How To Build And Use Gatling Cannons In Once Human

Building a pretty base in Once Human isn't enough. In this post-apocalyptic world, you'll also need to set up some defenses if you want to keep your home safe from invaders. Gatling Cannons offer extreme stationary firepower, but if you're new to the game, getting and using one can be a bit confusing.

Players can start building their own Gatling Cannons a little later in their current Once Human server's seasonal phase, which is perfectly fine considering how expensive these can be to use. If you want to maximize your base defenses or participate in Prime Wars, here's what you need to make cannons of your own.

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How To Build Gatling Cannons in Once Human

You can unlock the crafting blueprint for Gatling Cannons by purchasing the Close Defense Turret I node under the Building tree of the Memetics screen. This costs 7 Ciphers/Meme Points and 2000 Energy Links. However, this is a Tier 4 memetic, so not only do you have to purchase all the other memetics before it, but you'll also likely have to wait until the second phase of the current season begins.

To build a Tier 1 Gatling Cannon, you'll need the following materials:

10 Iridium Crystal
30 Aluminum Ingots
30 Special Part
10 Barreled Premium Fuel

You can get Iridium Crystals in Once Human by scavenging level 31–40 areas, and Special Parts can be obtained by dismantling materials found in high-level regions. Aluminum Ingots are smelted in an Electric Furnace using Aluminum Ore and Acid. Meanwhile, Barreled Premium Fuel is obtained by either refining Portable Mixed Fuel or completing Workshop Defense events.

Upgraded Cannons

You can unlock an upgraded version of the Gatling Cannons II by purchasing the Close Defense Turret II memetic for 10 Ciphers and 5000 Energy Links. This upgraded version requires:

10 Platinum Crystal
30 Tungsten Ingots
30 Aluminum Ingot
30 Automatic Part
15 Barreled Premium Fuel

All materials for the enhanced Gatling Cannon variant can be obtained by looting and harvesting materials in level 40+ regions.

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How To Use Gatling Cannons

Mounted on a gatling cannon in Once Human — Once Human Gatling Cannon mounted

Unlike the regular base defense turrets, Gatling Cannons must be manned by a player, or else they'll stay idle. Additionally, you need ammunition for them. The most accessible type of cannon ammo is Biomass Missiles, which come together with the Gatling Cannon crafting spec from Close Defense Turret I. To build just one of these, you'll need a Synthesis Bench and the following:

15 Steel Ingot
20 Stardust Source
1 Barreled Premium Fuel

Gatling Cannon ammo will automatically get loaded from your inventory and into the guns themselves. Press LMB to fire Biomass Missiles, and RMB to fire Red Plasma Rounds (if you have any).

Steel is easy enough to get, but the others are going to be hard to get in large quantities. Gathering Stardust Source in Once Human can be tedious if you don't have the right Specializations, and spending so much on expendable ammunition may leave a bad taste for some players, considering how much Stardust Source is required for upgrading gear.

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