# Vehicle turret blacklist?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [October 30, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416 "2017-10-30T15:03:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![jacob.exe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jacob.exe/32/7356_2.png) [@jacob.exe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jacob.exe)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416/1 "2017-10-30T15:03:47Z")

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Like the title says, is there a way to set a blacklist for creatures that are targeted by vehicle turrets? I am asking this because it seems that my mounted laser rifles have decided that cattle need to be exterminated; I lost a few cattle by accident when I passed by them in my vehicle.

I should also note that this is the default vehicle system as the only mods I have are “Disable npc needs” and “Filthy clothing”.

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**Author:** ![Mantar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/mantar/32/42_2.png) [@Mantar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Mantar)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 6:38pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416/2 "2017-10-30T18:38:22Z")

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Huh, my turrets only seem to shoot things that turn hostile. Mad cows?

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**Author:** ![jacob.exe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jacob.exe/32/7356_2.png) [@jacob.exe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jacob.exe)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416/3 "2017-10-30T22:34:55Z")

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Maybe cattle can turn hostile?

"The domestic cow, a baleful, ruminating farm animal. It is quite muscular, and the males can have a violent streak to accompany their nasty-looking horns."  
Taken from the wiki, I have seen this description in game and I tested if they could go hostile. As far as I know they don’t, but the description seems to show otherwise.

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**Author:** ![Rot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rot/32/454_2.png) [@Rot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rot)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 4:31am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416/4 "2017-10-31T04:31:35Z")

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Maybe you should switch off the turrets as you’re traveling, and only activate them when there is real danger.

Question: Are you playing the stable or experimental version?

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**Author:** ![jacob.exe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jacob.exe/32/7356_2.png) [@jacob.exe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jacob.exe)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 10:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416/5 "2017-10-31T22:20:30Z")

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I love my turrets so much that I can’t turn them off. They create a nice little safety area around me 🙂

I always play the experimentals. Although, my version is probably slightly outdated (I don’t know how to find the version :P) and this is the first time I compiled it myself (on Ubuntu).

Edit: Is the number that shows up on the main window the latest change or something? Because mine shows cf919fc.

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**Author:** ![Rot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/rot/32/454_2.png) [@Rot](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Rot)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416/6 "2017-10-31T22:39:32Z")

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It should say what version it is on the file itself. Still, turning the turrets off when you’re camping out should make it so that you won’t kill cows. Since I don’t use turrets in my playthroughs I can’t give that much advice on them.

Is it possible to switch what your turret will and will not target? By this I mean killing hostile creatures only.

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**Author:** ![jacob.exe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jacob.exe/32/7356_2.png) [@jacob.exe](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jacob.exe)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/vehicle-turret-blacklist/14416/7 "2017-10-31T23:02:11Z")

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It should say what version it is on the file itself. Still, turning the turrets off when you’re camping out should make it so that you won’t kill cows.  
I downloaded from the git repository for my version of CDDA, so it is just labeled as “Cataclysm - DDA”. The cattle are enclosed in a large pen that they spawned in and my base is a few map tiles away from them, so I don’t really run into the issue of them getting killed while I am doing things other than driving. And I have learned to keep clear of the cow pen when in a vehicle now.

Is it possible to switch what your turret will and will not target? By this I mean killing hostile creatures only.  
That’s what I am wondering myself (hence why this topic exists).

Since I don’t use turrets in my playthroughs I can’t give that much advice on them.  
Why don’t you use vehicle turrets? Is it a balance thing?