Question about spawn mechanics in PWCG

[Semor76]

@PatrickAWlson

 

I like to know how the spawn mechanics for moving objects works. Maybe I´m a blind sometimes, but I´ve never seen any kind of moving things in a mission. No Truck or Tank columns, not on the way from or to the frontline. Even directly above the front seems everything static. IIRC I´ve never seen a moving Train on the map?

 

Maybe you can improve the mission design here a bit?

[PatrickAWlson]

They are activated (rendered in game) by proximity to the player.  Once activated they do whatever they are supposed to do.  Around the front tanks will attack ... I think tanks are about the only thing that moves and shoots.  Trains will go to their destination.  Trucks will move along the road.  I know that tanks assaulting and trains moving definitely work.  trucks moving along the road are a bit more problematic - might have some work to do there.

 

Use CTRL-F5 to get a look at what is happening on the ground.  Pay special attention when you are near the front or behind enemy lines.  Also, make sure that ground activity is at least medium.

 

Edited November 24, 2019 by PatrickAWlson