Mig Weapon Loadout

[Tiresias 0]

Hi folks,

 

Is there a way so that Mig fighters can change their weapon in the airfield, kinda like the Firehawk in Tiberium Wars? For example, I want the Mig to be able to switch between Tank Hunter missiles and napalm missiles while inside the airfield.

[BigBad 0]

It should definitely be possible to get two different weapons on the plane. All sorts of other units have multiple weapon options. I tried to put two weapons on a plane once, and it didn't work, but I think I might have just been lazy and done nothing but say "Secondary = AMRAAM" or whatever I did. Following the code from Burton's gun vs. knife attack should give insight into how to toggle between the two, though I concede that I've never tried this. I think that you would need to make buttons that you can click when the MiG is selected.

 

However, I cannot think of any instance in the game or a mod where something besides an upgrade has disabled the ability to switch between the two systems, as I suspect you want to have happen when the plane goes airborne.

 

You could get around that by making a copy of the MiG and using napalm on one and tank hunter missiles on the other. That's not the same and I like the idea of having the ability to change loadouts like a real air force can do, but that would be a solid temporary solution.

 

A suggestion: if you figure this out, make a tertiary weapon so you can give the plane a good air-to-air loadout.