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Flag: LandTargeting
File(s): rules(md).ini
Values: Signed integers: All whole numbers from -2147483648 to 2147483647; in rare cases, only from -32768 to 32767. (Limited to: 0,1,2)
Default: 0
Applicable to: TechnoTypes:

AircraftTypes, BuildingTypes, InfantryTypes and VehicleTypes



This flag determines whether an object can fire on land units (as opposed to naval units) or not. In Yuri's Revenge, it additionally can allow land targeting only with the secondary weapon.
This flag, along with NavalTargeting, was likely introduced because technically, ships are ground-level units as well, and a simple AG=yes would have does allow Submarines, for example, to fire torpedoes through the water, over the ground, into a tank. This, of course, is not desired. Therefore, the additional target area distinction between "Land" and "Naval" was created. The originally intended AN and AS were probably dismissed because they were not "complex" enough, allowing only a simple "Can fire on submarines? Yes." rather than something like "Can fire on submarines? Yes, but only with it's Secondary.".


Value Basic game interpretation Explanation from rules
0 LAND_OKAY Land is okay
1 LAND_NOT_OKAY Land is not okay[1]
2 LAND_SECONDARY Can shoot land, but only with secondary weapon[2]

Primary/Secondary Land/Naval issues

NavalTargeting=1
LandTargeting=2

NavalTargeting=3
LandTargeting=2

NavalTargeting=7
LandTargeting=1

NavalTargeting=4
LandTargeting=2

This section is just ment to show that Naval- & LandTargeting aren't mutually exclusive, and can confuse the hell out of you as well as the game. Apart from the usual checks, you should watch them double closely if you're doing any extended Primary/Secondary magic.

Notes

As part of the normal weapon selection rules, this, like targeting aerial targets, bypasses Overpowerable=true and allows BuildingTypes (such as Tesla Coil) to directly use Secondary.

Bugs/Side-Effects/Unexpected Limitations

TechnoTypes with the flag Deployer=yes&DeployFire=yes or IsGattling will ignore this flag.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The rules at this point actually say "Land is OK". That is evidently wrong, illustrated by the given game interpretation, supported by the fact that "0" already is "Land is okay", and proven in the wild a thousand times over.
  2. ↑ Has some hard coded effects, such as it will override AttackFriendlies=yes and CanPassiveAquire=yes, forcing the unit not to actively attack units on land.
    • This sentence alone allows ships to use Secondary weapons to deal with land without the need for NavalTargeting=7, as detailed in the NavalTargeting entry.

See Also

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