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| * If the highest unit ID in the game < 39999, set val1 to (highest unit ID in the game)/2 rounded up | * If the highest unit ID in the game < 39999, set val1 to (highest unit ID in the game)/2 rounded up | ||
| * Otherwise, val1 = 20000 | * Otherwise, val1 = 20000 | ||
| - | * If target type = 7 (magic users) | ||
| - | * FIXME how about I look at a selectable target type first | ||
| * If target type = 1 (commanders) | * If target type = 1 (commanders) | ||
| * FIXME | * FIXME | ||
| * If target type = 2 (archers) | * If target type = 2 (archers) | ||
| - | * Make up to (val1/2) attempts, rounded down. Pick a random unit in the whole game. Continue until all the following are not true: | + | * Make up to (val1/2) attempts, rounded down. Pick a random unit ID up to the highest. Continue until all the following are true: |
| * It's in the current battle | * It's in the current battle | ||
| * It's alive | * It's alive | ||
| * It's not swallowed by another creature | * It's not swallowed by another creature | ||
| * It's owned by a nation other than the attacker | * It's owned by a nation other than the attacker | ||
| - | * Its unit type has any weapon with range > 0 **[Giving bows to commanders that don't inherently have a ranged attack will not be specifically picked out by this]** | + | * Its unit type innately |
| * And at least one of the following: | * And at least one of the following: | ||
| * The target is mindless, and the weapon we are using has no effect on mindless | * The target is mindless, and the weapon we are using has no effect on mindless | ||
| - | * | + | * The target has more of its friends than enemies in a 3x3 box around it |
| - | + | * If this fails to find something, use fallback | |
| + | * If target type = 3 (cavalry) | ||
| + | * This is identical to archers except it checks for the mounted flag instead of having an innate ranged weapon | ||
| + | * If target type = 4 (fliers) | ||
| + | * Same again, except the target needs to be able to fly RIGHT NOW. In cases like perpetual storm, this will therefore go only for storm immune/ | ||
| + | * If target type = 5 (closest) | ||
| + | * Check all units in the game, starting at 0 and ascending. | ||
| + | * In order to be valid, units have to meet all of: | ||
| + | * Be in the battle province | ||
| + | * Be on the field | ||
| + | * Either: | ||
| + | * The target has more of its friends than enemies in a 3x3 box around it | ||
| + | * userangedweapons != 1 | ||
| + | * Any one of: | ||
| + | * there is no ranged weapon being used | ||
| + | * the ranged weapon being used does not only hit mindless | ||
| + | * the target is not mindless | ||
| + | * Calculate a " | ||
| + | * closed d3 - 1 + Abs(difference in front-back coordinate) + Abs(difference in left-right coordinate)/ | ||
| + | * Add 50 if the target is routing | ||
| + | * The final target is the lowest " | ||
| + | * If target type = 6 (horrors) | ||
| + | * Make up to (val1/2) attempts, rounded down. Pick a random unit ID up to the highest. Accept it if it's in the battle, it's alive, it's not owned by the unit doing the targeting, and it has a nonzero number of horror marks. | ||
| + | * If the above fails, go through all unit IDs in ascending order, and accept the LAST one found that matches the criteria above. | ||
| + | * If that fails, use fallback | ||
| + | * If target type = 7 (magic users) | ||
| + | * **NOTE**: here for completeness. To the best of my current knowledge I do not believe a player can set this command legitimately. I am not aware of anything in the game that uses this in normal gameplay. | ||
| + | * Make 3000 attempts... | ||
| + | * Pick a random commander ID: RandInt(HighestCommanderID + 1) | ||
| + | * If it is all of the following | ||
| + | * In the battle province | ||
| + | * Has current hitpoints > 0 | ||
| + | * is not owned by the nation doing the targeting | ||
| + | * Has non-holy magic paths | ||
| + | * Has its Front-back coordinate greater than 0 | ||
| + | * Either not using a ranged weapon, the ranged weapon does not hit mindless only, or the target is not mindless | ||
| + | * The target has more of its friends than enemies in a 3x3 box around it | ||
| + | * Accept the first target that matches if one is found | ||
| + | * If those attempts failed: | ||
| + | * Make 1500 more attempts, this time include holy levels as well | ||
| + | * Otherwise, proceed through all commanders in ascending ID order, and accept the one with the highest ID | ||
| + | * If target type = 8 (large monsters) | ||
| + | * Make up to (val1/2) attempts, rounded down. Pick a random unit ID up to the highest. Accept it if all of the following: | ||
| + | * It's in the battle province | ||
| + | * it's alive | ||
| + | * it's not owned by the unit doing the targeting | ||
| + | * Any of: | ||
| + | * we are not using a ranged weapon | ||
| + | * our ranged weapon does not affect only mindless | ||
| + | * the target is not mindless | ||
| + | * The target has more of its friends than enemies in a 3x3 box around it | ||
| + | * Either: | ||
| + | * The target is size 5 or 6 | ||
| + | * The target is size 4-6 inclusive AND (val1/2) < (number of attempts * 2) | ||
| + | * Otherwise, use fallback | ||
| + | * If target type = 9 (rear) | ||
| + | * Proceed in ascending unit ID order, starting at 0. | ||
| + | * If the unit is in the battle province, owned by someone other than the one doing the targeting, has hp > 0, and is in the battle (coordinate check) | ||
| + | * Get the to-be-targeted unit's front-back coordinate. | ||
| + | * If the owner of the targeted unit is on the attacking (left hand side) of the battlefield, | ||
| + | * If the owner of the targeted unit is neither the attacking nor defending nation (eg Call Horror etc), its front/back coordinate is considered to be -99999 instead. | ||
| + | * If the target is retreating, subtract 50 from its front/back coordinate. | ||
| + | * Its front/back coordinate at this point is now a " | ||
| + | * Accept the unit as the " | ||
| + | * Either: | ||
| + | * It is the lowest unit ID to make it here | ||
| + | * closed d100 - 1 <= (400 / (number of alive units in the province that do not belong to the player doing the targeting/3 + 10) + 15 | ||
| + | * Any of: | ||
| + | * We are not using a ranged weapon | ||
| + | * The ranged weapon we are using does not affect only mindless | ||
| + | * The target is not mindless | ||
| + | * The target has more of its friends than enemies in a 3x3 box around it | ||
| + | * The " | ||
| + | * Fallback target type (also used as a "none of the above" option) | ||
| + | * Make up to val1/2 attempts... | ||
| + | * Roll RandInt(HighestUnitID + 1) | ||
| + | * Check that... | ||
| + | * Unit is in battle province | ||
| + | * Unit is alive | ||
| + | * Unit isn't owned by nation doing the targeting | ||
| + | * Unit is not any of the various kinds of temporary (persists after batle, eg is not PD or battlesummoned or a product of secondtmpshape) | ||
| + | * Unit's front-back coordinate > 0 | ||
| + | * Either: | ||
| + | * The ranged weapon we are using doesn' | ||
| + | * The target is not mindless | ||
| + | * Continuing... | ||
| + | * If function param5 > 1 and the total number of size points in the target unit's squad is less than param5 and this condition has been met less than three times: | ||
| + | * multiply param5 by 9, divide by 10 then round down | ||
| + | * start again as if you failed one of the above checks | ||
| + | * If userangedweapons > 2: | ||
| + | * If (your ranged weapon' | ||
| + | * If the target has more of its friends than enemies in a 3x3 box around it, start again as if you failed one of the above checks | ||
| + | * Otherwise, accept this unit | ||
| + | * If this failed and userangedeweapons < 5: | ||
| + | * Check all units in ascending unit ID until one is found. | ||
| + | * Needs to be in the battle province | ||
| + | * Needs to be alive | ||
| + | * Needs to be owned by someone other than nation doing the targeting | ||
| + | * Needs a front-back coordinate on the field | ||
| + | * Ranged weapon needs to hit non-mindless or the target must be non-mindless | ||
| + | * If use ranged weapons < 3, accept this unit | ||
| + | * If (your ranged weapon' | ||
| + | * The target must has more of its friends than enemies in a 3x3 box around it | ||
| + | * If you got here, accept this as the target | ||
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