Selected recearch

[_npo6ka_]

Could you add the opportunity to open technology gui on the technology passed as an argument to the function.
Or add the ability to install the selected recearch.
For example player.selected_recearch = "assembling-machine"

[daniel34]

Or add the ability to install the selected recearch.
For example player.selected_recearch = "assembling-machine"

There already is

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player.force.current_research = "automation-2"

[bobingabout]

Yes, research is force specific, not player specific.

[_npo6ka_]

Yes, research is force specific, not player specific.

Or add the ability to install the selected recearch.
For example player.selected_recearch = "assembling-machine"

There already is

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player.force.current_research = "automation-2"

current_research refers to player.force, but I would suggest adding saving the last selected item in the technology tree. Then the next time the player opens the technology tree, he will see the last research shown.
This research is unique for each player.
I would just like to open a technology tree on a certain technology.

My old topic: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=49599

[eradicator]

The research screen always opens on the currently researched technology. You could thus try faking what you want by:

1) store current technology
2) set player.force.current_research to the tech you want to open the gui for
3) open the gui
4) set player.force.current_research back to 1)

This ofc assumes that you can actually force open the technology gui. And probably that the tech you want to open has all prerequisites fullfilled because otherwise you can't set it in 2) D:.

[_npo6ka_]

The research screen always opens on the currently researched technology. You could thus try faking what you want by:

1) store current technology
2) set player.force.current_research to the tech you want to open the gui for
3) open the gui
4) set player.force.current_research back to 1)

This ofc assumes that you can actually force open the technology gui. And probably that the tech you want to open has all prerequisites fullfilled because otherwise you can't set it in 2) D:.

This works much harder than you described.
player.force.current_research installs on the study one of the open technologies needed for the specified in the parameter.
That is, if the technology does not have open the prerequest, it can not be set in current_research.

For example:

I'm trying to install player.force.current_research = "research 2", the game mechanic sets the player.force.current_research to "research 1"

P.S. I already found a bad way to solve this problem, I would like to draw the attention of developers to this problem.

[eradicator]

This works much harder than you described.
player.force.current_research installs on the study one of the open technologies needed for the specified in the parameter.
That is, if the technology does not have open the prerequest, it can not be set in current_research.

I did mention that in the post above.

For example:

I'm trying to install player.force.current_research = "research 2", the game mechanic sets the player.force.current_research to "research 1"

Not entirely true. The game will research up to "research 2" automatically, but for that it has to first finish "research 1". And there is no GUI indication of the game being in "auto-research" mode.
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So i'd like to extend/second the request for:

1. A method to open the technology GUI on a specific page. (Used for "hyperlinking" the player there from mod GUIs)
2. An ingame indication that the game is currently auto-resolving prerequesite technologies to get to force.current_research.

[_npo6ka_]

Up.
Unfortunately, I did not receive any comment on my proposal

[Bilka]

Added LuaForce::previous_research read/write.

[_npo6ka_]

Added LuaForce::previous_research read/write.

Can you describe in more detail what will be stored in this field? Based on the name of the field, this is not exactly what started the discussion of this topic.

Task: The mod should open a technology tree for the player and establish from the variable which technology should be displayed now (not as a current research, but simply to view information about it, that is, it can be a closed technology).

Request: Add the ability to display a specific technology when opening technology gui. (This parameter is unique for each player, everyone can see their technology).