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The "Factory" tag

Flag:	Factory
File(s):	rules(md).ini
Values:	special strings
Special Values:	none
Default:	`<none>`
Applicable to:	BuildingTypes

This tag determines what type of object this BuildingType produces.
Although it accepts any string from the list below (Internal meaning), only five of them will actually work after going through a filtering routine, these being:

AircraftType
BuildingType
InfantryType
UnitType (for vehicles)

It is sometimes spoken of the strings VesselType as well as CloningType.
However, they neither work in TS/FS nor do they in RA2/YR.

Internal meaning

Internally, the "Factory" is used to determine what something is.
If - for instance - a pointer to a TechnoType (by origin) is given over to a function, the function could get the TechnoType's "Factory" and determine whether it's a Building or an Infantry, Unit or Aircraft.
This works using an ID number for every Factory.
The available "factories" are the following:

ID number	INI string		Comment
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0x00		<none>			//used for parent types such as the TechnoType or Foot
0x01		Unit
0x02		Aircraft
0x03		AircraftType
0x04		Animation
0x05		AnimationType
0x06		Building
0x07		BuildingType
0x08		Bullet
0x09		BulletType
0x0A		Campaign
0x0B		Cell
0x0C		Factory
0x0D		House
0x0E		HouseType
0x0F		Infantry
0x10		InfantryType
0x11		IsometricTile
0x12		IsometricTileType
0x13		BuildingLight
0x14		Overlay
0x15		OverlayType
0x16		Particle
0x17		ParticleType
0x18		ParticleSystem
0x19		ParticleSystemType
0x1A		Script
0x1B		ScriptType
0x1C		Side
0x1D		Smudge
0x1E		SmudgeType
0x1F		Special			//used for cameos (SW icon types)
0x20		SuperWeaponType
0x21		TaskForce
0x22		Team
0x23		TeamType
0x24		Terrain
0x25		TerrainType
0x26		Trigger
0x27		TriggerType
0x28		UnitType
0x29		VoxelAnim
0x2A		VoxelAnimType
0x2B		Wave
0x2C		Tag
0x2D		TagType
0x2E		Tiberium
0x2F		TAction
0x30		TEvent
0x31		WeaponType
0x32		WarheadType
0x33		Waypoint
0x34		Abstract
0x35		Tube			//unknown meaning
0x36		LightSource
0x37		EMP
0x38		Tactical		//consider this the battlefield with all the objects on it
0x39		Super
0x3A		AITrigger
0x3B		AITriggerType
0x3C		Neuron			//unused?
0x3D		FoggedObject		//unknown meaning
0x3E		AlphaShape
0x3F		VeinholeMonster
0x40		NavyType		//unknown meaning
//RA2 only:
0x41		SpawnManager
0x42		CaptureManager
0x43		Parasite
0x44		Bomb
0x45		RadSite
0x46		Temporal
//YR only:
0x47		Airstrike
0x48		SlaveManager
0x49		DiskLaser

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-{{DeeZireInclusion}}<br />
+==The "Factory" tag==
-Determines what type of object this BuildingType produces - can be set to any of the following;-<br />
+{{flag|name=Factory
-<br />
+|files=rules(md).ini
- 	BuildingType	- object is a Construction Yard and provides structure-building options<br />
+|values=special strings
- 	VehicleType		- object is a War Factory and provides vehicle-building options<br />
+|special=none
- 	AircraftType	- object is a Helipad/Airfield and provides aircraft-building options<br />
+|default=<tt>&lt;none&gt;</tt>
- 	InfantryType	- object is a Barracks and provides infantry-building options<br />
+|types=[[BuildingTypes]]
-<br />
+|games=TS, FS, RA2, YR}}
-Note that the VesselType classification is no longer used (ships are now VehicleTypes with Naval=yes set), and despite its presence in RULES.INI the CloningType value is obsolete.
+This tag determines what type of object this BuildingType produces.<br>
+Although it accepts any string from the list below (Internal meaning), only five of them will actually work after going through a filtering routine, these being:
+*<tt>AircraftType</tt>
+*<tt>BuildingType</tt>
+*<tt>InfantryType</tt>
+*<tt>UnitType</tt> (for vehicles)
+It is sometimes spoken of the strings <tt>VesselType</tt> as well as <tt>CloningType</tt>.<br>
+However, they neither work in TS/FS nor do they in RA2/YR.
+==Internal meaning==
+Internally, the "Factory" is used to determine what something is.<br>
+If - for instance - a pointer to a TechnoType (by origin) is given over to a function, the function could get the TechnoType's "Factory" and determine whether it's a Building or an Infantry, Unit or Aircraft.<br>
+This works using an ID number for every Factory.<br>
+The available "factories" are the following:
+ ID number	INI string		Comment
+ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+x00		<none>			//used for parent types such as the TechnoType or Foot
+x01		Unit
+x02		Aircraft
+x03		AircraftType
+x04		Animation
+x05		AnimationType
+x06		Building
+x07		BuildingType
+x08		Bullet
+x09		BulletType
+x0A		Campaign
+x0B		Cell
+x0C		Factory
+x0D		House
+x0E		HouseType
+x0F		Infantry
+x10		InfantryType
+x11		IsometricTile
+x12		IsometricTileType
+x13		BuildingLight
+x14		Overlay
+x15		OverlayType
+x16		Particle
+x17		ParticleType
+x18		ParticleSystem
+x19		ParticleSystemType
+x1A		Script
+x1B		ScriptType
+x1C		Side
+x1D		Smudge
+x1E		SmudgeType
+x1F		Special			//used for cameos (SW icon types)
+x20		SuperWeaponType
+x21		TaskForce
+x22		Team
+x23		TeamType
+x24		Terrain
+x25		TerrainType
+x26		Trigger
+x27		TriggerType
+x28		UnitType
+x29		VoxelAnim
+x2A		VoxelAnimType
+x2B		Wave
+x2C		Tag
+x2D		TagType
+x2E		Tiberium
+x2F		TAction
+x30		TEvent
+x31		WeaponType
+x32		WarheadType
+x33		Waypoint
+x34		Abstract
+x35		Tube			//unknown meaning
+x36		LightSource
+x37		EMP
+x38		Tactical		//consider this the battlefield with all the objects on it
+x39		Super
+x3A		AITrigger
+x3B		AITriggerType
+x3C		Neuron			//unused?
+x3D		FoggedObject		//unknown meaning
+x3E		AlphaShape
+x3F		VeinholeMonster
+x40		NavyType		//unknown meaning
+ //RA2 only:
+x41		SpawnManager
+x42		CaptureManager
+x43		Parasite
+x44		Bomb
+x45		RadSite
+x46		Temporal
+ //YR only:
+x47		Airstrike
+x48		SlaveManager
+x49		DiskLaser

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