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How to Change the Unit Caps by rc mad
Extract the relevant .big files into your "Data" directory, i.e. "C:\Program Files\Sierra\Homeworld2\Data". After you install the tools, the unit cap scripts for both singleplayer and multiplayer/skirmish will be in the "Data\scripts\unitcaps" directory. They'll open with NotePad. "large.lua", "normal.lua" and "small.lua" refer to multiplayer/skirmish and "singleplayer.lua" refers to singleplayer, obviously. You only want to change numbers, nothing else.
Singleplayer
UC_Family("Fighter",14) UC_FamilyOverride("Vaygr","Fighter",18) UC_Family("Corvette",12) UC_ShipType("MinelayerCorvette",5) UC_Family("Frigate",21) UC_ShipType("DefenseFieldFrigate",2) UC_ShipType("CaptureFrigate",6) UC_ShipTypeOverride("Hiigaran","CaptureFrigate",4) UC_Family("Capital",13) UC_FamilyOverride("Vaygr","Capital",15) UC_ShipType("Destroyer",5) UC_ShipType("Carrier",4) UC_ShipTypeOverride("Vaygr","Carrier",6) UC_ShipType("Battlecruiser",2) UC_ShipType("Shipyard",1) UC_Family("Utility",50) UC_ShipType("ResourceCollector",20) UC_ShipType("ResourceController",4) UC_ShipType("Probe",10) UC_ShipType("ECMProbe",10) UC_ShipType("ProximitySensor",10) UC_Family("Platform",20) UC_ShipType("HyperspacePlatform",4) UC_Family("Mothership",1) UC_Family("DreadNaught",1) UC_Family("SinglePlayerMisc",100) UC_FamilyOverride("Hiigaran","SinglePlayerMisc",0) UC_ShipType("Mover",10) UC_Family("SPMovers",10) UC_Family("CommStation",1)
UC_Family refers to groups of ships, i.e. frigates.
UC_ShipType refers to a specific ship. For example, out of a possible total of 21 frigates you are only allowed 2 Defense Field Frigates.
The list is universal for both races. In some instances one race may have more/less ships than the other (I assume to keep the game balanced).
I.E.:
UC_ShipType("CaptureFrigate", 6) -- Vaygr can have 6 capture frigs
UC_ShipTypeOverride("Hiigaran", "CaptureFrigate", 4) -- hiigaran can only have 4
Let's say you wanted the Vaygr to have a 4 carrier limit, and the hiigarans 6.
Then you'd need to change:
UC_ShipType("Carrier",4) UC_ShipTypeOverride("Vaygr","Carrier",6)
to:
UC_ShipType("Carrier",6) UC_ShipTypeOverride("Vaygr","Carrier",4)
This means that the hiigs can build 6 carriers whilst the Vaygr can only build 4.
Lastly, there's no point in changing the following items, as you cannot build them:
UC_Family("Mothership",1) UC_Family("DreadNaught",1) UC_Family("CommStation",1)
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