles	Stone • Arrow (Stone, Tranq, Metal, Flame) • Grappling Hook • Zip-Line Anchor • Tranquilizer Dart (Shocking) • Pheromone Dart • Spear Bolt (Tranq) • Chain Bola • Boulder • Cannon Ball
	Other	Charge Battery • Element • Element Shard • Flamethrower Ammo • Gasoline
Tools		Pick (Stone, Metal, Climbing) • Hatchet (Stone Hatchet, Metal) • Metal Sickle • Chainsaw • Pliers • Torch • Glow Stick • Lasso • Whip • Taxidermy Tool
Emplacements		Auto Turret (Heavy) • Ballista Turret • Catapult Turret • Minigun Turret • Plant Species X • Primitive Cannon • Rocket Turret • Tek Turret
Explosives		C4 Detonator (C4 Charge) • Water Mine • IED • Grenade (Smoke, Poison, Cluster, Tek, Tek Gravity) • Plant Species Z Fruit • Rocket Launcher (RPG, Homing Missile) • Cannon Shell • Rocket Pod
Traps		Bear Trap • Large Bear Trap • Tripwire Alarm • Tripwire Narcotic • Plant Species Y Trap • Oil Jar
Modules		M.D.S.M. • M.O.M.I. • M.R.L.M. • M.S.C.M.
Spawnables		Scout Remote • Unassembled Enforcer • Unassembled Mek

v · d · e Structures
Crafting		Mortar and Pestle → Chemistry Bench │ Refining Forge → Industrial Forge │ Smithy → Fabricator → Tek Replicator │ Industrial Grinder │ City Terminal
Cooking		Campfire → Industrial Grill │ Cooking Pot → Industrial Cooker │ Preserving Bin • Beer Barrel
Farming		Small Crop Plot (Medium, Large) • Compost Bin • Feeding Trough • Tree Sap Tap • Bee Hive • Water Well • Oil Pump • Gas Collector • Fish Basket
Irrigation	Stone	Intake • Straight • Inclined • Vertical • Intersection • Tap • Flexible • Reservoir
Irrigation	Metal	Intake • Straight • Inclined • Vertical • Intersection • Tap • Flexible • Reservoir
Electrical Items	Elevators	Elevator Track • Small Elevator Platform (Medium, Large) • Wood Elevator Track • Wood Elevator Top Switch • Small Wood Elevator Platform (Medium, Large)
Electrical Items	Other	Air Conditioner • Dino Leash • Lamppost (Omnidirectional) • Refrigerator • Remote Keypad
Electricity	Generation	Electrical Generator • Electrical Outlet • Wind Turbine • Charge Node
Electricity	Cables	Straight • Inclined • Vertical • Intersection • Flexible
Household	Storage	Storage Box (Large) • Bookshelf • Vault • Wooden Cage • Vessel • Cryofridge • Delivery Crate • Tek Dedicated Storage
	Beds	Hide Sleeping Bag • Simple Bed • Bunk Bed • Tek Sleeping Pod
	Furniture	Standing Torch • Wall Torch • Stone Fireplace • Wooden Chair (Bench, Table) • Mirror • Shag Rug
	Ladders	Rope Ladder • Wooden Ladder • Metal Ladder • Tek Ladder • Adobe Ladder • Portable Rope Ladder
	Other	Wardrums • Training Dummy • Toilet • Tent • Taxidermy Base (Small • Medium • Large)
Signage	Signs	Wooden Sign • Wooden Wall Sign • Wooden Billboard • Metal Sign • Metal Wall Sign • Metal Billboard
	Flags	Single Panel Flag • Multi-Panel • Spider • Gorilla • Dragon • Manticore • Rockwell • King Titan (Mecha)
	Other	Painting Canvas • War Map • Gravestone
Weaponry	Primitive	Primitive Cannon • Ballista Turret • Catapult Turret • Plant Species X
Weaponry	Electric	Auto Turret (Heavy) • Minigun Turret • Rocket Turret • Tek Turret
Platforms	Tree Platforms	Wooden Tree Platform • Metal Tree Platform
Platforms	Cliff Platforms	Stone Cliff Platform • Metal Cliff Platform
Tek		Tek Transmitter • Tek Forcefield • Tek Generator • Tek Teleporter • Tek Light • Cloning Chamber • Tek Trough • Tek Bridge
Trophies		Artifact Pedastal • SotF Trophies • Trophy Wall-Mount • Alpha Rex • Alpha Deathworm • Alpha Wyvern • Broodmother • Megapithecus • Dragon • Manticore • Rockwell • Desert Titan • Forest Titan • Ice Titan • King Titan • Survivor's Trophy
Vehicles		Wooden Raft • Motorboat • Tek ATV
Loot Structures		Deep Sea Loot Crate • Giant Beaver Dam • Loot Crate • Obelisk • Orbital Supply Drop • Supply Crate
Event Exclusive	ARK: Fear Evolved	Pumpkin • Stolen Headstone • Scarecrow
	ARK: Winter Wonderland	Gift Box • Lights • Stocking • Snowman • Tree • Wreath
	ARK: Eggcellent Adventure	Bunny Egg
	ARK: Awesome Anniversary	Birthday Cake
	ARKaeology	Fossil Pile

Ballista Turret

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