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Locomotor.ini

Reverse (Backwards) Movement

Locomotors that can rotate in place (e.g. TREADS, HOVER) can now reverse towards a goal that is behind them instead of always turning around first. The behavior is now configurable per locomotor.

  • BackwardsMoveAngleThreshold = 90The goal must be at least this many degrees off the current heading before the unit reverses instead of turning around. Default = 90°
  • BackwardsMoveDistanceFactorThreshold = 5.0Maximum reverse distance, as a factor of the object's MajorRadius. Beyond this the unit turns around instead. Default = 5.0
  • BackwardsMoveSpeedFactor = 1.0Speed multiplier applied while moving backwards. E.g. 0.5 = reverse at half speed. Default = 1.0

Notes

  • Defaults match the values the hardcoded backwards-movement logic used before these were configurable.
  • A global override exists in GameData: ReverseMoveIgnoreAngleThreshold.

Ships

TODO

LocomotorExtend

Locomotor definitions can be extended via a LocomotorExtend entry:

  • LocomotorExtend <NewLocomotor> <ParentLocomotor>

All parameters from Locomotor can be used to override values from the parent Locomotor. It is possible to extend an extended Locomotor.

LocomotorExtend CrusaderFastLocomotor CrusaderLocomotor
  Speed        = 40
  SpeedDamaged = 30
End

Note

The extended locomotor needs to be defined below the parent locomotor.