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Are there any configurable settings related to duplicating things in the data editor?
For some reason there are a few inconsistencies I've encountered with duplication (does anyone else have these problems?):
1. Inconsistency with what the duplicated object is "Based On:" - Sometimes when I duplicate things, the "Based On:" setting is based on the target of the duplication instead of "Default Unit".
(To find out what a unit or object is based on, right click on the unit, then click "Modify Object" to see the values).
For example - I duplicate a "Marine". If right click "Marine" and click "Modify Object", I see that "Marine" is "Based On" - "Marine".
If I duplicate the "Marine", normally the duplicated marine will show "Based on: Default Settings (Unit)"; however sometimes it the new duplicated object will be based on the old unit.
In this example, the "oddity" would be the duplicated object being "Based On: Marine". Now the problem with that is whenever I edit "Marine", all the objects being based on "Marine" will change too. I do not want that, which is why I want it to be based on "Default Settings" instead.
How do I make it so duplicating always results in the duplicated object being "Based On: Default Settings"?
For some reason (on my map), the duplicated object always results in the duplicated object being "Based on:" the duplicated object instead of "Default Settings".
If I start a new map with the default settings and hit duplicate, it always results in the "Based On:" field being set to "Default". So it seems my map for some reason has the duplication settings changed?
I was going to add more examples but it seems this issue is the main cause of all my duplication problems.
Any help as to how to change "Duplicate" settings will be appreciated, thanks.
For some reason there are a few inconsistencies I've encountered with duplication (does anyone else have these problems?):
1. Inconsistency with what the duplicated object is "Based On:" - Sometimes when I duplicate things, the "Based On:" setting is based on the target of the duplication instead of "Default Unit".
(To find out what a unit or object is based on, right click on the unit, then click "Modify Object" to see the values).
For example - I duplicate a "Marine". If right click "Marine" and click "Modify Object", I see that "Marine" is "Based On" - "Marine".
If I duplicate the "Marine", normally the duplicated marine will show "Based on: Default Settings (Unit)"; however sometimes it the new duplicated object will be based on the old unit.
In this example, the "oddity" would be the duplicated object being "Based On: Marine". Now the problem with that is whenever I edit "Marine", all the objects being based on "Marine" will change too. I do not want that, which is why I want it to be based on "Default Settings" instead.
How do I make it so duplicating always results in the duplicated object being "Based On: Default Settings"?
For some reason (on my map), the duplicated object always results in the duplicated object being "Based on:" the duplicated object instead of "Default Settings".
If I start a new map with the default settings and hit duplicate, it always results in the "Based On:" field being set to "Default". So it seems my map for some reason has the duplication settings changed?
I was going to add more examples but it seems this issue is the main cause of all my duplication problems.
Any help as to how to change "Duplicate" settings will be appreciated, thanks.