Feature: Strike Zone for bombers

PauloMorfeo · Post by **PauloMorfeo** » 06 Sep 2005, 07:32

Torrasque wrote:... (like ctrl-move or ctrl-attack)

What does ctrl-attack do?

Torrasque · Post by **Torrasque** » 06 Sep 2005, 10:17

PauloMorfeo wrote:
Torrasque wrote:... (like ctrl-move or ctrl-attack)
What does ctrl-attack do?

I was that if you ctrl-attack on a peewee, your units will attack all the peewee...but I retested it and now, I think I'm wrong

(I was so exited by Spring that the first time I played, I must have invented some feature :))

FizWizz · Post by **FizWizz** » 06 Sep 2005, 16:40

I really don't like the current area attack feature, your bombers and stuff just attack random points within the circle. They don't target units within the circle, like area reclaim or area repair do (yes, area repair exists, it is teh L337).

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » 06 Sep 2005, 17:20

FizWizz wrote:I really don't like the current area attack feature, your bombers and stuff just attack random points within the circle. They don't target units within the circle, like area reclaim or area repair do (yes, area repair exists, it is teh L337).

man, all those area*****s really just kinda snuck in, didn't they?

cain · Post by **cain** » 06 Sep 2005, 20:43

it's a good feature for bombers!
random area attack, for small areas.

still there is the need for another feature:
attack enemy in this area, as soon as
they show up. none of them is better, they
only have different uses.

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 06 Sep 2005, 22:36

patrol function?...

cain · Post by **cain** » 08 Sep 2005, 00:21

patrolling give the unit the burden of a predefined path to follow, very bad for bombers wich become wildy inaccurate if bombing and manouvering

cain · Post by **cain** » 08 Sep 2005, 00:25

or this could be resolved developing specifics group ai wich will carry on in a clever way the patrol task (or provide a nice defend area/ attack area command) depending on unit used, so fighters will go after bombers first, bombers will bomb in fron on veichle, tanks will form a line of fire to sustan enemy damage and artillery will dispose on back of the formation to rip enemy aparts, then the famine in the wolrd would be resolved and earth should be placed in a never ending pace period and ... ops just wondering (TM)

Kixxe · Post by **Kixxe** » 08 Sep 2005, 10:10

So if we are gonna develop a Group ai that those ALL the work for us, whats the point of playing?

Min3mat · Post by **Min3mat** » 08 Sep 2005, 17:23

agreed. patrol is good, manual control is good, we have a area attack which might have a use... quit your whining and get better at microing ur units ingame =)

mongus · Post by **mongus** » 09 Sep 2005, 01:30

area attack targets ghosts.

if none, then it does the randomness.

it also targets for enemies within los.

if you do manually press "a" then targe the ghost it doesnt work that good as area bombing. (just select a small area.. containing your target.).

e: ough, must have had those ghosts under radar coverage.

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » 09 Sep 2005, 01:51

mongus wrote:area attack targets ghosts.

if none, then it does the randomness.

it also targets for enemies within los.

if you do manually press "a" then targe the ghost it doesnt work that good as area bombing. (just select a small area.. containing your target.).

Acctually, I've found that it doesn't attack ghosts. It will, however attack radar blips and los.

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Feature: Strike Zone for bombers