AIBasePlanningSide: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 05:37, 22 April 2025

Flag:	AIBasePlanningSide
File(s):	rules(md).ini
Values:	Signed integers: All whole numbers from -2147483648 to 2147483647; in rare cases, only from -32768 to 32767.
Default:	–1
Applicable to:	BuildingTypes

AIBasePlanningSide must be set on all BuildingTypes for the AI to be able to use them correctly, only the Side it belongs to will build it.

In Red Alert 2 and Yuri's Revenge, every Side has its own version of a building, but due to the fact that every building has its Owner set to every House, and the AI tends to ignore Prerequisite values, it needs a simple method of controlling which faction builds which building.

Below is a table of acceptable values:

Parameter	Side Selected
‐1	All sides
0	Allied (aka GDI)
1	Soviet (aka NOD)
2	YuriCountry (YR only)
3	Fourth Side (Requires engine extension)
...	Etc..

Notes

On non-building TechnoTypes, this tag only influences the Cameo Sorting order.

AIBasePlanningSide affects the Stolen Tech Logic.

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-In {{ra2}} and  {{yr}}, every [[side]] has its own version of a building, plus some special ones. Due to the wacky way the game is coded, however, many of them have their {{TTL|Owner}} set to everything, and the AI isn't particularly known for adhering the {{tt|[[Prerequisite]]s}}. This, of course, would lead to the AI building every building of every side, without any order, which is most certainly not desired. To prevent this, the coders introduced {{tt|{{PAGENAME}}}}.
+{{Tt|AIBasePlanningSide}} must be set on all [[BuildingTypes]] for the AI to be able to use them correctly, only the [[Sides|Side]] it belongs to will build it.
-{{tt|{{PAGENAME}}}} assigns the building it is set on to one specific side's tech tree, which is then followed by the AI<!-- (in its ''base planning'' - get it?)-->.
+In {{ra2}} and {{yr}}, every [[Sides|Side]] has its own version of a building, but due to the fact that every building has its [[Owner]] set to every [[Houses|House]], and the AI tends to ignore [[Prerequisite]] values, it needs a simple method of controlling which faction builds which building.
+Below is a table of acceptable values:
-{| align="center" cellpadding="4" class="table_descrow"
+{| class="wikitable"
-!Value
+|-
-!Side
+! Parameter !! Side Selected
+|-
+|&dash;1
+|All sides
 |-
 |0
-|Allied (all {{TTL|Side|GDI}})
+|Allied (aka GDI)
 |-
 |1
-|Soviet (all {{TTL|Side|Nod}})
+|Soviet (aka NOD)
 |-
-|2{{yro}}
+|2
-|Yuri (all {{TTL|Side|ThirdSide}})
+|YuriCountry (YR only)
+|-
+|3
+|Fourth Side (Requires engine extension)
+|-
+|...
+|Etc..
 |-
-|3{{rpo}}
-|Fourth Side (See [[RockPatch Docs:Adding a new Side|here]])
 |}
+==Notes==
+On non-building [[TechnoTypes]], this tag only influences the [[Cameo Sorting]] order.
-{{tt|{{PAGENAME}}}} ''must'' be set on a [[BuildingTypes|BuildingType]], or the AI will not be able to use it correctly. As indicated by the table, value "2" is only valid in {{yr}}, and value "3" is only valid in pd's [[RockPatch]].
+{{Tt|AIBasePlanningSide}} affects the [[Stolen Tech Logic]].
-==See also==
-*[[BuildingTypes]]
-*[[Side]]
-[[Category:INI Flags]]
-[[Category:BuildingTypes Flags]]