MegaMek/mekhq

RFE-Allow mothballed units to have crews/force assignments

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#2,353 opened on Jan 8, 2021

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Description

I'd like to be able to assign a crew/warrior to mothballed units and have them show in the TOE with force assignments. This would allow for non combat units to be carried without taking up dedicated bays while keeping their crew/force assignments.

Small units with limited Dropship capacity could keep some of their combat units mothballed as well. You could allow them to enter combat after the required number of turns to be reactivated plus some travel time if the Dropship is not in the battle. This would probably require tracking which ships cargo bay each unit is stored in.

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Research direction
Study the current unit state machine and crew assignment logic in MekHQ, then implement changes to allow crew assignments when a unit is mothballed, ensuring the TO&E displays correctly.
Tech stack
java
Domain
backendgame dev
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Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Java
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60