Hi,
there is a luaforce.disable_research() and luaforce.enable_research(),
but no way to read this status, or did I miss something ?
a luaforce.status_research = true/false could be nice.
disable/enable research status per force ?
disable/enable research status per force ?
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Re: disable/enable research status per force ?
Okay, added LuaForce::research_enabled read for the next version.
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