What do you guys know about the hierarchy editor?
The latest working build can be found here:


It's pretty straightforward, but what I'm trying to do with my hierarchy mod, is allow one player to exist in a hierarchy of classes, like a class tree. All I've managed to do so far is make one player another class... while this was interesting, he/she can only equip their own class items if that class IS their class, which ISN'T their character, currently, it's their CLASS character.

So, there are only 2 classes instead of 4 Unintentional, but maybe promising? Idk.

What I'm thinking is this...
I like the idea that Character-any can and will inherit properties of the Player-character-any-et c. above, if their Base file's base is that Player's Base's child... a "title" of a UNIT TYPE's Character, or "CLASS".

so, if this makes sense to ANY of you, would you think that I could take these UNITTYPE Files:
ARCHETYPE_CLASS(Gen.1)
CLASS (Character)
CLASSBASE_CLASS
CLASSBASE_GROUP
GROUP (Type Guarantor)
GROUP_CLASS (Gen.2)
TYPE(Class Inheritor)

and make something of them?

This is in addition to all the CLASS_CLASS unit types, such as BERSERKER_CLASS, BERSERKER_FEMALE...

Any idea?

If not, I hope to impress without needing help. At any rate, it's tough to imagine, easy to chart, and like second nature by now... just about to run through a first phase of integration.

I'm not sure I can do it, but I'm thinking it's worth a shot!

if it's possible I can.
*...skip to end of quote*.

I heard from a very reputable (my dad) source, that I need to create a variable, and instantiate the class for as its parent. I can do this, but it will look difficult to most of you. I will attempt. ASAP.

Player Class inherits Class inherits Player inherits Character inherits Any & Player inherits Players And Pets.

"Type of Class" i.e., Berserker inherits Player Class.

Archetype inherits Archetype Group inherits "Type of Group" i.e., Magical Group Base.

Group Base inherits Group Class inherits Player - et c. ...

Berserker Female inherits "Type of Group" Class, i.e., Generic Group Class (read: Any Class) & "Specific" Group Class, i.e., Magical Group Class.

THEN, if Berserker inherits Player Class it will Instantiate
Variable, See: Any.

Any Player Class *may be* Player, which may be an Engineer or Berserker, thus Martial Group Class WILL INHERIT the Class of Character IF Character = Any. It doesn't. Any and Character are two different variables.

Therefore, Martial Group Base must ALSO inherit Player Class Group, which is inherited by ALL CLASSES. As Generic Group Class is Any Class, Player Class Group is equal to ALL CLASSES.

Questions? Should this fail, I've manipulated the variable wrong.

-Etherhead

I slept again, twice. Now, I've added pics. If this is still not understandable, don't worry. I may still be able to develop a mod based around the ideas I have for Class Hierarchies.

In the top pic above, the one where it shows the Weapon's Req., you can see that nearly about every requirement is displayed, but is white. This is just a matter of which Base File is being read, and by which file(s). I need a hint: and, it's not easy to show pics of this part. Any of you understand where/how the Display Name relates to the Base File?

A little help would be appreciated.

-Ether-