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ConditionYellow

The fraction of maximum strength at or below which an object counts as damaged.

Specification
Applies to
global rules
File
rules.ini
Section
[AudioVisual]
Value
floating point
When omitted
.5

At or below this fraction of its maximum strength, an object’s health bar turns yellow. ConditionRed sets the lower fraction at which it turns red.

Either threshold can be written as a fraction or a percentage. The retail rules use percentages:

rules.ini
[AudioVisual]
ConditionYellow=50%
ConditionRed=25%

The same threshold changes several behaviors at or below it:

  • A structure switches to its damaged artwork, and each animation it starts uses its damaged form.
  • A driven vehicle moves at three quarters of its speed.
  • An aircraft owned by a computer house breaks off to look for a repair bay, provided the house has at least 100 credits.
  • Self-healing stops once an object passes this fraction, unless SelfHealCap or a type’s SelfHealingCap sets another ceiling.
  • Between this fraction and ConditionRed, ConditionYellowSparkingProbability sets the chance of damage sparks.

An object’s damage smoke goes out once repair or healing takes it above this fraction.

A power shortfall damages only structures above this fraction, so it wears a base down to this fraction and stops there. Raising the value leaves structures stronger after a long shortfall; lowering it lets a shortfall take them closer to destruction.

See also — power