[SOLVED] Auto Guard

CodeCat · 02-27-2005, 02:36 PM

Does anyone know if it's possible to make units auto-guard when idle? I have a unit that has a really short range, but I'd like it to go off attacking any enemy units that get near it. Normally it would just sit idle and get killed, because its range is so short. So, how do I do this?

CodeCat · 02-27-2005, 03:57 PM

Never mind, I have it fixed. Sleipir (from Sleipnir's Stuff) gave me the hint of making a dummy Primary weapon and the real weapon Secondary. The dummy does no damage, but has a range of 175. When the enemy comes near, the unit tries to attack, but it will try to attack with both weapons. And the second has a really short range, so it will run towards the enemy and attack it with secondary.

Airstriker · 02-27-2005, 05:35 PM

A better way is to increase its VisionRange. Units will try to attack things that they can actually "see", even if their weapons can't reach them.

CodeCat · 02-27-2005, 05:54 PM

The unit's visionrange was 150, but they didn't attack by themselves. So either you need something else for that to work, or it doesn't work at all.

Silent_Killa · 03-01-2005, 12:22 AM

isn't there an autoattackwhenidle line or something like that... can't quite remember off the top of my head

CodeCat · 03-01-2005, 06:08 AM

If it works now, don't you think the unit has that now?