Setting Bot Strategic Targets

[Drewbacca]

I looked through the bot read me file and the help file, but I do not see how to set a strategic target for a bot. I would imagine I just select the hex, but what if there are multiple maps?

[Netzilla]

If you click the Help button on the Add Bot dialog there's a section that goes into more detail on Strategic Targets but the short of it is that you input the hex coordinates of the building.  This isn't helpful on a random map, but if you're using a premade board you can look at it in the Map Editor to get the right hex number. 

If you do want to work with a random map, you can generate the random map in the Map Editor, note down the proper coordinates, and save it and then load that map in the MegaMek lobby for your game.

[Drewbacca]

Thanks, I gave it a try and it worked. Looks like I have a new scenario to go with my map.

[pheonixstorm]

What about setting units as targets?

[Netzilla]

From the help doc:

Strategic Targets - This allows you to provide Princess with a list of hex coordinates or unit ids to move to and attack.  If a building exists in a target hex, then she will attempt to destroy that building. If a unit with the given id is on the enemy team, she will give that target a higher priority.

Chat Commands
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Prioritize
princessName: prioritize : unitId
Adds the specified unit to princess's Priority Targets list.

[pheonixstorm]

I tried the target list but it didn't seem to work. Possible I mistyped something but wanted to make sure I was doing it right.

[Netzilla]

It should make her more likely to go after the target unit, but not exclusively.  There's quite a few factors that may outweight it (to hit odds or another target being near death are the two largest).

[Drewbacca]

From the help doc:

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Strategic Targets - This allows you to provide Princess with a list of hex coordinates or unit ids to move to and attack.  If a building exists in a target hex, then she will attempt to destroy that building. If a unit with the given id is on the enemy team, she will give that target a higher priority.

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Chat Commands
<snip>

Prioritize
princessName: prioritize : unitId
Adds the specified unit to princess's Priority Targets list.



So if I wanted it to attack an APC in a unit I would enter the unit type for the APC in Strategic Target?

[arlith]

..
Strategic Targets - This allows you to provide Princess with a list of hex coordinates or unit ids to move to and attack.
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So if I wanted it to attack an APC in a unit I would enter the unit type for the APC in Strategic Target?

When you add a unit to the game, it gets a unique Entity ID.  There's a client setting "Show each unit's unique ID next to its name" that will display the unique ID (note that this will only take effect after MM has been restarted).  I think there's also a / command that will list them (maybe /listEntities, use /help to find it). 

Based on the strategic targets documentation, I'm pretty sure it's looking for the Entity ID.

[Netzilla]

Yes, it's the Entity ID that's needed.

[Drewbacca]

So in the example, Heavy Hover APC (Standard) ID:4

Would I need all of that or just ID:4?

[Netzilla]

Just 4.

[Drewbacca]

Thanks.

[Rosewberg]

So in the example, Heavy Hover APC (Standard) ID:4

Would I need all of that or just ID:4?

Where can I find the ID inside the MegaMek?

[dgorsman]

The ID is shown in the popup, as well as the unit information window.  The attached image shows ID: 6 (ignore the boxes, this was for something else).