Artillery ONLY Mod - Need help

[Doruletz]

I created an Artillery ONLY Mod by simply changing the designable option in "stats / weapons.json" for all direct fire weapons from 1 to 0.

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"designable": 1,

changed to

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"designable": 0,

While this prevents me from designing and producing any direct fire units, it does not impose the same restrictions for the AI player in Skirmish Games. The Bonecrusher AI comes at me with direct fire weapon units regardless.
I cannot figure out why the AI disregards the weapon specs I modify in "stats / weapons.json"
Can anybody please help me with this problem?
Thank you.

[Black Project]

While this prevents me from designing and producing any direct fire units, it does not impose the same restrictions for the AI player in Skirmish Games. The Bonecrusher AI comes at me with direct fire weapon units regardless.
I cannot figure out why the AI disregards the weapon specs I modify in "stats / weapons.json"
Can anybody please help me with this problem?
Thank you.

Inside "stats/research.json", try deleting the "requiredResearch" field of all researchable direct-fire weapons. Since the AI bypasses the "designable" restriction, hopefully this workaround can solve this problem by making all direct-fire weapon research topics give nothing to players, be it human or AI.

Here's an example for the Heavy Cannon

BEFORE:

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	"R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1": {
		"iconID": "IMAGE_RES_WEAPONTECH",
		"id": "R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1",
		"msgName": "RES_CN3MK1",
		"name": "Heavy Cannon",
		"redComponents": [
			"Cannon2A-TMk1"
		],
		"requiredResearch": [
			"R-Wpn-Cannon-Damage05",
			"R-Vehicle-Metals03",
			"R-Wpn-Cannon2Mk1"
		],
		"researchPoints": 8800,
		"researchPower": 275,
		"resultComponents": [
			"Cannon375mmMk1"
		],
		"statID": "Cannon375mmMk1"
	},

AFTER:

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	"R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1": {
		"iconID": "IMAGE_RES_WEAPONTECH",
		"id": "R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1",
		"msgName": "RES_CN3MK1",
		"name": "Heavy Cannon",
		"redComponents": [
			"Cannon2A-TMk1"
		],
		"requiredResearch": [
			"R-Wpn-Cannon-Damage05",
			"R-Vehicle-Metals03",
			"R-Wpn-Cannon2Mk1"
		],
		"researchPoints": 8800,
		"researchPower": 275,
		"statID": "Cannon375mmMk1"
	},

[Doruletz]

While this prevents me from designing and producing any direct fire units, it does not impose the same restrictions for the AI player in Skirmish Games. The Bonecrusher AI comes at me with direct fire weapon units regardless.
I cannot figure out why the AI disregards the weapon specs I modify in "stats / weapons.json"
Can anybody please help me with this problem?
Thank you.

Inside "stats/research.json", try deleting the "requiredResearch" field of all researchable direct-fire weapons. Since the AI bypasses the "designable" restriction, hopefully this workaround can solve this problem by making all direct-fire weapon research topics give nothing to players, be it human or AI.

Here's an example for the Heavy Cannon

BEFORE:

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	"R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1": {
		"iconID": "IMAGE_RES_WEAPONTECH",
		"id": "R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1",
		"msgName": "RES_CN3MK1",
		"name": "Heavy Cannon",
		"redComponents": [
			"Cannon2A-TMk1"
		],
		"requiredResearch": [
			"R-Wpn-Cannon-Damage05",
			"R-Vehicle-Metals03",
			"R-Wpn-Cannon2Mk1"
		],
		"researchPoints": 8800,
		"researchPower": 275,
		"resultComponents": [
			"Cannon375mmMk1"
		],
		"statID": "Cannon375mmMk1"
	},

AFTER:

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	"R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1": {
		"iconID": "IMAGE_RES_WEAPONTECH",
		"id": "R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1",
		"msgName": "RES_CN3MK1",
		"name": "Heavy Cannon",
		"redComponents": [
			"Cannon2A-TMk1"
		],
		"requiredResearch": [
			"R-Wpn-Cannon-Damage05",
			"R-Vehicle-Metals03",
			"R-Wpn-Cannon2Mk1"
		],
		"researchPoints": 8800,
		"researchPower": 275,
		"statID": "Cannon375mmMk1"
	},

@Black Project
Thanks for your fast reply, but I don't think this will do the trick. There is a research tree, with strict requirements for previous research being completed in order to enable more advanced research. Let me try to explain...
IMHO, if AI does not research basic weapons such as MG & Cannons, they can never get to more advanced weapons, such as Mortars and Howitzers.
Same goes for mini rockets, which are needed to get to MRL, Ripple Rockets as well as Seraph and Archangel missiles.

[Doruletz]

@Black Project

I was thinking of a different approach...
I wonder if there is a way to disable all direct fire weapon units by editing the "/multiplay/script/rules/setup/droidlimits.js"
Here is the default content for that file...

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function droidLimit(player)	// inside hackNetOff()
{
	setDroidLimit(player, 150, DROID_ANY);
	setDroidLimit(player, 10, DROID_COMMAND);
	setDroidLimit(player, 15, DROID_CONSTRUCT);
}

Or maybe creating a new file "/multiplay/script/rules/setup/weaponlimits.js" ???

[Doruletz]

While this prevents me from designing and producing any direct fire units, it does not impose the same restrictions for the AI player in Skirmish Games. The Bonecrusher AI comes at me with direct fire weapon units regardless.
I cannot figure out why the AI disregards the weapon specs I modify in "stats / weapons.json"
Can anybody please help me with this problem?
Thank you.

Inside "stats/research.json", try deleting the "requiredResearch" field of all researchable direct-fire weapons. Since the AI bypasses the "designable" restriction, hopefully this workaround can solve this problem by making all direct-fire weapon research topics give nothing to players, be it human or AI.

Here's an example for the Heavy Cannon

BEFORE:

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	"R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1": {
		"iconID": "IMAGE_RES_WEAPONTECH",
		"id": "R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1",
		"msgName": "RES_CN3MK1",
		"name": "Heavy Cannon",
		"redComponents": [
			"Cannon2A-TMk1"
		],
		"requiredResearch": [
			"R-Wpn-Cannon-Damage05",
			"R-Vehicle-Metals03",
			"R-Wpn-Cannon2Mk1"
		],
		"researchPoints": 8800,
		"researchPower": 275,
		"resultComponents": [
			"Cannon375mmMk1"
		],
		"statID": "Cannon375mmMk1"
	},

AFTER:

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	"R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1": {
		"iconID": "IMAGE_RES_WEAPONTECH",
		"id": "R-Wpn-Cannon3Mk1",
		"msgName": "RES_CN3MK1",
		"name": "Heavy Cannon",
		"redComponents": [
			"Cannon2A-TMk1"
		],
		"requiredResearch": [
			"R-Wpn-Cannon-Damage05",
			"R-Vehicle-Metals03",
			"R-Wpn-Cannon2Mk1"
		],
		"researchPoints": 8800,
		"researchPower": 275,
		"statID": "Cannon375mmMk1"
	},

@Black Project
Thanks for your fast reply, but I don't think this will do the trick. There is a research tree, with strict requirements for previous research being completed in order to enable more advanced research. Let me try to explain...
IMHO, if AI does not research basic weapons such as MG & Cannons, they can never get to more advanced weapons, such as Mortars and Howitzers.
Same goes for mini rockets, which are needed to get to MRL, Ripple Rockets as well as Seraph and Archangel missiles.

Sorry for the misunderstanding, but the way you explained, it was easy to miss. So this method does not in any way affect the required research tree / pattern, but voids the result, namely you do the research, but get no usable weapon as a result...
I will try it, and get back to you with an update.
Thanks.

[Doruletz]

@Black Project

I tried your suggestion, but IT DID NOT WORK

After launching the game, I'm getting the following error messages in the WZlog file:

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error   |23:27:05: [enableResearch:2715] No such research R-Sys-Sensor-Turret01 for player 0
error   |23:27:05: [enableResearch:2715] No such research R-Wpn-MG1Mk1 for player 0
error   |23:27:05: [enableResearch:2715] No such research R-Sys-Engineering01 for player 0
error   |23:27:05: [completeResearch:2659] No such research R-Vehicle-Prop-Wheels for player 0
error   |23:27:05: [completeResearch:2659] No such research R-Sys-Spade1Mk1 for player 0
error   |23:27:05: [completeResearch:2659] No such research R-Vehicle-Body01 for player 0
error   |23:27:05: [enableResearch:2715] No such research R-Sys-Sensor-Turret01 for player 1
error   |23:27:05: [enableResearch:2715] No such research R-Wpn-MG1Mk1 for player 1
error   |23:27:05: [enableResearch:2715] No such research R-Sys-Engineering01 for player 1
error   |23:27:05: [completeResearch:2659] No such research R-Vehicle-Prop-Wheels for player 1
error   |23:27:05: [completeResearch:2659] No such research R-Sys-Spade1Mk1 for player 1
error   |23:27:05: [completeResearch:2659] No such research R-Vehicle-Body01 for player 1

The errors above make both Droid Manufacture (making any units, including more Trucks) as well as Research of any kind unavailable to the player. I can only build base structures, and that is all I can do.
Also the AI player (Bonecrusher in this case) does not even move, does not proceed to any gameplay, does not build anything at all...