Spawn unit at 3D coordinate

...has probably been working since we got the create unit cheat.

Code:

model.send_message('create_unit', {
  army: 1,
  what: '/pa/units/land/assault_bot/assault_bot.json',
  planet: 0,
  location: {x:204, y:-26, z:326}
})

I think I finally understand @sorian 's confusion at our difficulty; the engine call handles 2D-3D conversion and then sends a 3D message, but messages can be sent directly as well. We just didn't know it was there.

lol
somebody build a defence vs waves map

How about this: You play as usual, but everytime you click or press a hotkey, it randomly spawns a unit somewhere.
To ramp up the difficulty, after X clicks, the number spawned increases by 1.

"Win with as few actions as possible." @elodea would be screwed.

We can actually spawn a group of units somewhere and tell them to attack the player now using cheats.

Also @wondible - implications for the Puppetmaster mod?

No so sure about the attack-player part. Maybe with network logging or sniffing we could determine that the commands are being sent in 3D via a send_message compatible format, but they don't seem to be handled by the server JS. Or I guess there is the pip-center hack.

That's what I was thinking about. That hack works really well for my minimap experiments.

I'll have to work out some details - like how to get the location in the first place - but it should be possible to get the timing right.

With a hacked server, you ought to be able to enforce the create-unit restrictions, and directly spawn the drop-pod effect without the drop-pod-launcher hack.

That sounds amazing. I think we're due another charity tournament some time soon?

i say we go bigger, lets do more then a tournament!