AllowedToStartInMultiplayer: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:08, 2 July 2025

Flag:	AllowedToStartInMultiplayer
File(s):	rules(md).ini
Values:	Boolean values: yes or no, true or false, 1 or 0
Default:	yes
Applicable to:	VehicleTypes, InfantryTypes

Unless set to 'no' on a unit, the unit may be eligible as a starting unit in a skirmish or multiplayer game. This is usually used to disable higher tier and House-specific units from being spawned with the MCV. Such spawned starting units will still be limited by the usual Side, TechLevel, and other restrictions.

Bugs/Side-Effects/Unexpected Limitations

There must be at least one InfantryTypes unit, and one VehicleTypes unit, eligible to start, if choosing a 'Unit Count' greater than 0 in the multiplayer lobby, otherwise you will get an Internal Error.

Naval units should not be made eligible to start, as the presence of water nearby, or at all, can't be guaranteed. A Naval unit might spawn far away, similar to how Crates that give units, if that's the only available water.

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-{{DeeZireInclusion}}<br />
+{{Flag
-Can be set to 'yes' or 'no' and determines whether or not this unit can be chosen for allocation to a player as part of their starting forces. The forces given to a player at the start of the game consist of a random selection from all units that do not have this set to 'no'. NOTE: it is best not to set this to 'yes' on units which have Naval=yes set or you may get Internal Errors - the game requires the starting units to be placed adjacent to the MCV in multiplayer mode and this is invariably not on water.
+|files={{Categ|rules(md).ini}}
+|default=yes
+|values={{values|boolean}}
+|types=[[VehicleTypes]], [[InfantryTypes]]
+|ts=yes
+|fs=yes
+|hp=yes
+|ra2=yes
+|yr=yes
+}}
+Unless set to 'no' on a unit, the unit may be eligible as a starting unit in a skirmish or multiplayer game. This is usually used to disable higher tier and [[Houses|House]]-specific units from being spawned with the [[MCV]]. Such spawned starting units will still be limited by the usual [[Sides|Side]], [[TechLevel]], and other restrictions.
+=={{bugs}}==
+There must be at least one [[InfantryTypes]] unit, and one [[VehicleTypes]] unit, eligible to start, if choosing a 'Unit Count' greater than 0 in the multiplayer lobby, otherwise you will get an [[Internal Error]].
+[[Naval]] units should not be made eligible to start, as the presence of water nearby, or at all, can't be guaranteed. A <tt>Naval</tt> unit might spawn far away, similar to how [[Crates]] that give units, if that's the only available water.