Mine fields and custom mines.

Agon · Post by **Agon** » 08 Jul 2007, 18:08

Is it possible to do something like this:
Creating a mine field without building it.
Artillery fires a patron filled with mines. Hitting the ground disperses the mines over the ground.
Or dropping a bomb filled with mines with a aircraft something like C&C Generals.
Named Blockbuster bomb: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockbuster_bomb
Or claymore mines. Or mines with a small radius but with high damage.
Or mines which explodes and fires hundreds of bullets away. Like bounding mines.[/url]

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 08 Jul 2007, 18:20

Lua can spawn units.

Agon · Post by **Agon** » 08 Jul 2007, 18:26

Thx. I know that but can I get the event when the bullet explode?
Something like this:
Unit shoots->bullet explode->Event calls: Creating a mine field.

KDR_11k · Post by **KDR_11k** » 08 Jul 2007, 19:17

AFAIK bullets and explosions can't interact with Lua.

rattle · Post by **rattle** » 08 Jul 2007, 19:54

You could call a LUA function which passes on the unit ID, weapon ID and position of explosion from CGameHelper::Explosion().

Warlord Zsinj · Post by **Warlord Zsinj** » 09 Jul 2007, 10:31

Fairly certain the 1944 chaps have worked out a clever way to do mines.

Neddie · Post by **Neddie** » 09 Jul 2007, 17:40

Warlord Zsinj wrote:Fairly certain the 1944 chaps have worked out a clever way to do mines.

Nemo was able to spin a suggestion of mine into gold, but I would call it his IP, so ask him about it directly. It is much more interesting if you don't understand how it works.

As for the specific questions, Agon...

Creation w/o Building: Lua
Artillery Shell -> Mines: Not Sure, Complex
Bomb -> Mines: Not Sure, Complex
Claymore: Not Sure
Small Radius; High Damage: Script, Tags
Mine -> Bullet Spray: Should Be Possible

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 10 Jul 2007, 04:26

neddiedrow wrote:Mine -> Bullet Spray: Should Be Possible

Yeah, thanks for stealing my newly implemented yet unreleased ideas agon

Agon · Post by **Agon** » 10 Jul 2007, 13:53

@Peet: sorry, was not my goal. I only want to known if it is possible.
Because it would give more strategy variants.

Peet · Post by **Peet** » 10 Jul 2007, 18:53

Hahaha..no worries

Warlord Zsinj · Post by **Warlord Zsinj** » 11 Jul 2007, 01:50

Yeah, that's why I didn't mention quite what it was, but suggested a route for Agon to chase up, if he was still interested.

ianmac · Post by **ianmac** » 18 Aug 2007, 23:37

I think it's a great idea but the bomb/shell should cost something whin fired and the mines should take up populashin or they die after a minut or so

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Mine fields and custom mines.

Mine fields and custom mines.