DROID_SUPERTRANSPORTER

Scripting Transports

Prior to Warzone 3.1 Beta 5, there was only a DROID_TRANSPORTER constant and it was used for both cyborg transports and super transports, making it almost impossible to use transports in scripts. As such, it's recommended that you avoid using transports of any kind in Warzone 3.1 Beta 4 and earlier.

Building them

The following prerequisites are required before you can build a super transporter:

• You must have researched "R-SuperTransport" and its prerequisites using pursueResearch()
• They should only be built in a VTOL_FACTORY that has 3 modules (because that's a requirement for human players)

Once the prerequisites are achieved, order a VTOL factory to build a transport using the following components:

Propulsion	anyone know what propulsion to use?
Body	"SuperTransportBody"
Turret 1	anyone know what turret to use?
Turret 2
Turret 3
droidType	DROID_SUPERTRANSPORTER

Then listen for eventDroidBuilt() to be notified when production is complete.

Moving them

The transport can be moved around the map using the orderDroidLoc() function, with a command of DORDER_MOVE or DORDER_SCOUT.

Super Transport designed by Jorzi

Listen to eventDroidIdle() to be notified when the transport reaches its destination (lands).

Embarking and Disembarking units

A transport must have landed before you can move droids on and off it, then you can use orderDroidObj() with:

• DORDER_EMBARK to move a droid on to the transport
• DORDER_DISEMBARK to make a droid leave the transport

It's not yet clear how to determine when a droid has entered or left the transport cargo hold, although it's likely eventDroidIdle() will be triggered.

When a droid enters a transport, it is move "off map" – that means certain functions such as enumDroid() and hackGetObj() won't see the droid any more.

Cargo capacity

The campaign super transport can carry 10 units of any size. The skirmish equivalent, sometimes referred to as a "tank transport", also has 10 slots but medium body tanks occupy 2 slots each, and large body tanks occupy 3 slots each. (Thanks to NoQ for info)

In Warzone 3.1, it's not possible to determine the body size of droids which makes it difficult to keep track of how much cargo space is used.

There is currently no way to get an inventory of cargo on a transport so you'll need to maintain your own lists of what's in the cargo.

Repairing & Recycling

Unlike other VTOLs, transports don't need re-arming, as such it's generally best to move them to a repair facility using DORDER_RTR or DORDER_RTR_SPECIFIED.

Transports can be recycled using DORDER_RECYCLE.

What happens if they get destroyed?

When a transport is destroyed, all units on the transport will also be destroyed.

Campaign features

There are also a few transport-related campaign features in the JS API:

• setReinforcementTime() – used to display a countdown timer showing when a transport will arrive with reinforcements...
• eventReinforcementsArrived() – ...triggered when that timer reaches 0