[Metal Detector spec v9.2.3]

[Erik2]

You can remove mines multiple times using the same British engineer unit. Is this wad?
The spec was already quite powerful.
The eng unit in the screenshot has already removed 2 minefields (with the help of the neighbor) and is set to start working on the third minefield...

brit_eng_mine.jpg (365.38 KiB) Viewed 971 times

[GabeKnight]

[Spec Bug] [Brit "Metal Detector" spec allows multiple mine-clearing and moving] [v9.06]
(reported about a year ago)

[Erik2]

About time to fix it then

Move -> clear (once) is ok.

[GabeKnight]

BTW, the spec also allows "support ships" to do the same action(s) as engineers: clear multiple (sea)minefields and move in-between... LOL

[Erik2]

Speed boats...

[terminator]

Speed boats...

Why the speed boats ?

[Erik2]

Speedy removing of naval minefields, several during a single turn.
Sorry about that

[terminator]

But speed boats have nothing to do with seamines ? Is that in one of your mods ?

[Horst]

But speed boats have nothing to do with seamines ? Is that in one of your mods ?

He only meant this as a joke that support ships turn into speed(y) boats by moving quickly through a possible long chain of sea mines.

[terminator]

Ah ok, the language barrier

Additionally, a few PT boats were equipped to carry naval mines launched from mine racks, but these were not commonly used.

[Horst]

Yessss, I could fix that buggy "feature" of chain-clearing with the Metal Detector spec!

MetalDetectorFix.gif (570.28 KiB) Viewed 834 times

The game normally sets the action- and steps-points to 0 when performing mine clearing, but not the action points if the metal detector spec is available.
I removed that condition and added the condition of ap > 0 to the CanUnitClearMines check together with the MetalDetector one.
Now an engineer can clear a minefield only once after moving in the same turn.

[bru888]

Horst has included a correction for this in his OoB v9.2.5 - Fixes & Tweaks

https://www.slitherine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=110928