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* The Hover Turret supposedly has code to allow it to actually fly, but it is unknown if there is any way to activate this in the final game. | * The Hover Turret supposedly has code to allow it to actually fly, but it is unknown if there is any way to activate this in the final game. | ||
* Like other NPCs, the Hover Turret has a sound script file in the <code>portal2\scripts\</code> folder; however, none of the corresponding audio files that it references were shipped with the retail game.<ref>[[Media:Npc_sounds_hover_turret.txt|Npc_sounds_hover_turret.txt]]</ref> | * Like other NPCs, the Hover Turret has a sound script file in the <code>portal2\scripts\</code> folder; however, none of the corresponding audio files that it references were shipped with the retail game.<ref>[[Media:Npc_sounds_hover_turret.txt|Npc_sounds_hover_turret.txt]]</ref> | ||
* While the original model is missing from the files, a fan-made patch can be downloaded that restores most of the NPC's functionality.<ref | * While the original model is missing from the files, a fan-made patch can be downloaded that restores most of the NPC's functionality, although it is not correctly configured to aim vertically.<ref>[http://www.moddb.com/games/portal-2/addons/hover-turret-fix ModDB ''Hover Turret Fix''] accessed 27 March 2016</ref> | ||
* The Hover Turret's tether is a unique entity known as <code>ent_hover_turret_tether</code>, it is generated automatically if the hover turret has an attachment target set in Hammer. | * The Hover Turret's tether is a unique entity known as <code>ent_hover_turret_tether</code>, it is generated automatically if the hover turret has an attachment target set in Hammer. | ||
* The Hover Turret produces glass [[futbol]] chunks when exploding. | * The Hover Turret produces glass [[futbol]] chunks when exploding. | ||
* A trio of cores hanging from the ceiling, likely intended to be Hover Turrets, appear in an early test intro cutscene for Portal 2. They can be heard having the following exchange: "Hey, what's going on over there?" "I didn't see anything!" "Why am I not surprised?" | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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|File:Portal 2 Hover Turret Diversity Vent.png|alt3=Unused Diversity vent screen|Unused [[Pneumatic Diversity Vent]] screen of the "Lazer Turret" | |File:Portal 2 Hover Turret Diversity Vent.png|alt3=Unused Diversity vent screen|Unused [[Pneumatic Diversity Vent]] screen of the "Lazer Turret" | ||
|File:Hanging hover turret.jpg|alt4=Hover turret with fix|A turret hanging from the ceiling, as it appears with the fix addon. | |File:Hanging hover turret.jpg|alt4=Hover turret with fix|A turret hanging from the ceiling, as it appears with the fix addon. | ||
|File:HT.png|A trio of Hover Turrets in the beta intro demonstration. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||