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Originally posted by dogscoff:
[QB]In theory, starting techs should be more or less modddable using racial techs. Just as one race starts with organics and another doesn't you could mod the files with a series of "parallel" racial tech areas so that a race can spend points to start with (say) fighters.
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Not claiming to be a more experienced modder, but in my limited experience this will work- but, ther are complications.
You can copy the tech and make it race only, and copy all the components, facilities, vehiclesizes etc. so the player can use them.
However the game will see them as seperate entities, so if a player with RacialFighters captures an enemy ship with normal Fighter tech, they wil not be able to repair the fighter bays.
Also the tech will not be tradable.
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// Start of wild fantasy
It would be good (for SE4 platinum, perhaps) to change the way tech trees work, with an extra field to say a racial tech is also researchable
- or perhaps any racial tech with a prequisite means, you can either buy the racial skill OR research the lead-in tech.
- or alter components etc to have multiple "Tech Req" blocks; if the player satisifes any of them they understand the item.
something like:
Number of Tech Req variation : 2
Number of Tech 1 Req := 1
Tech Area 1 Req 1 := Energy Stream Weapons
Tech Level 1 Req 1 := 2
Number of Tech 2 Req := 1
Tech Area 2 Req 1 := Resupply
Tech Level 2 Req 1 := 3