Factory

Flag:	Factory
File(s):	rules(md).ini
Values:	Strings: Normal text. (Limited to: hardcoded values (see article))
Default:	<none>
Applicable to:	BuildingTypes

This tag determines what type of object a BuildingType produces. Although it accepts any string from the list^↓, only four of them will actually work after going through a filtering routine:

• AircraftType
• BuildingType
• InfantryType
• UnitType
• TerrainTypes
• CloningType

Allowed values

AircraftType

This value indicates that this building can manufacture AircraftTypes. It is not required for this structure to double as an aircraft docking structure.

BuildingType

This value indicates that this building can manufacture other BuildingTypes.

InfantryType

This value indicates that this building can manufacture InfantryTypes. ExitCoord is not obeyed, and actual exit coords are controlled by the GDIBarracks, NODBarracks and YuriBarracks flags.

UnitType

This value indicates that this building can manufacture ground vehicles (with Naval=no) or naval ships (with Naval=yes). Mind that a ground vehicle factory without WeaponsFactory=yes will have certain side-effects.

TerrainTypes

Used to enable tag functionality. CreateUnitSound=.

CloningType

Used to enable tag functionality. CreateUnitSound=.

Be aware that all vehicles associated with this factory MUST specifically list this factory in its Prerequisite list, or there is a possibility that you will be faced with the NCO Bug.

Internal meaning

This section is in need of revision.

Internally, the value of 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 RTTI ID number for every Factory.

Although VesselType as well as CloningType are sometimes mentioned in Rules(md).ini, they are not valid values.

Possible values for Factory

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	Tunnels?
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

See also

• AircraftTypes
• BuildingTypes
• InfantryTypes
• VehicleTypes