Fixed guard (retaliation) states.

Author: Caball009

Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGuard.cpp

@@ -175,7 +175,12 @@ AIGuardMachine::AIGuardMachine( Object *owner ) :
 	// order matters: first state is the default state.
 // srj sez: I made "return" the start state, so that if ordered to guard a position
 // that isn't the unit's current position, it moves to that position first.
+#if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_RETURN,						newInstance(AIGuardReturnState)( this ), AI_GUARD_IDLE, AI_GUARD_INNER, attackAggressors );
+#else
+	// TheSuperHackers @bugfix 09/04/2026 This fixes the conflicting movement and fire behavior in Guard mode when the unit is under attack.
+	defineState( AI_GUARD_RETURN,						newInstance(AIGuardReturnState)( this ), AI_GUARD_IDLE, AI_GUARD_INNER );
+#endif
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_IDLE,							newInstance(AIGuardIdleState)( this ), AI_GUARD_INNER, AI_GUARD_RETURN, attackAggressors );
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_INNER,						newInstance(AIGuardInnerState)( this ), AI_GUARD_OUTER, AI_GUARD_OUTER );
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_OUTER,						newInstance(AIGuardOuterState)( this ), AI_GUARD_GET_CRATE, AI_GUARD_GET_CRATE );

GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGuard.cpp

@@ -179,8 +179,14 @@ AIGuardMachine::AIGuardMachine( Object *owner ) :
 	//Kris: Except that guard return is more like an attack move, and will acquire targets while moving there.
 	//This breaks deployAI units because they have to completely unpack before realizing that there is a target in range.
 	//So I'm making AI_GUARD_INNER the first state.
+#if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_INNER,						newInstance(AIGuardInnerState)( this ), AI_GUARD_OUTER, AI_GUARD_OUTER, attackAggressors );
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_RETURN,						newInstance(AIGuardReturnState)( this ), AI_GUARD_IDLE, AI_GUARD_INNER, attackAggressors );
+#else
+	// TheSuperHackers @bugfix 09/04/2026 This fixes the conflicting movement and fire behavior in Guard mode when the unit is under attack.
+	defineState( AI_GUARD_INNER,						newInstance(AIGuardInnerState)( this ), AI_GUARD_OUTER, AI_GUARD_OUTER );
+	defineState( AI_GUARD_RETURN,						newInstance(AIGuardReturnState)( this ), AI_GUARD_IDLE, AI_GUARD_INNER );
+#endif
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_IDLE,							newInstance(AIGuardIdleState)( this ), AI_GUARD_INNER, AI_GUARD_RETURN, attackAggressors );
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_OUTER,						newInstance(AIGuardOuterState)( this ), AI_GUARD_GET_CRATE, AI_GUARD_GET_CRATE );
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_GET_CRATE,				newInstance(AIGuardPickUpCrateState)( this ), AI_GUARD_RETURN, AI_GUARD_RETURN );

GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/AI/AIGuardRetaliate.cpp

@@ -184,7 +184,12 @@ AIGuardRetaliateMachine::AIGuardRetaliateMachine( Object *owner ) :
 // srj sez: I made "return" the start state, so that if ordered to guard a position
 // that isn't the unit's current position, it moves to that position first.
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_ATTACK_AGGRESSOR, newInstance(AIGuardRetaliateAttackAggressorState)( this ), AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_RETURN, AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_RETURN );
+#if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_CRC
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_RETURN,						newInstance(AIGuardRetaliateReturnState)( this ), AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_IDLE, AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_INNER, attackAggressors );
+#else
+	// TheSuperHackers @bugfix 09/04/2026 This fixes the conflicting movement and fire behavior in Guard mode when the unit is under attack.
+	defineState( AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_RETURN,						newInstance(AIGuardRetaliateReturnState)( this ), AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_IDLE, AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_INNER );
+#endif
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_IDLE,							newInstance(AIGuardRetaliateIdleState)( this ), AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_INNER, EXIT_MACHINE_WITH_SUCCESS, attackAggressors );
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_INNER,						newInstance(AIGuardRetaliateInnerState)( this ), AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_OUTER, AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_OUTER );
 	defineState( AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_OUTER,						newInstance(AIGuardRetaliateOuterState)( this ), AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_GET_CRATE, AI_GUARD_RETALIATE_GET_CRATE );