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// This code initialises all of the needed info to add the cannon building to the game. It is called in "public void Preload(KCModHelper _helper)"
private void InitCannon()
        {
            bCannon = cannonPrefab.AddComponent<Building>();
            bCollider = cannonPrefab.transform.Find("Offset").Find("cannon").gameObject
                .AddComponent<BuildingCollider>();
            bCollider.Building = bCannon;

            pdCannon = cannonPrefab.AddComponent<ProjectileDefense>();
            pdCannon.b = bCannon;
            pdCannon.projectilePrefab = cbProjectile;
            pdCannon.AttackTime = 15f;
            pdCannon.AttackRange = 5f;
            pdCannon.rangeIncreasePerHeight = 3f;

            bCannon.UniqueName = "cannon";
            bCannon.customName = "Cannon"; // For WorkerUI Tile Display

            bCannon.WorkersForFullYield = 4;
            bCannon.BuildAllowedWorkers = 6;

            bCannon.size = Vector3.one;

            bCannon.placementSounds = new string[] {"castleplacement"};
            bCannon.SelectionSounds = new string[] {"BuildingSelectCastleGate"};

            bCannon.skillUsed = "Ballisteer";
            bCannon.JobCategory = JobCategory.Ballista;
            bCannon.CategoryName = "projectiletopper";
            bCannon.ignoreRoadCoverageForPlacement = true;

            ResourceAmount cost = new ResourceAmount();
            cost.Set(FreeResourceType.Tree, 45);
            cost.Set(FreeResourceType.Stone, 10);
            cost.Set(FreeResourceType.Gold, 35);
            cost.Set(FreeResourceType.IronOre, 10);

            SetField<Building>("Cost", bFlags, bCannon, cost);

            cannon = cannonPrefab.AddComponent<Cannon>();
            cannon.b = bCannon;
            cannon.pd = pdCannon;
            cannon.flag = cannonPrefab.transform.Find("Offset").Find("cannon").Find("flag").gameObject;
            cannon.veteranDecor = cannonPrefab.transform.Find("Offset").Find("cannon").Find("cannon_veteran");
            cannon.RotateParent = cannonPrefab.transform.Find("Offset").Find("cannon").Find("cannon_top");
        }
// To make the cannon appear in the build UI, add translation
```cs
[HarmonyPatch(typeof(GameState))]
[HarmonyPatch("Awake")]
public static class InternalPrefabsPatch
{
    static void Postfix(GameState __instance)
    {
        __instance.internalPrefabs.Add(inst.bCannon);
    }
}

[HarmonyPatch(typeof(BuildUI))]
[HarmonyPatch("Start")]
public static class BuildUIPatch
{
    static void Postfix(BuildUI __instance)
    {
        __instance.AddBuilding(__instance.CastleTab, __instance.CastleTabVR, __instance.CastleTabConsole,
                "cannon", "chamberofwar", Vector3.one);
    }
}

        
[HarmonyPatch(typeof(LocalizationManager))]
[HarmonyPatch("GetTranslation")]
public static class LocalizationManagerPatch
{
    static void Postfix(string Term, ref string __result)
    {
        if (Term == "Building cannon FriendlyName")
            __result = "Cannon";
        else if (Term == "Building cannon Description")
            __result = "Cannon that goes boom boom...";
        else if (Term == "Building cannon ThoughtOnBuilt")
            __result = "Cannon is really loud, but I feel much safer.";
    }
}