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Better Sentry Turrets

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Description

Let your players place sentry turrets that work like an auto turret, and can even act as a SAM site. Create as many sentry types as you want with profiles, each with its own item, health, damage, range and permission.

Permissions

code
bettersentryturrets.admin      Use /sentry and the sentry console command
bettersentryturrets.nopower    Sentries placed by this player work without power
bettersentryturrets.<name>     Place a profile's sentry, when that profile has "Permission To Place" set to <name>

Commands

code
/sentry <amount> [profile]                 Give yourself sentry items (default profile if none given)
sentry <steamid> <amount> [profile]        Console: give a player sentry items

How it works

Place the sentry item like an auto turret and it becomes a sentry with its own power switch.
Look at the sentry and press USE to authorize. Authorized players open its inventory with USE while it's switched off.
Hold a hammer and keep USE held to pick it up. You get back the same profile's item.
The sentry's panel lets you set a camera identifier (control it from a computer station), auth or deauth, clear auth, flip it, and switch between Attack All and Peacekeeper.
With "Require Gun" off, each sentry gets a built-in Sentry Gun. With "Require Ammunition" off, it never runs out.
With SAM Site enabled, a sentry also loads SAM ammo and shoots down vehicles and MLRS rockets, and Patrol Helicopters if allowed.
Supports TurretLoadouts (new sentries are filled with the owner's saved loadout) and sentries placed on trains.
Sentries respect friends, clans and other plugins that block turret targeting.

Profiles
Copy the default profile under "Profiles", give it a new name and its own unique Skin ID, then change any settings. Set "Permission To Place" to make it a VIP or reward turret, and hand it out with /sentry <amount> <profile>.

Configuration

json
{
  "General": {
    "Fill New Sentries With The Owner's TurretLoadouts Loadout (needs the TurretLoadouts plugin)": false
  },
  "Placement Limit": {
    "Max Sentries In Range (all profiles combined)": 12,
    "Range (meters)": 40.0
  },
  "Profiles": {
    "default": {
      "Item": {
        "Display Name": "Sentry Turret",
        "Skin ID (must be unique per profile)": 3184234034,
        "Permission To Place (blank = everyone)": ""
      },
      "Combat": {
        "Health": 1500.0,
        "Damage Multiplier": 1.0,
        "Scan Distance": 50.0,
        "Aim Spread (higher = less accurate)": 4.0,
        "Require Gun": false,
        "Require Ammunition": true
      },
      "Power": {
        "Work Without Power": false,
        "Power Required": 10.0
      },
      "SAM Site": {
        "Enabled": false,
        "Can Target Patrol Helicopter": false
      }
    }
  }
}

Default configuration

BetterSentryTurrets.json

json
{
  "General": {
    "Fill New Sentries With The Owner's TurretLoadouts Loadout (needs the TurretLoadouts plugin)": false
  },
  "Placement Limit": {
    "Max Sentries In Range (all profiles combined)": 12,
    "Range (meters)": 40.0
  },
  "Profiles": {
    "default": {
      "Item": {
        "Display Name": "Sentry Turret",
        "Skin ID (must be unique per profile)": 3184234034,
        "Permission To Place (blank = everyone)": ""
      },
      "Combat": {
        "Health": 1500.0,
        "Damage Multiplier": 1.0,
        "Scan Distance": 50.0,
        "Aim Spread (higher = less accurate)": 4.0,
        "Require Gun": false,
        "Require Ammunition": true
      },
      "Power": {
        "Work Without Power": false,
        "Power Required": 10.0
      },
      "SAM Site": {
        "Enabled": false,
        "Can Target Patrol Helicopter": false
      }
    }
  }
}

v2.1.0LatestOct 20, 2026 · 122 KB · 24 downloads

New: Turret profiles

Create as many sentry types as you want, each with its own item name, skin, health, damage multiplier, scan distance, aim spread, power settings and SAM site options.
Each profile can require a permission to place it (for example bettersentryturrets.vip). Leave it blank and everyone can place it.
Give a specific type with /sentry <amount> [profile] or sentry <steamid> <amount> [profile].
Picking up a sentry gives back the same type.
The damage multiplier applies to normal fire, manual camera control and SAM rockets.

Config

The config is now split into sections: General, Placement Limit and Profiles, with clearer setting names.
Your existing settings move into a default profile automatically on first load, so nothing resets.
The placement limit is one shared limit across all profiles. It now allows exactly the number you set (it used to allow one extra).

Fixes

Fixed a duplication exploit when picking up a sentry with a hammer.
Fixed players being able to use sentry UI commands from anywhere on the map. They now have to be at the turret and authorized.
Fixed sentry loot drops sometimes failing partway through on the default settings.
Fixed a placement error when TrainHomes is not installed that could leave a duplicate turret.
Fixed turret prompts disappearing until reload if a player moved far away while standing at a turret.
Fixed sentries ignoring other plugins that block turret targeting (friends, clans and similar).
Sentry health now survives restarts and crashes. It is saved by the server itself instead of a separate data file.
Fixed the sentry console command erroring when run with no arguments.

No longer affects the rest of your server

Normal auto turrets use Rust's own interference rules again. Sentries never count toward them.
Monument and other plugins' NPC turrets are no longer affected by sentry damage reduction, targeting rules or the sentry UI.

Performance

Sentry hooks are turned off when no sentries are placed.
Less work every frame while players stand at a turret.
General cleanup and removal of unused code.

v2.0.1Oct 1, 2026 · 128 KB · 26 downloads

rust update

v2.0.0Sep 3, 2026 · 128 KB · 10 downloads

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v1.9.0Aug 13, 2026 · 127 KB · 7 downloads

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Rating★ 5.0

Version2.1.0

Compile check✓ Passed Nov 11, 2026

PlatformRust

CategoryPlugins

Compatibleoxide

Size122 KB

PublishedAug 13, 2026

UpdatedOct 20, 2026

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1	bettersentryturrets.admin Use /sentry and the sentry console command
2	bettersentryturrets.nopower Sentries placed by this player work without power
3	bettersentryturrets.<name> Place a profile's sentry, when that profile has "Permission To Place" set to <name>

1	/sentry <amount> [profile] Give yourself sentry items (default profile if none given)
2	sentry <steamid> <amount> [profile] Console: give a player sentry items

1	{
2	"General": {
3	"Fill New Sentries With The Owner's TurretLoadouts Loadout (needs the TurretLoadouts plugin)": false
4	},
5	"Placement Limit": {
6	"Max Sentries In Range (all profiles combined)": 12,
7	"Range (meters)": 40.0
8	},
9	"Profiles": {
10	"default": {
11	"Item": {
12	"Display Name": "Sentry Turret",
13	"Skin ID (must be unique per profile)": 3184234034,
14	"Permission To Place (blank = everyone)": ""
15	},
16	"Combat": {
17	"Health": 1500.0,
18	"Damage Multiplier": 1.0,
19	"Scan Distance": 50.0,
20	"Aim Spread (higher = less accurate)": 4.0,
21	"Require Gun": false,
22	"Require Ammunition": true
23	},
24	"Power": {
25	"Work Without Power": false,
26	"Power Required": 10.0
27	},
28	"SAM Site": {
29	"Enabled": false,
30	"Can Target Patrol Helicopter": false
31	}
32	}
33	}
34	}