dismounting from carriers

[Hilts]

At the start of a GT I paused some carriers for 15 secs then gave them a movement order. I also gave the troops in the carriers a movement order expecting them to dismount whilst the carriers were paused. Needless to say they just sat there like dummies until the 15 secs had elapsed then were driven away still inside the carriers! Is that another little option that's been removed in CMBN or didn't I pause long enough?

[stikkypixie]

At the start of a GT I paused some carriers for 15 secs then gave them a movement order. I also gave the troops in the carriers a movement order expecting them to dismount whilst the carriers were paused. Needless to say they just sat there like dummies until the 15 secs had elapsed then were driven away still inside the carriers! Is that another little option that's been removed in CMBN or didn't I pause long enough?

It's always been like this. I believe it was also like this in CMx1 as well (although it's been a while).

[sburke]

This is one of those situations where RT play is better. Until the carrier has no further movement orders, the infantry will not get out. Its like the doors have child locks on them and daddy isn't making any pee breaks. IIRC the reverse is not true, you can pause a vehicle while infantry boards and then take off.

[Baneman]

There's a post around here that details what you can and can't do with infantry getting out.

In your case, if you give them a "Dismount" command before giving the carriers movement orders, they will get out before the carriers move off.

Getting them out mid-travel is, unfortunately, impossible.

Edit: Found it where I'd posted the info elsewhere:

Posted by Rex J. at Battlefront forums :

If you want the crew and passengers to leave the vehicle at the start of the turn and walk to a destination, select the vehicle, press dismount and issue move orders.

If you want the passengers to leave the vehicle at the start of the turn and walk, and the vehicle to drive somewhere after the passengers have gone, select the passengers, press dismount, then issue move orders. NB: vehicle must not have received its movement orders yet.

If you want the passengers to leave the vehicle at the end of the vehicle's movement, issue move orders to both units, don't press dismount.

If you want the passengers to leave the vehicle at a waypoint and have the vehicle keep moving after the passengers have dismounted, it can't be done. You'll just have to use pauses to have the vehicle arrive where you want the infantry to dismount as close to the end of the turn as you can.

[Hilts]

There's a post around here that details what you can and can't do with infantry getting out.

In your case, if you give them a "Dismount" command before giving the carriers movement orders, they will get out before the carriers move off.

Getting them out mid-travel is, unfortunately, impossible.

Edit: Found it where I'd posted the info elsewhere:

Posted by Rex J. at Battlefront forums :

If you want the crew and passengers to leave the vehicle at the start of the turn and walk to a destination, select the vehicle, press dismount and issue move orders.

If you want the passengers to leave the vehicle at the start of the turn and walk, and the vehicle to drive somewhere after the passengers have gone, select the passengers, press dismount, then issue move orders. NB: vehicle must not have received its movement orders yet.

If you want the passengers to leave the vehicle at the end of the vehicle's movement, issue move orders to both units, don't press dismount.

If you want the passengers to leave the vehicle at a waypoint and have the vehicle keep moving after the passengers have dismounted, it can't be done. You'll just have to use pauses to have the vehicle arrive where you want the infantry to dismount as close to the end of the turn as you can.

Thanks for the info, Baneman. That clarifies everything. Cheers mate!

[Joji]

...Its like the doors have child locks on them and daddy isn't making any pee breaks...

Thank you for this perfect analogy: 'I told you to go before we left.' It brightened my evening.

It is of course funny, but also true, and it reminds us of vehicle crews having to pee in their helmets under armour, before slopping them out by hand - so as not to get shot by snipers while dismounting for a comfort break.

War is hell. But long car journeys with small kids ain't a picture postcard either.