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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: terran_emperor on June 02, 2008, 07:14:07 pm

Title: Rank Dependant Tech Descriptions and intel - is it possible?
Post by: terran_emperor on June 02, 2008, 07:14:07 pm: Is it possible to make Intelligence entries in the Techsubject to you're rank...ie information about secret project only becomes available when you have achieved the rank of Captain?

As an extension i would like to know if it's possible to do something similar for Tech-descriptions of ships...ie, when you first enounter the omega-X destroyer in TBP and you're ranked ensign-Commander, it reads "ALL INFORMATION EYES ONLY". Then when you become a Captain the description changes to a proper description of the ship.
Title: Re: Rank Dependant Tech Descriptions and intel - is it possible?
Post by: blowfish on June 02, 2008, 07:16:28 pm: AFAIK its not possible. It would be a cool feature to have though...
Title: Re: Rank Dependant Tech Descriptions and intel - is it possible?
Post by: terran_emperor on June 02, 2008, 07:55:23 pm: I agree it would be a cool feature to add. So far the only way i can figure is to have two versions of the TBL entry, but that cuts down on the ship limit
Title: Re: Rank Dependant Tech Descriptions and intel - is it possible?
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on June 02, 2008, 07:59:55 pm: Yeah, it would be cool, but honestly who's going to notice it? :) Don;t know how many people actually read the tech room on a regular basis when playing mods. It's usually assumed (by me anyway) that the MODder hasn't changed anything.
Title: Re: Rank Dependant Tech Descriptions and intel - is it possible?
Post by: terran_emperor on June 02, 2008, 08:30:42 pm: I do. I want to see what's new/different ie new ships/ different intel entries. First thing i did for INF R1 and Blue Planet...And long before i first got FS1+2, I had copied all the ship entries from Tech FreeSpace.

Besides...in my Crusade mod, for TBP, im adding a wholeslew of new ships (read: some imported from other FS Mods), hacking existing ships and changing the music. it would be well worth the time to check out the Tech Room
Title: Re: Rank Dependant Tech Descriptions and intel - is it possible?
Post by: Flaming_Sword on June 02, 2008, 09:39:12 pm: Um, I had some...plans...involving having a separate set of techroom entries depending on selected campaign (for ships/weapons too).

I don't see it happening anytime soon, though.
Title: Re: Rank Dependant Tech Descriptions and intel - is it possible?
Post by: Akalabeth Angel on June 02, 2008, 09:46:59 pm: Quote from: terran_emperor on June 02, 2008, 08:30:42 pm
Besides...in my Crusade mod, for TBP, im adding a wholeslew of new ships (read: some imported from other FS Mods), hacking existing ships and changing the music. it would be well worth the time to check out the Tech Room

When you do your mod make sure you list that feature as one of your "selling points" so people don't overlook it.
Title: Re: Rank Dependant Tech Descriptions and intel - is it possible?
Post by: WMCoolmon on June 07, 2008, 01:43:52 am: It's almost possible. You can mess with tech descriptions and stuff with scripting, you just can't get the rank of the player.