IonCannonPower can now define how many ticks into animation the weapon impact happens (as opposed to at the end of the animation).

OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/Effects/IonCannon.cs

@@ -25,17 +25,30 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Effects
 		readonly string palette;
 		readonly string weapon;
 
-		public IonCannon(Player firedBy, string weapon, World world, CPos location, string effect, string palette)
+		int weaponDelay;
+		bool impacted = false;
+
+		public IonCannon(Player firedBy, string weapon, World world, CPos location, string effect, string palette, int delay)
 		{
 			this.firedBy = firedBy;
 			this.weapon = weapon;
 			this.palette = palette;
+			weaponDelay = delay;
 			target = Target.FromCell(world, location);
 			anim = new Animation(world, effect);
 			anim.PlayThen("idle", () => Finish(world));
 		}
 
-		public void Tick(World world) { anim.Tick(); }
+		public void Tick(World world)
+		{
+			anim.Tick();
+			if (!impacted && weaponDelay-- <= 0)
+			{
+				var weapon = world.Map.Rules.Weapons[this.weapon.ToLowerInvariant()];
+				weapon.Impact(target.CenterPosition, firedBy.PlayerActor, 1f);
+				impacted = true;
+			}
+		}
 
 		public IEnumerable<IRenderable> Render(WorldRenderer wr)
 		{
@@ -45,8 +58,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.Effects
 		void Finish(World world)
 		{
 			world.AddFrameEndTask(w => w.Remove(this));
-			var weapon = world.Map.Rules.Weapons[this.weapon.ToLowerInvariant()];
-			weapon.Impact(target.CenterPosition, firedBy.PlayerActor, 1f);
 		}
 	}
 }

OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/IonCannonPower.cs

@@ -21,14 +21,20 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 		[ActorReference]
 		[Desc("Actor to spawn when the attack starts")]
 		public readonly string CameraActor = null;
+		
 		[Desc("Amount of time to keep the camera alive")]
 		public readonly int CameraRemoveDelay = 25;
+		
 		[Desc("Effect sequence to display")]
 		public readonly string Effect = "ionsfx";
 		public readonly string EffectPalette = "effect";
+		
 		[Desc("Which weapon to fire")]
 		public readonly string Weapon = "IonCannon";
 		
+		[Desc("Apply the weapon impact this many ticks into the effect")]
+		public readonly int WeaponDelay = 7;
+
 		public override object Create(ActorInitializer init) { return new IonCannonPower(init.self, this); }
 	}
 
@@ -50,7 +56,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc
 			{
 				var info = Info as IonCannonPowerInfo;
 				Sound.Play(Info.LaunchSound, self.World.Map.CenterOfCell(order.TargetLocation));
-				w.Add(new IonCannon(self.Owner, info.Weapon, w, order.TargetLocation, info.Effect, info.EffectPalette));
+				w.Add(new IonCannon(self.Owner, info.Weapon, w, order.TargetLocation, info.Effect, info.EffectPalette, info.WeaponDelay));
 
 				if (info.CameraActor == null)
 					return;