Air strike?

[bobthedinosaur]

the idea: to have infantry or FAC/ spotter unit call in an airstrike via a nice build menu like gui? maybe different missions such as, bombing, close air support(anti armor), and anti air (fighter support)? the aircraft would probably have to eventually refuel/ resupply and leave after designated time or so many ground attacks

would it be difficult, and what would be the simplest way to tackle?

[KDR_11k]

Just add custom commands and spawn a plane at the map edge that attacks the target point.

[Pendrokar]

Just add custom commands and spawn a plane at the map edge that attacks the target point.

Like with Unreal Tournament 2004 Bomber call weapon(Target Painter), which after painted spawns a bomber that bombs and dissapears!
EDIT: Though it could be shot down to not drop the bombs!

[bobthedinosaur]

yes, well what i had in mind is something that spawns but can also be shot down, if the enemy has emplace AA strategically enough or maybe called for fight support patrol that screens for a time period and then leaves. but yah maybe a unit that's job specifically is to be a forward air controller and has no other real weapons, hence to be teamed up and defended?

[bobthedinosaur]

the more i think about it the more i like the idea of air strikes, but how would you disable the cotrols for the air you call in so it only attacks and then leaves? also balance wise for gameplay how would you limit the number of air strikes? you cant just spawn a load of FACs to call in for spam air?

[HildemarDasce]

Maybe build the strikes Nuclear Silo style?
And I'm wondering, could you do the same sort of thing with an orbital strike? Ie. missile/beam/whatever coming down from the sky.

[KDR_11k]

You can use Spring.SetUnitNoSelect to prevent selecting and you can use Allowcommand to not let widgets issue commands either.

[imbaczek]

Or you can make the plane a gaia unit, which is what I did in the very first (I guess) Lua custom command demo - the orbital barrage. (It's completely obsolete now, but the basic idea should be the same.)

[Zpock]

Or you can make the plane a gaia unit, which is what I did in the very first (I guess) Lua custom command demo - the orbital barrage. (It's completely obsolete now, but the basic idea should be the same.)

I guess you want only the enemy team shooting at it tough, so this won't work perfectly. Just put in a check if it's the bomber and then return 0 in allowcommand like KDR says. U have to learn quite a bit about the whole command system to understand how it works and it's quite a pain, but then the rest is easy.