Automatically rotate units with angle limits towards targets #6437
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All 4 of its AA weapons can only hit within 30 degrees in front of it due to HeadingArcCenter and HeadingArcRange. Tested with spy plane and 27 degrees allows it to keep firing while turning.
Its bolters fire together only within 45 degrees in front. 39 degrees arc range allows it to lead the target and fire on it while turning.
Auto turning can get annoying when microing in close range and trying to maintain desired rotation for maneuvering around the enemy formation.
Its weapons are limited by heading arc to firing together within 45 degrees in front of itself.
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I can't find the discussion on discord, the link doesn't do anything for me. I don't recall reading about it either. |
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The link should go to the balance discussion channel on september 3rd. It wasn't a thread in the balance team channel. |
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The wording of the comments on SlavedToBody and SlavedToBodyArcRange could be improved as well.
if the weapon is "slaved" to the unit's body, thus requiring it to face its target to fire
I guess "it" is the body? It's not entirely clear.
I don't understand SlavedToBodyArcRange at all. What does this range do and how did you determine what values to use?
"It" is the heading of the unit, so usually the body.
When targets are outside the range, the weapon will cause the unit to rotate towards the target to keep the target within the range. I determined it by moving a Spirit (aeon land scout, very fast) around the edge of the range at max range, and making sure that the weapon can still fire constantly while the target moves around the edge of the angle limits because the weapon has to have space within its angle limits to lead the target, while the unit angles itself without leading the target. |
Issue
Cybran carrier, Monkeylord, and Othuum have weapons with angle restrictions that require the unit to face a certain direction maximize DPS, but there is no simple way of doing so. In particular they don't attack optimally even when idle, which feels more like an oversight in their AI design rather than them staying still so that the player can micro them better later (whenever that will happen).
Description of the proposed changes
Adds
SlavedToBody = trueand appropriateSlavedToBodyArcRangevalues so that the units can hit moving targets while turning. The Monkeylord turns off its auto rotation when the laser is firing because it has a low 25 turn rate and its rotation is quite critical in micro (similar logic to Fatboy only rotating on attack orders).Testing done on the proposed changes
The units can hit a spirit moving around the unit at max range.
(Ythotha is not part of these changes, it is just here for comparison since it is an existing auto rotating unit)
Land.unit.auto.rotation.mp4
Cyb.Carrier.auto.rotation.mp4
Additional context
Discord discussion on the topic.
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