Medic attack/guard behavior

WoRmINaToR · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 12:08 am Post subject: Medic attack/guard behavior

Hi guys, dumb question.

In TS, when you gave a medic an attack order on a hostile unit (by simply having it selected along with other units when issuing an attack command) the medic would stop and enter guard mode.

In YR (I use Ares for what it's worth) every medic unit I've ever made will instead interpret it as a move command and will move to the closest available cell adjacent to the target, meaning medics often charge into the middle of enemy formations and get killed.

Is this just dumb RA2 logic we have to live with, or is there a way to trigger the TS behavior?

cxtian39 · Commander **Joined**: 11 Feb 2016

Yes all units can not attack the target will execute a move command instead, not only the medics. I can’t say this is bad because you don’t want units that can’t attack simply stay at where it is while other units leave them behind.

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4StarGeneral · General **Joined**: 14 Sep 2006 **Location**: Limbo

That's how most RTS's function so I would say the TS logic is odd.

You might be able to set a primary that targets enemies, while the healing one targets allies. Give the primary 2% damage, infinite range, and FireOnce, but there's no guarantee that will work as FireOnce logic is fickle.

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WoRmINaToR · Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 5:34 pm Post subject:

@4StarGeneral having a non-healing primary breaks medic units.

Oh well. Guess that answers that. Thanks anyhow!

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