CommandButtons

CommandButton.ini

This page documents new CommandButton command types and parameters.

REVERSE_MOVE (New Command)

A new context command that orders the selected unit(s) to move to a clicked ground position driving in reverse, instead of turning around first.

• Command = REVERSE_MOVE

It works like ATTACK_MOVE/MOVE: the player clicks the button, then clicks a target position on the terrain. The unit drives backwards along the whole path (no three-point turn), forcing reverse movement regardless of the locomotor reverse heuristics.

Example:

CommandButton Command_ReverseMove
  Command       = REVERSE_MOVE
  Options       = NEED_TARGET_POS
  TextLabel     = CONTROLBAR:ReverseMove
  ButtonImage   = SCReverseMove
  CursorName    = Move
  InvalidCursorName = GenericInvalid
End

Add the button to the unit's CommandSet like any other command button.

Notes:

• Requires a locomotor that can rotate in place / reverse (e.g. TREADS, HOVER). The reverse speed and behavior are tuned via the Locomotor backwards-movement parameters.
• Plays the normal move voice response.
• A manual REVERSE_MOVE order forces reversing for the entire path. The GameData flag ReverseMoveIgnoreAngleThreshold controls whether a manual order reverses regardless of heading.

Multi-Target Special Powers

CommandButton parameters were added to aim a special power at multiple target points in one activation (NumberOfTargets, anchor/target radii, markers, ...). See Multi-Target Special Powers.