Custom Advanced Traits

[DavidG]

Anyone know if it is possible to make custom advanced traits? I'm thinking the advance traits are in one of the .txt files buy I can't find it. (I'd like to create some advanced traits for Star Trek races so for example romulans would have plasma tech as an advanced trait so only they would build and use plasma weapons them) IF this is not possible is there any other way to make it so a race cannot get certain weapon types?

[Suicide Junkie]

You need to look at RacialTraits.txt, and add a related entry to techarea.txt (using the racial tech #)

The only way to RESTRICT a tech from one race is to make all the other races choose a trait that gives them that tech.

See P&N, to see how I added racial traits, and restricted Pirates & Nomads from getting Normal techs.

[DavidG]

Thanks. Any idea why when I add a Category to advance traits, then go into new game I cannot add any races (says cannot load emp file) and if I create a race and start the game. the system and galaxy window are blank! :-(

[Suicide Junkie]

All EMP files are invalidated, since the number of racial traits has changed.
I suppose that the EMP records the chosen racial traits in a "yes,yes,no,no,yes,no" manner, thus confusing SE4 when it ends at the wrong time.
Randomly generated races do not suffer that problem unless traits are removed, since they pick traits by name according to the AI text files.

The blank universe is a wierd quirk... just start a second new game, and you won't see it again, until you change the racial traits again.
(Even when you shut down & reload SE4, it dosen't come back... very wierd, but only happens once per mod)

[ 19 January 2002: Message edited by: suicide_junkie ]

[Puke]

the first time i had that happen to me, i spent hours trying to figure out what i did wrong with my mod.

[Atrocities]

Yes you can do this. I have done it, but lost interest. If your interested in how to specifically do it, post, and I or someone with more experience will help.