CanPassiveAquire Settings¶
The following tags refine the way CanPassiveAquire works when a
human-controlled unit is in guard mode. It does not affect AI-controlled units.
Units can be made to effectively hold fire when in guard mode (and optionally
cloakable), yet pick their own targets when in area guard mode.
In Tiberian Sun, this was the default for any unit, and it made Stealth Tanks (or any other self-cloaking unit) not give away their position when an enemy unit came into range.
Both tags require CanPassiveAquire=yes and do not work on buildings.
Units count as cloakable if they have Cloakable=yes set or were awarded
cloak ability through crates or as veteran or elite ability. The unit does not
have to be actually cloaked; also, passive mechanisms like Cloak Generators will
not be considered.
[TechnoType]►CanPassiveAquire.Guard=(boolean)- Whether this unit can acquire targets on their own when in guard mode. If set to no, the unit will hold fire, but can be made to acquire own targets by putting it in area guard mode. Defaults to yes.
[TechnoType]►CanPassiveAquire.Cloak=(boolean)- Whether this unit can acquire targets on their own when the unit is cloakable
and in guard mode. If set to no, the unit will hold fire if cloakable
and in guard mode, but can be made to acquire own targets by putting it in
area guard mode.
CanPassiveAquire.Guard=nooverrides this tag. Defaults to yes.
Note that the second tag is more specific than the first as it means cloakable
and in guard mode. CanPassiveAquire.Guard is the tag that makes units
always hold their fire in guard mode, CanPassiveAquire.Cloak can be used
for units that should hold fire only if they gained the veteran or elite
ability or picked up a cloak crate.
Note
If OpportunityFire=yes, units will select targets while on the
move, and start firing automatically. They will not lose the target again when
reaching their destination and thus not stop firing.
Note
Also note the spelling of both tags. Ares keeps the spelling
error of CanPassiveAquire to stay consistent.
New in version 0.A.