Turret

Main turret bone

The turret bone represents the visible part of the hull corresponding to a tank's turret. It is linked to body bone.

Turret bone linkage to the body bone

If the real-life counterpart has rotation functionality, the turret bone operates using inverse kinematics.

Properties of the turret bone:

poly	Makes the turret visible.
ID=turret	Identifies the turret.
Animation	Defines animations for destruction and restoration (if applicable).
IKSpeed=<value>	Sets the rotation speed of the turret (if rotation is implemented).
IKType	Specifies revolute if turret rotation is supported.
IKTerminate	Locks turret rotation.
IKMin=<value> / IKMax=<value>	Defines turret rotation limits (if applicable).

Illustration of turret bone properties

Checklist of possible elements linked to the turret bone

• Primary bones:

  • rot_gun: the main gun of the turret.

• Secondary bones:

  • detail: visual detail, if specified by the model's design;

  • shield: additional armor part, if specified by the model's design;

  • enumerator, if the vehicle model typically features an Identification Number on the turret);

  • cover.

• Helper bones:

  • Machine gun bones (if specified by the model's design);

  • gunner2: the position for the anti-aircraft gunner;

  • fxfire2: effector for spawning special effects like turret fire;

  • turret_vol: defines the visible turret shape and manages its collision with the game environment.

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