Command:contacts

From BattletechMUX

Syntax: contacts [Prefix/UnitID]

This command returns a list of RS Units which are 'visible' to the sensors of the RS Unit using the command.

Normally the command returns a single line for each RS Unit.

Example:
Given that you are in a unit a 0,0 with a heading of 180 degrees, and an EXT-4D is at 4,2

 >contacts
 PS*[se]B T1 Extermina x:  4 y:  2 z:  0 r: 4.0 b:120 s:  0.0 h:  0 S:
 

The string returned is comprised of the following:

• Sensor Flags:
  • P - 'visible' to primary sensors
  • S - 'visible' to secondary sensors
  • * - located in front arc
  • v - located in rear arc
  • l - located in left arc
  • r - located in right arc
• UnitID
• Unit Type:
  • B - Biped
  • F - Aerospace (including Dropships)
  • H - Hover
  • N - None
  • Q - Quad
  • T - Tracked
  • V - VTOL
  • W - Wheeled
• Unit name (normally the first 2 characters of this are the faction ID)
• X coordinate
• Y coordinate
• Range from your current location
• Bearing from your current location
• Speed of the unit
• Heading of the unit
• Unit status flags:
  • D - Destroyed
  • F - Fallen or prone
  • f - standing
  • J - Jumping
  • S - Shutdown
  • s - starting up
  • T - Being towed
  • t - Towing a unit
  • H - unit is hulldown
  • h - unit is raising or lowering
  • L - unit's spotlight is on
  • l - unit is lit by a spotlight
  • E - Unit's ECM is active
  • e - Unit is effected by ECM
  • P - Unit's ECCM is active
  • p - Unit is eccm protected
  • + - Unit is Overheating
  • M - Unit is using Special Movment - sprint
  • m - Unit is using Special Movement - evade
  • W - Battlesuits' with this flag are Mounted on another unit
  • C - Unit is carrying a club
  • O - Unit is OODing
  • X - Unit is spinning
  • I - Unit is infernoed
  • B - Unit is burning
  • G - Unit is staggered
  • N - Unit is narc'ed

See Also: report, view, scan, brief