Gorge to Build Harvesters?

Soul_Rider

Devs recently said on twitter that the gorge will be getting a new ability and 2 more structures.

While trying to get rid of most of the NS2 code for my mod I discovered this in the tech data code for alerts....


<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->[kTechDataId] = kTechId.AlienAlertGorgeBuiltHarvester,<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->

Is the Gorge going to be able to build harvesters again? I really hope so :)

Wilson

Nice find :)

Xarius

Would that mean they'd take it away from the alien khamm? While I definitely think it'd be nice for them to be able to build harvesters again, it may make the role overlap with the alien khamm even more confusing. The way I see it, the alien khamm should be the one <i>establishing</i> map control, with the gorge there to <i>maintain</i> it. (Putting up defenses, healing structures and players, restoring broken cysts, etc)

fsfod

You should know that bit of code has been in there since build 152

peregrinus

Doesn't that code mean the gorge will get an alert to build a harvester, after it's placed by the comm?

measles

Couldn't that code refer to the action of Gorge building a harvester that has been placed nearby?
Personally I don't think Gorge should have the ability of building a harvester, I would prefer if it had a 'syphen ability' feeding resource to team-hive, providing the option to COMM to build.

fsfod

It seems it was more than just a techId but all the code for it was removed in build 188

<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->function Gorge:ProcessEndMode()

  local ability = self:GetActiveWeapon()
  if ability and ability:isa("HydraAbility") then
  
      ability:CreateHydra(self)
  
  elseif ability and ability:isa("HarvesterAbility") then
  
     ability:CreateHarvester(self)
  end
end


function HarvesterAbility:CreateHarvester(player)

   // If team has enough carbon
   if Server then
  
       local coords, valid = self:GetPositionForHarvester(player)
  
       local team = self:GetTeam()
       local cost = LookupTechData(kTechId.Harvester, kTechDataCostKey)
       if valid and (team:GetCarbon() >= cost) then
      
           // Get resource point
           local origin, resourcePoint = self:GetResourcePoint(player)
           if resourcePoint ~= nil then

               // Create structure
               local harvester = CreateEntity( Harvester.kMapName, origin, player:GetTeamNumber() )
               harvester:SetOwner(player)
              
               if harvester:SpaceClearForEntity(origin) then
              
                   harvester:SetAngles(resourcePoint:GetAngles())
                  
                   // Attach to resource point
                   harvester:SetAttached(resourcePoint)
                  
                   player:PlaySound(player:GetPlaceBuildingSound())
                  
                   team:AddCarbon( -cost )
                  
                   // Trigger alert for Commander
                   team:TriggerAlert(kTechId.AlienAlertGorgeBuiltHarvester, harvester)
                  
               else
                   DestroyEntity(harvester)
               end
              
           end
          
       end
      
   end
  
end<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->

PsiWarp

It should build a Mini-Harvester to occupy the Res Node because the Alien Comm. doesn't pay enough salary for poor ol' Gorge :(

ScardyBob

Gorge's can already build extractors....
Though, their is little point since they autobuild. However, I've used this ability to fastbuild crags/whips/shades while marines attack a hive.

ÒŗăNģё

Evolve gorge, find unbuilt structure(not hive), hold E, get +5

Doesnt always give +5 which i assume is because the alien structures have auto-build which can get that last 1% before you...

Soul_Rider

Nice find fsfod. So it was an option in the code, but they removed it. Shame, I was hoping it was coming in rather than going away :(

This code is for gorges to plant harvesters, not just build them on 'e'.

Smug_Lobster

I still think Gorges should have to build the structures placed by alien comm.