[General] Cannot make long range units

[Ottriman]

I have simple problem that has been bugging me for a long time.

I cannot seem to make units that have very long range attacks. When I start working on a unit with a ranged attack, the game seems to refuse to acknowledge high range values such as 3000. I give the unit these high range values but when I test my map the range is plain old 500-600.

What causes this and how do I deal with it? I haven't found any range cap in game play constants holding this back.

 

[Nichilus]

Increase value in Combat - Aquisition Range. For some reason if both aquisition and attack range limit the maximum attack range of a unit.

 

[Ardenian]

Additionaly to the attack range, you need to adjust another option.
If the unit's acquisition range is 500, then the unit can only attack within the 500 range,
since it does not recognize targets outside of this range.

It should be under the two attack data, somewhere next to armor, called acquisition range or something.
You need to change that in the object data of the unit, too, afaik.

 

[Ottriman]

Thank you, it works.

However it opens up another problem which is that I don't want the unit (an artillery emplacement) to just attack willy nilly at incredibly long ranges without the players direct attack commands.

I know changing it to worker will remove its automatic attacking of the enemy but has some undesired side effects.

Do you know how to deal with that?

Thanks.

 

[DracoL1ch]

Thank you, it works.

However it opens up another problem which is that I don't want the unit (an artillery emplacement) to just attack willy nilly at incredibly long ranges without the players direct attack commands.

I know changing it to worker will remove its automatic attacking of the enemy but has some undesired side effects.

Do you know how to deal with that?

Thanks.

native SetUnitAcquireRange takes unit u, real range returns nothing

set whatever aggro range you want

 

[Ottriman]

native SetUnitAcquireRange takes unit u, real range returns nothing

set whatever aggro range you want

Excuse me, but what is Jazz? I have never seen any place to write custom code in the editor before.

 

[Wietlol]

Its JASS and it is the background of triggers.

In your case, you might be able to make it not be able to target units but be able to target ground using the artillery option.

 

[Ottriman]

I made its valid targets be none but gave it the aoe artillery attack I needed, this is working pretty much as I intended.

Thank you all for your time!