Core Defender built by A.I., Howcome it won't work? Options

[Krillinballs]

I can't get the AI to build the unit version of the core defender. I tried simply re-arranging the Prerequisite and techlevel etc. but the AI will never build it. They build the building (deployed) version but it never attacks or retaliates.

I tried to swap the wolverine with Core Defender stats and Image and now it doesn't show on the buildlist, even with Techlevel=1, correct owner and no Prerequisites.

Also,

The Core Defender has a tag called Iscoredefender=yes and another one declaring it is not a vehicle, what are these tags and what do they do, just curious.

Sorry for a nooby question, I really just can't get this to work. I'm designing a CABAL side but I'm just checking everything I want can be done before I start.

[Lin Kuei Ominae]

You have to edit ai.ini and aifs.ini to make the AI build a certain unit.
There you find several Nod attack teams and you just have add to one or more of the teams the coredefender. (Or create a complete new team)

Modifications in rules.ini only tell if a house can actually build a unit (if it appears in den sidemenu) or not in the first place.
Ai.ini tells the AI how it should behave with certain units: e.g. offensive, defensive teams. capture or destroying buildings etc
Only Buildings are defined in rules.ini if the ai builds them.

IsCoreDefender has two functions.
1. Used on a Buildingtype it's a deployer key. Like TickTank=yes or IsJuggernaut=yes, these tell the game into which direction the unit should turn, before it deploys.
These keys also make sure, that the unit isn't sold and vanishes after undeploying.
2. Used on a Vehicletype, it tells the engine to give this vehicle the huge selection box and to make the vehicle immune against emp.