Star Trek Mod - Please need some help

[AngleWyrm]

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.

[Fyron]

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

[Captain Kwok]

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

[Atrocities]

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

[AngleWyrm]

Thanks!

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
Code:

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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

---

[Fyron]

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.

[AngleWyrm]

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

[douglas]

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.

[Fyron]

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

[Atrocities]

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