Uranium Mini-Turret: Use or Deconstruct?

[Hans Lemurson]

I acquired a Mini-Turret made out of Uranium from a pirate quest outpost. 

I have not researched enough to make Turrets myself, so I'm considering adding this to my base defenses.  However, Uranium is rare and expensive, and it would be a terrible shame if the turret were to be destroyed in battle.

Should I use my Uranium Mini-Turret as part of my defenses, or just break it down for parts to keep the Uranium safe?

[Canute]

Since i rarely use turrets myself, i would say salvage it ! :-)
Special when you need the uranium for some own craftings like armor.

[mindlar]

Use it. While uranium is rarer than steel, it isn't that rare or expensive. I've had games where I build workbenches out of uranium and hospital beds out of uranium because I have excess uranium and am out of steel.

[TheMeInTeam]

Has the game changed that much?  Any time I've tried building the ship, even as tribal, access to uranium was one of the most common bottlenecks.

[Limdood]

Has the game changed that much?  Any time I've tried building the ship, even as tribal, access to uranium was one of the most common bottlenecks.

The percentage of people who frequent these forums who actually build the ship seems quite small

[TK3600]

Has the game changed that much?  Any time I've tried building the ship, even as tribal, access to uranium was one of the most common bottlenecks.

Not advanced components?

[B@R5uk]

Has the game changed that much?  Any time I've tried building the ship, even as tribal, access to uranium was one of the most common bottlenecks.

I haven't tried to build ship since beta. But it's really easy and most importantly cheap to buy advanced components and uranium from traders and settlements. With uranium the only drawback is its heavy weight.

I'm likely inclined to deconstract this type of turrent but for different reasons: I prefer everything to be square and unanimous and uniform like in the army. So the only question that remains for me is whether uranium turret will fire more powerful shots or not?

[Hans Lemurson]

It's similar to making a turret out of Plasteel; higher HP but same damage output.  It's not like the Uranium Slug Turret and actually fires it, it's just armored in Uranium.

My question comes because I am aware of the Uranium Bottleneck, but I know that I am far away from actually using Uranium in any capacity, and I have this extra-durable turret in my possession.  If I scrap it, I'll have 45 uranium (and a few components) that will do nothing but sit around in my storage, whereas if I install the turret, then its wealth becomes "self-protecting".  But with that comes the chance of destruction, and hence my dilemma.

[Shurp]

How much more is the constructed turret worth compared to the material in storage?

Also, I think the constructed turret will contribute to your defense value, which has a higher impact than your total colony value.  But I'm not sure about that.

[TheMeInTeam]

Has the game changed that much?  Any time I've tried building the ship, even as tribal, access to uranium was one of the most common bottlenecks.

Not advanced components?

These are mostly a man-hours constraint rather than resource - plasteel from mechanoids and steel are common enough.  Gold can be an issue, but each advanced component doesn't take so much that it's usually a burden.

Since you can day/night work multiple benches if desired, I found the advanced component constraint annoying but rarely the actual bottleneck.  Last I tried I was still waiting on traders to bring uranium, though I suppose I could have drop pod shot my way to further settlements and back looking for the ability to buy more that way.

I guess if you want to get off the planet quickly it's a lot more practical to travel to the ship, even on larger maps.

[Kirby23590]

I acquired a Mini-Turret made out of Uranium from a pirate quest outpost. 

I have not researched enough to make Turrets myself, so I'm considering adding this to my base defenses.  However, Uranium is rare and expensive, and it would be a terrible shame if the turret were to be destroyed in battle.

Should I use my Uranium Mini-Turret as part of my defenses, or just break it down for parts to keep the Uranium safe?

Deconstruct it. The Uranium Mini-Turret won't hold very long from raiders bashing it to pieces. compared to the other Materials made from Mini-Turrets Like Steel or Plasteel.

Steel is okay for them since you can get a lot from buying them from bulk good traders or from mining them.
Plasteel is expensive and uncommon but they are more durable.
Uranium, i rather give that to Uranium Maces or using them for Ship parts or other stuff.