how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
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- Silentwings
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how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
Could someone tell me how to draw a line when attacking with multiple units? I've been told to hold attack + alt and draw, but that doesn't seem to work for me.
Do I need a widget? Even if it's a BA default widget I've probably turned it off
Do I need a widget? Even if it's a BA default widget I've probably turned it off
Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
Is customformations on?
Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
Just to make sure, you need to hold alt while drawing, not while pressing a.
- Silentwings
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Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
I have customformations2 on.
When I hold alt without pressing a it lets me give a move order to the bombers, in a line (but not a customformations line, the dead straight line that the engine draws on a basic move command). When I hold ald and a at the same time it draws a circle (still the engine I think, not customformations) and the chooses targets within that circle to attack.
So is my version of customformations out of date? I got it from the springlobby widget section years ago.
When I hold alt without pressing a it lets me give a move order to the bombers, in a line (but not a customformations line, the dead straight line that the engine draws on a basic move command). When I hold ald and a at the same time it draws a circle (still the engine I think, not customformations) and the chooses targets within that circle to attack.
So is my version of customformations out of date? I got it from the springlobby widget section years ago.
- very_bad_soldier
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Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
You need to have the widget "Bomber control" enabled.
Better do not have widgets locally installed that ship with BA. So you do not need to worry about updating them.
Better do not have widgets locally installed that ship with BA. So you do not need to worry about updating them.
Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
No, that's got nothing to do with this. You can draw line attack with any units too, not just bombers.very_bad_soldier wrote:You need to have the widget "Bomber control" enabled.
Bomber control removes an attack order from the bombers queue after 1 attack if it's not the last command it has.
- very_bad_soldier
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Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
Correct. Sorry, my bad.
Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
No no no.
1)Select bombers
2)Tap "A" once. DO NOT HOLD. Mouse cursor should turn to "attack" mode.
3)Hold alt.
4)Draw line
5)???
6)Profit!
1)Select bombers
2)Tap "A" once. DO NOT HOLD. Mouse cursor should turn to "attack" mode.
3)Hold alt.
4)Draw line
5)???
6)Profit!
Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
This information should be on a load screen.
Protip: Holding alt will let you do unload commands in a line.
Protip: Holding alt will let you do unload commands in a line.
Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
I agree with loadscreens displaying tips, ill make some like this. If anyone else wishes to make sum, ill happily include them.
Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
Again, Lua in loadscreens would do wonderful things for the way of displaying tips on loadscreens. That way, you could change the messages any time you want, you could display random messages instead of the same tip on the same background every time. You could easily set it up so hotkey tips display the correct hotkeys that the player is using, instead of people like me seeing hotkeys they don't use on loadscreens.
Most of all though, it would save having to ditch/modify a loadscreen image every time the tip becomes different or irrelevant.
As I said before, I'd quite happily make loadscreens with tips if I didn't think I'd be asked to change the text every month or so.
Most of all though, it would save having to ditch/modify a loadscreen image every time the tip becomes different or irrelevant.
As I said before, I'd quite happily make loadscreens with tips if I didn't think I'd be asked to change the text every month or so.
Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
Until we get the feature there is no point in salivating over what it MIGHT do for us.
Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
imo have the url of BA website on the loadscreen and then have the stuff there. Players will remember that there is a website and eventually check it out between games. (when waiting for the game to start you have more time than the few seconds of seeing the loading screen)
It would also help to notify about tourneys etc.
It would also help to notify about tourneys etc.
- Silentwings
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Re: how to make multiple bombers bomb a line?
To return to my question
None of the key combos suggested above worked for me. I still get a red circle (the one the engine generates) when I'm holding alt and trying to draw a line.
None of the key combos suggested above worked for me. I still get a red circle (the one the engine generates) when I'm holding alt and trying to draw a line.