0022817: Melee units don't attack moving targets after initial attack

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0022817	AI War 2	Bug - Gameplay		Feb 22, 2020 1:09 pm	Sep 24, 2020 6:19 pm

Reporter	GreatYng	Assigned To	keith.lamothe
Severity	minor
Status	resolved	Resolution	fixed
Product Version	1.332 The Extragalactic War Nears

Summary	0022817: Melee units don't attack moving targets after initial attack
Description	The melee units will catch up to their target if it's slow enough without issue, but then they often fail to attack properly after their initial attack. In the attached save file (Melee Unit chase problem 1, see fleet 1 on Blue Hydra) you can order the Metabolising Gangsaws to attack the Tank Astro Train. They can easily catch up with it, because they are three times as fast as the train, and after the initial strike they don't seem to do any more damage while they are following their target. If I take manual control and move the saws in front of the train and then tell them to attack again, they will do some damage and then stop again. So fully utilising melee units against moving targets with a lot of health like Astro Trains, Dire Guardians, and the AI Overlord Phase II require quite a lot of micromanagement if they are moving. They do fine against stationary targets; they can even attack units that are tractoring them even if they are not in melee range.
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Feb 22, 2020 1:09 pm	GreatYng	New Issue
Feb 22, 2020 1:09 pm	GreatYng	File Added: Melee Unit chase problem 1.save
Feb 22, 2020 1:09 pm	GreatYng	File Added: Melee Unit chase problem 1.savemet
Feb 26, 2020 12:03 am	BadgerBadger	Relationship added	related to 0022011
Sep 24, 2020 6:18 pm	keith.lamothe	Assigned To	=> keith.lamothe
Sep 24, 2020 6:18 pm	keith.lamothe	Status	new => resolved
Sep 24, 2020 6:18 pm	keith.lamothe	Resolution	open => fixed
Sep 24, 2020 6:18 pm	keith.lamothe	Note Added: 0058665
Sep 24, 2020 6:19 pm	keith.lamothe	Note Edited: 0058665

GreatYng Feb 22, 2020 1:09 pm reporter	Melee Unit chase problem 1.save (1,502,982 bytes) Melee Unit chase problem 1.savemet (83 bytes)

keith.lamothe Sep 24, 2020 6:18 pm administrator ~0058665 Last edited: Sep 24, 2020 6:19 pm	Several melee changes were made from 2.509 to 2.512 to address this, and they seem to function reasonably now. If you still see them being stupid, please let us know.