Zombie

Holds an object on this mission when it runs out of things to do, and after damage if the mission is also marked no threat.

Specification

Applies to: mission behavior
File: rules.ini
Section: [<Mission name>]
Value: boolean
When omitted: no

Zombie=yes keeps an object on its current mission in two cases where it would otherwise pick a new one. The setting is read from the mission the object is currently in.

[Sleep]
Zombie=yes

After damage on a no-threat mission. A vehicle, infantry or aircraft that belongs to no team normally leaves a NoThreat=yes mission when it survives damage from a known attacker and does not retaliate. With Zombie=yes it stays, and scans go on ignoring it.

When it runs out of orders. A soldier with no target and nowhere to go, or a vehicle with a primary weapon and nowhere to go, stays on this mission. Without the setting it is given Guard or Area Guard. This case works exactly like Paralyzed=yes, which lists the objects it does not affect.

The setting does not stop the object from fighting back. An object allowed to retaliate switches to attacking its attacker. Set Retaliate=no on the same mission to prevent that.

See also — NoThreat, Paralyzed, Retaliate