Changing starting units

[Starrynite120]

Simple Question: how do I remove the starting explorer? I want at planetfall to start with only a soldier, but I can't find the entry for this in the code.

 

[Machiavelli24]

It is controlled by HandicapInfos. You can use the following SQL I wrote for one of my own mods to make everyone start with a Soldier instead of a Explorer.

-- Start with Marines instead of Explorers
UPDATE HandicapInfos SET StartingExploreUnits = 0, StartingDefenseUnits = 1, AIStartingExploreUnits = 0;
-- AI always starts with at least one Marine
UPDATE HandicapInfos SET AIStartingDefenseUnits = 1 WHERE AIStartingDefenseUnits = 0;

 

[Starrynite120]

Wonderful, thank you.

 

[Syrkres]

So question then on HandicapInfos, does the AI always use HANDICAP_AI_DEFAULT, or does it use the difficulty level setting?

Or does only Player characters use Difficulty setting?

 

[Ryika]

It uses the difficulty settings, Default is merely a fallback and not being used.