feat: spoof _contextual_tag_template_name for the flagged auto-hack target — tagcheck proved the game silently rejects off-LOS set_tag (27/29 tag_applied=false); the game re-validates tags through this forward-LOS check, so flagging the chosen unit's extension makes its own validation accept the order

AutoMark/scripts/mods/AutoMark/mark/servo_skull_mark.lua

@@ -29,6 +29,29 @@ local Vector3_distance                  = Vector3.distance
 local HACK_TAG_NAME                     = "hacking_over_here_companion"
 local CANCEL_INTERVAL                   = 0.5
 
+-- set_tag() for off-LOS units is silently rejected because the game re-validates the tag
+-- through the target extension's forward-LOS _contextual_tag_template_name(); flag the single
+-- auto-hack target on its extension so the game's own validation accepts the order.
+if not mod.omni_hack_spoof_hooked then
+    local spoof_class, spoof_class_name
+    for name, cls in pairs(CLASS) do
+        if type(cls) == "table" and rawget(cls, "_contextual_tag_template_name") ~= nil then
+            spoof_class, spoof_class_name = cls, name
+            break
+        end
+    end
+    if spoof_class then
+        mod.omni_hack_spoof_hooked = true
+        mod.omni_hack_spoof_class = spoof_class_name
+        mod:hook(spoof_class, "_contextual_tag_template_name", function(previous_hook, self, player_unit, tag_name)
+            if tag_name == "companion_order" and self._automark_hack_order then
+                return HACK_TAG_NAME
+            end
+            return previous_hook(self, player_unit, tag_name)
+        end)
+    end
+end
+
 local function servo_skull_mark_callback()
     local smart_tag_system = context.smart_tag_system
     if not smart_tag_system then
@@ -235,7 +258,7 @@ local function find_hackable_target_unit_omni()
     end
 
     local player_position = Unit_world_position(player_unit, 1)
-    local selected_unit, selected_distance, selected_name
+    local selected_unit, selected_distance, selected_name, selected_extension
     local diag_total
     if mod_settings.debug_mode then
         diag_total = 0
@@ -255,6 +278,7 @@ local function find_hackable_target_unit_omni()
                 end
                 if distance <= OMNI_HACK_RANGE and (not selected_distance or distance < selected_distance) then
                     selected_unit, selected_distance = unit, distance
+                    selected_extension = target_extension
                     if diag_samples then
                         selected_name = breed_data.name
                     end
@@ -273,7 +297,10 @@ local function find_hackable_target_unit_omni()
     end
     if selected_unit then
         -- don't retarget the same unit forever if the game refuses to accept the tag
-        mod._hack_blacklist[selected_unit] = { t = HACK_RETRY_DELAY, n = selected_name }
+        mod._hack_blacklist[selected_unit] = { t = HACK_RETRY_DELAY, n = selected_name, ext = selected_extension }
+        if selected_extension then
+            selected_extension._automark_hack_order = true
+        end
     end
     return selected_unit, selected_distance
 end
@@ -288,6 +315,9 @@ function mod:auto_hack(dt, t, fixed_frame)
     for unit, entry in pairs(mod._hack_blacklist) do
         entry.t = entry.t - dt
         if entry.t <= 0 then
+            if entry.ext then
+                entry.ext._automark_hack_order = nil
+            end
             mod._hack_blacklist[unit] = nil
         end
     end
@@ -297,7 +327,7 @@ function mod:auto_hack(dt, t, fixed_frame)
         if hack_check.ttl <= 0 then
             if mod_settings.debug_mode then
                 local smart_tag_system = context.smart_tag_system
-                mod:diag(string.format("OMNI-HACK-DIAG tagcheck %s alive=%s tag_applied=%s skull_hacking=%s", tostring(hack_check.n), tostring(HEALTH_ALIVE[hack_check.unit] == true), tostring(smart_tag_system and smart_tag_system:unit_tag(hack_check.unit) ~= nil), tostring(mod:is_servo_skull_hacking())))
+                mod:diag(string.format("OMNI-HACK-DIAG tagcheck %s alive=%s tag_applied=%s skull_hacking=%s spoof=%s", tostring(hack_check.n), tostring(HEALTH_ALIVE[hack_check.unit] == true), tostring(smart_tag_system and smart_tag_system:unit_tag(hack_check.unit) ~= nil), tostring(mod:is_servo_skull_hacking()), tostring(mod.omni_hack_spoof_class)))
             end
             hack_check = nil
         end