Always retreat units back to LZ or starting position #3557
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Retreats units back to the startPosition area much like campaign does for LZ data.
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Prior to 4.2.0-beta1 a unit set to retreat at X damage would go back to the LZ in the campaign when damaged enough if no HQ was around. This got broken during repair improvements though the fix is simple: if no repair targets around, and the HQ is missing on the map, just issue a return to base order and the unit will find the LZ automatically.
Since a lot of missions take place on offworld maps where no HQ is present, it can get some players caught off guard. This fix will make saving units easier.
Similarly, mp/skirmish can benefit from this. Because RTB relies on LZ coordinates as a fail-safe, and because LZs do not exist outside campaign, the current behavior is to do nothing. I have set units to seek out the starting position coordinates in mp/skirmish to fix this. VTOLs will benefit from this should the player have no rearming pads or an HQ if they run out of ammo.