Objects vs Units

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 1:58 pm

Objects have normal and destroyed, visible within LOS, can be occupied, occupants can fire out and be destroyed by incoming fire. I assume that the object provides some protection?

Can the direction of incoming and outgoing be restricted to one side?

Units have normal and destroyed, invisible if hiding or high ground, can be mounted and dismounted, auto ejects occupants when destroyed. I assume that occupants cannot fire out or be fired upon?

Can you make them immobile so that they won't retreat?

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:13 pm

You can make objects immobile (e.g. AT guns or mortars).

Occupants of units cannot fire out or be hit.

Cheers

Pip

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:15 am

Pip, in Data\Objects is Bulge, Desert and Test. Test has the French objects. How does the editor know that this is the French items?

Can I make a new objects folder for my campaign?

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:53 am

Answer, yes

Create the objects folder in your main campaign folder, not in data. Inside create the folder for your objects. Place the objects dds and s4f inside.

Edit the text1 and add IDS_O_stuff, "stuff",
Find the entry for desert and follow that format

Main\objects\stuff, stuff will show in the editor.

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 2:58 am

Why do some objects remain hidden, emplacements, but not others, buildings?

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 4:40 am

So I'm looking at the STUB again. I looked at it last night. I now see where objects folder goes. Again. Woulda saved me time tonight. Duh.

I also see the object text where you can make something hidden until detected.

Merr · Post by **Merr** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 4:43 am

junk2drive wrote:Why do some objects remain hidden, emplacements, but not others, buildings?

J2J,

Look at page 18 in the STUB Engine docs .... the object needs to be tagged HIDES.

HIDES --- object is not shown until tile is revealed

EDIT : You figured it out ... my posting just as you posted.

junk2drive · Post by **junk2drive** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:14 am

How do you make an object give more protection?

Post by **pipfromslitherine** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:35 pm

The cover values in the terrain file affect the cover rating of a tile. And you can tell the object which terrain it should stamp onto a tile it sits on.

Cheers

Pip