Helicoptors and hit points

[gregzilla]

Can someone remind me how to stop helicoptors and other air units from losing hit points when they fly around?
Thanks.

[BeBMan]

As far as I know its normal that helis loose strentgh when flying around. This should prevent you from using them as air units with unlimited range...


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[Mercantile]

gregzilla go into the rules .txt and change helicopters special abilities. I think its only a matter of removing a 1 from the columm and changing it to a zero and then typing in whatever special abilities you need for your extra unit.

[Andz83]

he's talking about the domain 3 unit...

[Panda]

...and they won't be helicopters anymore because Domain 3 units can't capture cities.

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[zyxpsilon]

quote: Originally posted by Andz83 on 11-24-2000 01:20 PM he's talking about the domain 3 unit...

Domain ONE is air, ROLE is 3!
But MOVING
at 0 weaks it inflight,:d
at 1 citybound/airportfield,
at 2 next-hurry-up-turn-come-back to homebase!
No such thing as a flag for choppers.

Correct me if i'm wrong.

[gregzilla]

Yes, but one time in this forum someone told me how to enter something in the Rules.txt file so I could create this "Superunit". I want to create a dragon or similar unit that doesn't have to refuel!!

[Panda]

okay: you're wrong.

Check out http://sleague.apolyton.net/Guides/sldt_domain_3.shtml to find out why.

[zyxpsilon]

quote: Originally posted by Andrew Livings on 11-25-2000 07:31 AM okay: you're wrong.

Hey... Andrew, I knew about domain 3 units!
He meant refueling capacity!
I'm wrong, then... ground-sea-air-"?"/AGAINST/Roles.
Confusing, isn't it? Correct me if i'm right.
"Squad-patrol to Homebase... Reply... zzzoooommmmmm....*#!@!//%&"
I think we've lost an helico, boys; because he CHANGED it's move-flag >FROM the original< "0" value.
But you were also right.

[Gothmog]

What we're talking about here is the range value. Air units with a range of 0 are helicopters. If you want to create a dragon assign it a range of 99 (I thinke that's the max value allowed). It will eventually have to land, but it will probably become a casualty before that happens. Only range zero units lose the hitpoints.

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[jcarkey]

Just look at the original helicopter and mess with it that way, except for the range which will make it a non-helicopter.

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[zyxpsilon]

quote: Originally posted by Gothmog on 11-26-2000 09:16 AM What we're talking about here is the range value. Air units with a range of 0 are helicopters. If you want to create a dragon assign it a range of 99 (I thinke that's the max value allowed). It will eventually have to land, but it will probably become a casualty before that happens. Only range zero units lose the hitpoints.

Range ( )?
Wrong the HELICOPTER has 6. (This is 6 plus a point".")
MOVING it is either 1,2 or Zero
Case closed; LOOK IT UP, that's what is written, typed and saved within the "RULES.TXT" originally created by Microprose in their file.
"BlueThunder to HQ... we're running out of fuel, respond.... *%#@$^^%!"
MOVING back to base, even if i am out of range.


[This message has been edited by zyxpsilon (edited December 01, 2000).]

[zyxpsilon]

quote: Originally posted by HsFB on 12-01-2000 12:41 PM read better: RANGE is the amount of turns it can stay airborne before having to return to a friendly city or airbase. units (air) with range 2 are the regular bombers, range 1 are the fighters, and range 0 are the helicopters (which lose health each time they do not land on a FCOAB...) MOVEMENT is a different thing.

Alright, keep going then guys!
I know the difference between RNG and MOVE, interpretation of the terms can be, sometimes confusing...
but what i wrote is that >> the original RULES.TXT << has the header mention " reversed "... that's all i meant by it.
Must be a -bad- copy of MGE i own.

[N35t0r]

read better:

RANGE is the amount of turns it can stay airborne before having to return to a friendly city or airbase.

units (air) with range 2 are the regular bombers, range 1 are the fighters, and range 0 are the helicopters (which lose health each time they do not land on a FCOAB...)

MOVEMENT is a different thing.