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Branching research? - 6/9/2011 1:45:59 AM

T_K

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I have AT and I'm wondering if I should get ATG. I spent more time modding AT than playing it... I remember I had issues with trying to branch tanks, i.e. what if I want two or more medium types available at the same time? Is this possible in ATG? E.g. I have M4A3 and I want to branch into M4A3(105), M4A3E2 and M4A3E8 from it.

It's been a while since I last started up AT so my memory on it is really hazy...

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RE: Branching research? - 6/9/2011 4:27:34 AM

Jeffrey H.

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I believe that through the editor it is possible. I can't say for sure how. I think Bombur has doen something like that in his AI capable 1900 era mod.

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RE: Branching research? - 6/9/2011 2:34:11 PM

mgaffn1

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Jeffrey H is correct.
In the editor is a feature where a new SFType cancels an older type. If you disable this, or leave the field blank, you can for example, have multiple types of medium tank in the field at once.

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RE: Branching research? - 6/11/2011 1:34:21 AM

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It�s easy to do. You can create lots of items linked to a single research. I implemented this in my 1900 mod (actually a variant of the excellent tom weber�s 1900 diplomacy). There are some tricks you can use to create regime specific units even without the new ATG features (when I created my mod I didn�t know them, so I used the make obsolete bustton to choose custom units instead of generic ones for some regimes, the price I paid was that I couldn�t make some OLD units obsolete). You don�t need to use this, just toy with the PeopleGroup must own to produce button.

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