Total Mayhem 1.37 for all game versions

[CodenameGhost]

Unit: brnt1 htt3
Predator mk3 - rebalancing suggestion for this Tank. there are 2 opinions first one reduce hp to 1000hp and buildingtime to 8sec or dps/rate of fire to 0,35 + buildingtime to 8sec.
We think thats the most broken unit in the game and should be balanced as soon as possible. We can make you more suggestions about under/overpowered unitsif we find the due some pvp matches.

[Uveso]

Hello CodenameGhost,

Autoattack is used for the AI, so the unit don't need a platoon to attack the target.
In case the unit is controlled by the AI it will attack units inside the radius of the Autoattack weapon.
(Like most experimentals does)

You will find this script for the autoattack weapon inside every unit. As you can see, the autoattack weapon is only active if the Braintype is not human.

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    if self:GetAIBrain().BrainType == 'Human' and IsUnit(self) then
        self:SetWeaponEnabledByLabel('autoattack', false)
    else
        self:SetWeaponEnabledByLabel('autoattack', true)
    end     


Balance:
We have 3 Predator Tier 1 tanks on UEF.
Maybe we should move the Predator MK2 to the 2nd tech tree and Predator MK3 to the 3rd tech tree. ?

So instead changing the values of unit brnt1htt3 we can make it a Tier 3 tank ?

[CSI]

Why the UEF T2 Fighters do attack automatically any air on the map and get killed if you don't make them back every 10 seconds ? Is there a piece of code to change ?

[Uveso]

Hello CSI,

yes, the UEF fighter (UnitID=BRNAT2FIGHTER) has a attackradius of 300 from his "autoattack2" weapon.

You can change it by editing the autoattack2 weapon inside the unitblueprint:
Search inside file "BRNAT2FIGHTER_unit.bp" for these lines:

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            Label = 'autoattack2',
            MaxRadius = 300,


Change the MaxRadius to 20 and the fighter will not attack on extreme long range.


Or, if you want to change a piece of code:
Search inside file "BRNAT2FIGHTER_script.lua" for the function "SetAIAutoattackWeapon":

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    SetAIAutoattackWeapon = function(self)
        if self:GetAIBrain().BrainType == 'Human' and IsUnit(self) then
            self:SetWeaponEnabledByLabel('autoattack', false)
        else
            self:SetWeaponEnabledByLabel('autoattack', true)
        end
    end,


Then add the autoattack2 weapon to the function like this:

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    SetAIAutoattackWeapon = function(self)
        if self:GetAIBrain().BrainType == 'Human' and IsUnit(self) then
            self:SetWeaponEnabledByLabel('autoattack', false)
            self:SetWeaponEnabledByLabel('autoattack2', false)
        else
            self:SetWeaponEnabledByLabel('autoattack', true)
            self:SetWeaponEnabledByLabel('autoattack2', true)
        end
    end,

If you think this is a balance issue and should be changed in general, tell this CodenameGhost and ask him to validate this.

[CSI]

Thank you ! And how can I set the autoattack circle to be invisible ?

[Uveso]

Hello CSI,

you can't make the weapon range ring invisible.

Either you disable the weapon inside the script file with "self:SetWeaponEnabledByLabel('autoattack2', false)" or you can delete it from the blueprint.

If you remove the weapon from the blueprint, don't forget to delete the weaponclass from the scriptfile.
Search and delete:

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        autoattack2 = Class(TDFGaussCannonWeapon) {
            FxMuzzleFlashScale = 0.0,
        },


Just in case, to remove the autoattack weapon from the blueprint, delete this:
(serach for "Label = 'autoattack2',")

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{
            AboveWaterTargetsOnly = true,
            Audio = {
                Fire = Sound {
                    Bank = 'TM_AIRCRAFTS',
                    Cue = 'JETSAMBIENT',
                    LodCutoff = 'Weapon_LodCutoff',
                },
            },
            AutoInitiateAttackCommand = true,
            BallisticArc = 'RULEUBA_LowArc',
            CollideFriendly = false,
            Damage = 0,
            DamageRadius = 0,
            DamageType = 'Normal',
            DisplayName = 'Gauss Cannon',
            FireTargetLayerCapsTable = {
                Land = 'Air',
                Water = 'Air',
                Air = 'Air',
            },
            FiringTolerance = 1,
            FiringRandomness = 0.5,
            Label = 'autoattack2',
            MaxRadius = 10,
            MinRadius = 0,
            MuzzleSalvoDelay = 0,
            MuzzleSalvoSize = 1,
            MuzzleVelocity = 140,
            ProjectileId = '/mods/TotalMayhem/projectiles/NULLWEAPON/NULLWEAPON_proj.bp',
            ProjectileLifetimeUsesMultiplier = 1,
            ProjectilesPerOnFire = 1,
            RackBones = {
                {
                    MuzzleBones = {
                        'AttachPoint',
                    },
                    RackBone = 'AttachPoint',
                },
            },
            RackFireTogether = false,
            RackRecoilDistance = 0,
            RackReloadTimeout = 0,
            RackSalvoChargeTime = 0,
            RackSalvoReloadTime = 0,
            RackSalvoSize = 1,
            RackSlavedToTurret = true,
            RangeCategory = 'UWRC_AntiNavy',
            RateOfFire = 0.075,
            TargetCheckInterval = 0.5,
            TargetPriorities = {
                'SPECIALHIGHPRI',
                'MOBILE',
                'STRUCTURE DEFENSE',
                'SPECIALLOWPRI',
                'ALLUNITS',
            },
            TargetRestrictDisallow = 'UNTARGETABLE',
            TrackingRadius = 1.05,
            TurretBoneMuzzle = 'AttachPoint',
            TurretBonePitch = 'AttachPoint',
            TurretBoneYaw = 'AttachPoint',
            TurretDualManipulators = false,
            TurretPitch = 0,
            TurretPitchRange = 140,
            TurretPitchSpeed = 300,
            TurretYaw = 0,
            TurretYawRange = 180,
            TurretYawSpeed = 300,
            Turreted = true,
            WeaponCategory = 'Artillery',
            WeaponRepackTimeout = 0,
            WeaponUnpacks = false,
        },


[CSI]

Very clear thanks.

[CodenameGhost]

Balance: Yes i think moving the mk3 to tier 2 is also a good way couse than you have enought time to prepare a counter for this build and at T2 its a strong but not overpowered unit and there is no way you can just rush ur enemies to death.
The mk 1 and 2 are okay at Tier 1 i think we should leave them there.

[Scoob]

Hi,

I did compose a long post explaining this, but apparently it's too "spammy".

Anyway in Total Mayhem v1.21 the tougher T1 tanks were only unlocked after the Land Factory was upgraded, though they still appeared in the T1 tab. I'd explain in more detail, but spam lol.

So, at some point between v1.21 and v1.31 this system of unlocking additional units in the T1 Tab was lost. Restoring it would fix the balance.

Scoob.

[Scoob]

Looks after one post, this is no longer considered spam. Nice. Here's my original post in detail:

Hey all,

We've been playing the Total Mayhem mod version 1.21 pretty much exclusively for some time, and I've only very recently switched to 1.31. One thing I've observed, and that other have commented on here, is the oddly over-powered T1 tanks available.

In version 1.21 these tanks are present, but they're not all unlocked at the start of the game. How they used to work, which I thought was pretty clever, is as follows:

When a Land Factory is just T1, only the weakest of the Total Mayhem tanks are available to build.

When a Land Factory is upgraded to T2, we gain the extra T2 build tab as expected. However, additional, slightly tougher variants of the Total Mayhem T1 Tanks are added to the T1 Tab.

When Land Factory is upgraded to T3, we gain the extra T3 build tab, again as expected. However, at this point the final, toughest variants of the T1 Tanks are added to the T1 Tab.

Basically, in Total Mayhem v1.21, the "OP" 2000 hit point T1 Tank only] became available when the Land Factory was upgraded to T3. This sorta made it a T3 unit, but it appeared in the T1 tab. So, while not as strong as other T3 units by quite a margin, it was very quick to build.

I'm not aware at which point between 1.21 and 1.31 that this approach to unlocking said units was lost, but reinstating it would restore balance quite nicely. Currently, when we play, we use 1.21 so as not to give UEF players an advantage. Note: we play exclusively UEF currently, so I cannot comment on other factions having a similar issue.

Cheers,

Scoob.