TechnologyPrototype

A technology.

Parent

• Prototype

Properties

name

• Type: string
• Optional: false
• Override: true

If this name ends with -<number>, that number is ignored for localization purposes. E.g. if the name is technology-3, the game looks for the technology-name.technology localization. The technology tree will also show the number on the technology icon.

icons

• Type: Array<IconData>
• Optional: true
• Override: false

Can't be an empty array.

icon

• Type: FileName
• Optional: true
• Override: false

Path to the icon file.

Only loaded, and mandatory if icons is not defined.

icon_size

• Type: SpriteSizeType
• Optional: true
• Override: false

The size of the square icon, in pixels. E.g. 32 for a 32px by 32px icon. Must be larger than 0.

The base game uses 256px icons for technologies.

Only loaded if icons is not defined.

upgrade

• Type: boolean
• Optional: true
• Override: false

When set to true, and the technology contains several levels, only the relevant one is displayed in the technology screen.

Examples

{
  type = "technology",
  name = "physical-projectile-damage-2",
  [...]
  upgrade = true
}

enabled

• Type: boolean
• Optional: true
• Override: false

essential

• Type: boolean
• Optional: true
• Override: false

Whether the technology should be shown in the technology tree GUI when "Show only essential technologies" is enabled.

visible_when_disabled

• Type: boolean
• Optional: true
• Override: false

Controls whether the technology is shown in the tech GUI when it is not enabled.

ignore_tech_cost_multiplier

• Type: boolean
• Optional: true
• Override: false

Controls whether the technology cost ignores the tech cost multiplier set in the DifficultySettings. E.g. 4 for the default expensive difficulty.

allows_productivity

• Type: boolean
• Optional: true
• Override: false

research_trigger

• Type: TechnologyTrigger
• Optional: true
• Override: false

Mandatory if unit is not defined.

unit

• Type: TechnologyUnit
• Optional: true
• Override: false

Determines the cost in items and time of the technology.

Mandatory if research_trigger is not defined.

max_level

• Type: uint32 | "infinite"
• Optional: true
• Override: false

"infinite" for infinite technologies, otherwise uint32.

Defaults to the same level as the technology, which is 0 for non-upgrades, and the level of the upgrade for upgrades.

prerequisites

• Type: Array<TechnologyID>
• Optional: true
• Override: false

List of technologies needed to be researched before this one can be researched.

Examples

prerequisites = {"explosives", "military-2"}

show_levels_info

• Type: boolean
• Optional: true
• Override: false

Can be used to enable or disable showing levels info in technology slot.

effects

• Type: Array<Modifier>
• Optional: true
• Override: false

List of effects of the technology (applied when the technology is researched).

Examples

{
  {
    type  = "unlock-recipe",
    recipe = "land-mine"
  }
}

hidden

• Type: boolean
• Optional: true
• Override: true

Hides the technology from the tech screen.