Actions

Nomen est omen in this case: Actions are exactly that - they initiate a procedure and/or control the way something is done; in most cases, this is linked to a change of the mouse cursor, the most prominent example of this being the SuperWeapons. Actions also decide whether a target is valid or not. As you can see from the list below, everything that generates a special cursor (and more) is linked to an Action, be it ParaDrops, the selling of units or simple guarding. The important factor here is that Actions can only ever be used once. While Types can be used again and again, a re-used Action will not work.

If the Action on a SuperWeapon is missing or invalid, the SW will be fired instantly on a random point on the map.

Type and Action

The relationship between Action and Type can roughly be translated to the one between Warhead and Projectile. Like the Warhead on a normal weapon, the Type of a SuperWeapon decides what kind of damage is applied, while, like the Projectile, the Action decides how that damage is delivered. (Be aware that this is only a simile - the "real" projectile, like the nuclear missile, for example, is part of the Type "Nuke" - it is independent from the Action "MultiMissile". Simplified, you can imagine the Action as being the part that controls which cursor to use.)

List of Actions

The following is a table of all Actions.

Number	Action Name	Description
0x00	None	None
0x01	Move	Move
0x02	NoMove	NoMove
0x03	Enter	Enter
0x04	Self	Deploy
0x05	Attack	Attack
0x06	Harvest	AttackMove
0x07	Select	Select
0x08	ToggleSelect	Select
0x09	Capture	Enter
0x0A	Eaten	Repair
0x0B	Repair	Enter
0x0C	Sell	Sell
0x0D	SellUnit	SellUnit
0x0E	NoSell	NoSell
0x0F	NoRepair	NoRepair
0x10	Sabotage	C4
0x11	Tote	Prohibited
0x12	DontUse2	Standard
0x13	DontUse3	Standard
0x14	Nuke	Nuke
0x15	DontUse4	Standard
0x16	DontUse5	Standard
0x17	DontUse6	Standard
0x18	DontUse7	Standard
0x19	DontUse8	Standard
0x1A	GuardArea	GuardArea
0x1B	Heal	Prohibited
0x1C	Damage	???
0x1D	GRepair	InstantRepair
0x1E	NoDeploy	NoDeploy
0x1F	NoEnter	NoEnter
0x20	NoGRepair	NoRepair
0x21	TogglePower	Prohibited
0x22	NoTogglePower	Prohibited
0x23	EnterTunnel	Enter
0x24	NoEnterTunnel	Standard
0x25	IronCurtain	IronCurtain
0x26	LightningStorm	LightningStorm
0x27	ChronoSphere	ChronoSphere
0x28	ChronoWarp	ChronoSphere
0x29	ParaDrop	ParaDrop
0x2A	PlaceWaypoint	Prohibited
0x2B	TibSunBug	Prohibited
0x2C	EnterWaypointMode	Prohibited
0x2D	FollowWaypoint	Prohibited
0x2E	SelectWaypoint	Prohibited
0x2F	LoopWaypointPath	Prohibited
0x30	DragWaypoint	Standard
0x31	AttackWaypoint	Prohibited
0x32	EnterWaypoint	Prohibited
0x33	PatrolWaypoint	Prohibited
0x34	AreaAttack	Deploy
0x35	IvanBomb	IvanBomb
0x36	NoIvanBomb	NoMove
0x37	Detonate	C4
0x38	DetonateAll	C4
0x39	DisarmBomb	DisarmBomb
0x3A	SelectNode	Standard
0x3B	AttackSupport	Standard
0x3C	PlaceBeacon	Place Beacon
0x3D	SelectBeacon	Select
0x3E	AttackMoveNav	AttackMove (rotating)
0x3F	AttackMoveTar	AttackMove (rotating)
0x40	Demolish	C4
0x41	AmerParaDrop	ParaDrop
0x42	PsychicDominator	PsychicDominator
0x43	SpyPlane	SpyPlane
0x44	GeneticConverter	GeneticConverter
0x45	ForceShield	ForceShield
0x46	NoForceShield	NoForceShield
0x47	Airstrike	Airstrike
0x48	PsychicReveal	PsychicReveal

Special Cases

The Action "SellUnit" is a special case, as it was used before the YR 1.001-patch, but unused afterwards. It is mostly used either for SellUnit-SuperWeapons, which use SW-code to re-enable the selling of units. Note that if the SellUnit Action targets a unit in a Tank Bunker an Internal Error will occur when the Tank Bunker is destroyed or sold. As such you should avoid using the SellUnit Action.

Another special case is "AttackMoveNav", as it is not really used in the game; it can be accessed through the command bar, but is usually not used by anyone and can equally easy be removed from it (via ui(md).ini). If that is done, it should be safe to use it for SuperWeapons.

In addition, the Tunnel-Actions might be usable - RA2 and YR natively do not feature maps with tunnels, which makes these Actions technically unused. They are, however, part of the fully working tunnel-system which is actively used by the Terrain Expansion. Therefore, caution is required when considering to use them.

Related Links

• Cursors of several actions listed by psycho