GDT.addResearchItem() - greenheartgames/gdt-modAPI GitHub Wiki

Add a custom research item to the game.

Parameters

Parameter	Data Type	Description
research	object	The custom research item

Example

GDT.addResearchItem({
    id: "Swift Loading",
    name: "Swift loading".localize(),
    v: 4,
    canResearch: function (company) {
        return LevelCalculator.getMissionLevel('Level Design') > 5 // The 'Level Design' level has to 6 or higher
    },
    category: "Level Design",
    categoryDisplayName: "Level Design".localize()
});

Research object

Member	Data Type	Description
id	string	The unique identifier of the research item
name	string	The display name of the research item
v	integer	The technology level of the research
pointsCost*	integer	The number of research points that the research item costs
pointsCostAdjustment	integer	The offset from the points cost lookup table below
duration*	integer	The time it takes (in milliseconds) to research the item.
category	string	The category the research belongs to, must be: "Genera", "Dialogs", "AI", "Level Design", "Gameplay", "Engine", "Story/Quests", "Sound", "Graphic", or "World Design"
categoryDisplayName	string	Almost the same as the normal category property, but this category your research will be placed when you create a custom engine
canResearch	function	A function which returns whether or not the item can be researched
complete	function	A callback function which is invoked once the item has been researched

V value	Points Cost	Duration	Dev Cost	Engine Points	Engine Cost
1	10	8	20K	10	10K
2	15	10	40K	15	30K
4	40	12	120K	30	50K
6	80	14	180K	40	100K
8	100	16	400K	80	140K
10	150	20	600K	120	180K
12	250	25	1.2M	200	350K
14	300	30	1.6M	300	500K

Notes

• Bolded properties are required.
• * fields are required when v is not provided (Must use Research.engineItems.push(research) instead).
• The function for canResearch accepts the Company object as its first parameter.
• The function for complete accepts the Company object as its first parameter.