Virgil: thanks for your suggestions and no thanks for questioning my visions for my mod - a ship drop is quite cool, pretty cinematic and emphasizes naval combat a bit more . More important: TechLevel=-1 on units wil prevent them from being built by AI even though the AI has it's own logic of producing teams with triggers utilizing task forces via aimd.ini.; please test before making claims that are wrong and misinforming. I had this discussion and confirmation before, this is a modding myth as is techLevel=11.
I tested it again with the help of a debug log and while miners are excluded from this logic all other units E1, GGI, ADOG, TANY, ORCA do not appear on the same map, same timeframe, same conditions when their TechLevel=-1.
Maybe Alex is going to solve it, he looks at the code right now. QUICK_EDIT
TechLevel=-1 doesnt prevent AI from building it and TechLevel=11 prevents everyone from building it, AI also doesnt respect Prerequisite=.
This is possible if you're handling RA2 and MP INIs there (someone please re-confirm here), but not YR with Ares.
I just tested it myself on every tank in mpbattle.ini as well as rules.
The AI doesn't build them or the test building which also got TechLevel=-1.
Hmm... Is there a way to make tanks player-buildable, but not for the AI? From what ModEnc says, AIBuildThis is purely for buildings... QUICK_EDIT
Checked it again and it turned out to be so, sorry for that line. I didnt pay too much attention to AI things and what I can remember is that setting TechLevel=-1 in single player maps didnt prevent AI from building those units in YR with Ares, so is there something different between map ini and rules, when they are treated by the game engine, or between SP and MP maps? QUICK_EDIT
Very useful idea: DebrisNumber for different types of debris. It is useful in mods with turrets and pilots in debris. I hate when tank explode to two turrets or one corpse without metal debris. QUICK_EDIT
greetings ppm. i've registered but i've been lurking here for a while. i would like to share my requests here and i hope anyone, especially AlexB, can share their thoughts about my requests.
1. a tag that warhead with MindControl=yes can bypass ImmuneToPsionics=yes
2. make helicopters "face their enemies" when attacking and not relying to OmniFire=yes tag on their weapons
3. make Cloakable.Powered work for units too
4. a "rage" mode that when an unit is in critical health, it will increase its abilities such as firepower, ROF, others. let's say adrenaline rush? lol
5. have a tag for country that can only be selected by RandomSelect. this is for making sides/countries that acts like a secret or boss side/country and much better if only AI can pick this
6. have ally damage modifier tag. this is for units with destructive death weapons
7. be able to remove trees when placing buildings on trees
8. individual cost for a specific TechnoType by country. Example tag would be Cost.CountryA=, Cost.CountryB=, and so on
chr0nicz420 wrote:
* Regarding the thread that I created. Something like, make a tag that is applicable for AI that when they encounter enemies, they will use their deploy weapon instead of the standard weapon. Something like "AI.UseDeployWeapon=yes" tag. This is for the sake of returning the RA2's GI behavior when they approach targets. NOTE: I've check EVERYTHING RELATED TO AI.INI, AIMD.INI, AND THEIR GI'S SCRIPTS and they have NO DIFFERENCE whatsoever so there might be some changes or problems on GI's behavior on YR engine.
i am playing both RA2 and YR and i agree that there might be some changes in the engine and units with Deployer and deploy weapon got wonky
to expand your request sir, i think it is better if they will make AI more intelligent on selecting their weapons between their primary weapon and deployed weapon. example would be Guardian GI will use primary weapon against infantry but will use deployed weapon against vehicles and air units when they face them or a unit with anti ground weapon as its primary and it also has anti air weapon as its deploy secondary weapon and AI be able to distinguish what weapons should they pick when they face either a ground unit or an air unit QUICK_EDIT
Why attache effects not visible in cloackaeble unit and no option hide attache effects enemy ?
This problem for active/passive mode for cloackable unit and other unit in deploy mode (Using Convert.Deploy)
Enemy know mode(unit) player, this very bad. QUICK_EDIT
[Infantry] ProduceAmount=(integer, default to 1)
When producing this infantry type, the Barracks will generate such amount of infantry at once. Think of Red Guard in Generals.
[Supwerweapon] could we update SW.AITargeting to make it support different AI difficulties? (or by new tags)
Also this: SW.TechLevel=(integer, default to 10), decide you can use this superweapon in which TechLevel.
Also I'm suspecting that mind control is somewhat broken (or at least permanent control) I cannot use it to control buildings in Ares 2.0. _________________ Do you wish a new world? Last edited by Ollerus on Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:18 pm; edited 1 time in total QUICK_EDIT
Is it possible to make the unit to unit conversion via deploy work on aircraft's as well ? Would really like to use that swing wing (Or variable geometry for an aircraft like the F-14) concept or changing aircraft's weaponry load-out like the CnC-3 firehawk. QUICK_EDIT
If yes, then Passengers in this vehicle (if it's OpenTopped, else ignore this) are not allowed to fire unless the turret is facing the target.
Alternatively, this set on a weapon dissallows it from being fired unless the vehicle's turret has the proper facing.
OpenTopped.Tank=
Just like the above, except it's for the tank body.
(Think of the Lasher Tank's grinder up front put to good use)
OpenTopped.SingleTarget=
Forces all the Passengers to fire either at one target or not at all.
(To give the impression it's one multi-weaponed tank going full ballistic)
OpenTopped.SingleFire=
Disallows all but one Passenger to fire.
Alternatively, dissallows firing of this weapon as long as the other folks keep firing.
I already requested a RustyTurret, but I think Turret.Rusty (or maybe Turret=rusty) would be a better name
All default to no. _________________ One and only developer of the Command & Conquer Dune "C&C D" mod.
m7 wrote:
I tend to release things I create so that assets are never lost to hard drive problems, accidental deletion, or me having to pretend to care about rippers taking things from my project when it is done.
A random delay for the AI firing super weapons could be a nice quality of life thing, as they always have the money to fire and take no time to aim etc, it can be quite annoying when they do it so regularly with 5 support powers or something.
[Superweapon]
SW.AIFireDelay=minutes minumum,minutes maximum
Sets a min and maximum delay. A random value inbetween is generated after each time the SW is fired & the AI can only fire the SW once this value + the SW timer is done. QUICK_EDIT
I agree with OmegaBolt. That would be nice feature. It will give impression of AI actually ,,thinking and planning" superweapon to fire, and less unpredictable
TAK02, for battle fortress I would also like to have tag which prevents it to crush enemies if infantry are filled inside. So only when empty, battle fortress is going to omni crush, but when filled with infantry, then it becomes regular open topped unit, so only passengers fire out. _________________
greetings ppm. i've registered but i've been lurking here for a while. i would like to share my requests here and i hope anyone, especially AlexB, can share their thoughts about my requests.
1. a tag that warhead with MindControl=yes can bypass ImmuneToPsionics=yes
2. make helicopters "face their enemies" when attacking and not relying to OmniFire=yes tag on their weapons
3. make Cloakable.Powered work for units too
4. a "rage" mode that when an unit is in critical health, it will increase its abilities such as firepower, ROF, others. let's say adrenaline rush? lol
5. have a tag for country that can only be selected by RandomSelect. this is for making sides/countries that acts like a secret or boss side/country and much better if only AI can pick this
6. have ally damage modifier tag. this is for units with destructive death weapons
7. be able to remove trees when placing buildings on trees
8. individual cost for a specific TechnoType by country. Example tag would be Cost.CountryA=, Cost.CountryB=, and so on
chr0nicz420 wrote:
* Regarding the thread that I created. Something like, make a tag that is applicable for AI that when they encounter enemies, they will use their deploy weapon instead of the standard weapon. Something like "AI.UseDeployWeapon=yes" tag. This is for the sake of returning the RA2's GI behavior when they approach targets. NOTE: I've check EVERYTHING RELATED TO AI.INI, AIMD.INI, AND THEIR GI'S SCRIPTS and they have NO DIFFERENCE whatsoever so there might be some changes or problems on GI's behavior on YR engine.
i am playing both RA2 and YR and i agree that there might be some changes in the engine and units with Deployer and deploy weapon got wonky
to expand your request sir, i think it is better if they will make AI more intelligent on selecting their weapons between their primary weapon and deployed weapon. example would be Guardian GI will use primary weapon against infantry but will use deployed weapon against vehicles and air units when they face them or a unit with anti ground weapon as its primary and it also has anti air weapon as its deploy secondary weapon and AI be able to distinguish what weapons should they pick when they face either a ground unit or an air unit
i would like to add something on my requests regarding cloaking
9. make cloakable units can be only detected with specific units/buildings with Sensors=yes. example would be naval units can only be detected by other naval units but cannot be detected by other units with Sensors=yes such as SUB then Cloakable.OnlyDetectedBy=DEST,DLPH,etc QUICK_EDIT
9. make cloakable units can be only detected with specific units/buildings with Sensors=yes. example would be naval units can only be detected by other naval units but cannot be detected by other units with Sensors=yes such as SUB then Cloakable.OnlyDetectedBy=DEST,DLPH,etc
Requested this the page before
cxtian39 wrote:
CloakType=integer
SensorsType=integer
Sensors can only detect cloak units of the same type number
I want to distinguish submarines and actual cloak units, i.e. a Pitbull buggy can see a Stealth Tank but can not see a Boomer sub.
ANOTHER ONE:
SubjectToEntity=no
This projectile can pass through any obstacles without hitting them. i.e. a missile can pass through a cliff and hit its target
Custom pip files:
[Techno]
PipsFile=
Pips2File=
Unlimited List Lengths:
SW.Designators=a list of all infantry types _________________
Customizable FactoryPlant types, so that one factory plant only affect the price of some specific techno types, just as Academies do.
i.e.
FactoryPlant.Types=(list of techno types)
FactoryPlant.Ignores=(list of techno types) QUICK_EDIT
This place has been dormant for a while. I say wake up
Request: harvys can dump cash at a team-mate's refinery, and the cash goes to said team-mate. Or allied House or what-ever...
While you're at, make it so that I can dump my harvy's at the enemy's refineries too
Context:
In E:BfD you could run into a mission where you supply the local Ixian "base" (just an Ix factory and refinery) with Spice, and it produces Infiltrators.
Since I longer have the save file for that mission, I can't confirm whether or not the cash actually went back to me even tho I didn't own the refinery the Spice was dumped at, or it really went to my ally which was scripted to build one type of unit which then became mine. _________________ One and only developer of the Command & Conquer Dune "C&C D" mod.
m7 wrote:
I tend to release things I create so that assets are never lost to hard drive problems, accidental deletion, or me having to pretend to care about rippers taking things from my project when it is done.
I just remembered a neat Idea i thought of a few years back so it's sort of a suggestion because i'm not sure if you guys would find it neat but i thought what if when playing Online/Lan have the Save Game option put in so you can save games while you're playing Lan/online, than when you load the saved game later on it just replaces the other online players with skirmish player in there place.
what do you think of this idea? even if just as a hypothetical idea QUICK_EDIT
I just remembered a neat Idea i thought of a few years back so it's sort of a suggestion because i'm not sure if you guys would find it neat but i thought what if when playing Online/Lan have the Save Game option put in so you can save games while you're playing Lan/online, than when you load the saved game later on it just replaces the other online players with skirmish player in there place.
what do you think of this idea? even if just as a hypothetical idea
You mean the same way DTA and TI made LAN/online saves?
I guess it's possible... QUICK_EDIT
You do not want that in the missions, trust me. Imagine having to play any of the MO missions on mental at that speed...
Then again, a 30FPS game-speed (but 60 FPS draw/render-speed) at max is my personal preference, and you (and probably everyone else) might be able to handle higher speeds.
In any case, there is a command-line argument you need to type in so you can manually change the mission-speed.
Not sure how compatible, if at all, it is with Ares.
There is one for both RA2 and YR, so I guess it should also work with Ares.
-SPEEDCONTROL
Allows changing game speed in campaign mode (when you pause the game, the Game Speed slider in Game Controls window will be visible). Normally it is only possible for non-campaign modes.
You do not want that in the missions, trust me. Imagine having to play any of the MO missions on mental at that speed...
Then again, a 30FPS game-speed (but 60 FPS draw/render-speed) at max is my personal preference, and you (and probably everyone else) might be able to handle higher speeds.
In any case, there is a command-line argument you need to type in so you can manually change the mission-speed.
Heh. I'll live
So how do i do this command-line argument thing again?
-SPEEDCONTROL where exactly? QUICK_EDIT
The original game doesn't want you to play missions in other speed as movies/voices are played at a fixed rate. If you played in a faster speed some movies/voices can't even finish playing before the trigger times out. _________________
This is a slight bug: units with AttackCursorOnFriendlies still get the no-enter cursor instead of attack cursor on units with NoManualEnter=yes.
The addition of IvanBomb.DisplayToEnemies would be useful, to make everyone able to see the bomb. Right now that can be kind of simulated with AttachEffect however the two timers aren't actually linked, which can sometimes mislead, or even the bomb can attach while the AE does not.
AttackCursorOnEnemies and AttackEnemies would also be really cool for support units. QUICK_EDIT
I just remembered a neat Idea i thought of a few years back so it's sort of a suggestion because i'm not sure if you guys would find it neat but i thought what if when playing Online/Lan have the Save Game option put in so you can save games while you're playing Lan/online, than when you load the saved game later on it just replaces the other online players with skirmish player in there place.
what do you think of this idea? even if just as a hypothetical idea
You mean the same way DTA and TI made LAN/online saves?
I guess it's possible...
As if, i've played both mods but never noticed that before that's odd i really did think of the idea myself haha but yeah it's just an idea thanks for considering it QUICK_EDIT
PipScale=Charge and its function from FS mobile EMP, as charging weapon done with Gattling logic still get hate even no damage is dealt by the first few stage weapons.
Or a way to make weapons with no damage dealt not get hate? QUICK_EDIT
Question, since you can now set a custom palete for Cameos what about setting a custom palete for the building itself? is that doable?
Palette=xxx
And you need xxxtem.pal, xxxurb.pal, xxxubn.pal, xxxdes.pal, xxxsno.pal, and xxxlun.pal
Really that works? I'll try it out right now im running ares 2
Ok so i thought of an idea but it's just a hypothetical Idea since i can't imagine it would be easy. You know OpenRA? you know how you can view graphics up closer in zoom allowing for better graphics pretty much, here's an example from Rewire:
I might not be possible but lately I've seen professional C&C game modders do all kinds of neat things like how they can completely update the Tiberian Sun Skirmish menu so to have way more options and the ability to choose where you start and things like that.
In Sim city 3000 there's simply a 'zoom' option that brings you closer and at the closest option the buildings seem a bit pixalated. With all the new Skirmish menus redo-able,new higher resolution capabilities, not to mention all Ares has been able to add to the game engine is what makes me wonder about this possibility. I can't imagine it would be easy just throwing the idea out there.
Also i'm sure it's been thought of before by you guys
I like openRA but i prefer the original game engine to openRA since i'm so adjusted to it. that's why I like Ares QUICK_EDIT
You need CustomPalette, first.
Second, you need ~~~
I tried CustomPalette= too and it didn't work
that's the page i was on and am still on actually
But when i search pallet related stuff there's only:
Custom Animation and Projectile Palettes
and
Custom Cameo Palettes
Implying that only Animations, Projectiles and Cameo palettes can be modified so i don't think buildings can have custom palletes, i'm wondering if it's possible to added to Ares though
Another Idea!
The ability to add more than 1 damage frame for buildings. by more than one i mean like the ability to have 3 damage frames so like when a building hits 75% damage it goes to the first damage frame, then when it goes under 50% the second shp damage frame, and under 25% the third.
or have it custimizeable so you could set some buildings to 1 or 3 or let's say 2 so when a building hits 66% health it goes to damage frame 1 and when it hits 33% it goes to damage frame 2 QUICK_EDIT
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