Minimum turn speed is not coded in for the tracks locomotor

[DrGoldFish1]

Prerequisites

• I have searched for similar issues and confirmed this is not a duplicate

Game Version

• Command & Conquer Generals
• Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour
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Bug Description

Units with tracks have 2 major issues.

1. They lose all momentum when having to make to big of a turn, easiest visible when trying to pathfind between buildings.

Both the USA and China dozer have the same settings except for these 2 things.
MinTurnSpeed = 25 ; in dist/sec (0 for the china dozer)
Appearance = FOUR_WHEELS (TREADS for the china dozer)

And yet with a clear headstart the USA dozer can catch up to the CHINA dozer.
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bfd04361-b31e-4112-a8ff-cbd9b7fb09e8

2. Units with tracks when they have to move out of the way for other units they tend to keep turning to the left and the right in front of the unit its trying to drive away for. But cause of it losing all its momentum each time it turns, it doesnt really change its location at all. Just causing traffic jams.

Still can happen for units with wheels but less likely, sicne they will drive forward while turning and there for not stay in one place.

I dont have an example of this on video yet.

What needs to be done.
Code in the use of minimum turn speed for untis with tracks, So when you set the minimum turnspeed, the unit slows down to that set speed when turning but does not go down to 0. So it can move forward and turn at the same time.

If the unit has to turn too much it like lets say 180 degreese it will not take this speed into consideration, and turns on its tracks without having any speed attached to it. Otherwise the units will look weird when turning.

If this is code is working like intended we can then change the ini files for these set units seperatly with the already given MinTurnSpeed which is set on 0 for units with tracks. To fine tune these units to make them way less annoying and more responsive.

Reproduction Steps

1. place loads of buildings to make pathfinding a bit more complex.
2. then send a USA dozer and a china dozer to go through these buildings and watch the USA dozer take less time to go to the end.

Additional Context

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[xezon]

Nice obstacle course :)

Indeed it could be interesting to make the Dozer treads more competitive. The code change is not controversial, but the data change will be.

[DrGoldFish1]

If this code is fixes we then I can already try and fine tune it for these units. Then the committee will have to decide to add it or not. But I feel like we do need to change the minimum speed to remove the weird unit behaviors.It will also make units with tracks less frustrating and hopefully make these types of units to be made more. Like the crusader, paladin, marauder and make china feel more fun.

If the code is there I can start doing some testing and fine tuning and then the committee has to decide to either add it or not. But this is one of these changes that will change the way units move and will have to be one of the first thingst to be looked at once the committee starts with balance. Cause we all know the reason people hate china is cause of unit movement and weak secondary eco.