Question for Hubert and Bill about attack-defence
Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2026 8:30 pm
Supposing this situation :
A unit named "A" with :
* attack capacity of 2 vs all other ennemy units
* range fire = 4
* evasion losses parameter in attack = 0
A unit name "B" vith :
* capacity of defence = 2 vs all other units
* range fire = 2
If "A" attacks "B" at range of 4, is there any chance that "B" would inflict defensive losses to A ?
Case 1 : no
Case 2 : yes
If not (case 1) => it' seems logical, because "B" can not fire at range 4 (his range fire is only = 2)
If yes (case 2) : it's not logic : due to the fact "A" attacks at range 4, how can "B" inflict losses to A out of his own fire range (wich is only = 2) ? But on the other hand, it's not so illogical if "A" unit is a aircraft : in this case, we may consider that aircrafts attack near "B". However, It stays illogical if "A" unit is a arty unit because it fire not near "B".
What is the correct case ?
A precision : my question is given in perspective of my modding work (WW2 tactic battles) , that needs to give range fire > 1, 2 or in some case 3 to some grounds units (like tanks, assault guns, snipers, etc)
So,please, I would need a response to my question in 4 situations :
Situation A : if A is a air unit
Situation B : If A is a arty unit
Situation C : If A is a naval unit
Situation D : If A is a infantry or armor unit (land unit)
I need to have a clear idea of the "program process" to conduct my modding work. I have noticed that AI plays with high efficiency when you give a range fire > 1 ( = 2,3 or 4) to grounds infantry or armored units (that have a fire range = 1 in vanilla game) : the difference is highly clear between the AI of vanilla game and the AI in this configuration (wich plays with high efficiency and lot of agressivity)
A unit named "A" with :
* attack capacity of 2 vs all other ennemy units
* range fire = 4
* evasion losses parameter in attack = 0
A unit name "B" vith :
* capacity of defence = 2 vs all other units
* range fire = 2
If "A" attacks "B" at range of 4, is there any chance that "B" would inflict defensive losses to A ?
Case 1 : no
Case 2 : yes
If not (case 1) => it' seems logical, because "B" can not fire at range 4 (his range fire is only = 2)
If yes (case 2) : it's not logic : due to the fact "A" attacks at range 4, how can "B" inflict losses to A out of his own fire range (wich is only = 2) ? But on the other hand, it's not so illogical if "A" unit is a aircraft : in this case, we may consider that aircrafts attack near "B". However, It stays illogical if "A" unit is a arty unit because it fire not near "B".
What is the correct case ?
A precision : my question is given in perspective of my modding work (WW2 tactic battles) , that needs to give range fire > 1, 2 or in some case 3 to some grounds units (like tanks, assault guns, snipers, etc)
So,please, I would need a response to my question in 4 situations :
Situation A : if A is a air unit
Situation B : If A is a arty unit
Situation C : If A is a naval unit
Situation D : If A is a infantry or armor unit (land unit)
I need to have a clear idea of the "program process" to conduct my modding work. I have noticed that AI plays with high efficiency when you give a range fire > 1 ( = 2,3 or 4) to grounds infantry or armored units (that have a fire range = 1 in vanilla game) : the difference is highly clear between the AI of vanilla game and the AI in this configuration (wich plays with high efficiency and lot of agressivity)
