Function to check if Intelligence is allowed? |
Is there a function to check if intelligence is allowed? I'm trying to improve facility and colony selection for the computer and I need a function that returns this for those non-intelligence games. Checked the Scripting manual and could not find one. If there isnt one, are there plans to have one in future patches?
-unnamed
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I do this by checking if the gateway technology area (Intelligence Services) is available. If it's not, the AI will not designate any colonies for intelligence. The tech area itself will never be available for research.
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Thanks, Kwok your method should be an easy way to take care of it.
-unnamed
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Hey Capt.
I tried what you did and it did not work. It looks like "Intelligence Services" is available even in Non-Intel Games. I dont know if this got changed in a recent patch or something, but stock, balanced and IRM all see Intelligence Services even when Intelligence Projects are disallowed. Thoughts?
-unnamed
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Oops, I recall running into that as well. Trying using Sys_Is_Empire_Research_Tech_Visible instead.
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Hey Kwok,
Thanks for the quick reply. I used that (actually I directly stole your code ... thanks/sorry) but it still didnt work. So I just tested your balance mod running a game with no intelligence allowed. By turn 70, the computers were building intelligence centers (runturns is a great cheat). So I dont know if something changed in one of the patches or what, but this solution no longer seems to work. FYI and your thoughts would be appreciated.
-unnamed
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Are they actually obtaining levels in Intelligence Services?
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Computer researched them, then built them. Started at tech 0, working on tech 2. 4000 intel points. As for me, when I start a balanced mod (1.05+ with 1.33 stock) I could research and see Intelligence Services from turn 1. All this despite no intelligence projects allowed.
-unnamed
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unnamed & kwok, did you ever solve this one?
I am about to try a new game and would like to know if I can disallow intelligence in your mods without handicapping the AI.
This is because if you have a universe with several AI players and make them all gang up on the human player you get completely slaughtered by intel especially when you meet a new race and it uses all its points against you !
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Thanks CK I am trying out both in the next few days, will report here if I find anything unexpected.
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I am sorry to say I spotted a bug in unnamedAI mod for 1.58 where AI has built an intelligence center in a game where intel is disallowed. Game save is available if needed.
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Hey obliwobly,
The Unnamed Mod still doesnt correctly determine whether intelligence is allowed. There was a new function in the 1.58 patch that I needed. I have just gotten back to modding, so this will be implemented in the next version. Thanks for your input.
-Unnamed
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thanks and glad you are still on the case, looking forward to your next version, I will be sure to try it out
Re: Function to check if Intelligence is allowed?
There is no function to get directly, if intelligence
is disabled. I would investigate how game disables
intelligence, by deleting intelligence points or
returning failure for intelligence functions.
Then when I see pattern I would use anything that
indicates that int. can't be used to detect no intel
game type.
Greetings, Branimir.