TargetStrengthCoefficient

Weights a candidate target by how much of its maximum strength it still has.

Specification

Applies to

AircraftTypeBuildingTypeInfantryTypeUnitType

File

rules.ini

Section

[<ObjectType ID>]

Value

floating point

When omitted

ComputedTakes the value of TargetStrengthCoefficientDefault in [General], which is itself 0 when that key is absent too.

The coefficient multiplies the candidate’s current strength as a fraction of its maximum — 1 for an undamaged candidate, falling toward 0 as it is hurt. A positive value makes the object prefer healthy candidates; a negative value is what makes it finish off wounded ones. It is read from the type of the object doing the choosing, never from the candidate’s type.

rules.ini

[MYTANK] ; example UnitType
TargetStrengthCoefficient=-1

Zero cannot be pinned on one type

The value is read with a fallback that substitutes TargetStrengthCoefficientDefault whenever the stored figure is zero, and the rules are read again for each later layer. An explicit 0 therefore lasts only until the first later layer that carries the type’s section without this key, which puts the global default back.

Related resources

• Target selection and threat ratingFeature or system

See also — target-selection

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