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--- tmf:assigngear [2016/03/20 12:56]
snippers [Creating/Modifying your own faction config]
+++ tmf:assigngear [2016/04/25 23:11]
snippers [Creating/Modifying your own faction config]
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 === Config 101 ===
-Every role is its own class e.g. <code cpp>class baseMan {};</code>
+Every role (rifleman/automatic rifleman etc.) requires its own class e.g. <code cpp>class baseMan {};</code>
- Every class has properties with the general pattern of:
+Every class has properties with the general pattern of:
 <code cpp>PROPERTY = VALUE;</code>
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 Each of these properties is responsible for different things. For example the 'displayName' property is used as a description for this particular kit so if you use 'displayName = "Rifleman";' that will set the description of that role to Rifleman. Note there can not be two of the same property in a class.
-There are also array properties which take the format of: <code cpp>PROPERTY[] = {"element1", "element2", ... };</code>
+There are also array properties. Arrays are lists which take the format of: <code cpp>PROPERTY[] = {"element1", "element2", ... };</code>
+For example:
+<code cpp>linkedItems[] = {"ItemMap","ItemCompass","ItemWatch"};</code>
+Here we have an array property called linkedItems that consists of 3 elements "ItemMap", "ItemCompass" and "ItemWatch".
 **Class Inheritance**
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 }
 </code>
-The linkedItems for ftl are now: "ItemWatch","ItemMap","ItemCompass""Rangefinder" and "ItemGPS"
+The linkedItems for ftl are now: "ItemWatch","ItemMap","ItemCompass""Rangefinder" and "ItemGPS". Each of these will be given to a unit that matches the class.
 === Getting classnames ===