Possible to create new weapon research blueprints?

[Gawesome]

I'd like to find a way to add the Halberd assault rifle as a researchable item. Does anybody know how this may be done? Just getting my feet wet with Frosty right now.

[Ehamloptiran]

Unless a research item already exists for the item, then not yet, adding new files is not supported yet. If the item does already have a research item, then its a matter of adding it to some list somewhere,unfortunately i am not well versed on doing that sort of stuff.

[Gawesome]

As far as I can tell, a research item does exist for the item, but I have yet to find a working method. My first attempt involves modifying the _lootdrop_freeporjects_tier* files in game\loot\tables\projects\special. These files appear to contain a list of all the items that are instantly craftable for players (such as the Avenger I-X rifles). I attempted to replace all entries for Avenger with researchproject_weapon_assaultrifle_lotigtech_*, but so far it hasn't changed anything in-game. Very confusing.

[LegendDarkness97]

Go to game/items/research/projects/weapons/assaultrifles and replace the researchproject of an existing weapon (you should also change the name and description of the weapon, you can get the string IDs from the halbert weapon entry)

[Gawesome]

Go to game/items/research/projects/weapons/assaultrifles and replace the researchproject of an existing weapon (you should also change the name and description of the weapon, you can get the string IDs from the halbert weapon entry)

 

Thank you! That worked perfectly. LegendDarkness97, since you suggested this method, does this mean that there is no way to update a master list of research projects at this time?

[Gawesome]

 

Go to game/items/research/projects/weapons/assaultrifles and replace the researchproject of an existing weapon (you should also change the name and description of the weapon, you can get the string IDs from the halbert weapon entry)

 

Thank you! That worked perfectly. LegendDarkness97, since you suggested this method, does this mean that there is no way to update a master list of research projects at this time?

 

 

My guess is that the files under game\progression\crafting reference these individual "researchproject_*" files. In this directory, I see a lot of "researchnode_milkyway_weapon_*" entries, but none for the Halberd. So if I'm right, we'd have to gain the ability to create new files before being able to do this properly.