Implement a new ai_profiles.tbl field that allows the maximum number of allies allowed to be rearming to be modified (#7065)

Author: LuytenFS

code/ai/ai_profiles.cpp

@@ -477,6 +477,9 @@ void parse_ai_profiles_tbl(const char *filename)
 
 				set_flag(profile, "$support don't add primaries:", AI::Profile_Flags::Support_dont_add_primaries);
 
+				if (optional_string("$max allies rearming threshold:"))
+				 	stuff_int(&profile->max_allies_rearming_threshold);
+
 				set_flag(profile, "$firing requires exact los:", AI::Profile_Flags::Require_exact_los);
 
 				if (optional_string("$exact los minimum detection radius:")) {
@@ -831,6 +834,7 @@ void ai_profile_t::reset()
 	ai_range_aware_secondary_select_mode = AI_RANGE_AWARE_SEC_SEL_MODE_RETAIL;
 	turret_target_recheck_time = 2000.0f;
 	rot_fac_multiplier_ply_collisions = 0.0f;
+	max_allies_rearming_threshold = 2;
 
 	better_collision_avoid_aggression_combat = 3.5f;
 	better_collision_avoid_aggression_guard = 3.5f;

code/ai/ai_profiles.h

@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ class ai_profile_t {
 
 	float detail_distance_mult[MAX_DETAIL_VALUE + 1];	//MAX_DETAIL_VALUE really needs to be 4
 
+	// max number of allies allowed to be rearming at the same time
+	int max_allies_rearming_threshold;	
+
 	// minimum radius for the line-of-sight (los) detection --wookieejedi
 	float los_min_detection_radius;
 

code/ai/aicode.cpp

@@ -14385,7 +14385,7 @@ int maybe_request_support(object *objp)
 		try_to_rearm = true;
 	} else if (ai_bad_time_to_rearm(objp)) {
 		try_to_rearm = false;
-	} else if (num_allies_rearming(objp) < 2) {
+	} else if (num_allies_rearming(objp) < The_mission.ai_profile->max_allies_rearming_threshold) {
 		if (desire >= 8) {	//	guarantees disabled will cause repair request
 			try_to_rearm = true;
 		} else if (desire >= 3) {		//	>= 3 means having a single subsystem fully blown will cause repair.

code/def_files/ai_profiles.tbl

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ $Max Player Attackers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 99
 
 ;; maximum number of active (i.e. 'thrown') asteroids that can be		
 ;; heading toward a friendly ship at any given time						
-$Max Incoming Asteroids: 3, 4, 5, 7, 10									
+$Max Incoming Asteroids: 3, 4, 5, 7, 10
 
 ;; factor applied to damage suffered by the player						
 $Player Damage Factor: 0.25, 0.5, 0.65, 0.85, 1							
@@ -181,9 +181,8 @@ $Player Autoaim FOV: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
 $Detail Distance Multiplier: 0.125, 0.25, 1.0, 4.0, 8.0					
 
 ;; General AI-related flags.  These were previously all lumped together	
-;; under the New AI mission flag.										
-																		
-																		
+;; under the New AI mission flag.
+																												
 ;; if set, big ships can attack a beam turret that's firing on them		
 ;; from a ship that they don't currently have targeted.					
 $big ships can attack beam turrets on untargeted ships: NO				
@@ -354,6 +353,10 @@ $no warp camera:	NO
 
 ;; If set, this flag overrides the retail behavior whereby a ship		
 ;; assigned to guard a ship in a wing will instead guard the entire wing
-$ai guards specific ship in wing:	NO									
+$ai guards specific ship in wing:	NO	
+
+;; maximum number of allies allowed to be rearming at the same time 
+;; before the AI will hold off on requesting support
+$max allies rearming threshold: 2
 
 #End