Roundhouse Research Program

Roundhouse Research Program

Install:

• []Drag the Zip into Unity Mod Manager or extract it into Railroader/Mods

Usage:

• []You should be able to use this on an existing save, but this mod is intended to be used on a new save

  []Once loaded into the game press Ctrl + Shift + R to open the research window and set your research budget

  []Play as normal with the added challenge of needing to research locos and rolling stock before you can purchase them

  []Research rates are adjustable in the UMM settings (Ctrl + F10)

  Disclaimers:

  • []This mod should be considered an Beta release. Please post bug reports in #Erabior's mods in the Railroader discord

    []Generative AI was used to decipher decompiled game code, locate bugs, and generate functions.

  What it does:
  • []Locks all locos and rolling stock except for:

    []weakest steam locomotive with at least 1000 gal water capacity

    []Least valuable Pax Rolling stock

    []Lowest capacity freight car for each captive/supply freight type

    []Replaces the starting equipment with the weakest locomotives available in your game (mods included)

    []You will only be allowed to purchase these rolling stock and loco(s) at the beginning of a new save, Whatever they may be.

    []Adds a research window (Ctrl+Shift+R by default). From this window you can set your daily research budget.

    []The budget will be withdrawn at midnight and research will be conducted that day and applied next midnight.

    []There is a separate budget for Locomotive tractive effort, Freight load capacity, and Passenger rolling stock.

    []locomotives and rolling stock are unlocked linearly in order of 'worst' to 'best'

    []Passenger rolling stock is sorted into 'Train sets' and each set has an unlock order.

    • []This can be defined by mod authors by adding "TrainSet" and "TrainSetOrder" to the metadata in their rolling stock definitions

      []Ex. (TrainSetOrder: 1 means that car is first to be unlocked in that train set, 2 is second and so on)

      "tags": ["TrainSet:RLW Streamlined","TrainSetOrder:1"]

      API Namespace & Class

      • []Namespace: RoundhouseResearchProject

        []Class: RRPIntegrationAPI

      Version
      • []ApiVersion (int) = 2

        []A simple compatibility marker for callers.

      API Methods1) FilterOfferableSignatures
      • []public static string[] FilterOfferable(string[] candidateCarIds)

        []public static CarDefinition[] FilterOfferable(CarDefinition[] candidateDefinitions)

      Purpose

      Filters a list of candidate