the #homesick modding command

[Gandalf Parker]

http://ulm.illwinter.com/dom3/dom3progress.html

OK guesswork time.
Is this going to allow creation of SCs that are defense or one-shot only?
I think I like that idea.

[Foodstamp]

It will work just like homesick works for naiads and hamadryads I think.

When you assign #homesick 20 for instance, the unit will lose 20% of it's HP every turn it is away from it's home province.

So yeah, you could use it to neuter SCs or create purely defensive units by assigning #homesick 100.

[Jack_Trowell]

#homesick 100 would seem redundant with just giving the unit a strategic move of 0.

However high values could allows for a SC able to leave its home province for one turn or two.

Hum, does regeneration helps against the homesick loss of HP ?

[Foodstamp]

#homesick 100 would seem redundant with just giving the unit a strategic move of 0.

However high values could allows for a SC able to leave its home province for one turn or two.

Hum, does regeneration helps against the homesick loss of HP ?

It seems like when you take Naiads away from their home and cast regeneration, they regen to their new hit point total, not the original value. I may be wrong though.

[Gandalf Parker]

Does movement of zero block things like teleporting into someones capital?

[Foodstamp]

Nope

[Foodstamp]

I'm curious how we can use #homesick with shapeshifting.

For instance, how cool would it be to have a Dryad unit that functions normally in forest provinces (via #forestshape) but then has the #homesick tag when in other terrains.

How I think it will work is as follows:

Unit can roam around the forest np.

Unit can roam in home province np, even if it is not a forest (If it is a summon, can make it target forest provinces only to get around this).

If the unit goes anywhere else, it suffers from homesick.

Hooray, a Dryad who can't leave forests.

[Gandalf Parker]

That would be cool.

And Im thinking #homesick 100 would not be the same as move zero. You can have an SC that works like a nuke missile. It can sit at home forever to protect the capital, or you can "fire" it (teleport) to another province where it only gets one use win-or-lose

[Edi]

That would be cool.

And Im thinking #homesick 100 would not be the same as move zero. You can have an SC that works like a nuke missile. It can sit at home forever to protect the capital, or you can "fire" it (teleport) to another province where it only gets one use win-or-lose
You're right about that. If you actually gave such a SC a ridiculous mapmove, something like 20 or 40 or 50, flying and amphibian, you could fire it at any province on aany sanely sized map and a good distance away even on the ridiculously humongous maps.

[llamabeast]

I thought all homesick units just lost 1 hp per turn. In which case there would be no "#homesick 20" - it would just be "#homesick".

[Foodstamp]

Naw, they lose a percentage. I think Naiads lose 20%, Hamadryads lose 40% etc.

[Edi]

I thought all homesick units just lost 1 hp per turn. In which case there would be no "#homesick 20" - it would just be "#homesick".
Like Foodstamp said, percentage. #homesick 100 will kill a unit the very next turn.

That was in the specs Johan sent me for the modding manual and if you check the beta patch modding manual, it's there. Section 7.7.8.

[Jack_Trowell]

I had forgotten that teleportation was a way to bypass the stat move 0, good catch, I like some of the ideas in the thread, especially the dryad able to move in forests.

[draugaer]

kinda resurrecting a thread here, but I found that if you combine #homesick 100 with #secondtmpshape, you can create 1-shot gladiator type units. (note second unit should not have #homesick)

I'm currently using this technique to create 1-shot mercenary type units for a nation mod.

The only issue here is that if the unit never leaves his home province he will never change to his secondshape and therefore exist for multiple battles. Of course it could be argued that if a merc isn't campaigning he hasn't really fulfilled his contract and it makes sense he is obligated to stay. (also note that the first shape should probably have 1hp so the unit doesn't seem to have "two lives"

[Thilock_Dominus]

That would be cool.

And Im thinking #homesick 100 would not be the same as move zero. You can have an SC that works like a nuke missile. It can sit at home forever to protect the capital, or you can "fire" it (teleport) to another province where it only gets one use win-or-lose

Or #immortal and zero map movements. Can only attack via Teleport then resurrected back home.

[Soyweiser]

I think you can make some sort of battleshape, second shape list of commands that abuses homesick to kill them after one battle. Just look at how the second shape of skrattir works when activated in battles. (After battle it reverts to the next shape in line).

Not tested btw :D.