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Recruitable Combo Hordes.
Before I go into what we need to change, let's first have a look at what we did on the last page. The HordeContain module currently looks like this:
              

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Behavior = HordeContain ModuleTag_HordeContain     FrontAngle = 270     FlankedDelay = 2000     ObjectStatusOfContained =     InitialPayload = GondorArcher GOOD_MEN_GIANT_HORDE_SIZE     InitialPayload = GondorFighter GOOD_MEN_GIANT_HORDE_SIZE     Slots = 30     PassengerFilter    = NONE +INFANTRY     ShowPips = No     ThisFormationIsTheMainFormation = Yes         RandomOffset=X:0 Y:0     MeleeBehavior = Amoeba     End     // Banner Carrier info             BannerCarriersAllowed    = GondorInfantryBanner     BannerCarrierPosition    = UnitType:GondorArcher    Pos:X:70.0 Y:0.0                      RankInfo = RankNumber:1 UnitType:GondorFighter Position:X:50 Y:0            Position:X:50 Y:20                Position:X:50 Y:-20                Position:X:50 Y:40                Position:X:50 Y:-40     RankInfo = RankNumber:2 UnitType:GondorFighter Position:X:30 Y:0 Leader 1 0    Position:X:30 Y:20 Leader 1 1    Position:X:30 Y:-20 Leader 1 2    Position:X:30 Y:40 Leader 1 3    Position:X:30 Y:-40 Leader 1 4     RankInfo = RankNumber:3 UnitType:GondorFighter Position:X:10 Y:0 Leader 2 0    Position:X:10 Y:20 Leader 2 1    Position:X:10 Y:-20 Leader 2 2    Position:X:10 Y:40 Leader 2 3    Position:X:10 Y:-40 Leader 2 4     RankInfo = RankNumber:4 UnitType:GondorArcher Position:X:-10 Y:0 Leader 3 0    Position:X:-10 Y:20 Leader 3 1    Position:X:-10 Y:-20 Leader 3 2    Position:X:-10 Y:40 Leader 3 3    Position:X:-10 Y:-40 Leader 3 4     RankInfo = RankNumber:5 UnitType:GondorArcher Position:X:-30 Y:0 Leader 4 0    Position:X:-30 Y:20 Leader 4 1    Position:X:-30 Y:-20 Leader 4 2    Position:X:-30 Y:40 Leader 4 3    Position:X:-30 Y:-40 Leader 4 4     RankInfo = RankNumber:6 UnitType:GondorArcher Position:X:-50 Y:0 Leader 5 0    Position:X:-50 Y:20 Leader 5 1    Position:X:-50 Y:-20 Leader 5 2    Position:X:-50 Y:40 Leader 5 3    Position:X:-50 Y:-40 Leader 5 4     RanksToReleaseWhenAttacking = 1 2 3 4 5 6     RanksToJustFreeWhenAttacking = 1 2 3 4 5 6     RanksThatStopAdvance = 3     MeleeAttackLeashDistance = 1                      BackUpMinDelayTime         = 1         BackUpMaxDelayTime         = 3000         BackUpMinDistance         = 1         BackUpMaxDistance         = 3         BackupPercentage         = 80%     End

These lines cause the big problem:
              

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InitialPayload = GondorFighter GOOD_MEN_GIANT_HORDE_SIZE InitialPayload = GondorArcher GOOD_MEN_GIANT_HORDE_SIZE Slots = 30

The first 2 lines tell that when this horde is created, it contains 15 GondorFighters, and 15 GondorArchers. But the barracks can only create one type of unit per horde. The 3rd line tells that the horde can contain a maximum of 30 units, exclusive banner carrier. However, when the horde is created, they always create the maximum number of units possible. If we say that they should create 15 fighters, and that the horde can contain 30 units, they'll just create 30 fighters. We don't want that. However, when we create the horde in any other way, everything will work fine. To do this, we'll use the ObjectCreationList. We'll recruit another object, that immediately dies, but when it dies, it spawns our horde.

First we'll create this object. It's a very basic object, and we'll create it in goodfactionsubobjects.ini. If you scroll down, you'll find more of these "eggs". Our object code looks like this:
              

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Object GondorFighterArcherComboHordeEgg          Draw = W3DScriptedModelDraw ModuleTag_Draw                 DefaultModelConditionState             Model = None         End     End     BuildCost = 300     BuildTime = 20          KindOf = INERT IMMOBILE UNATTACKABLE     CommandPoints = 60          Body = ActiveBody ModuleTag_MakesKillWork         MaxHealth = 1     End          Behavior = LifetimeUpdate ModuleTag_HatchTrigger         MinLifetime = 0.0         MaxLifetime = 0.0     End          Behavior = SlowDeathBehavior ModuleTag_HatchProcess         DestructionDelay = 4000             OCL        = FINAL OCL_SpawnGondorFighterArcherHorde             End End

Basically it has no model, it can't move or be attacked, and it dies immediately. When it dies, it is destroyed after 4 seconds, and triggers the "OCL_SpawnGondorFighterArcherComboHorde". Note that you have to define the build cost and time here, as this is the object we'll recruit from the barracks. Also add the commandpoints here, or the horde won't stop building when you've reached your commandpointlimit.

Now we need to define this OCL, therefore we'll go to objectcreationlist.ini (just after the object folder). We'll create the following objectcreationlist:
              

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ObjectCreationList OCL_SpawnGondorFighterArcherHorde     CreateObject         ObjectNames = GondorFighterArcherComboHorde         Count = 1         FadeIn = Yes         FadeTime = 2000         Offset = X:100.0 Y:100.0 Z:0.0     End End

This ObjectCreationList spawns our horde, that fades in in 2 seconds. It has an offset to create it outside our barracks.

Now we just have to create a commandbutton and alter the commandset for our barracks:

commandbutton.ini:
              

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CommandButton Command_ConstructGondorFighterArcherComboHorde     Command                = UNIT_BUILD     Object                = GondorFighterArcherHordeEgg     Options                = CANCELABLE     TextLabel            = CONTROLBAR:ConstructGondorFighterHorde     ButtonImage            = BGBarracks_Soldiers     ButtonBorderType = BUILD     DescriptLabel = CONTROLBAR:ToolTipBuildGondorFighterHorde     Radial                = Yes     InPalantir            = Yes     ShowProductionCount    = Yes End

commandset.ini:
              

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CommandSet GondorBarracksCommandSet     1    = Command_ConstructGondorFighterHorde     2    = Command_ConstructGondorTowerShieldGuardHorde     3    = Command_ConstructGondorFighterArcherComboHorde     4    = Command_PurchaseTechnologyGondorBasicTraining     5    = Command_PurchaseUpgradeGondorBarracksLevel2     6    = Command_Sell End CommandSet GondorBarracksCommandSetLevel2     1    = Command_ConstructGondorFighterHorde     2    = Command_ConstructGondorTowerShieldGuardHorde     3    = Command_ConstructGondorFighterArcherComboHorde     4    = Command_PurchaseTechnologyGondorBasicTraining     5    = Command_PurchaseUpgradeGondorBarracksLevel3     6    = Command_Sell End CommandSet GondorBarracksCommandSetLevel3     1    = Command_ConstructGondorFighterHorde     2    = Command_ConstructGondorTowerShieldGuardHorde     3    = Command_ConstructGondorFighterArcherComboHorde     4    = Command_PurchaseTechnologyGondorBasicTraining     6    = Command_Sell End

Now our barracks can produce combo hordes!
But the AI doesn't use them. On the next page, we will solve this final problem.

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