XML/Unit

<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no" ?>

• <unit>
  • <parameters>
    • <size value="#" /> How many units per side a building uses
    • <height value="#" /> The height of a unit
    • <max-hp value="###" regeneration="#"/> Maximum hit points and rate of regeneration
    • <max-ep value="###" regeneration="#"/> Maximum energy points and rate of regeneration
    • <armor value="#" /> Armor value of unit
    • <armor-type value="wood"/> Type of armor - some weapons are more effective against some armor types; Editable in the tech_name.xml file
    • <sight value="#" /> Range of sight to react to other units
    • Time required to build unit.
    • <multi-selection value="false" /> Is double-click on unit multi-select other unit of same type
    • <cellmap value="true"> For Buildings, which Cells in a building a unit can pass through (0 can pass, 1 cannot). The number of rows and the number of digits in a line must match the size given above!
      • <row value="1011"/>
      • <row value="1011"/>
      • <row value="0000"/>
      • <row value="1011"/>
    • </cellmap>
    • <levels/> Levels automatically improve Hit points, Energy Points, and Armor by 50%, as well as sight by 20%.
      • <level name="level_name" kills="###"/> level_name is the designation, kills denotes how many enemies must be destroyed to achieve it
    • </levels>
    • <fields>Where is it considered to be for purposes of being attacked; land weapons can attack land, etcetera
      • <field value="land" />
      • <field value="air" />
    • </fields>
    • <properties>
      • <property value="burnable"/> Can a building be burned down (?)
    • </properties>
    • <light enabled="false" />
    • <unit-requirements> Units required to be in use before creating
      • <unit name="unit_name" />
    • </unit-requirements>
    • <upgrade-requirements> Upgrades required to be in use before creating
      • <upgrade name="upgrade_name"/>
    • </upgrade-requirements>
    • <resource-requirements> Resources used for upgrade (if negative resources will be added to player)
      • <resource name="resource_name" amount="###" />
    • </resource-requirements>
    • <resources-stored> Resource that the unit can store for inventory purposes
      • <resource name="resource_name" amount="###" />
    • </resources-stored>
    • <image path="images/aerodrome.bmp"/> Path to Image Icon
    • <image-cancel path="../../../../common/tech_cancel.bmp"/> Path to cancellation icon
    • <meeting-point value="true" image-path="../../../../common/tech_meeting_point.bmp"/> Can the unit be used as a meeting point for other units, and the UI icon to be used to initiate.
    • <selection-sounds enabled="true"> Audio feedback to note unit selections
      • <sound path="../../../../common/tech_click.wav" />
    • </selection-sounds>
    • <command-sounds enabled="true"> Audio feedback to note unit UI selections
      • <sound path="../../../../common/tech_click.wav" />
    • </command-sounds>
  • </parameters>
  • <skills> Skills are what a unit can do.
    • <skill>
      • <type value="attack"/> Type of skill
      • <name value="attack_skill"/> name of this skill (refer to it)
      • <ep-cost value="40"/> How many energy points used for each use of skill
      • <speed value="60"/> The speed of skill (more=faster)
      • <anim-speed value="60"/> Animation speed
      • <animation path="models/battlemage_attacking.g3d"/> Animation path
      • <sound enabled="true" start-time="0.3"> Is sound enabled. Sound start delayed by this time.
        • <sound-file path="sounds/battlemage_attack1.wav"/> path to sound
      • </sound>
      • <attack-strenght value="140"/> attack strength Note Spelling; Minor bug, not corrected as of 2.0
      • <attack-var value="40"/> attack of unit = attack-strenght +- attack-var
      • <attack-range value="7"/> attack range
      • <attack-type value="magic"/> Type of weapon - some weapons are more effective against some armor types; Editable in the tech_name.xml file
      • <attack-fields> Whom can attack; land weapons can attack land, air - air.
        • <field value="land"/>
      • </attack-fields>
      • <attack-start-time value="0.6"/> (???)
      • <projectile value="true"> Use projectile (true for shooting,false for melee)
        • <particle value="true" path="particle_proj.xml"/> Path to projectile fail
        • <sound enabled="true"> path to sound file
          • <sound-file path="sounds/battlemage_hit1.wav"/>
        • </sound>
      • </projectile>
      • <splash value="true"> Will projectile explode
        • <radius value="0"/> radius of explosion
        • <damage-all value="true"/> Will it damage all units (enemy & ally)
        • <particle value="true" path="particle_splash.xml"/> Path to exploison file
      • </splash>
    • </skill>
      • ...
  • </skills>
  • <commands> Commands create the specific UI for accessing skills
    • <command>
      • <type value="morph"/> Type of command
      • <name value="promote_to_archmage"/> In game description
      • <image path="../archmage/images/archmage.bmp"/> Path to icon image
      • <unit-requirements/> See above
      • <upgrade-requirements/> See above
      • <morph-skill value="morph_skill"/> reference to which skill to use
      • <morph-unit name= "archmage"/> Morphing to unit
      • <discount value="0"/> discount to morph (100=free morphing, 0=full unit cost) NOTE: you still need to spend full cost at the start,but at the end of morphing you get resources back.
    • </command>
      • ...
  • </commands>
• </unit>