Here are some possibly dumb questions that I haven’t been able to find answers for on the various forums and webpages devoted to the game. Currently I’m playing
[ROTR - Gameplay] Why do units sometimes randomly change to white (or is it grey?) in color?
[SW] Does the repair drone passively (there's never a rotating wrench animation) repair firebases and tech buildings or do only dozers do that?
[C&C] Is there a way to text search inside custom game map files to determine for which enemy AI they are designed? E.G., some maps will only work with, say, GLA, but you only discover this after building defences for a while.
[SW/ROTR - Gameplay] Cannot re-target Ion Cannon after it starts striking. Does re-targeting work only in network games?
[C&C] How to better understand the AI, I.E., why are some skirmish maps’ factions very difficult when set to “Medium”, etc.?
[SW - Gameplay] Does toxin soldier automatically clean up toxins/radiation within a certain radius (say, if in a vehicle or garrisoned) or does this have to be manually activated?
[SW - Gameplay] Does the ambulance automatically heal troops within a certain radius? There’s no in-game indication that anything is happening (although in ROTR, a deployed ambulance shows healing range and red cross animation). What about garrisoned infantry?
[C&C - Gameplay] What is the purpose of capturing ungarrisonable bunkers/nuke facilities/etc?
[C&C - Modding] Can aircraft be instructed to NOT target infantry by editing an INI file?
[ROTR - Gameplay] Force-fire doesn’t seem to work for all units - could be my Mac keyboard, I suppose.
[ROTR - Gameplay] What is the meaning when a protector missile system temporarily has a rotating ring of light around it? Is it targetting?
[C&C - Gameplay] Does armor upgrade apply ONLY to tanks (i.e., not Humvees, Bradleys, missile vehicles, etc.)?
[C&C - Gameplay] Why, on some maps, can you repair, say, an aircraft carrier, but after repairs are completed the ship has no further use or purpose - not even garrisoning?
[C&C - Gameplay] What is the place beacon for (it doesn’t seem to work for me)? Is it visible to enemy players?
[C&C - Map Selection] What do the white and red stars that appear to the left of the map names in the map selection screen mean and why is there no apparent order to the maps appearing in the Unofficial Maps column? I.e., the list order isn’t alphabetical (well actually, it is, sort of…), last-added, or anything else I can determine. Also, what is the purpose of designating a Skirmish Player position as ‘Closed’?
[C&C - Resolution and Camera] Even though I set my screen to ludicrous resolution (2880x1800) in the options.ini file and camera height to 800, sometimes when the game starts the view seems to reset to 800x600 or maybe a bit higher, it’s hard to tell. Also, some maps seem to zoom in and out by themselves while panning over the landscape. Is resolution/camera height set independently by some maps?
[C&C - Replays] Is there some secret to getting downloaded (.REP files, I think) replays to work? It seems like hit and miss.
Thanks if anyone can clear up some of these questions, I’m sure some answers are fairly obvious but not to me.
And a great big thank you to those who created and maintain these mods, they’re great! I’m anxiously waiting for the new ROTR…
Paul