//a method that sorts a list of units depending on the sort type and return a chained sorted list of the sorted units
private ChainedSortedList <float, Unit> SortUnits(List <Unit> units, UnitSortTypes sortType, float offsetRadius, AttackModes attackMode = AttackModes.none, FactionEntity targetEntity = null, Vector3 targetPosition = default, bool playerCommand = false)
{
ChainedSortedList <float, Unit> sortedUnits = new ChainedSortedList <float, Unit>(); //this will hold the sorted list of the units.
//attack only:
//change the target?
bool canChangeTarget = (attackMode == AttackModes.full || attackMode == AttackModes.change) ? true : false;
//assigned attack only?
bool assignedAttackOnly = (attackMode == AttackModes.full || attackMode == AttackModes.assigned) ? true : false;
foreach (Unit unit in units) //go through the list of units.
{
if (unit.MovementComp.CanMove() == false) //if the unit can't move
{
if (sortType == UnitSortTypes.attackRange) //if this is an attack movement, just check if the target is in range or not
{
LaunchNonMovementAttackLocal(unit, targetEntity, playerCommand);
continue;
}
else
{
if (playerCommand == true && unit.FactionID == GameManager.PlayerFactionID) //player notification message
{
ErrorMessageHandler.OnErrorMessage(ErrorMessage.notMovable, unit);
}
continue;
}
}
float sortKey = unit.MovementComp.GetAgentRadius(); //sort key is set to agent radius by default
if (sortType != UnitSortTypes.radius) //if we're not sorting by radius <=> we're not sorting for a simple movement but for an attack movement and therefore:
{
if (CanProceedAttackMovement(unit, playerCommand, assignedAttackOnly, canChangeTarget, targetEntity) == false) //do not proceed if the attack is not possible
{
continue;
}
sortKey = unit.AttackComp.RangeType.GetStoppingDistance(targetEntity == null ? EntityTypes.none : targetEntity.Type); //update sort key
if (Vector3.Distance(unit.transform.position, targetPosition) < sortKey + offsetRadius) //if the attack unit is already inside its target range
{
//attack directly
EnqueueMovementTask(new MovementTask
{
unit = unit,
targetPosition = unit.transform.position,
lookAtPosition = targetPosition,
target = targetEntity,
targetMode = InputMode.attack,
attack = true,
attackTarget = targetEntity,
attackTargetPosition = targetPosition,
}); //add a new movement task to the movement queue to attack directly
continue; //move to next unit
}
}
unit.MovementComp.TriggerTargetPositionCollider(false); //disable the target position collider first so that it won't intefer in the movement calculations
sortedUnits.Add(sortKey, unit); //add the new alongside its radius as the key.
}
return(sortedUnits);
}
//the PrepareMove method prepares the movement of a list of units by sorting them based on their radius, distance to target and generating target positions
public void PrepareMove(List <Unit> units, Vector3 destination, float offsetRadius, Entity target, InputMode targetMode, bool playerCommand, bool attackMovement = false, AttackModes attackMode = AttackModes.none, FactionEntity targetEntity = null)
{
//create a new chained sorted list where units will be sorted based on their radius or stopping distance towards the target unit/building (in case of an attack)
ChainedSortedList <float, Unit> radiusSortedUnits = SortUnits(units, attackMovement ? UnitSortTypes.attackRange : UnitSortTypes.radius, offsetRadius, attackMode, targetEntity, destination, playerCommand);
float currOffsetRadius = offsetRadius; //set the current offset radius (we might need the same original offsetRadius value later)
AudioClip movementOrderAudio = null; //we'll just pick one of the movement order audios from the units list
if (playerCommand && (!targetEntity || attackMovement == false)) //if this is a player command and it's not an attack movement with an assigned target
{
SpawnTargetEffect(!attackMovement, destination);
}
foreach (KeyValuePair <float, List <Unit> > currUnits in radiusSortedUnits) //for each different list of units that share the same radius
{
if (attackMovement == true) //if this is an attack movement
{
currOffsetRadius += currUnits.Key; //increment the offset radius by the attack range (which is represented by the key in case)
}
//sort units in ascending order of the distance to the target position
currUnits.Value.Sort((x, y) => Vector3.Distance(x.transform.position, destination).CompareTo(Vector3.Distance(y.transform.position, destination)));
UnitMovement movementRef = currUnits.Value[0].MovementComp; //reference movement component
Vector3 unitsDirection = Vector3.zero; //direction of units regarding the target position
foreach (Unit unit in currUnits.Value)
{
unitsDirection += (destination - unit.transform.position).normalized;
}
unitsDirection /= currUnits.Value.Count;
Formations currentFormation = GetFormation(currUnits.Value[0], attackMovement); //current movement formation for this units group
List <Vector3> targetPositions = GenerateTargetPositions(currentFormation,
destination, currUnits.Value.Count,
movementRef.GetAgentRadius(),
movementRef.GetAgentAreaMask(),
movementRef.CanFly(),
ref currOffsetRadius, unitsDirection); //get the target positions for the current units list
for (int i = 0; i < currUnits.Value.Count; i++) //go through the sorted units list
{
if (targetPositions.Count == 0) //no more target positions available?
{
if (playerCommand == true && currUnits.Value[i].FactionID == GameManager.PlayerFactionID) //if this is a player command then inform the player
{
ErrorMessageHandler.OnErrorMessage(ErrorMessage.targetPositionNotFound, currUnits.Value[i]);
}
continue;
}
switch (currentFormation)
{
case Formations.circular:
if (attackMovement == true) //only pick the closest target position in case this is an attack movement type and we're using the circular formation
{
targetPositions.Sort((x, y) => Vector3.Distance(x, currUnits.Value[i].transform.position).CompareTo(Vector3.Distance(y, currUnits.Value[i].transform.position))); //sort the target positions list depending on the distance to the actual unit to move
}
break;
case Formations.rectangular: //if this is a rectangular formation, then the closest unit always gets to the farthest position
targetPositions.Sort((x, y) => Vector3.Distance(y, currUnits.Value[i].transform.position).CompareTo(Vector3.Distance(x, currUnits.Value[i].transform.position))); //sort the target positions list depending on the distance to the actual unit to move
break;
}
if (movementOrderAudio == null) //if the movement order audio hasn't been set yet
{
movementOrderAudio = attackMovement == true ? currUnits.Value[i].AttackComp.GetOrderAudio() : currUnits.Value[i].MovementComp.GetMvtOrderAudio(); //set it.
}
EnqueueMovementTask(new MovementTask
{
unit = currUnits.Value[i],
targetPosition = targetPositions[0],
lookAtPosition = targetPositions[0] + unitsDirection,
target = target,
targetMode = targetMode,
attack = attackMovement,
attackTarget = targetEntity,
attackTargetPosition = destination,
}); //add a new movement task to the movement queue
targetPositions.RemoveAt(0);
}
}
if (playerCommand) //if this is a player command
{
AudioManager.Play(gameMgr.GetGeneralAudioSource(), movementOrderAudio, false); //play the movement order audio
}
}
