TechObjectDatabase.xml

Folder: \Data

bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/mstrobel/BotF2/raw/4bd3c04bb439e29cb543e1f020819b8df2e70bf4/Mainline/BotF2Client/Resources/Data/TechObjectDatabase.xml

see also Database

How to extract for example Ships:

• copy file to Tech_date.xml
• edit with Notepad++
• search for </productionfacilities> -> that's the end of buildings
• mark up to begin of file but let first line untouched (so <pro...until </pro... is marked -> delete it
• at least open with Excel

Adding new items

make always sure you have the same keys in

• TechObjectDatabase.xml
• TextDatabase.xml
• TechTrees.xml

• don't forget the image file

Buildings

data fields:

• Key
• BioTech
• Construction (Tech)
• Energy (Tech)
• Computers (Tech)
• Weapons (Tech)
• Propulsion (Tech)
• BuildCost
• IsUniversallyAvailable
  • TRUE (German: "WAHR")
  • FALSE (German: "FALSCH")
• EnergyCost
• Restriction
• Type
• Amount
• ObsoletedItem
• UpgradeOption
• Prerequisite
• BuildCondition

Types

Buildings by output:

• Credits + PercentCredits + PercentTotalCredits: Database-List
• Deuterium + PercentDeuterium: Database-List
• RawMaterials(Duranium) + PercentRawMaterials: Database-List
• Dilithium: Database-List
• GrowthRate + PercentGrowthRate: Database-List
• Morale: Database-List
• MoraleEmpireWide: Database-List
• Food + PercentFood: Database-List
• Industry + PercentIndustry: Database-List
• Energy + PercentEnergy: Database-List
• Research: for more see also below "Research" Database-List

more Buildings by output (alphabetically):

• AntiShipDefense + PercentAntiShipDefense: Database-List
• BribeResistance + PercentBribeResistanceEmpireWide: Database-List
• ExternalAffairs + PercentExternalAffairs: Database-List
• Intercept + PercentIntercept: Database-List (no building at the moment)
• InternalAffairs + PercentInternalAffairs: Database-List
• JammingRange: Database-List
• MaxPopulationPerMoonSize: Database-List
• PercentAntiCloak: Database-List
• PercentGroundCombat: Database-List
• PercentGroundDefense: Database-List
• PercentPopulationHealth: Database-List
• PercentScrapping: Database-List
• PercentShipBuilding: Database-List
• PercentShipExperience: Database-List

• Personnel + PercentPersonnelLoyalty + PercentPersonnelTraining: Database-List (no building at the moment)
• PlanetaryShielding + PercentPlanetaryShielding + ShieldPerEnergyTech: Database-List
• Raiding + PercentRaiding: Database-List
• ScanRange: Database-List and NEW: +PercentScanRange (see https://bitbucket.org/mstrobel/supremacy/issue/15/new-bonus-scanrange )
• TradeRoutes + PercentTradeIncome: Database-List

Research: Database-List

• Research
• PercentResearchEmpireWide:
• PercentBioTechResearch
• PercentComputerResearch
• PercentConstructionResearch
• PercentEnergyResearch
• PercentPropulsionResearch
• PercentWeaponsResearch

Intelligence: Database-List

• Intelligence
• PercentIntelligence
• PercentGeneralIntelligence
• PercentTotalIntelligence

Security: Database-List

• PercentEconomicSecurity
• PercentInternalSecurity

Sabotage: Database-List

• PercentSabotage
• PercentEconomicSabotage
• PercentMilitarySabotage
• PercentPoliticalSabotage

CSV2XML

We're trying to create the TechObjectDatabase.xml out of a Google Sheet.... this are the steps

• activate ADD-On for XML-Export
• doing the export by ADDON > EXPORT and save it to c:\_B2 (or do the next three steps)
  • open the file
  • on top: Open with (you might use XML EDITEY)
  • CopyPaste the whole stuff into C:\_B2\Balance - Export_New.xml
• run special Visual Studio app for replacements
• delete head line of output file !!!