Does the "sentry" function work?

[meltone1]

What I am referring to in particular is the "friendly sentry" function. You know, the one that is activated by any unit that passes it. I set a unit on this, and I move another unit on top of him and the one on sentry is not activated. What gives? How do you use this right?

 

[zurichuk]

i think it means friendly AI units not your own

 

[sealman]

I also think it means a friendly AI unit.

 

[meltone1]

I wish there was a way to have them trigger your own units. I could really use this.. :/

 

[Vancouver 2010]

This may seem like a dumb question, but what exactly is the Sentry function?

 

[uglyduck]

Originally posted by Vancouver2010
This may seem like a dumb question, but what exactly is the Sentry function?

Using the Icons or the "Y" key you may put a unit on "Sentry". He will then remain dormant until another Unit nears him when (according to how you have set the preferences) he will awake and be available for further orders.

In preferences turn on the "show advanced unit action buttons" - I feel that you are missing out on a few possible actions.

 

[Pounder]

The sentry doesn't work the way I would like it.

On coastal cities I would like to have the Sentry function work when naval units pass by an artillery that is on Sentry in my city, only seems to work on ground units.

 

[sealman]

Pounder... I have seen it work on naval units. Not sure if a naval unit can trigger a land unit, I believe that I have seen it but not 100% sure on that.

 

[Pounder]

I find that on the coast I have to leave my catapults/canons always active because a ship passing by does not trigger the catapults/canon active.

 

[Vancouver 2010]

Originally posted by uglyduck


Using the Icons or the "Y" key you may put a unit on "Sentry". He will then remain dormant until another Unit nears him when (according to how you have set the preferences) he will awake and be available for further orders.

In preferences turn on the "show advanced unit action buttons" - I feel that you are missing out on a few possible actions.

Thanks for that. I already had the advanced unit action buttons displayed, but I didn't know what the Sentry function actually did.

 

[Lumin]

SWEET there is a sentry function. I guess i will have to try it out sometime. Hehehe GREECE is going down now.