MZ - Restricting Targets based on Actor/Enemy Property

I am trying to figure out what function/script to use to restrict who can be targeted by certain attacks. Actors and Enemies have the property columnIndex that I want to use to determine who can target them. Effectively making the Actors and Enemies either Melee (columnIndex ===0) or Ranged (columnIndex === 1).

Rawest basic example:

Melee party members should not be able to target Ranged Enemies.

So
if (subject.columnIndex ===0) { if (target.columnIndex > 0){ return false; } else { return true; } }

I'm just not sure what (if any) script or function I can hook into/overwrite to enable the logic above.


As an FYI I am using VS Battle Core as well. So if theres a note tag I am overlooking here, let me know.

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Use <JS Targets>

Tried that,

It seems to affect the resulting Targets, not who can be targeted upfront. What i'm looking for is an affect like @caethyril 's Cae_OnUseEffects <target filter:> note tag. However that conflicts weirdly with BattleCore when cancelling a selection where it starts highlighting whatever party member is at index 0 until targetting commences again.

Bringing this over here in case it helps:
To deselect, you could try:

• $gameParty.select(null);
• $gameTroop.select(null);

Or hide the associated window (which by default also procs deselection):

• SceneManager._scene._actorWindow.hide();
• SceneManager._scene._enemyWindow.hide();

These did exactly the job.

Thank you so much Cae!