BFTTree - Multiple Page Tech Tree

[FiresForever]

This maybe alot to ask but I just want these three exclusivly.

Magic
Social Structure
Military

Not a problem will be a few weeks before i can get the next version out, between now and then you could use one of the other tech tree categories, as a temporary measure, then when Version 6 is out you can just make a few changes so they go into the proper trees.

 

[mathuin]

If you are just changing the TechTree.lua file then you don't need to do anything with the ingame.xml, you only need to bother with this if you are adding additional .lua pages. Just build your mod in modbuddy with your version of the techtree.lua and techtree.xml file and it should work.

And work it did. My mod only has TechTree.lua and TechPopup.lua since all it does is change the order technologies are studied. It mostly works -- I'll post my question in its own thread in the forum.

Jack.

 

[Pouakai]

So wait, what files will I need to update for my Tourism mod?

 

[fozo1655]

I'm confused if I don't want to use all of the categorys(or make them show) do I have too?

EDIT: Never mind I was just being stupid

 

[fozo1655]

Umm where is the download?
Edit: sorry being stupid agian

EDIT AGIAN: I think it would be great if you could have different eras for the different trees. I am doing a fantasy conversion for it and I would like to have 3 magic eras and like 4 or so non-magical eras. Thanks

 

[FiresForever]

So wait, what files will I need to update for my Tourism mod?

Well you could use for example Culture as a temporary category, so you are doing this:

<Type>TECHCulture_ My_New_Technology</Type>

Then when your category gets added, in this case Tourism, do a "search and replace" to change "Culture" into "Tourism" so we end up with:

<Type>TECHTourism_ My_New_Technology</Type>

I think it would be great if you could have different eras for the different trees. I am doing a fantasy conversion for it and I would like to have 3 magic eras and like 4 or so non-magical eras. Thanks

I will be looking into this after i get BFSPanel out

 

[Pouakai]

I meant what files do I need for a new technology?

 

[fozo1655]

I made one tech and like you suggested put it into a holding category(Culture) the first one worked. But then I made up some others for the same category and it did not work. Any ides on why

 

[Decimatus]

I just realized something.

If I add tons of optional techs in side tech trees, then if players choose not to learn them, they will forever be in the new tech popup window.

Is there a way to also add tabs to that window to mirror the other tabs?


Though personally I always open up the tree and take a look at the techs even if I kind of already know what I am going after next.

I can see how many people would not like to see dozens of techs appear in their window that they have no intention of researching.

 

[Pouakai]

Well why download something if you're not going to use it?

 

[Decimatus]

Well why download something if you're not going to use it?

Use what? One of the dozens or possibly hundreds of optional techs I might add to my game?

 

[Pouakai]

Yeah! Why would you download something if you don't want to use it!

 

[Decimatus]

Yeah! Why would you download something if you don't want to use it!

You don't seem to understand what I am talking about...

 

[Pouakai]

More than likely not.

Also, I suggested tabs in the side window a while ago, FiresForever said no.

 

[FiresForever]

The problem here is that simply adding buttons for categories on the side panel would slow the selection process down. I can see how having to scroll up and down the list could be a problem if there is a lot of technologies being displayed there, making that quick selection process slower.

If it becomes a problem with larger mods then i will of course look into a solution for it, and possibly release it as an optional addon.

 

[FiresForever]

I made one tech and like you suggested put it into a holding category(Culture) the first one worked. But then I made up some others for the same category and it did not work. Any ides on why

If you still got a problem with this post a copy of your mod here and i will have a look into it

 

[fozo1655]

hoiha ouh.

Hows Progress

 

[fozo1655]

I think I had a finger spasam I ment Nah I got it thanks though.

 

[Anondod]

I just wanted to say thank you for making this. I'm having a lot of use for it in my mod. (I'm changing some of the categories since I will be needing some that nobody else will have use for, and many of the ones included are not useful to me and it seems to work fine.)

 

[Decimatus]

I think I just might have enough time to implement some extra tech pages for my V6 launch.

Are the era widths on the extra pages independent of the main tree? So I could have a 6 tech wide modern era in one of the alternate pages, but only 4 in my main tree?