MindControl

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

If set, this warhead will mind-control the target instead of inflicting damage. The effect is instant, and ignores whether the weapon actually hit the target or not. Objects that have ImmuneToPsionics=yes are completely immune, and cannot be targeted.

Normally, the owner can only target and control one object at a time, and will lose control over the first target if it fires on a second one. In YR this logic was extended to allow multiple units to be mind-controlled at once for the Mastermind, see below.

In Red Alert 2

Infantry under mind-control cannot garrison buildings, the Occupier=yes tag is rendered inert. This behaviour does not affect Spy or Engineer units, as those units are destroyed upon entry into their target buildings.

In Yuri's Revenge

The Damage value of the weapon defines how many objects total can be controlled by the firer. Values greater than 1 prevent previously established mind-control links from being lost. Because of that, after reaching the limit, no new object can be controlled until at least one of the old ones is destroyed.

Notes

• Hardcoded to prevent attacks BuildingTypes or infantry,VehicleTypes, AircraftTypes of yours (except allies).
  

to prevent certain actions such as hypnosis BuildingTypes or infantry,VehicleTypes, AircraftTypes of Yours.

• CellSpread that is set on the warhead. will not be used.
  
• The hypnotic effect occurs only when it actually hits the target. The attack on the ground was nothing more than a deception.
  
• Excessive mind control effects (not animations) In case you see the mind control effect lines will affect the game speed.
  
• All hypnotic TechnoTypes If inside the building When the original owner is defeated(Game Over) all TechnoTypes will be killed.
• InfantryTypes who are hypnotized can enter passenger planes. (AircraftTypes) Yes, after that the hypnosis will disappear.
  
• For YR If the MindControl type weapon was used in the OccupyWeapon,EliteOccupyWeapon The amount of Hypnosis is based on the Damage of the Primary of the building.

Bugs/Side-Effects/Unexpected Limitations The game only checks the Primary weapon for a Warhead with MindControl=yes, giving it to a Secondary causes an Internal Error. Furthermore, changing the Damage value on ElitePrimary doesn't affect how many objects can be controlled, only Primary is checked.

• ForRa2 Cannot be hypnotizedBuildingTypes ฺBut attacks BuildingTypesthings withSecondary,EliteSecondary.

Note that MindControl=yes warheads will cause an Internal Error when detonated if any of the following conditions are true:

• Firing weapon is a shrapnel weapon and DeathWeapon.
  
• Firing weapon is an urban combat weapon (fired from an occupied building).
  
• Firing weapon is a secondary weapon. ;(The problem was resolved by adding MindControl=yes to the warhead of Primary and ElitePrimary)

See also

• InfiniteMindControl
• PipScale