Stealing technology from other buildings to give new units

digitalmisfit · Soldier **Joined**: 01 Aug 2011

I'm very new in modding and I have come a long way, my question is I want to create buildings for each of the armys that, if infiltrated, gives completely new units, not just all from the lab. Ex:robot control tower gives different new units from tech lab. Is there any way to accomplish this? Thx in advance.

Cranium · Defense Minister **Joined**: 05 Dec 2009 **Location**: USA

Pretty sure it's not possible, the only tags I know of are these,

RequiresStolenAlliedTech=
RequiresStolenThirdTech=
RequiresStolenSovietTech=

I'm not sure if Ares has a request for expanding this logic for other buildings, but I myself think it would be a great request.

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m7 · Commander **Joined**: 17 Apr 2009

Ares does have such a feature. It's had it for a long time.

digitalmisfit · Soldier **Joined**: 01 Aug 2011

I downloaded Ares, still fairly new to it, but i will learn how to use it, thx M7. Is there any advice you can give me of Ares M7?

Allied General · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:07 pm Post subject:

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Cranium · Defense Minister **Joined**: 05 Dec 2009 **Location**: USA

M7 wrote:

Ares does have such a feature. It's had it for a long time.

LOL, Sometimes I wonder if my brain is still functioning. Taking a quick look at the Manual refreshed my memory. Razz

Everything you need to know is in there, just read it.

Stolen Technology
[BuildingType]►SpyEffect.StolenTechIndex= (integer)
The stealable technology type that is stolen upon spying this enemy building.New effect: Stolen tech index (multiple new stolen techs).SpyEffect.StolenTechIndex=
[TechnoType]►Prerequisite.StolenTechs= (list of integers)
The list of stealable technology types that must be stolen before this object can be built.SpyEffect.StolenTechs=
In Yuri's Revenge, there were only three types of stealable technology available and these were hard-coded to specific buildings.
Spying [GATECH] satisfies RequiresStolenAlliedTech=yes
Spying [NATECH] satisfies RequiresStolenSovietTech=yes
Spying [YATECH] satisfies RequiresStolenThirdTech=yes
In Ares, spying a building with SpyEffect.StolenTechIndex=2 (for example) satisfies the stolen tech requirements for units that require stolen tech 2.
NB: If you set SpyEffect.Custom=yes on GATECH, NATECH or YATECH then those buildings will no longer satisfy the old RequiresStolen*Tech flags.

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digitalmisfit · Soldier **Joined**: 01 Aug 2011

This really helps alot. From now on i guess ill use Ares.