Technology requiring one of two previous technologies?

[TheDanish]

Hello!

I'm attempting to create a civilization-type map. I'm trying to make it so that researching a specific technology requires ONE of TWO technologies researched previously. For example, the technology Pottery requires a player to research Fishing OR Agriculture, but does not require both. I have been unable to do this thus far. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also, is it possible to have the structures a unit can build placed into a spellbook?

Thank you in advance

 

[TheDivineBoss]

I think you have to make it double or something, I don't know.

I've never thought about that.

 

[NoobMapmaker]

- You just need to make a dummy tech upgrade, name it "Fishing or Agriculture". Put that into the tech requirement, ONLY that none of the 2 real version of the upgrades.

-Then make a trigger that activates once everytime an upgrade is complete, if EITHER the fishing or the agriculture is upgraded, trigger the game to upgrade the dummy version "Fishing or Agriculture."

Is that what you wanted?

 

[emperor_d3st]

I highly doubt that it's possible to let a spellbook build units, but you could place abilities in the spellbook and make these abilities create a unit and charge the player for $$.

 

[NoobMapmaker]

No.. a dummy upgrade not an ability, make an upgrade with nothing only the name "Fishing or Agriculture".

 

[emperor_d3st]

NoobMapmaker: He asked 2 questions and while I tried to answer the second you stuck at the first.

 

[TheDanish]

Thank you for your answers, I believe that dummy thing will work fine!

 

[StygianSaint]

i dunno if this works but u can try it
create the upgrade -Pottery- with 2 level, set level 1 techtree requirement both Fishing and Agriculture so that he cant upgrade this yet. but do not set techtree requirement for level 2

then make this trigger

• Untitled Trigger 003
  • Events
    • Unit - A unit Finishes research
  • Conditions
    • Or - Any (Conditions) are true
      • Conditions
        • (Researched tech-type) Equal to Fishing
        • (Researched tech-type) Equal to Agriculture
  • Actions
    • Player - Set the current research level of Pottery to 2 for (Triggering player)

so after that player upgrade either fishing or agriculture, his pottery lvl will become 2 and now he can upgrade it.
and for any unit/building/ability/upgrade that their techtree requirement Pottery, set techtree requirement level to 2
the idea is to make level 1 pottery a dummy upgrade

let me know if this works