how can i make research unlock a unit

[andreasaspenberg]

please tell me so that i can continue with my project.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Using requirements linked to the unit creation ability (like morph for drone). SC2 normally has requirements such as "needs X unit" for most units. The principle of requirements is the same for all requirements so you could just plug in a "needs X upgrade" requirement in its place. There are lots of examples of these requirements as almost everything that needs research to use uses one.

For example "Use Siege Mode" is a good example of such requirement.
I gave this requirement to the "Marine" unit in the "Barracks - Train" ability.
In game, the barracks now requires you to research Siege Mode inorder to train marines.

The example is not very practicle (as who wants that upgrade linked to marines?) but you get the idea how it is done. There are enough examples of requirements that depend on Upgrades that hopefully you will quickly solve any problems you encounter making your own upgrade dependant requirement for training a unit.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

i couldnt find the upgrade on the requirements list. therefore it logical to assume that something else needs to be done.

 

[Dr Super Good]

You need to make a new requirement for that upgrade. Like all catalogs you can make new members by extending classes.

If you meant you could not find the upgrade you made from a list of upgrades then you need to restart the editor or use raw data edit (as SC2E has cache integrity problems).

 

[andreasaspenberg]

i started the editor up again but i still cant add the research as a requirement. here is the map. please fix it for me.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Well you never told me what to fix so I just made an example.

Inorder for the Nexus to build a probe, you need to first research Probe Technology.
Probe Technology is researched from the forge.

How I made this...
1. Created an upgrade (Probe Technology)
2. Created a requirement for Probe Technology (basically copied an existing requirement for upgrade and changed it to my upgrade).
3. Added the requirement to the Nexus train ability for training a Probe.
4. Added the Upgrade to the Forge Upgrades Ability.
5. Added the Upgrade to the Forge command card.

 

[andreasaspenberg]

the marine quarters upgrade is supposed to be a requirement for the hyperion to train marines.

 

[Dr Super Good]

So did you understand what I did in the example? Can you recreate this?

 

[andreasaspenberg]

please fix the map for me. after that i should be able to study it and learn to create other upgrades of the same type. the hyperion have its own training ability called hyperion train. i can add it to the command card myself though.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Here we go then...

You need to research the Marine Quarters inorder to build marines. I also demonstrate button stacking so that the marine button only shows if you are / have researched the nescescary upgrade.

The broken model is your problem, I purly used the Hyperion you provided.