auto pre build constructions

In games, I saw some players pre building constructions and I dont know how to do it!
per example:
A worker build a line of solar generator, but for each, he only begin it and go to the next one without finishing the previous one. The result is a line of unfinished buildings (and so a care-taker finish the job later). The player does not do it manually because its too fast (especially with flying workers)

Anyone knows how to do that?

thanks! I will try it as soon as I will be back home.

He probably saw me making 10x10 block of spaced windgens using aircon and nano in middle :D

at this point, i want to mention again that i strongly recommend hitpoint decay of nanoframes after a certain time.

mojjj That would just add a micro task. If nanoframes decay after 10s of inactivity you could simply prod them all with your nano turret every 10 seconds.

I'd also like to do something to prevent idle nanoframes from being useful. They're good blockers and decloakers. I haven't seen any ideas better than what we have.

happened long ago

Didn't last time I skuttled someone with nanos nearby. Didn't for a few weeks now.

All nanoframes could have their hitvolumes decreased to a tiny area around their aim-at-point until 10-20% constructed, ensuring they can be hit but making it practically impossible to nanoblock.

Yeah, but the only situation you're really going to want to be concerned about killing a nanoframe ASAP is in turret wars, and A. All turrets are vertical and thus the distance reduction would not be great. B. All turrets are accurate enough to not lose any DPS shooting at a smaller target.

That sounds good Rafal. Care to code it? The structure would start with a hitvolume poking just above ground level and slowly rise to full height. Perhaps it should be at full height at 1/3 completion (to match the animation) but that's only about 12 spent on a windgen.


The aimpoint has to be moved such that it is just below the top of the hitvolume for the cases in which the final location is outside the hitvolume. This also needs to be integrated with gadgets and LUS which mess with a unit's hitvolume.

It should be possible to make a structure unable to decloak by moving it's center deep below the ground. The fake terraunit for terraforming uses this method.

I'd probably get around to coding this in a few months because it will take a bit of dedicated effort.