Changing Psychic Tower Mind Control Limit

Godofgamers

How do I increase the limit (or remove it altogether) of the number of units mind-controllable by the psychic tower?

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Clazzy · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject:

Do check the weapon code, it has a nicely tagged line telling you.

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Godofgamers · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject:

You mean this code?

Code:

[MultipleMindControlTower]
Damage=3
ROF=100
Range=7
Projectile=PsychicControl
Speed=100
Warhead=Controller
Anim=YURICNTL
FireOnce=yes

I fail to see this "nicely tagged line".

Oh, and by the way, I don't really like it when people act like I'm too dumb to actually (God forbid) CHECK the weapon code.

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Clazzy · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 10:59 pm Post subject:

Quote:

[MultipleMindControlTower]
Damage=3; number of mind control links
ROF=100;125
Range=7
Projectile=PsychicControl
Speed=100
Warhead=Controller
;Report=YuriMindControl
Anim=YURICNTL
FireOnce=yes

That's the standard rulesmd.ini entry. Do you see that lovely comment that's there (and, incidently, on every single mind control weapon)? Personally, I think it's blatantly obvious. The Psychic Tower mind controls three units, where are there lines with the number three in I wonder? Might need a slide rule for this one possibly...

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Godofgamers · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject:

Hmm, simply changing the damage doesn't seem to do the trick, unless maybe there's a maximum?

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Clazzy · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 11:53 pm Post subject:

If there is a limit (I'm unsure) then use the Mastermind logic instead provided you're not using it. Just set the amount of units before overloading to several hundred and have fun.

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wardeathfun · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:26 am Post subject:

Damage=3; number of mind control links

Godofgamers · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 1:35 am Post subject:

Thanks Clazzy, nice seeing you again.

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Apex · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject:

There is a limit, there is a rule DamageMaximum=30000(or DamageThreshold=30000) I have no idea if it is hardcoded or not.

djohe · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 2:41 pm Post subject:

For those who use editors like "SunEdit2K" and "TibEd" stop using them becaus they delete usefull comments like this one:

[MultipleMindControlTower]
Damage=3; number of mind control links
ROF=100;125
Range=7
Projectile=PsychicControl
Speed=100
Warhead=Controller
;Report=YuriMindControl
Anim=YURICNTL
FireOnce=yes

This was taken directly from a unmodded Rulesmd.ini

Those editors also screw up the order of things and makes the game more crash prone.

You should only use the built in Notepad/Wordpad in Windows or some other notepad program. Learn how to edit the game without special editors! Re-Extract a fresh rulesmd.ini from Expandmd01.mix in your RA2:YR directory before you make any new changes becaus you may need the usefull comments in the future.

to "The Colonel" stop making lines up! You are only making it worse.
The line your thinking of called MaxDamage= is already set to 10000 in the [CombatDamage] section of the rulesmd.ini by default and does not nmeed to be changed at all.

Godofgamers you may also need to remove these lines from [YAPSYT] that is the Psychic Tower if you increase the number of mind control links:

PipScale=MindControl
PipsDrawForAll=yes;gs don't have to be allied to see pips (Building property)

And for those that think this Damage= line works for mindcontrol weapons in Redalert2 without Yuris Revenge. Dont bother with it, it dont work Ive tested.

Last thing: You can add this multiple mind control effect to other units too like the Yuri Clones / Primes or even make them capture Kirov's /Siege Chopper's/Nighthawk's and UFO's in the air if you know how to change a projectile.

wardeathfun · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject:

yah. but then it gets buggy and somewhat unbalanced.