AIIonCannonHelipadValue
The ion cannon rating a computer house gives an enemy HoverPad structure.
- Applies to
- global rules
- File
rules.ini- Section
[General]- Value
- list of integers
- When omitted
(empty)
Applies to a structure with HoverPad=yes. It is the last of the seven structure tests, so a pad that matches any earlier test, such as a positive Power= or IsBaseDefense=yes, takes that rating instead. A structure that matches none of the seven is rated 4 while its strength is at or below IonCannonDamage.
The computer uses this rating only while the structure’s current strength is at or below IonCannonDamage. A stronger structure keeps its starting rating of 3. A cloaked structure is rated at random at any strength. The computer strikes one of the highest-rated targets, so a higher value puts pads ahead of more kinds of target.
Each entry belongs to one difficulty slot of the firing house, so give the list three entries. For a computer house the first entry is used at the Hard setting and the last at Easy. The key has no built-in list. If no rules file sets it, the game crashes the first time the computer rates a pad at or below IonCannonDamage. A list with fewer than three entries gives an unpredictable rating in the slots it does not cover.
IonCannonDamage, superweapons