TDH,

To create race specific techs, you should be able to do it by creating techs with the tech requirement "Impossible" Tech and then adding the techs to the initial techs in the raceconfig file. Then make your branches from there. Give the AI value a really high value so that the AI won't trade it. The only way the other races will be able to access these techs will be from stealing them or if you can convince them to trade.

Example:


Trill Research Institute
400
Our Race is Unique in the Universe and this new Institute will
give us the means to research new Trill Technologies.

Scientists from every field of Trill knowledge will be able to
attend this great Institute of learning and further our knowledge to benifit
our race. Our knowledge will be unique and valuable in our exploration
efforts.

Impossible
Research
5
hypercom0
60


Once you have done this, the name: "Trill Research Institue" will appear at the begining of a separate Tech line and it will have white writing and no rectangular boarder of any colour.

Make sure you write the word Impossible in the requires catagory as well. i.e Impossible.

To make it race specific you then have to put the tech in the Race config file.

For example:


Trill Realm
1
The The Trill are a militaristic race, "Superior" to the Max! They feel that they are superior to everything, and plan to conquer the weak and inferior, pity anyone that stands in there way.
Sivark
Sivark
Lord Krytor
Trill
Gfx\Race\RaceImage60.png
Gfx\Race\RaceLogo60.png
Gfx\Race\Small\RaceImage60.png
Gfx\Race\Minor_Arcean_Offshoot.png
14
255,0,0
0,5,41
64,64,192
128,128,255
255,0,0
218,166,0
144,54,23
255,204,0
255,121,0
3
3
0
0
0
30
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
80
9
0
12
Xeno Communications
Galactic Warfare
HyperDrive
Xeno Engineering
StellarCartography
Space Militarization
XenoIndustrialTheory
StarshipDefenses
Armor Theory
XenoEconomics
IonDrive
ImpulseDrive
UniversalTranslator
Space Weapons
StarshipDefenses
Basic Logistics
StarScanner
XenoResearch
Engine Coupling
NewPropulsion
Trill Research Institute

Note the last line has my Trill Research Institute Tech.

To ad techs to this line, creat another tech in the Tech Tree file like so:


Improved Vocal Communications
30
If we are going to speak to, communicate, trade, and negotiate
with aliens, we need to start thinking about improving our voice recognition
science.

There's so much to uderstand about vocal communication skills,
especially if we are to communicate effectively with other
species.

Trill Research Institute
Diplomacy
5
translator0
5


Note that the Requires catasgory has the original "Trill Research Institute: ID Title from the first "Impossible tech you created.

Now if you get into the game, pick any race but the race you placed these tech into, and you will see them on the tech tree but will not be able to access them. If you play the race in which you placed these tech in the race config file you will be able to access the techs.

My examples are obviously for my mod which I am making, however the principles works. It takes time to do but you can make a separate tech line for each race in the game.

As soon as Avatar is out I will be posting my Mod with all races having their own specific tech tree lines and also a general tech line for all races to acces. I'm hoping eceryone will like it, but it's still a work in progress.

There are only a few tech names that are hardcoded:

UniversalTranslator, Xeno Ethics, Technology Victory, StarRep, StarDem, and StarFed.

Good Luck with your modding.

Lynx xxx. Ps. I'm not the modding genius here, I got this info from Cari.

TDH,

I tried getting the < characters but they won't appear. sorry!

I'm sorry, I don't have anyting to say, I'm knew and wanted to see how my badges looked in a post...

Thanks, Moosetek13

OK TDH, This is what I was trying to show you.

[Impossible ID="Trill Research Institute"]
[DisplayName]Trill Research Institute[/DisplayName]
[Cost]400[/Cost]
[Description]Our Race is Unique in the Universe and this new Institute will
give us the means to research new Trill Technologies.[/Description]
[Details]Scientists from every field of Trill knowledge will be able to
attend this great Institute of learning and further our knowledge to benifit
our race. Our knowledge will be unique and valuable in our exploration
efforts.[/Details]
[Requires]Impossible[/Requires]
[Category]Research[/Category]
[ResearchAbility]5[/ResearchAbility]
[Model]hypercom0[/Model]
[AIValue]60[/AIValue]
[/Impossible]

[Culture ID="Improved Vocal Communications"]
[DisplayName]Improved Vocal Communications[/DisplayName]
[Cost]30[/Cost]
[Description]If we are going to speak to, communicate, trade, and negotiate
with aliens, we need to start thinking about improving our voice recognition
science.[/Description]
[Details]There's so much to uderstand about vocal communication skills,
especially if we are to communicate effectively with other
species.[/Details]
[Requires]Trill Research Institute[/Requires]
[Category]Diplomacy[/Category]
[DiplomacyAbility]5[/DiplomacyAbility]
[Model]translator0[/Model]
[AIValue]5[/AIValue]
[/Culture]


[Race Name="Trill Realm"]
[DisplayName]Trill Realm[/DisplayName]
[Alignment]1[/Alignment]
[Description]The The Trill are a militaristic race, "Superior" to the Max!
They feel that they are superior to everything, and plan to conquer the weak
and inferior, pity anyone that stands in there way.[/Description]
[Homeworld]Sivark[/Homeworld]
[Homestar]Sivark[/Homestar]
[RaceLeader]Lord Krytor[/RaceLeader]
[ShortEmpireName]Trill[/ShortEmpireName]
[Portrait]Gfx\Race\RaceImage60.png[/Portrait]
[Logo]Gfx\Race\RaceLogo60.png[/Logo]
[SmallLogo]Gfx\Race\Small\RaceImage60.png[/SmallLogo]
[DefaultTradePortrait]Gfx\Race\Minor_Arcean_Offshoot.png[/DefaultTradePortrait]
[PoliticalParty]14[/PoliticalParty]
[RaceColor]255,0,0[/RaceColor]
[ShadowColor]0,5,41[/ShadowColor]
[UndefendedStarColor]64,64,192[/UndefendedStarColor]
[DefendedStarColor]128,128,255[/DefendedStarColor]
[SectorColor]255,0,0[/SectorColor]
[BaseColor]218,166,0[/BaseColor]
[TrimColor]144,54,23[/TrimColor]
[EngineColor]255,204,0[/EngineColor]
[InterfaceColor]255,121,0[/InterfaceColor]
[ShipStyle]3[/ShipStyle]
[ModuleStyle]3[/ModuleStyle]
[ECONOMICS]0[/ECONOMICS]
[WEAPONS]0[/WEAPONS]
[DEFENSE]0[/DEFENSE]
[SPEED]30[/SPEED]
[MORALE]25[/MORALE]
[POPULATIONGROWTH]0[/POPULATIONGROWTH]
[SOCIALPRODUCTION]0[/SOCIALPRODUCTION]
[MILITARYPRODUCTION]0[/MILITARYPRODUCTION]
[RESEARCH]0[/RESEARCH]
[INFLUENCE]0[/INFLUENCE]
[TRADE]0[/TRADE]
[DIPLOMACY]0[/DIPLOMACY]
[HITPOINTS]0[/HITPOINTS]
[REPAIR]0[/REPAIR]
[SENSORS]0[/SENSORS]
[ESPIONAGE]0[/ESPIONAGE]
[SOLDIERING]0[/SOLDIERING]
[INTERESTRATES]0[/INTERESTRATES]
[PLANETQUALITY]25[/PLANETQUALITY]
[TRADEROUTES]0[/TRADEROUTES]
[CRIME]0[/CRIME]
[CABINET]0[/CABINET]
[RANGE]0[/RANGE]
[LUCK]30[/LUCK]
[COURAGE]0[/COURAGE]
[CREATIVITY]0[/CREATIVITY]
[GOVERNMENT]0[/GOVERNMENT]
[LOYALTY]80[/LOYALTY]
[LOGISTICS]9[/LOGISTICS]
[MINIATURIZATION]0[/MINIATURIZATION]
[CustomizationPoints]12[/CustomizationPoints]
[Tech]Xeno Communications[/Tech]
[Tech]Galactic Warfare[/Tech]
[Tech]StarScanner[/Tech]
[Tech]XenoResearch[/Tech]
[Tech]Engine Coupling[/Tech]
[Tech]NewPropulsion[/Tech]
[Tech]Trill Research Institute[/Tech]
[/Race]

Note: The first tech has to be called "Impossible ID" after the initial starting tech you can use the normal ID's such as Culture or Research etc.

Hope this makes it a bit clearer.

Lynx xxx

It's impossible.. I don't think you can have more then 1 tech tree (tech tree for every race) talk to SD and see what can you find

ok I'll try that when I have time.

Good Point VWORP.

Here's the email I got from Cari when I asked how it could be done.

Hi Christopher,

To create race specific techs, you should be able to do it by creating techs with the tech requirement ImpossibleTech and then adding the techs to the initial techs in the raceconfig file. Then make your branches from there. Give the AI value a really high value so that the AI won't trade it. The only way the other races will be able to access these techs will be from stealing them.

There are only a few tech names that are hardcoded:

UniversalTranslator, Xeno Ethics, Technology Victory, StarRep, StarDem, and StarFed.


Cari Begle
Stardock Entertainment
Lead Developer, Galactic Civilizations series

I attempted creating my own techs from this email (I could have made a mistake, I'm not a real modding guru). After getting your post I went back into the game and yes you can access it, don't know if its a 1.3 .020 beta thing or not. However to get around this you make the cost 10,000,000. For the very first tech of the race you want to have as their own tech line and make the AI way past 60 so they won't rade it. If you do this then, even though you can research it, it will take over a 9,000,000 weeks to research, which no one in their right mind will do. The tech imediately behind it (as long as it has a more normal cost and AI) you should be able to access if it's your race's tech. If it's not you won't be able to.

This is obviously a cheese way of getting individual tech lines. But again no race in their right mind would be willing to sell their own valuable technologies. So I don't see too much of a problem with this method, at least until Dark Avatar is released. Then I believe the ability to create your own tech line will be hard coded into the game.

Hope this helps!