components and facilities

[Desdinova]

i am trying to restrict access to certain components and facilities from certain Groups. i am setting up 3 options: Uncreative, Normal and Creative. Uncreative would have access to levels 1-5, Normal would access levels 1-10 and Creative would have access to levels 1-15. i see fields for required tech area. what i am looking for is restricted traits/tech areas as there are in Racial Traits.
i have looked at the P&N mod. that would work but it is cumbersome to say the least, as it would mean creating duplicate components for each option.
anybody have any suggestions?

[Phoenix-D]

The P&N method is the only way. BTW, the resitricted racial trait entries you saw? They don't work.

Phoenix-D

[Desdinova]

in Racial Traits, its not possible to create mutually exclusive traits? example below.
Name := Uncreative
Description := The Race is not as Inquisitive as other races and doesnt do extensive research
Pic Num := 0
General Type := Disadvantage
Cost := 1500
Trait Type := Tech Area
Value 1 := 6
Value 2 := 0
Required Trait 1 := None
Required Trait 2 := None
Required Trait 3 := None
Restricted Trait 1 := Normal
Restricted Trait 2 := Creative
Restricted Trait 3 := None

with the restricted traits, wouldnt i be unable to also select normal and creative.

[geoschmo]

Exactly. Those are the restricted traits Phoenix mentioned that do not work. That was a feature that was planned but never implemented. You can set up the files as you suggested and at best they won't do anything, and at worst they will cause errors. I don't recall which it is in this case.

Geoschmo

[ November 16, 2002, 01:07: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

[Desdinova]

Originally posted by geoschmo:
Exactly. Those are the restricted traits Phoenix mentioned that do not work. That was a feature that was planned but never implemented. You can set up the files as you suggested and at best they won't do anything, and at worst they will cause errors. I don't recall which it is in this case.

Geoschmo

thought they worked since they were in the P&N mod. guess they just dont do anything.
thanks for the info.

[Suicide Junkie]

I just put them there in case it ever DOES start working

[Desdinova]

if nothing else if is good for tracking purposes when creating a mod. just hope it gets activated in a future patch. would make it much easier to create restricted tech.