Doctrinal buildings?

I'm pretty sure the answer is 'yes' (commando gliders being an example of 'yes' belief), but I wanted to make sure before I get too committed to the idea...

Can 'tier level' base buildings be changed in accordance with chosen doctrine? Please note, I DO mean this is as in a standard line-up building that is built bu the generic builder unit. The 'goal' would be a building that changes its build options entirely depending on the doctrine the player chooses (preferably even have the building itself appear different).

Why am I asking this? Well, lets just say that I have something of a 'secret project' in the works that (if I can flesh it out a bit more, and get the necessary assurances for the team) I may well be willing to share with the EF team... I *could* tell you more... But then I'd have to kill you...

~JD

Yes, it's possible. Afaik all you Need to do is to create several new building menus, add them to pioneer squads and then couple those menus to the doctrine.

Like: build_menu_elite, build_menu_propaganda etc., with requirements "usage_and_display when playerupgrade Propaganda = true"

I think that's all.

But I have to warn you: coupling too much stuff to a doctrine makes the gameplay very strange, as you're forced into a certain direction very early. Battle of the Bulge mod did this and I didn't enjoy the gameplay at all.

My idea calls for only a single 'doctrinal' building in a tier1-4 line-up, with the rest being 'generic'. The idea was actually inspired by the Ostheer 'pool' system - a way to increase unit variety without having to add multiple new base-buildings altogether.

But thanks for the response, it's good to hear the idea is 'doable'. I'll be in touch again once I flesh things out a bit more...

~JD

Last edited September 30, 2014 at 8:26 PM by jonarus_drakus