place units anywhere, also no max production in factories

ff03k64

I can't get units to be able to be placed anywhere. The best i have found previously is to make an invisible factory, but the POS2 xml sure makes it seem like this should be possible.

Similar with having a factory have unlimited production.

wc_sumpton

@ff03k64

Look at this option:

<property name="Place in Any Territory" value="true" editable="false">
   <boolean/>
</property>

<property name="Placement Restricted By Factory" value="false" editable="false">
   <boolean/>
</property>

There is also the 'originalFactory' for territory attachments, which allows only the original controller/owner to have unlimited production.

Cheers...

ff03k64

@wc_sumpton said in place units anywhere, also no max production in factories:

<property name="Placement Restricted By Factory" value="false" editable="false">
<boolean/>
</property>

Yeah! Progress!

So your second one allowed units to be built anywhere.

Do you know the property (i am assuming that is what it is) to not tie production to territory value?

beelee

@ff03k64 I'm not certain but it may be this one

Placement Restricted By Factory

ahh... I see you already have that

beelee

So it looks like you need a unitAttachment

canProduceXUnits values: allows a factory-type unit to produce a set amount of units no matter where it is located. if -1 then it will produce at the value of the territory where it is.

ff03k64

@beelee said in place units anywhere, also no max production in factories:

@ff03k64 I'm not certain but it may be this one

Placement Restricted By Factory

ahh... I see you already have that

Placement restricted by factory is indeed what got me to be able to place anywhere.

@beelee said in place units anywhere, also no max production in factories:

So it looks like you need a unitAttachment

canProduceXUnits values: allows a factory-type unit to produce a set amount of units no matter where it is located. if -1 then it will produce at the value of the territory where it is.

<option name="canProduceXUnits" value="10"/>

I looked at the POS2 xml some more after you said this, and it might be what i need. I might be trying to be too fancy for it though. I will put that on my factory for sure.

What I am trying to do, is have a unit that is an upgrade of another unit. I want that to be placed where ever on the map the first unit is. Possible even in allied territories. Though depending on how i design my map, i may be able to work around that part.

Does that make sense?

ff03k64

@beelee said in place units anywhere, also no max production in factories:

<option name="canProduceXUnits" value="10"/>

unfortuantely that doesn't seem to have done it. Do i need to set a property for this to work? I put it on a factory itself.

beelee

@ff03k64 said in place units anywhere, also no max production in factories:

What I am trying to do, is have a unit that is an upgrade of another unit. I want that to be placed where ever on the map the first unit is.

So if you had a tank in Ukraine and you upgraded your tank you want the upgrade placed in Ukraine ? The old tank removed as well ?

If so, you would make your upgrade a condition and use it in a trigger to place/remove the units. You'd also have to have a condition checking that the original unit is there as well so it would then fire when your upgrade takes place.

You can also do it with your upgrade being a tech. You have to word it a little differently.

Or I may have misunderstood

ff03k64

@beelee said in place units anywhere, also no max production in factories:

@ff03k64 said in place units anywhere, also no max production in factories:

What I am trying to do, is have a unit that is an upgrade of another unit. I want that to be placed where ever on the map the first unit is.

So if you had a tank in Ukraine and you upgraded your tank you want the upgrade placed in Ukraine ? The old tank removed as well ?

If so, you would make your upgrade a condition and use it in a trigger to place/remove the units. You'd also have to have a condition checking that the original unit is there as well so it would then fire when your upgrade takes place.

You can also do it with your upgrade being a tech. You have to word it a little differently.

Or I may have misunderstood

Almost. I have a basic rookie unit. I have 4 units that consume rookies as a cost. I want to do that where ever rookies are located. I want rookies to only be placed in the original territory, which i have working.

What doesn't work is that i want to be able to place as many rookies as i can in the original territory, but currently i can only place 1 there (or the current PU value). I also want my upgraded units to be able to placed for however many rookies there are.

beelee

Try <property name="Unlimited Constructions" value="true" editable="true">
<boolean/>
</property>

for placing as many as you want

wc_sumpton

@ff03k64

In the original territory's attachment did you try:

   <option name="originalFactory" value="true"/>

That should allow unlimited production from a factory placed in that territory by the original owner of the territory.

Cheers...

ff03k64

@wc_sumpton I have been busy, so i just saw this response now. That allowed me to have unlimited production in one territory. So one problem solved. Thanks!

Unfortunately, that doesn't help with my units that consume rookies. I still need a factory, and I still can only place them up to the territory value.
xcom.xml

wc_sumpton

@ff03k64

Try adding the following properties:

<property name="Unit Placement Per Territory Restricted" value="true" editable="false">
   <boolean/>
</property>

<poperty name="Production Per X Territories Restricted" value="true" editable="false">
   <boolean/>
</property>

Hoping that helps

Cheers...

ff03k64

@wc_sumpton They don't seemed to have helped.

I am thinking of making my base unit (rookie) a factory that can produce one unit, and making sure that any other units require an actual factory unit. Do you think that would work?

wc_sumpton

@ff03k64

Okay this is what I did. I redownloaded your above posted xml. I changed the game name to "XCOM Test" and add just the following property:

<property name="Unit Placement Per Territory Restricted" value="true" editable="false">
   <boolean/>
</property>

Then I started the map. I was able to purchase 10 rookies, 1 heavy and 1 sniper. The rookies have to go to 'Sweden' because of the placement restriction. But I could place the heavy and sniper into 'French West Africa' with no factory at that location. I think that was what you are trying to do. If I have something wrong please let me know.

You do not need both properties just 'Unit Placement Per Territory Restricted' should do.

Cheers...

ff03k64

@wc_sumpton It worked that time, i must have not updated my zip file when i tried it before. Thanks!

wc_sumpton

@ff03k64

LOL. I have chased a single 'bug' for hours because I did not update the zip, or start a new game.

Cheers...

ff03k64

Now for the last thing for these units. How can i place them in allied territories (assuming i have a rookie there)?