Demo trap idea...

felastine · Cyborg Engineer **Joined**: 10 May 2011

Hi all,

In Generals, I kinda like building demo traps (oil barrels) in line to blow things up in a chain reaction. Very Happy

So I'm thinking of something similar in RA2 but first, I need to get some concepts clear about the logic.

For units with suicidal purposes, like the terrorist, it's given a Primary and Death weapon. To my understanding, Primary is used when the terrorist successfully approaches a target and plant the bomb. Death is used when the terrorist fails to approach a target and is killed half way to destination, as damaging as Primary of course.

By putting Suicide=yes, what are the effects except that the enemy kill count does not increase when a terrorist successfully approach a target?

Another question... Demo traps are obviously buildings. Does setting ThreatPosed=0 prevent AI units passing by from attacking it?

Thanks.
Felastine.

kenosis · Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 5:32 am Post subject:

Insignificant=yes

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superluigi949 · Grenadier **Joined**: 03 Oct 2009

the ai wont attack stealthed buildings,just stealth it like in generals,but that would be stupid if you couldn't detect them.

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felastine · Cyborg Engineer **Joined**: 10 May 2011

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but that would be stupid if you couldn't detect them.

Agree.

Insignificant=yes also makes AI not consider the object in threat scan?

LH_Mouse · Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:20 am Post subject:

felastine wrote:

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but that would be stupid if you couldn't detect them.

Agree.

Insignificant=yes also makes AI not consider the object in threat scan?

In RA2, yes; in YR, no;

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superluigi949 · Grenadier **Joined**: 03 Oct 2009

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demo traps are obviously buildings

this surely means in ra2/yr that they have

adjacent=15~30

which means in some maps i can build demo traps in my enemies base,i think it should be a unit that deploys or something,but then it loses all meaning....

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felastine · Cyborg Engineer **Joined**: 10 May 2011

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i can build demo traps in my enemies base

Or let them be paradropped? #Tongue

Using dummy infantry trick?

OmegaBolt · Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:59 am Post subject:

BTW look at the Oil Derrick death weapon for chain reaction code. Can't remember to the tags off the top of my head but it's possible to "delay" a buildings death to cause the chain reaction effect.

kenosis · Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:14 am Post subject:

EligibleForDelayKill=yes ;If hit with a DelayKill weapon, this building will timed explode instead of instantly die

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felastine · Cyborg Engineer **Joined**: 10 May 2011

LH_Mouse wrote:

felastine wrote:

Insignificant=yes also makes AI not consider the object in threat scan?

In RA2, yes; in YR, no;

Are you sure? I set Insignificant=yes but units performing a guard area mission (at least I think they are, they are enemy units guarding their base and this is the only quick way to test my traps) still attack these barrels.

I read about the EnemyHouseThreatBonus= (original value is 400) tag. An additional weight applied when the owner of the targeted unit is the house's selected enemy house. So basically, to avoid enemies to target these traps, I have to give a ThreatPosed=-400 to them? But is that valid?