How to assign new Tech. to a unit

[Sir Ronn]

I have made an new invention in the RULES.txt and given it all the right values.
But whenever I assign this new tech. to a unit (its Prerequisite advance)... ex. the paratrooper. By this I mean that I have remove combine arms and replaced it with my new tech.
But when I have done this and saved the rules.txt, CIV won't start I just get a error message.

now to my question:
can't I assign my own techs. to (ex.) units?

 

[funxus]

Combined Arms,      5,-1,  Mob, AFl, 3, 0    ; [B]CA[/B]

Paratroopers, nil, 0,  1.,0,  6a,4d,  2h,1f,  6,0,  1, [B]CA[/B],  000000100000000

The parts in the text marked as bold have to be the same for the unit to be assigned to a tech. It's a bit confusing that the short name for a tech is after the comment-mark (semi-colon), but semi-colon seems to be used for other things too. If this isn't your problem/or doesn't solve it, you probably should ask in Scenario-forum.

BTW, where in Sweden are you from?

 

[Mercator]

How exactly did you replace Combined Arms? You didn't delete/add any lines, or change the tech's abbreviation, did you?

Of, and funxus, that's because the CA abbreviation is a comment! It's just there for our information, so we know what abbreviations they decided upon. They are hard-coded and can not be changed...

Changing the comment obviously won't make any difference, but trying to use your own invented abbreviation somewhere else will only result in errors.

 

[Sir Ronn]

I solved the problem.
Apparently one can't rename the current "vaules" for the extra techs.

Ex:

Extra Advance 3, 3, 0, no, no, 0, 0 ; X3 <-- this last one, you can't change. If you do, like I did, the game won't start.



funxus:
I'am currently studying in Norrland

Mercator:
I did not replace the tech. Combined Arms. I just added another tech. that you need to have before you can invent Combined Arms. You follow?

 

[funxus]

Originally posted by Mercator
Of, and funxus, that's because the CA abbreviation is a comment!

That's a terribly good explanation. Thanks for correcting me.

 

[Sir Ronn]

Can anyone of you guys help me out with some new techs?
I have added the following "new" techs to my civ:

Synthetic Fibers
Replaceable Parts
Scientific Method
Aerodynamics
Advanced Aerodynamics
Jet Engine

Can anyone name some more useful techs?

 

[funxus]

What do the techs do, what do they allow? Do they replace other techs?

Networking
Some modern cultural tech
Globalization

I don't know what they'd be good for though?

 

[Sir Ronn]

The new techs do not replace another tech.
They are just new techs. which I have implemented in to the tech tree.

Computers + Ecology = Synthetic Fibers (allows Stealth) => The new Units: Modern Paratroopers , Modern Armor & Spyplane

Combustion = Replaceable Parts (allows Machine Tools & Aerodynamics)

Medicine + Electricity = Scientific Method (allows Atomic Theory)

Theory of Gravity + Replaceable Part = Aerodynamics (allows Flight)

Flight + Radio = Advanced Aerodynamics (allows Adv. Flight)

Adv. Flight + Electronics = Jet Engine (allows Rocketry)
new unit: The Jet Fighter


That's what the new techs do.

funxus, networking was a good idea. Maybe I could combine that with Internet.. somehow

 

[yaroslav]

What about "Biology"? It could be a Industrial Age tech..

 

[Sir Ronn]

hmm.. Biology.. yes I could use that too.
thanks yaroslav.

Here is another one:
Computerized Networking

 

[Ren]

Computerised Networking? That isn't really a big discovery Internet (which could, for example, make Stockmarkets, Marketplaces, Research Labs/The SETI Program... Just about everything more effective somehow), on the other hand, is a good idea IMO

That said, I'm not one to edit the game - that would make me confused when I go to play (especially Multiplayer) with a standard version.

 

[Sir Ronn]

Originally posted by Ren
Computerised Networking? That isn't really a big discovery Internet (which could, for example, make Stockmarkets, Marketplaces, Research Labs/The SETI Program... Just about everything more effective somehow), on the other hand, is a good idea IMO

Computerized Networking includes Internet.
With out the possiblity to integrate computers into a wast (World Wide) network, we would have never seen the dawn of Internet.
That's why I picked Comp. Net. instead of Internet.

 

[#1 Person]

The biggest probluem with moding is the messed up picture fill.
Delta Force haveing a spear? Not likely

 

[Sir Ronn]

Originally posted by #1 Person
The biggest probluem with moding is the messed up picture fill.
Delta Force haveing a spear? Not likely

ehm...??