[quote=“Azrad, post:6, topic:14202”]Well, technically, there’s three types of machetes in the game. The makeshift one which you can make with a lawnmower blade, which is slightly weaker than the standard machete. The regular machete that can be found or forged, and the survivor machete which is a bit faster than the regular one.
Of course, the recipes for that three are different from each other, unlike the laser turret.[/quote]
I think you missread what he just say.
the part " does not mean is any less effective" should not be understand as “any machete have the same power/stats” but instead should be understand as “any machete made from the same recipe have the same power/stats”
I’m pretty sure you understand the problem, i’m just saying this in case of someone else read your comment and might not get it.
This apply to any recipe : the output of any recipe is fixed (never change) while the input can vary (if it say in one line "> xxx or yyy or zzz" …). If you want to have a different output with the same input, you need to use another recipe instead.
In the case of the turret there is one recipe so only one kind laser turret can be made.