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OpenXcom Forks => OXCE Suggestions NEW => OpenXcom Extended (OXCE) => OXCE Suggestions Archive => Topic started by: Unit on November 07, 2024, 04:18:21 am
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Hi, could you implement a method for removal of units & store them in an array with a datatag for a text string identifier
This way we can start having NPC type units that are available for a limited time (like the rosigma lads are trying for)
Also- by using the datatag identifier, we can have units removed for myriad various reasons such as "abducted" or "AWOL" or anything..
(EG: I remove 3 units and tag them as "absconded", I then have random chance per mission to have 1 or more of them present on the battle map... Units tagged "AWOL" I might do the same -and- have a small % chance for 1 or more to return via the usual unit arriving method as seen in base logs.. units marked "abducted" I can spawn in special rescue missions, etc etc)
EDIT: all stored in same "removedUnits[n]" array but each entry gets an identifier text string, if we wanted to do something with "AWOL" tagged units we just use code in the relevant event ->
if removedUnits[n]="AWOL" then { do stuff }
(I haven't declared the array properly in this example but you know whut I'm talking about, Willis) 🙃
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Please read https://openxcom.org/forum/index.php?topic=11631.0 before opening suggestions here.
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I did, champ
No point having me just read the thing again when I apparently fucked up first time, eh?
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