Artillery bonus: How to restrict the target zone?

[GottaLove88s]

Does anyone know how to restrict the target area for a German Nebelwerfer bonus?

It's for the Seelow Heights scenario -> viewtopic.php?f=313&t=55132

Right now, it's too easy for a clever German general to blast the Kustrin-Oder bridges, which are fragile and offer precious little cover...

Thanks!
GL88

[pipfromslitherine]

You would need to tweak the bonus script for it. You can do this by copying the script from CORE/BONUS into a local BONUS folder in your campaign. Then you can edit as you desire.

Cheers

Pip

[GottaLove88s]

You would need to tweak the bonus script for it. You can do this by copying the script from CORE/BONUS into a local BONUS folder in your campaign. Then you can edit as you desire.

Cheers

Pip

Thanks Pip!

Looking in NEBELBATTERY.BSF, I guess the best place to put this is with...

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// tell us whether the drop menu item should display/be disabled.  Anything >= 0 means show as normal
function CHECK_BONUS_NEBEL_BATTERY(tilex,tiley,unit)
{
	return BonusCheck(tilex, tiley, unit, "Nebel") ;

}

So do I just need to tell this function to return -1 if tiley > 65 ?
(I want to prevent the Nebelbattery from targeting anything west of the y=65 line on my map)

[pipfromslitherine]

Yes. You can return -1 or -2. IIRC -1 means greyed out, -2 means don't show it at all.

Cheers

Pip

[GottaLove88s]

Thanks Pip,

Cool... I'll try this...

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// tell us whether the drop menu item should display/be disabled.  Anything >= 0 means show as normal
function CHECK_BONUS_NEBEL_BATTERY(tilex,tiley,unit)
{
   ret = -1 // Grey out the Nebelwerfer by default

   if (tiley) < 66 // Check if the cursor location is in an area where the Nebelwerfer is not restricted
   {
    return BonusCheck(tilex, tiley, unit, "Nebel") ; // if it's not restricted, let the targeting icon show
   }
}

Does that sort of make sense? Or am I oversimplifying?

[pipfromslitherine]

pretty much right - it would probably best be

{
int ret ;

ret = -1 ;

if(tiley < 66)
{

}

[pipfromslitherine]

pretty much right - it would probably best be

{
int ret ;

ret = -1 ;

if(tiley < 66)
{
ret = BonusCheck(tilex, tiley, unit, "Nebel") ;
}

return ret ;
}

But I am sure you would have worked out the syntax

Cheers

Pip

[GottaLove88s]

pretty much right - it would probably best be

{
int ret ;

ret = -1 ;

if(tiley < 66)
{
ret = BonusCheck(tilex, tiley, unit, "Nebel") ;
}

return ret ;
}

But I am sure you would have worked out the syntax

Cheers

Pip

Awww, thanks Pip. That works great.
You're the best! Even better than Santa Claus...