Unit Idea

In games people who play heavy tanks often use reapers supported by welders often in a 1:1 ratio.

I wonder what it would be like to have a unit that acts as a moveable smaller range nano turret - we have builders/constructers but they dont auto repair units while moving etc.

It would be important to make any proposed unit less cost efficient than traditional builders. The advantage would be in the reduced intense micro often required to position and repair units (i.e. metal for metal a player that uses welders would be at an advantage).

Example for heavy vehicles
300m cost with two 'build rays' that can repair/assist 2 seperate units or the same one. Each ray having a build rate of 4m/s with a range 1/3 of a nano (Effectively like a welder with a slightly longer build range but lacking the ability to build or a weapon).

Settings to focus repairs on most badly damaged units in range up to a Priority set point which can change 30% 70% 100%. i.e. if set at 70% it would repair everything in range to 70% before repairing anything higher.

The above is a suggestion, maybe it should have stronger repair ability but cost more etc.

A patrol order will automatically build/repair/reclaim anything in range. An area repair order will automatically repair everything in the area until there is nothing to heal. On repeat it will keep doing this indefinitely. A guard order will follow and repair a unit whenever it is damaged.

Repair costs energy and buildpower, and it takes a small amount of micro, there are lots of options.

P.S. I make reaper/welder in a 1:3 ratio because welders are boss.

Pssh 1:3.. I build Reapers and Welders at a ratio of 0:1.

Widget name is "Auto Repair" in - Units - "tab" last "tab" of the widget list.

quote: You can let an area command order stay alive forever with ALT+ draw_AreaCommand

Did try this and it did not make a area atk command it only did make a line.
I am trying to do this
http://zero-k.info/Forum/Thread/4520
so can you explain better?
And if you can code Neon can you do it for me?

quote: This auto repair widget also moves coms into enemies!

Use Dynamic Avoidance System widget too, so it may work avoiding enemy, but not sure, never really use both in a real game.

How about a demi-commander unit?
Or a repair strider? The strider equivalent of Athena. Maybe give it a gravity gun. Gravity gun either pushes swarmers away from your heavy vehicles, or pulls them in for easier killing. It could be a formidable unit. Great for clearing a crowded battlefield.

Do gravity guns work underwater? I can imagine a swarm of these striders launching a battleship out of the water...

It could act like a "Black Hole" that eat the HP of the units near it.

quote: Repair strider hmm.. Jugglenaut could be more unique if it had some nice self-repair. Maybe even while it's taking damage.

or give it some (4? or 8?) repair beams additionally to its lasers. this way it would foun itself in a support role. the moving fortress of nanospray.

just make the jug cheaper... all jug needs is a cost nerf to ~5000

Edit: I accidentally posted a half-finished post.

Jug is not very useful because it fills a role that is already filled by multiple other striders. It is antiswarm, but Dante and any strider with an area damage weapon (or Det's guass) does this already. It has a huge HP pool, but it's slow enough and does low enough damage that Ultis are perferred for killing porc or other heavy units. It has a dgun that is only useful in a few specific circumstances. Jug needs some large changes, to differentiate it from the other striders.