How to call in money in desperate situations.

darknessvolt · Last edited by darknessvolt on Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:51 am; edited 2 times in total

[InfantryTypes]
XX=MNYMKR

[MNYMKR]
UIName=Name:MNYMKR
Name=Money Maker
Cost=-10 ;Put a negative before a number! (Put any number you want!)
Primary=NukePayload :Added... (But the most dangerous weapon!)
Prerequisite=XXXX ;Do it yourself!
Owner=XXXX ;Do it yourself!
TechLevel=1

Ones it is created you've got an additional $10! (And yes the hacker in Generals can be compared to my Money Maker!)

Or.....

[BuildingTypes]
XX=MNYGEN

[MNYGEN]
UIName=Name:MNYGEN
Name=Money Generator
Prerequisite=XXXX ;Do it yourself!
Owner=XXXX ;Do it yourself!
Cost=-10000 ;Put a negative before a number! (Put any number you want!)
TechLevel=1 ;Important! This must be present or else you cannot build this building!
BuildLimit=-1
LegalTarget=no
Immune=yes
Insignificant=yes
RadarInvisible=yes
Selectable=no
Points=0

The same result above!

Oh and thanks to IVI for the other tags!

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Oshog · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:34 pm Post subject:

IsBase does not work. Try reading the entire topic, mmkay?

Also, the only thing that matters about this is the negative money when building a unit. Everything else is mod specific.

Titan · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:50 pm Post subject:

This is not new and the method is equal to cheating. Why is this here? Confused

Oh, by the way, the enitre rules.ini is littered with comments noting IsBase is not a valid flag. Sooo... You're either blind or you just ripped this from some random place.

Pity we're not allowed to flame him seriously...

IVI · Commander **Joined**: 25 Jun 2006 **Location**: Feilubin

take it easy: darknessvolt is using suggestions posted in the crapped topic located in the crap forum.

it's true that it may be considered cheating but the point here is, as Clazzy suggested, it has the potential to become a good resource generator. it just needs some balancing.

i.e., if you're being overrun and you lost all your resource gatherers, this simple code can be used as a one-time instant money thing to help you out (much like a god-power in Age of Mythology). the balancing part here is that the instant-money-building should be coded in such a way that players will not be able to abuse it.

@ darknessvolt,

I think vOi!king ship means that it should be BaseNormal=no. is that right (I used to think that IsBase=yes/no worked for TS)? I haven't tried modding RA2 in years... sorry.

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DonutArnold · General **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Finland

Since this is better idea than the crapped one I won't touch it.

You could try to use this tag for the building:
BuildLimit=-1

And it doesn't matter if the building invisible, immune and stuff because the building can be built only once.

Oshog · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:21 pm Post subject:

Exactly. Or, to make it even more balanced - 5 buildings, each giving some portion of the money, as to give several helping hands at different times.

It could also be side-specific, to show the country's economical potential. Would go great with unit limitations (imagine a real world mod - Luxembourg - tiny army, huge money reserves #Tongue

).

IVI wrote:

I think vOi!king ship means that it should be BaseNormal=no. is that right (I used to think that IsBase=yes/no worked for TS)? I haven't tried modding RA2 in years... sorry.

You are correct, sir.

wardeathfun · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject:

ok, first off you place a : instead of a ; in your first area. secondly this has a little thing i discovered that money is what makes the ranking system works (veterans, elites) and what they do is when they destroy something with a similar cost or more they get a rank up, if they get a lower then they just add up. if they have destroyed something twice the cost of that unit then they get to become elites. if you build these then they will lose there ranks for it is - value which means - rank.

also if you would use rockpatch then you could make a superweapon.

so over all you not only made a bad tutorial but a tutorial that is in the wrong area.

Allied General · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject:

oh just use it as a upgrade/npatch sw

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gordon-creAtive · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 14 Jun 2007

Or just ignore posts by darknessvotze and use ModEnc instead.

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wardeathfun · Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:46 pm Post subject:

i do not believe in ignoring noobs for if you do not tell them they made a mistake they will not learn. i had to learn mod making from look at other peoples work because people ignored me.

gordon-creAtive · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 14 Jun 2007

I also don't believe in ignoring noobs, but in ignoring such who behave like idiots.

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darknessvolt · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:53 am Post subject:

Edited....

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Team Black · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject:

lock please.
Ubr Negative Cost Tutorial MK2 is beginning to phayl like its predecessor (not like it wasn't fail to begin with..)

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DonutArnold · General **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Finland

If no one has anything not-stupid to add for this topic I'll cladly lock it...

IVI · Commander **Joined**: 25 Jun 2006 **Location**: Feilubin

it has some potential to become useful.

@ gordon-creAtive,

if that is the case, then post something constructive to help the newbs. at least darknessvolt has improved a bit compared to his senseless spamming before.

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gordon-creAtive · Cyborg Soldier **Joined**: 14 Jun 2007

Ok now something useful:

ModEnc entry about costs
Nighthawks RP Documentation about Money SW from this page:Nighhawks RP Docu

I hope this helps everyone and turns finally noobs into modders.

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Clarkson · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:29 pm Post subject:

I lol'd vicariously at Gordon's last line.

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wardeathfun · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:00 pm Post subject:

i still rest my case about negitive money decreases units rank. thats all i will add to the topic from here, lockage is needed. or you can sticky it so people will not perform the mistake again.... then again it is probily best this topic dies.

DonutArnold · General **Joined**: 18 Jan 2005 **Location**: Finland

Case closed. Locked