So we have shovels in game, but only player can use them, so basically they’re useless because it’s too much effort and not much profit for one person to dig out custom trench. Please, add ability to command AI to dig trench, the same way as you can mark smoke screen on radio operators map.
For example player should hold shovel in hands, press 7 and draw line on map, squad AI that has shovels start digging in that line.
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I think it might be a good idea to make shovels have building mode so players can dig regulated holes or trenches. then the players can command ai to help
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Shovels already can dig ground, it’s not simple melee weapon.
I know. What i mean is allow players to dig certain shapes/ structures. Like mg nest, small trench, at trench and others. leave a white shade like building with hammer and call your man to help digging
Nah, dynamic terrain is much more interesting.
Improvise, you can dig a hole whatever shape you want and fill it with engineer structures.
Just digging this hole is very long process to be done by one person thus I suggest it to be done by AI
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Interesting idea. Although as far as the engineer structures go, I think only engineers should be allowed to build things in the trenches you make.
Having standard foxholes and trenches do have one advantage: they could have a flat bottom, which allows the placement of rally points.
You already gave shovel in game, you already can build trenches!
Im talking only about adding ability for AI to do the same!
In this thread Im talking exclusively about adding already in-game mechanic for AI.
Btw as I remember (cant check it in game rn) if you dig your custom trench a little bit wider you can place a rally point in it.
It’s definitely something for them to consider in the long run, but one of the major issues that will be ran into is people digging big wide trenches because its so much easier, but without regard for their tanks. Currently, if they are narrow enough, tanks can pass over the top with relative ease.
Something in the meantime though is you can have the melee speed perk on to increase the speed that you dig. Something they could do perhaps is add to this perk and make digging 50% faster rather than 20%.
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Tanks can easily pass any custom trench, because it doesnt have angles step enough to stop it, and even if it whould you can always jump out of tank and dif it out.
Uhh… again, simply go into the game, take a shovel and press fire button looking into the ground to understand what Im talking about
- I’m fairly certain I’ve got a lot more time in the game than you do. I know what I am talking about.
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Tanks get stuck in trenches all the time. Not all campaigns have the same dig depth. Normandy for example is quite deep. Trenches are very often used as a counter to tanks as they can easily get stuck in them.
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Digging out a tank actually is a very difficult task. Especially because you actually aren’t allowed to dig NEAR a tank. Just how you aren’t allowed to dig near fortifications.
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I do love making tank traps in Normandy. Fill it with barbed wire and it’ll slow up infantry advances too, to give your team time to reinforce the next point