[TFTD] New Option: Allow Direct Research of Melee Weapons

[Surrealistik]

As many may know, a Calcinite is required to research melee weapons in TFTD.

Unfortunately these aliens are so rare that you may well play an entire game without ever seeing one (or if you do, you see them extremely late with mixed race terror missions).

Because this is true, and because the Calcinite research gate before you could reverse engineer the melee weapons always struck me as being completely arbitrary, I propose adding an option that allows for direct research of the melee weapons.

Also perhaps Calcinite autopsies from interrogated Medics should count as completing the research of Calcinites for the purposes of unlocking melee weapon research in the base game.

[Warboy1982]

so... this is a mod request?

[Surrealistik]

Advanced options request.

[Warboy1982]

this could be done with a very simple research mod,  there's no reason (or way) to make it an advanced option.

[Surrealistik]

Why is there no reason?

I literally did not see a single Calcinite in the entire TFTD playthrough I just completed.

[Warboy1982]

there is no reason because the research is moddable. this type of thing is exactly what mods are for.
trust me, it's far easier if you look into modifying the ruleset. there's a much better method already in place that gives you complete control over the entire thing.