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Hello,

Is there a way to increase the current progression of the current research ?

Thanks

yes, craft science packs and put them in the lab, but somehow i don't think that is what you are looking for

Yea, I search a way to increase research profression with a % of my choice with the lua api ^^

I have no idea what this is referencing, other than something related to research.

For exemple, a player is searching Electronics which require 30 Science Pack 1.
Let's say for exemple, the player already used 10 Science Pack 1 in this search. I want a way in lua to progress the search, I.e. instantanly do like if the player used 11 Science Pack 1.

Ah. Ok then.
Looking to make an improved lab?

Yes and No.

I want to create a mod to add a new type of lab. It take any object as input, consume it, and have a chance* to increase the current research progression.



* More exactly : the more an object have been consumed, the less we have a chance to increase current research progression.

I think what you need is a table to store the research progression in, but i don't know how to get the values for that progression. Then you need a script that checks the table every time an item is consumed in your new lab.
Perhaps it is possible without using a table and just check the progression in the lab directly. But with a table you can also store how many times it has failed, so that way you can for example include a counter of the maximum attempts it can fail.

Yea but how can I increase the search progression then ?

Assuming the wiki has all the current API commands, this isn't possible.
Perhaps something you can use as a work around, is instead of directly increasing research, you could give a chance to unlock a random technology.
Obviously, for this to be remotely balanced, you'd need a near-infinitesimal chance per item, but any non-zero chance is still a chance, as long as it's above the rounding error threshold. (Which I don't happen to know.)