Help with unit orientation

[FERdeBOER]

Hi!

I'm trying to create a small scenario and I'm facing a problem: I can't find where the unit orientation is (and the select new home base).

The manual says: "Found in the left click on unit drop down menu". [&:]
I can't find that drop down menu, nor understand what that left click is.

Probably is just in front of my face, but I can't find it. [:(]

Thanks!

[Dimitris]

Hello,

Select the unit and right-click on it (or press the equivalent context-menu key, the one to the right of the right Windows key).

If the unit is a static facility, on the bottom of the menu you should see an option "Set orientation". Select it and a small window with a slider bar should appear, allowing you to set the precise orientation of the facility.

Thanks!

[jomni]

Just a question. I usually orient my runways based on real life counter part. Do they have an effect on the game?

[Dimitris]

It does mean that aircraft coming to damage it will have to fly a specific, predictable course (parallel to it and over it) to maximize the damage, and in turn this makes it more vulnerable to air defences. (It is far from coincidental that most/all of Soviet airfields in the GDR had a SA-3 battery "guarding" the approach/landing path.)

[Tomcat84]

a simple three minute test will show you that yes, it does (at least single unit AFs, you can try multi facility AFs yourself [;)] [:'(]



Didnt think about the bombing stuff though, only about takeoff etc. Thanks D, thats good to know!

[Der Zeitgeist]

Hmmm, looks like I'll have to modify some of my custom airports then...

[jomni]

Cool! That's the correct treatment. Glad the game knows that.

[FERdeBOER]

ORIGINAL: Sunburn

Hello,

Select the unit and right-click on it (or press the equivalent context-menu key, the one to the right of the right Windows key).

If the unit is a static facility, on the bottom of the menu you should see an option "Set orientation". Select it and a small window with a slider bar should appear, allowing you to set the precise orientation of the facility.

Thanks!

Thank you! Stupid on me, I was looking for that for a ship... [8|]