[Azad0r]

1. How do I make upgrades come into effect without having to research it on every individual unit?

2. How do I make buildings require upgrades? E.g. an upgrade is needed first to make an Armoury? (I did it in generals but can't seem to work it out in BFME)

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time

[Azad0r]

I have found out how to make buildings require upgrades, but I need help with the first question alot. Please could someone spare a thought. Thanks

[Hostile]

You should post your solution for number 2 as I am also interested in that.

[Azad0r]

To make a building require an upgrade you must enter these lines of code:

	Options				= NEED_UPGRADE CANCELABLE
	NeededUpgrade		= <insertupgradenamehere>

Heres an example of this - the haradrim palace requires the fire arrow upgrade:

CommandButton Command_ConstructMordorHaradrimPalace
  Command          = FOUNDATION_CONSTRUCT
  Object           = MordorHaradrimPalace
  Options	   = NEED_UPGRADE CANCELABLE
  NeededUpgrade    = Upgrade_TechnologyMordorFireArrows
  TextLabel        = CONTROLBAR:ConstructMordorHaradrimPalace
  ButtonImage      = BMHaradrimPalace
  ButtonBorderType = BUILD ; Identifier for the User as to what kind of button this is
  DescriptLabel    = CONTROLBAR:ToolTipMordorHaradrimPalace
  Radial           = Yes  
End

Hope this helped, but I still need the answer to question 1.

[DeeZire]

For question one, its quite tricky.

Most upgrades that affect units and hordes come in two stages - first you purchase the 'technology' upgrade from a structure - and second, this then allows you to purchase the 'real' upgrade for the units and hordes on an individual basis.

To make an upgrade from a structure affect all units, you will have to edit every unit and horde. Look for the upgrade modules and remove RequiresAllTriggers = Yes and change the TriggeredBy = so it includes only the Technology upgrade. Make sure the relevent Technology upgrade in Upgrade.INI is of the PLAYER type and it should work fine.

[Azad0r]

you will have to edit every unit and horde

Does this mean that I cannot have both types of upgrade in the same version? (e.g. generals style upgrades and BFME style upgrades)