Smart High/low weapon selection proof of concept

scripts/Units/armguard.bos

@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 
 piece  flare1, flare2, base, turret, barrel1, barrel2, sleeves;
 
-static-var  nextBarrel, trajectoryMode, lastHeading;
+static-var  nextBarrel, trajectoryMode, lastHeading, aimingState, resetHighFrame, delayFrames;
 
 #define SIGNAL_AIM			1
-#define LOW_TRAJECTORY		0
-#define HIGH_TRAJECTORY		1
+#define SIGNAL_RESET_DELAY  2
 
 
 Create()
@@ -31,6 +30,9 @@ Create()
 	dont-shade sleeves;
 	dont-shade turret;
 	nextBarrel = 0;
+	aimingState = 0;
+	resetHighFrame = 0;
+	delayFrames = 450;
 }
 
 #define SMOKEPIECE base
@@ -44,13 +46,11 @@ RequestState(requestedState)
 Activate()
 {
 	signal SIGNAL_AIM;
-	start-script RequestState(HIGH_TRAJECTORY);
 }
 
 Deactivate()
 {
 	signal SIGNAL_AIM;
-	start-script RequestState(LOW_TRAJECTORY);
 }
 
 restoreAfterDelay()
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ restoreAfterDelay()
 	turn sleeves to x-axis <0.000000> speed <45.000000>;
 }
 
+resetState()
+{
+	signal SIGNAL_RESET_DELAY;
+	set-signal-mask SIGNAL_RESET_DELAY;
+	sleep 250;
+	aimingState = 0;
+}
+
 aimCommon(heading, pitch)
 {
 	turn turret to y-axis heading speed <30.000000>;
@@ -92,11 +100,11 @@ aimCommon(heading, pitch)
 
 AimPrimary(heading, pitch)
 {
-	if( trajectoryMode != LOW_TRAJECTORY )
-	{
-		return(0);
+	if (aimingState == 2){
+		return (0);
 	}
-
+	aimingState = 1;
+	start-script resetState();
 	signal SIGNAL_AIM;
 	set-signal-mask SIGNAL_AIM;
 	call-script aimCommon(heading, pitch);
@@ -108,19 +116,28 @@ AimPrimary(heading, pitch)
 	{
 		return(0);
 	}
-
 	return (1);
 }
 
 AimSecondary(heading, pitch)
 {
-	if( trajectoryMode != HIGH_TRAJECTORY )
-	{
-		return(0);
+
+	if (aimingState == 1){
+		return (0);
 	}
-
+	var frame;
+	frame = (get GAME_FRAME);
+	if (aimingState == 2 && frame > resetHighFrame){
+		aimingState = 0;
+		return (0);
+	}
+	if (aimingState != 2){
+		resetHighFrame = frame + delayFrames;
+	}
+	aimingState = 2;
 	signal SIGNAL_AIM;
 	set-signal-mask SIGNAL_AIM;
+
 	call-script aimCommon(heading, pitch);
 	return (1);
 }

units/ArmBuildings/LandDefenceOffence/armguard.lua

@@ -136,31 +136,30 @@ return {
 			},
 			plasma_high = {
 				accuracy = 75,
-				areaofeffect = 192,
+				areaofeffect = 100,
 				avoidfeature = false,
-				cegtag = "arty-large",
-				craterareaofeffect = 192,
+				cegtag = "arty-medium",
 				craterboost = 0,
 				cratermult = 0,
-				edgeeffectiveness = 0.65,
-				explosiongenerator = "custom:genericshellexplosion-medium-bomb",
+				edgeeffectiveness = 0.4,
+				explosiongenerator = "custom:genericshellexplosion-medium",
 				gravityaffected = "true",
 				hightrajectory = 1,
 				impulseboost = 0.123,
-				impulsefactor = 1.4,
-				name = "High-trajectory g2g long-range AoE plasma cannon",
+				impulsefactor = 0.5,
+				mygravity = 0.289,
+				name = "Heavy g2g long range plasma cannon",
 				noselfdamage = true,
-				proximitypriority = -1,
 				range = 1220,
-				reloadtime = 7,
+				reloadtime = 2.85,
 				soundhit = "xplomed2",
-				soundhitwet = "splslrg",
+				soundhitwet = "splsmed",
 				soundstart = "cannhvy5",
 				turret = true,
 				weapontype = "Cannon",
-				weaponvelocity = 440,
+				weaponvelocity = 600,
 				damage = {
-					default = 600,
+					default = 300,
 					subs = 150,
 					vtol = 90,
 				},

units/CorBuildings/LandDefenceOffence/corpun.lua

@@ -137,32 +137,32 @@ return {
 			},
 			plasma_high = {
 				accuracy = 75,
-				areaofeffect = 208,
+				areaofeffect = 120,
 				avoidfeature = false,
 				cegtag = "arty-medium",
-				craterareaofeffect = 208,
 				craterboost = 0,
 				cratermult = 0,
-				edgeeffectiveness = 0.65,
+				edgeeffectiveness = 0.4,
 				explosiongenerator = "custom:genericshellexplosion-medium-bomb",
 				gravityaffected = "true",
 				hightrajectory = 1,
 				impulseboost = 0.123,
-				impulsefactor = 1.4,
-				name = "Long-range high-trajectory g2g AoE plasma cannon",
+				impulsefactor = 0.5,
+				mygravity = 0.289,
+				name = "Long-range g2g plasma cannon",
 				noselfdamage = true,
-				proximitypriority = -1,
 				range = 1245,
-				reloadtime = 7.5,
+				reloadtime = 3.16667,
 				soundhit = "xplomed2",
-				soundhitwet = "splslrg",
+				soundhitwet = "splsmed",
 				soundstart = "cannhvy5",
 				turret = true,
 				weapontype = "Cannon",
-				weaponvelocity = 440,
+				weaponvelocity = 600,
 				damage = {
-					default = 650,
-					subs = 95,
+					default = 350,
+					lboats = 350,
+					subs = 90,
 					vtol = 95,
 				},
 			},