Removing Bullet Points

[Rayguncourtesan]

In the process of making some alterations to existing units, I want to get rid of the weak anti-armor bullet point on a unit card to which it no longer applies.

The bullet point assignments to unit cards appear to live in data/db/ui_unit_bullet_point_unit_overrides_tables/data__core and this is how I was able to apply the Armor Piercing Missiles bullet point.

Removing one however seems to be another matter entirely. The only way I can achieve this at present is to copy the entire table over to the mod, remove the relevant row and retain the original naming structure so as to overwrite the whole vanilla table. But this seems like it would create serious problems for compatibility.

Anyone got a solution for this?

[Mooncabbage]

Can your not just create your own table with only the entries you need to override?

data/db/ui_unit_bullet_point_overrides_tables/my_data << add lines for the ones you want to remove

[Rayguncourtesan]

vanguard_deployment	wh_main_emp_cav_pistoliers_1
very_fast	wh_main_emp_cav_pistoliers_1
weak_anti_armour	wh_main_emp_cav_pistoliers_1

A renamed table (my_data for example) will only overwrite vanilla for what exists in the mod table. A missing value is simply interpreted as nothing to override and leaving a field blank causes a CTD when the unit is selected

[Mooncabbage]

That's what I mean. Just break it in the one place, and let it be a load order issue.

[Rayguncourtesan]

No, unfortunately not. If I remove the row, the mod simply doesn't override it (as there is no instruction from the mod to do so) and changing the row has the effect of creating a new entry. The only way I have right now to remove a row is to change the entire table.

[Mooncabbage]

I see what you're saying, I took a second to look at the file. No, I don't think there is any way to remove the bullet points without either overwriting the whole file, or renaming the units completely in the files. That said, any mod that changes this file, is probably also changing vanilla units anyway, so the compatibility is up in the air. Since you say you're altering _some_ units, rather than just one, it's fair to say what you're doing sounds more like an overhaul, and you might be better off altering the whole file and breaking compatibility on purpose. Better to break loud than break quiet.

[Rayguncourtesan]

I figure the only solution is to replicate the unit with the desired alterations, include only the bullet points I want and then change the recruitment building to produce my modded unit in place of the vanilla one. That'd leave the table compatible with other mods. Its just a lot more work.

[Rayguncourtesan]

Hm. That's not going to help either, id have to overwrite the entire building_units_allowable table to disallow the vanilla version of the unit, else its just going to allow both.

[Rayguncourtesan]

Leaving the bullet point in seems the better choice honestly. Its unsightly (although technically correct, the unit is garbage against armor in melee so...) but its more compatible.