IsMagBeam: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 17:30, 2 July 2025

Flag:	IsMagBeam
File(s):	Rulesmd.ini
Values:	boolean
Default:	no
Applicable to:	Weapons

If set, the game will draw a colored wave along the projectile path (target -> firer when targeting VehicleTypes, reversed otherwise). This is used on the Magnetron. A similar, but broken wave can be created by using IsSonic=yes on the weapon instead.

Note: if the projectile is invisible, then the warhead will detonate when the wave hits the target. If it is visible, this wave will be only a graphic effect, and the warhead will detonate when the visible projectile hits. However, AI units will "sense" the wave and try to scatter before the projectile hits.

Bugs/Side-Effects/Unexpected Limitations

If the target moves out of Weapon's Range, the MagBeam will still be drawn and AmbientDamage will still work.

This bug has been fixed in Ares 0.B.

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-{{DeeZireInclusion}}<br />
+{{Flag
-Can be set to 'yes' or 'no' and specifies that the weapon and warhead utilize an internal routine that draws a colored line from the attacker to the target with a kind of 'wave' effect. This is only used by the Magnetron Yuri's Revenge (it is modified code from the Disruptor in Tiberian Sun). The IsSonic=yes tag on a weapon creates a similar effect (a 'broken' line in different colors).<br />
+|name=IsMagBeam
-(Yuri's Revenge Only)
+|files={{Categ|Rules(md).ini|Rulesmd.ini}}
+|values=boolean
+|default=no
+|types={{Categ|Weapon|Weapons}}
+|yr=yes
+|rp=yes
+}}
+If set, the game will draw a colored wave along the projectile path (target -> firer when targeting [[VehicleTypes]], reversed otherwise). This is used on the Magnetron. A similar, but broken wave can be created by using <tt>[[IsSonic]]=yes</tt> on the weapon instead.
+''Note:'' if the projectile is invisible, then the warhead will detonate when the wave hits the target. If it is visible, this wave will be only a graphic effect, and the warhead will detonate when the visible projectile hits. However, AI units will "sense" the wave and try to scatter before the projectile hits.
+=={{Bugs}}==
+If the target moves out of Weapon's Range, the MagBeam will still be drawn and AmbientDamage will still work.
+*This bug has been fixed in Ares 0.B.