[DeeZire]

Seems people are coming up against the old 'but theres only 12 spaces on the Command bar' issue when adding new objects for things to be built.

Heres the way I got around that problem without the need for the player to be inconvenienced or penalised by having to build another Dozer or Worker type.

As an example, lets take the USA Dozer. This ones a classic, as its CommandSet is full, so if you want it to build any more USA structures you're stuck.

I gave the Dozer two Command Sets in CommandSet.INI;-

CommandSet AmericaDozerDefaultCommandSet
1 = Command_ConstructAmericaPowerPlant
2 = Command_ConstructAmericaStrategyCenter
3 = Command_ConstructAmericaBarracks
4 = Command_ConstructAmericaWarFactory
5 = Command_ConstructAmericaSupplyCenter
6 = Command_ConstructAmericaCommandCenter
7 = Command_ConstructAmericaPatriotBattery
8 = Command_ConstructAmericaAirfield
9 = Command_Waypoints
10 = Command_DisarmMinesAtPosition
11 = Command_Stop
12 = Command_UpgradeUSADozerCommandsAux
End

CommandSet AmericaDozerAuxilliaryCommandSet
1 = Command_ConstructAmericaWall
2 = Command_ConstructAmericaParticleCannonUplink
3 = Command_ConstructAmericaDetentionCamp
4 = Command_ConstructAmericaSupplyDropZone
5 = ; new one can go here
6 = ; new one can go here
7 = ; new one can go here
8 = ; new one can go here
9 = Command_Waypoints
10 = Command_DisarmMinesAtPosition
11 = Command_Stop
12 = Command_UpgradeUSADozerCommandsDef
End

Then in FactionUnit.INI I changed the Dozers CommandSet = to the 'Default' one above.

Then I gave the Dozer these modules;-

Behavior = CommandSetUpgrade ModuleTag_nn
CommandSet = AmericaDozerDefaultCommandSet
TriggeredBy = Upgrade_AmericaDozerCommandSetDef
End
Behavior = CommandSetUpgrade ModuleTag_nn
CommandSet = AmericaDozerAuxilliaryCommandSet
TriggeredBy = Upgrade_AmericaDozerCommandSetAux
End

In Upgrade.INI, I defined those two upgrades;-

Upgrade AmericaDozerCommandSetDef
DisplayName = ; GUI: More Options string
Type = OBJECT
BuildTime = 0
BuildCost = 0
End

Upgrade AmericaDozerCommandSetAux
DisplayName = ; GUI: More Options string
Type = OBJECT
BuildTime = 0
BuildCost = 0
End

Finally in CommandButton.INI I defined the two buttons;-

CommandButton Command_UpgradeUSADozerCommandsAux
Command = OBJECT_UPGRADE
Upgrade = AmericaDozerCommandSetAux
TextLabel = ; GUI: More Options string
ButtonImage = ; best if you use an 'up arrow' image
ButtonBorderType = SYSTEM
DescriptLabel = ; GUI:Click Here for more options string
PurchasedLabel = ; GUI:Using 2nd Command Set string
End

CommandButton Command_UpgradeUSADozerCommandsDef
Command = OBJECT_UPGRADE
Upgrade = AmericaDozerCommandSetDef
TextLabel = ; GUI: More Options string
ButtonImage = ; best if you use a 'down arrow' image
ButtonBorderType = SYSTEM
DescriptLabel = ; GUI:Click Here for more options string
PurchasedLabel = ; GUI:Using 1st Command Set string
End

An elegant solution and a little tricky I guess, but it provides the perfect illusion to the user that they have an 'up' and 'down' button on their Dozers Command Set that simply switches between extra options

If you change the upgrades and command buttons so it becomes a player upgrade rather than an object one, then clicking the 'switch' on one Dozer will change the command sets on all of your Dozers at the same time

Try it out and let me know how it goes, havent tested that in the final yet. One problem you might come across is the '0' BuildTime = setting - if that causes a prob change it to something real small like 0.1.

[mad ivan]

Can i upload that in the near future at GenBRC too? :drunk:

[Phoib]

Told you the upgrade commandset idea would work?

[DeeZire]

I thought you meant based on sciences?

What would be nice would be the ability to upgrade a Command Set based on the ownership of a specific Science, alas that doesnt seem possible any more

[Phoib]

No, never edited Sciences before, only disabled them by having the exp requirement for level 1 at 190820807120849, or somewhere close to that.

For your sciences idea, I can't think of a smoother way right now...

[Curator]

Pretty slick work around.

It is too bad 'NEED_SPECIAL_POWER_SCIENCE' doesn't work in conjunction with Science= like that of upgrades.

[Sleipnir]

Is it just me, or does this cause a crash from "Uncaught Exception in GameEngine" about 1/3 of they way through loading a mission/skirmish?

At first i thought it was because i was modifying it to make it work with the GLA Worker, but when i tried it with the American Dozer it does it too...... I got rid of all the comments, and used entries from the fuel air bomb to test everything so it's not either of those. I also tried setting the BuildTime = 5 so it definatly isn't that...... I deleted the lines in commandset.ini completely with "new one can go here", and the waypoints command too so it only used commands that the original dozer had.....

[Chronosfera]

Can you keep switching back and forth? Because I thought an upgrade can only be purchased once?


Under what circumference can you purchase an upgrade for more than once?

[FoxMcCloud]

Is it possible to have a Starcraft approach to things ? I.E HAve a normal structures list and an advanced structures ?

Click on dozzer, click on normal structurres button then choose a standard building. click on advanced gives you advanced buildings.

You could catagorise them, Power buildings, infantry producing buildings, air support buildings etc..

[Smartmlp]

erm, I did this and the button is grayed out....