Relentless Attackers

[Just_Spectating]

simply,
how can i make hostile units chase regardless of how far you run away?
the default AI sends them back to their original positions after pursuing for too long
i don't know how to search for this, so i'm just asking if anyone knows the field to change so i can control this?
thanks

 

[Dr Super Good]

the default AI sends them back to their original positions after pursuing for too long

Turn on the Campaign AI for the player and then order the units to "Suicide". This is done by calling the one AI native in a trigger (can be done in GUI). AI controlled units that are ordered to "Suicide" will run around attacking the nearest target until all enemy targets are dead.

 

[Just_Spectating]

can this be done in the data editor alone by just adding the behavior suicide to a unit?

 

[Dr Super Good]

You can try, however I think that might be more related to getting the unit to kill itself (like the bunker) rather than instructing the AI who owns the unit to suicide the unit into combat.

In any case you will still need at least 1 simple initialization trigger to turn on campaign AI.

 

[Just_Spectating]

thanks, that clears things up

 

[Statharas]

Why not use a trigger to make all units that attack or are attacked to attack a unit? This will make them follow the unit, attacking it whenever it can.

 

[Dr Super Good]

That has the problem of other units being able to attack the units as long as their target keeps kiting them. It is far easier to get the AI to suicide as they will automatically seek out enemies and attack the nearest units.

 

[Statharas]

Actually, that will pop the trigger again. turning to attack the other unit. But yeah, that's abusable. You would have to wait a few seconds before turning it on again for X unit.