Posted March 16, 2014
I doubled the research requirement for every item.
If anyone is interested, it's really easy to do with a hex editor to the item data file.
NOTE: Don't try this without backing up your item file. You have been warned.
The first entry under the name section (including blank spaces) is the item type (0 - melee weapon, 1 - bladed weapon, 2 - firearm, 3 - armor, 4 - misc), and the second entry is the research time. It's simple to spot because Combat Knife, for example, is 0, while Whip is 1, and so on. Whatever the number was, I multiplied it by 2. You might need a hexidecimal converter if you don't know instinctively that 0A (10) times 2 is 14 (20).
I considered multiplying by 3, but after testing it, I think 2 was the right call. I don't know whether it makes the game harder or easier...but I think it's better. It takes you longer to tech-rush Battle Suits, Plasma Generators, and Monom Rods.
PS - There are a bunch of empty entries in the data files, which makes me think it would be fairly simple to add a lot more items to the game, assuming someone figured out the graphics files.
If anyone is interested, it's really easy to do with a hex editor to the item data file.
NOTE: Don't try this without backing up your item file. You have been warned.
The first entry under the name section (including blank spaces) is the item type (0 - melee weapon, 1 - bladed weapon, 2 - firearm, 3 - armor, 4 - misc), and the second entry is the research time. It's simple to spot because Combat Knife, for example, is 0, while Whip is 1, and so on. Whatever the number was, I multiplied it by 2. You might need a hexidecimal converter if you don't know instinctively that 0A (10) times 2 is 14 (20).
I considered multiplying by 3, but after testing it, I think 2 was the right call. I don't know whether it makes the game harder or easier...but I think it's better. It takes you longer to tech-rush Battle Suits, Plasma Generators, and Monom Rods.
PS - There are a bunch of empty entries in the data files, which makes me think it would be fairly simple to add a lot more items to the game, assuming someone figured out the graphics files.
Post edited March 16, 2014 by UniversalWolf
