Wandering Gaia soldiers

[Perzival12]

Hey, i was wondering if anyone knows how to make Gaia soldiers wander around the map, similar to how the wolves and cattle wander around.

[Outis]

The skirmish map Gallic Fields has a similar feature.

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

On 05/09/2025 at 2:46 PM, Outis said:

The skirmish map Gallic Fields has a similar feature.

Not quite the same thing. OP is asking about making Gaia units wander around like deer do. In Gallic Fields, a Gaia soldier is spawned and tasked to go to a certain point.  

[wowgetoffyourcellphone]

Add something like this to the unit template:

 

  <UnitAI>
    <DefaultStance>violent</DefaultStance>
    <RoamDistance>8.0</RoamDistance>
    <RoamTimeMin>2000</RoamTimeMin>
    <RoamTimeMax>8000</RoamTimeMax>
    <FeedTimeMin>15000</FeedTimeMin>
    <FeedTimeMax>60000</FeedTimeMax>
    <Formations disable=""/>
  </UnitAI>

 

[Perzival12]

Okay, so I figured it out (kinda) my current way is:

First, copy the file that you want to wander into templates/gaia. Otherwise, your trainable units will wander and be uncontrollable. Then, edit the file like this:

1: Change the template at the top of the file to templates_units_fauna_wild_aggressive.

2: Add the movement speeds, armor, damage, generic names, health, vision, and all the other stats of the unit that the original template was defining.

3: Add to the Classes: Human and Organic. Add to the VisibleClasses: Melee.

4: Add what wowgetoffyourcellphone posted above, right above your Promotion data. Add Loot and ResourceGatherer disable=“”.

If you want the unit to be nonviolent, make the template be templates_units_fauna_wild_passive. Also, make sure you say wild and not hunt, or food can be gathered from downed AI soldiers.