subfactions as the result of upgrades Options

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

See what can and can't be implemented (just to tell you now, you cannot have an upgrade as a prerequisite, at least not in TS).

I took this for granted for a long time until I tested it a moment ago for myself and it worked.
I was able to make a building available as soon as i placed down the GAPOWRUP upgrade just with Prerequisite=GAPOWRUP.

So this means that we could have a conyard with 1 upgrade that defines which subfaction we want to use.
e.g.
Nod Conyard has Nod upgrade or Cabal upgrade
GDI Conyard has GDI upgrade or Forgotten upgrade

The AI won't use this, but online games can use this for a much bigger variety of games. And this is imo the best solution to make multiple sides work with the limited possibilities of TS.

[0warfighter0]

BUT, if you build another MCV you could have both the subfactions! That wouldn't be good would it?

[GameMaster0000]

BUT, if you build another MCV you could have both the subfactions! That wouldn't be good would it?

I think not cause this bug.

The problem is, that you have to build right after GAPOWR the Powerup to get the new buildoptions. If you build something between the PowerPlant and its powerup it doesn't work anymore.

But for someone who makes a mod this shouldn't be a problem, if he has after the MCV deploy the subfaction upgrades as the only building options. So the player can't build anything else.

Before you get Another MCV you will surly build many building before that. So you can upgrade on new GACNST but you won't gain any of new tech tree.

PS.This only theory no time to test in game.