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# TechnologyUnit - Prototype Docs

## TechnologyUnit :: struct Example code

Either `count` or `count_formula` must be defined, never both.

## Properties

- default
- sorted

count optional | :: uint64 | How many units are needed. [...]
How many units are needed. [...]
count_formula optional | :: MathExpression | Formula that specifies how many units are needed per level of the technology. [...]
Formula that specifies how many units are needed per level of the technology. [...]
time | :: double | How much time one unit takes to research. [...]
How much time one unit takes to research. [...]
ingredients | :: array[ResearchIngredient] | List of ingredients needed for one unit of research. [...]
List of ingredients needed for one unit of research. [...]

ingredients | :: array[ResearchIngredient] | List of ingredients needed for one unit of research. [...]
List of ingredients needed for one unit of research. [...]
time | :: double | How much time one unit takes to research. [...]
How much time one unit takes to research. [...]
count optional | :: uint64 | How many units are needed. [...]
How many units are needed. [...]
count_formula optional | :: MathExpression | Formula that specifies how many units are needed per level of the technology. [...]
Formula that specifies how many units are needed per level of the technology. [...]

## Properties

### count :: uint64 optional

How many units are needed. Must be `> 0`.

### count_formula :: MathExpression optional

Formula that specifies how many units are needed per level of the technology.

If the last characters of the prototype name are `-<number>`, the level is taken to be the number, e.g. `physical-projectile-damage-2` implies a number of `2`. This defaults to `1`. There does not need to be lower-level technologies for a technology to be detected as having a level, meaning a technology or sequence of upgrade technologies can begin at any number.

For an infinite technology, the level begins at the given suffix (or `1` by default) and gains 1 level upon being researched, or if the `max_level` is reached, marked as completed. The initial level of a technology can not be greater than its `max_level`.

`l` and `L` are provided as variables in the expression, they represent the current level of the technology.

This formula can also be used at runtime.

#### Example

    count_formula = "2500*(L - 3)"

### time :: double

How much time one unit takes to research. In a lab with a crafting speed of `1`, it corresponds to the number of seconds.

### ingredients :: array[ResearchIngredient]

List of ingredients needed for one unit of research. The items must all be ToolPrototypes.

## Example

    unit =
    {
      count_formula = "2^(L-6)*1000",
      ingredients =
      {
        {"automation-science-pack", 1},
        {"logistic-science-pack", 1},
        {"chemical-science-pack", 1},
        {"production-science-pack", 1},
        {"utility-science-pack", 1},
        {"space-science-pack", 1}
      },
      time = 60
    }

Type used in

- TechnologyPrototype::unit