Re: Star Trek Mod - Please need some help
 

Ya, just tried it; only one space yard per ship flag appears, zero build rate worked ok, and the 'analyze' button wouldn't activate while the componant was damaged. Looks like a separate componant would be the way to go.

Re: Star Trek Mod - Please need some help
 

A build rate of 0 means that an infinite number of resources will be available for construction. You need at least 1.

Re: Star Trek Mod - Please need some help
 

Fyron tells me that 0 = infinite build rate, so perhaps a value of 1 would be ideal for the component.

Re: Star Trek Mod - Please need some help
 

I have to say this is a very interesting idea wyrm.

Re: Star Trek Mod - Please need some help
 

Thanks! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Maybe if all three build-with values are set to zero, then you get infinite build--dunno on that one. Just tried to construct a ship using one of these customized 'ship yard' ability componants, and the following code resulted in build time:Never
<font class="small">Code:</font><hr /><pre>Number of Abilities := 1
Ability 1 Type := Space Yard
Ability 1 Descr := Used to analyze captured vessels.
Ability 1 Val 1 := 0
Ability 1 Val 2 := 0</pre><hr />

Re: Star Trek Mod - Please need some help
 

Did you wait a turn? I haven't explicitly tested component SYs, but I know that facilities with 0 rate will definitely give instantaneous building (one turn delay of course). It shows the build time as never, but it isn't actually never.

Re: Star Trek Mod - Please need some help
 

No, I just saw 'never' and assumed it meant never. Will check.

EDIT: it didn't build after three turns it still said never. Could be that it needs four abilities (ship yard, build with minerals, build with organics, build with radiation) in order to get infinite build times, whereas the one I've been messing around with has only one ability (ship yard). Component.txt attached as zip

Re: Star Trek Mod - Please need some help
 

I just tested this, and here's what I got:

If a ship or planet has a space yard rate of 0 for a resource, that resource will be completely ignored for contruction. Not only is it all done instantly, you don't even have to pay for it. Other resources must still be paid in full at the appropriate rate, however.

If all three rates are 0, whether through a space yard ability with 0 rate or the complete lack of a space yard ability for that resource at all, no construction gets done at all.

Re: Star Trek Mod - Please need some help
 

Hmm... interesting. I only had two resources at zero with space yard expansion facilities.

Re: Star Trek Mod - Please need some help
 

Can you post the component file you used? I would like to test this as well.