Profile of Angrade (Ægion)

I've been starting with USF and trying to duplicate the Soviet tier system. I created a Heavy Armor building, but don't see how to make an icon to build it.

There is an upgrade that Unlocks each tier in USF. These upgrades are in the upgrade slot and not the spawner slot.
(upgrade\aef\research\captain_dispatched_upgrade_mp, upgrade\aef\research\lieutenant_dispatched_upgrade_mp,
upgrade\aef\research\major_dispatched_upgrade_mp)

Upon upgrade for each of the buildings. It hides the upgrade by requiring itself not to be ugraded and the Spawner officer is revealed in the same slot once the upgrade is met. This may sound confusing but look at it and you may understand. The units inside each building requires the upgrade to be researched in order to be used. In order have an additional "tier" (for to call in a Jackson) You could add in another upgrade to T3 for additional items. (change the requirement for the Jackson to this new upgrade)

If you want to build a new tier structure, you will need to add it under Squad_Engineers of the Rear Echelons. If you want your base to build it, you could having a building use an ability for a spawn entity.

Note Display and "Usage and Display" in the requirements will hide it if the requirements are not met.

Also, I tried replacing the M36 in T3 with a M10 but all that happens in the mod is that the M36 disappears. What is the setting to enable new tiers to build? Also, how do I get the M10 to show up in T3? In general, what do I do to change a call-in unit to a buildable unit that is tied to a tier?

Under spawner of the building ebps, this is where you can build your units. The units must have the appropriate requirements met. This might mean, the M10 requires a certain upgrade. Naturally the M10 has requirements for campaign and doctrinal. Remove theses and add a requirement for the upgrade\aef\research\major_dispatched_upgrade_mp.

New Update

I like generally like your ideas, especially for USF, so I took a quick look at some of the changes in CheatMod. That's the list of Bugs, Inconsistencies I found:

USF:
IR Marksmen:
-Their ability range is too high
-Then ordered to attack (right click and attack move) something they move close in, so what the guy with the carbine can shoot, completely negating the long range

Ability range is now 40 from 60
Fixed the issue with the attack order

Greyhound:
-The IR Sweep ability is available at vet 0

Fixed

I like generally like your ideas, especially for USF, so I took a quick look at some of the changes in CheatMod. That's the list of Bugs, Inconsistencies I found:

USF:
-Pack Howie for 100 mun is too cheap, for the power it has

Now 125

WC51:
-Wrong Icon then upgraded with 50cal (it shows mg42) same thing with Sherman
-A firing arc is shown then clicking on the vehicle, but there is no suppression -> confusing

That is the actual icon for the Sherman MG.
Firing arc display is removed.

Sherman:
-105 upgrade has Icon of arty barrage
-sherman keeps it mobility even then upgraded to a bulldozer
- you can invest now 260mun in a single tank -> change some upgrade cost to fuel
-wrong voice line then upgrading (always says "mount that 50")

I do not know what else to describe the upgrade for the 105. Currently I am using in game assets.
Bulldozer upgrade reduces the acceleration by 30% now
Bulldozer upgrade now costs 100 man power and 40 fuel.
Removed the voice lines for the dozer upgrade and 105

Soviet:
Shock Army:
-Revolver has no shooting animation and flows behind the back
-Red Banner T34 are way too cheap for what they offer also wrong call in icon

Fixed the revolver animation.
Red banner call in now costs 700 man, 260 fuel from 600, 200.

Banner T34 are way too cheap for what they offer also wrong call in icon

Ostheer:
250 Halftrack:
-Wrong voice line then call on to the field (announcer always says something about mortar halftrack)
-even then not upgraded the mortar is still in it
-then upgraded the mortar has no crew, so it fires on its own
-then upgraded to mortar halftrack wrong icon

-call in voice line is now the assault group line.
-no more mortar upgrade, now mortars built/captured can be garrison and use barrages.


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UKF

Mortar Cover and Flame Mortar
-now a time ability that changes the barrages of the mortar
-He barrage turns into a incendiary barrage
-Smoke barrage turns into a White phosphorous barrage.
-100 munition, 120 seconds

Soviets

M42 Light AT Gun
-the main gun is adjusted so it fight infantry.

OKW

Sturmpioneer's Flamethrower
-now non-doctrinal
-Doctrinal ability replaced withe GrW Mortar call in.
-The mortar is able to use incendiary barrages.
-One CP

New update.
Second variation available here.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=922732350
This includes early game balance and changes.
Contains all the above and below.

I stated this in a previous rant on another, this will help explain some of mine decision making.
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All

-Starting fuel is now 0
-All AT snares range is now 10 from 15~18
Due to the over preforming nature of this abilities. There range is reduced allow more reasonalbe

Soviets

-Starting manpower increased from 390 to 430 to meet other factions
-Both T1 and T2 cost now 200 manpower and 20 fuel
-Molotovs and AT grenades are now bundled together which also includes access to the Engineer's Flamethrower

Ostheer

-Swapped positions with the MG 42 and Grenadier
-T1 now costs 200, 20
-Pioneers Flamethrower now locked behind battle phase one.

USF

-Move the Mortar to T1
range increased to 80, auto attack rate of fire reduced

-Change the cost of T1 from 50 fuel, to 30 fuel, and reduce the research time
-Researching T1 grants access to Flamethrowers
-A second level of research is now available to T1 for 200, 30
Grants access to a Free Lieutenant, M20, and M15
-Lieutenant's body guards are now rangers
Lieutenant's stats now match the rangers but no longer comes with a free bar. This will enable the Lieutenant to be a non doctrine elite infantry.
-Riflemen Target Size is 1 from .97 but regain this at vet 1.
-The Doctrinal flame thrower ability is now a M3 with Cavalierly Riflemen.
6 man riflemen squad with carbines and can upgrade to three Thompsons.
They are able to use abilities while garrison in the half-track

OKW
To slow down the teching of OKW a initial research is required for 200 manpower and 30 fuel
This initial teching grants access to panzerfausts, Mg 34, Rakenwerfer, and SWS Half-tracks

-Starting unit is now a Volks squad
-Volks now cost 260 from 250
-Medics upgrade are now available at T0 for 250 manpower
-Obersoldaten are now in T1, and now gain access to a PzB AT rifle upgrade
-Incendiary grenades, Volks STG 44s, and Sturmpioneers Panzerscheck now locked behind a T0 upgrade

UKF

-Infantry Sections
RA is now .9 from .8
Cost is now 260 from 280
-Royal Engineers
RA is now .9 from .8
Now the starting unit from Infantry Sections
-Vickers HMG moved to T1
-Mobile Mortar added equal to the Ostheer mortar
-Mortar pits are now empty
Cost 100
Able to garrison infantry and mortars for a slight range bonus
Mortars gain a large barrage range

Well,the ability is called "churchill_crocodile"(Deploy a Churchill Crocodile flamethrower tank.)

not "pepper_pot" (Heavy supporting artillery will fire at the target location.) I'm afraid.


2-I have no idea how to change the ability.Could you show me an example?


3-I trier to add these requirements,but nothing changed:

"required_contained_squad_type"
"squad_type": is2 (need a IS2 squad to active the ability?)


"required_race"
race: soviet (this ability is not of soviet's ability)


"required_population"


"required_structure"
"structure_name": refugee_female_mp (must have sovet refugee_female to active the ability?)

I'm not sure if they are unobtainable requirements.


4-I tried "display" , "usage" and "usage_and_display" on the same ability,but I don't see any change.What's the difference between them,may I ask?

Oops sorry about that, I was thinking another ability that had a really strange name. The ability is actually called breakthrough_operations