Another problem with Cyborgs in the script...

[Goth Zagog-Thou]

Alrighty, so I've got Research all fixed up (finally) in Cam 4. Minus one thing:

Cyborgs.

I was under the impression that since addTemplate() was dangerous in general (and really shouldn't be used), I'm doing it the proper way by enableResearch() .. Sure enough the Cyborgs appear in the Research list as they should. *BUT* they don't show up in the Cyborg Factory in the build list afterwards.

Are Cyborgs added an additional way, besides researching them?

[Berg]

research a heavy gunner cyborg ...bingo it shows up in the factory list ?
Unless you have to upgrade for advanced units like the tank factory?

[Goth Zagog-Thou]

That's how it's *supposed* to be. Research it, bam -- you have the Cyborg.

Upgrades to Cyborg Factories are (according to names.txt) not used anymore -- maybe I should look again.

[Mysteryem]

In order to have a research topic enable a template. You must set the body of the template to be undesignable (does not show up in design menu even when researched) in stats/body.txt (set last value to 0). When researching that body, if there are any templates given to the player which use this body (YES as opposed to NO in templates.txt), it will be made available upon research completion.

Each of the cyborgs use this (researching the weapon unlocks both the tank/vtol variety and the cyborg one at the same time). The cyborg transport works in the same way, where its body is TransporterBody, this is undesignable, and when researched, it enables the template for the player that researched it.

templates.txt

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Transporter,278,TransporterBody,ZNULLBRAIN,ZNULLCONSTRUCT,ZNULLECM,YES,V-Tol,ZNULLREPAIR,TRANSPORTER,DefaultSensor1Mk1,1

body.txt

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TransporterBody,Level All,MEDIUM,325,637,250,200,drcytran.pie,100,1,2000,20,9,20,9,20,9,20,9,20,9,20,9,0,0

resultcomponent.txt

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R-Cyborg-Transport,TransporterBody,BODY,0,0,2

research.txt

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R-Cyborg-Transport,Level All,0,0,IMAGE_RES_CYBORGTECH,0,0,RES_CYTRANS,0,TransporterBody,BODY,3600,1,2,0,0,0,0,0,1

prresearch.txt

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R-Cyborg-Transport,R-Struc-Factory-Cyborg,1081
R-Cyborg-Transport,R-Struc-VTOLFactory,1081

[Goth Zagog-Thou]

I think I understand now. Thanks Mys.