Can I cheat to grant myself 2 technologies at game start?
Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:13 am
I'd like to have the ability to make Steel and Medium Power Poles right from the beginning, since the Small Power Poles really, really annoy me. Or at least start with a bunch of them.
Is there a way to do that? Or rather, I imagine there is, what is the easiest way of doing it?
I tried looking for console commands, but couldn't find a "grant tech" one. I know I can start in map editor mode, keep restarting until I find a map I like, then edit the map to add 20-30 Medium Poles around my character, then save the "scenario". Then when I actually play it, I pick up those poles. If I also add 5-6 Large ones, then that ought to tide me over, until I legitimately research Steel and Transmission, without me needing to "hack" the game via console or mods.
But if there is a console command to grant tech, that would be nicer.
Or how do I mode the starting gear? The game is set up to give the player certain items when a normal game is started. I seem to recall that it's a simple Axe and 8 Iron Plates (although in a map editor-created scenario, you start with nothing by default). Is it possible for me to edit some game files so that my character always starts with some larger Poles? If yes, what i the file, and what do I need to edit it, will Notepad suffice or do I need more advanced stuff? Or is there a console command to grant stuff?
If this is the wrong sub-forum for this kind of question, then please inform me of where I should have posted it...
Is there a way to do that? Or rather, I imagine there is, what is the easiest way of doing it?
I tried looking for console commands, but couldn't find a "grant tech" one. I know I can start in map editor mode, keep restarting until I find a map I like, then edit the map to add 20-30 Medium Poles around my character, then save the "scenario". Then when I actually play it, I pick up those poles. If I also add 5-6 Large ones, then that ought to tide me over, until I legitimately research Steel and Transmission, without me needing to "hack" the game via console or mods.
But if there is a console command to grant tech, that would be nicer.
Or how do I mode the starting gear? The game is set up to give the player certain items when a normal game is started. I seem to recall that it's a simple Axe and 8 Iron Plates (although in a map editor-created scenario, you start with nothing by default). Is it possible for me to edit some game files so that my character always starts with some larger Poles? If yes, what i the file, and what do I need to edit it, will Notepad suffice or do I need more advanced stuff? Or is there a console command to grant stuff?
If this is the wrong sub-forum for this kind of question, then please inform me of where I should have posted it...