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StartFacing

The facing a structure snaps to when its construction animation ends, in eighths of a turn.

Specification
Applies to
BuildingType
File
rules.ini
Section
[<ObjectType ID>]
Value
integer
When omitted
0
rules.ini
[DJUGG] ; the stock deployed Juggernaut
IsJuggernaut=yes
StartFacing=4 ; south

A structure snaps to this facing the moment its construction animation finishes. The facing shows only on a structure with a part that turns, such as a turret.

The value counts eighths of a turn: 0 is north, 2 east, 4 south and 6 west. Each step is 45 degrees, and no value selects a facing between two steps. Values outside 0 to 7 wrap around, so 8 is north again.

Two kinds of structure never take this facing:

  • A LaserFence=yes structure keeps the facing it was placed with.
  • A structure that starts the scenario on the map plays no construction animation.

An IsJuggernaut=yes or Artillary=yes structure also turns back to this facing when it packs up; StartPitch covers when.

See also — StartPitch, IsJuggernaut, Artillary, LaserFence