.order

Overview

Defines the order which a droid is currently performing (the .order property of a Droid object) or must perform (orderDroid*() functions).

Availability

These constants have been added at various stages of Warzone's evolution. For more information see: Constants by version.

 You can add missing constants, along with some that aren't yet exposed by the JS API, using backport.dorder.js.

Constants

• DORDER_REPAIR — Instruct a construction droid to repair a damaged Structure object.
• DORDER_DROIDREPAIR — Instruct a repair droid to repair a damaged Droid object.
• DORDER_PATROL — Instruct a droid to patrol between it's current location and a specified location, attacking any enemies it detects along the way.
• DORDER_DEMOLISH — Instruct a construction droid to demolish one of your structures.
• DORDER_STOP — Instruct a droid to stop what it's doing.
• DORDER_COMMANDERSUPPORT — Assign an attacker droid to a commander droid so that it will attack whatever the commander droid targets.
• DORDER_MOVE — Instruct a droid to move to a new location.
• DORDER_RTB — Instruct a droid to return to your base.
• DORDER_FIRESUPPORT — Assign a attacker droid to a sensor droid so that it can attack whatever the sensor droid targets.
• DORDER_RECYCLE — Recycle a droid...
• DORDER_REARM — Instruct a VTOL to return to a rearming pad for repairs and rearming.
• DORDER_LINEBUILD — Indicates that a construction droid is building a line of structures (eg. a long wall).
• DORDER_ATTACK — Instruct a droid to attack something.
• DORDER_BUILD — Instruct a construction droid to build a Structure object at a specific location.
• DORDER_NONE — Indicates that a droid is currently idle.
• DORDER_RETREAT — Instruct a droid to retreat to a pre-defined retreat point. Does not retreat to HQ! Read docs before using!
• DORDER_DESTRUCT — Instruct a droid to self-destruct!
• DORDER_RTR_SPECIFIED — Instruct a land droid to go to a specific repair facility for repairs.
• DORDER_OBSERVE — Instruct a sensor droid to observe (target) a Droid object, Structure object, or even a Feature object.
• DORDER_SCOUT — Instruct a droid to "scout" to a new location.
• DORDER_HOLD — Instruct the droid to hold its current position until instructed otherwise.
• DORDER_CIRCLE — Instruct a VTOL to circle around a specific location.
• DORDER_UNUSED — As it's name suggests, this constant is not used.
• DORDER_EMBARK
• DORDER_RTR — Instruct a land droid to go to a repair facility for repairs.
• DORDER_TEMP_HOLD — Use DORDER_HOLD instead of DORDER_TEMP_HOLD.
• DORDER_GUARD — Instruct a droid to guard a structure.
• DORDER_DISEMBARK
• DORDER_RECOVER — Order a droid to recover a collectible item such as an oil barrel or artefact (crate).
• DORDER_HELPBUILD — Instruct a construction droid to help with an existing structure building site.

See also

• Droids – list of all API features relating to droids.
• orderdef.h – the C++ source file that defines all the order constants (there are several that aren't yet exposed to the JS API but you can still use them by passing in their number)
• order.cpp – the C++ source file that makes the orders actually happen
• orderDroid() – issue a simple order (that doesn't require a location or object) to a droid
• orderDroidBuild() – tell a construction droid to build something
• orderDroidLoc() – tell a droid to do something at a specific location
• orderDroidObj() – tell a droid to do something to a specific object