[Ares] How to make land mines explode instantaneously when the unit is on top

Ousagi · Rocket Infantry **Joined**: 02 Nov 2022

How do I make it so a mine instantly explodes when a unit is on top of it? The unit could pass through the mine but needs to stay there for a while then it explodes.
But if the unit just move normally, it doesn't detonate automatically. I know proximity mines where the Range=1.5 but mine is Range=.5
so the unit has to be on top to explode, but it should be instantaneous, without delay.

I thought it had something to do with the building rotating before firing. But even with Omnifire=yes, Turret=no, and ROT=100, still is not instant when targeting.

Code:

[GXMINE]
UIName=NOSTR:Mine
BuildCat=Combat
Strength=10000
Armor=steel
Prerequisite=BARRACKS,GACNST
TechLevel=1
Adjacent=14
Sight=1
DetectDisguise=yes
Owner=British,French,Germans,Americans,Alliance,Russians,Confederation,Africans,Arabs,YuriCountry
AIBasePlanningSide=0 ;gs 0 for Good, 1 for Evil
Cost=500
BaseNormal=no
Points=30
Power=0
Crewed=no
Capturable=false
Explosion=TWLT070,S_BANG48,S_BRNL58,S_CLSN58,S_TUMU60
DebrisAnim=Dbris1sm,Dbris1lg,Dbris4sm,Dbris5sm,Dbris4lg,Dbris7sm,Dbris8sm,Dbris5lg,Dbris4lg
MaxDebris=15
MinDebris=5
Turret=no
ROT=100
Primary=MineBomb
DeathWeapon=MineBomb
IsPassable=yes ;; Ares Code
ThreatPosed=0
DamageParticleSystems=SparkSys,LGSparkSys
IsBaseDefense=yes
AntiInfantryValue=25
AntiArmorValue=10
AntiAirValue=0
Trainable=no

[MineBomb]
Projectile=Invisible
Damage=500000
Speed=100
Warhead=MineBombWH
Anim=RING1
Range=.5
ROF=1
Suicide=yes
OmniFire=yes
OmniFire.TurnToTarget=no

[MineBombWH]
Verses=150%,100%,100%,90%,50%,50%,100%,150%,30%,100%,100%
Sparky=no
Fire=yes
InfDeath=4
CellSpread=1.5
PercentAtMax=.5
Bright=yes
AnimList=MININUKE

Mig Eater · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 8:33 am Post subject:

Use Range=1, using .5 means the unit has to be standing directly at the center of the mine for it to work. Infantry can stand at the corner of a cell tho so they might not be triggering it.

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Ousagi · Rocket Infantry **Joined**: 02 Nov 2022

I use a tank to test. The tank, when near the mine, still detonates in Range=1 and it takes a moment before it does.
Everything below 1 doesn't detonate the mine and needs the unit to be on the same cell.

The part where it takes a moment to explode is the main problem. The mine seems to need to "rotate" before "attacking" which is why I think it takes a moment before exploding.
I thought OmniFire=yes would fix the issue or, even ROT=100 or Turret=no, but no, it still takes a some time before it rotates towards the tank, then it explodes.

Mig Eater · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:29 pm Post subject:

When you say it "takes a moment" are you talking seconds or frames?

I have mines in my mod that are coded similar to your ones and I have never noticed any sort of noticeable delay.

Edit: You don't have OpportunityFire=yes on the building tho, that might have an effect.

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Ousagi · Rocket Infantry **Joined**: 02 Nov 2022

Sorry, I shouldn't have used "moment" or "a while". What I meant was it takes about a second or more before it explodes but there is now a better presentation below to show what I meant.
It also has the OpportunityFire=yes now on it like you said.

P.S. The mines have Range=1. If it were to have Range=.5, the Grizzly Tank would've move round and round without the mines ever detonating

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Mig Eater · Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2025 11:04 am Post subject:

That isn't normal, the mine should detonate as soon as the unit moves over the building, I'm not sure what the issue could be tho.

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Ousagi · Rocket Infantry **Joined**: 02 Nov 2022

if you say it's not normal, then there is a way to make it detonate instantly.
I'll update this when I find out what's causing the issue. I just needed to know if it was possible.