bugfix(update): Resolve mismatch in Generals caused by updating AssistedTargetingUpdate for the initial frame

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• Fixes Generals mismatches due to PR 2809 #3171

This change is a follow-up to #2809 and fixes a mismatch in Generals that was caused by unifying the AssistedTargetingUpdate module's setup with Zero Hour, which allowed the module's update logic to run for one frame.

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PR Summary by Qodo

Prevent AssistedTargetingUpdate from running an initial frame

🐞 Bug fix 🕐 Less than 10 minutes

AI Description

• Initializes assisted-targeting laser templates during module construction.
• Immediately sleeps the module forever, preventing a one-frame Generals synchronization mismatch.
• Removes redundant template resolution from update and load post-processing paths.

Diagram

graph TD
  A["Module config"] --> B["Constructor"] --> C["Resolve lasers"] --> D["Sleep forever"]
  C --> E["Assist attack"] --> F["Feedback lasers"]

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High-Level Assessment

The constructor-based approach is appropriate because template references are immutable module setup data and the module is event-driven rather than frame-driven. Explicitly sleeping during construction prevents the unwanted first update without introducing conditional update logic or save-load-specific initialization.

Files changed (1) +5 / -12

Bug fix (1) +5 / -12

AssistedTargetingUpdate.cppInitialize targeting lasers before disabling scheduled updates +5/-12

Initialize targeting lasers before disabling scheduled updates

• Moves laser template lookup into module construction and immediately sets the module to sleep forever. Removes lookup work from the update and load post-processing paths, eliminating the single scheduled frame that caused Generals synchronization mismatches.

Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/AssistedTargetingUpdate.cpp

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Greptile Summary

The PR moves assisted-targeting laser-template resolution into module construction and adjusts initial wake scheduling to preserve the intended per-variant compatibility behavior.

• Resolves both laser templates during construction rather than during the first update or load post-processing.
• Prevents the initial update in Generals and non-retail-compatible builds while retaining Zero Hour retail-compatible scheduling.
• Applies equivalent changes to the Generals and GeneralsMD implementations.

Confidence Score: 5/5

The PR appears safe to merge.

No blocking failure remains.

Important Files Changed

Filename	Overview
Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/AssistedTargetingUpdate.cpp	Moves template lookup into construction and puts the module to sleep immediately for the Generals build.
GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/AssistedTargetingUpdate.cpp	Moves template lookup into construction and conditionally preserves the one-update Zero Hour retail-compatible behavior.

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[Mauller]

Maybe this should be gated so that when this code is merged the issue does not crop up again by someone else merging the same files.

[xezon]

Code looks logical.

[xezon]

Something is not right with the CI build. Again it is waiting on GeneralsMD and we cannot merge this.

[Caball009]

Maybe this should be gated so that when this code is merged the issue does not crop up again by someone else merging the same files.

Yes, I think that's a good idea.

[Mauller]

Looks good to me