Factory grouping inheritance

[Lupus]

It's described in the faq:
http://spring.clan-sy.com/wiki/Using_Selections
"If a factory is set to a group, all units built by this factory will also be automatically assigned to this group."

How to turn it off? I don't want my newly built units to be assigned to the same group.

[ianmac]

Can't you ctrl 0 to cancel the group?

[Lupus]

Ctrl+0 does not cancel the group, but assigns the group into the key '0'.

So how to resolve my problem?

[trepan]

Get someone to write you a simple widget.
If I recall correctly, there are already widgets
written to group units by type after they've
been built.

Edit:
A related widget:
http://www.caspring.org/browser/trunk/m ... _group.lua

[Lupus]

Ok, thanks, I'll search for what the widgets can do.

However, I'd suggest that there should be an option in standard spring settings to enable/disable factory's group inheritance.

[ZellSF]

Just don't assign factories to groups in the first place.

[REVENGE]

Spring's fgi is retarded. When you go to group select, the inherited units AND the factory are selected, so you end up controlling the factory as well. We need a mode like in OTA where units inherit the factory's group, but the factories are not selected when there are units in the group.

[zwzsg]

Being able to move the factory waypoint as well as the already built units has its advantages however.

[kiki]

wz2100 style ftw.

[KDR_11k]

Just don't assign factories to groups in the first place.

How else would you use Central Build AI on them?

[Lupus]

I do want to assign my factories to groups, to control constructing units and waypoints without moving my screen on the factory.
In my opinion, it's essential function of keybindings.

[KDR_11k]

It's useful to use the buildbars widget for that, no need for a group since you'll rarely have to give orders quickly to factories.

[Lupus]

Because I really want to give orders to factory quickly, I want to do this solely by keyboard.

Give me a tip here:
how to set selecting a vehicle factory (either all vehicle factories or just one of them) using the selectkeys.txt? When I use SelectionEditor.exe the options "Name contains" or "Category" seem to not work. Anyway, I don't know how to use the field "Catogory".

[Pxtl]

Can the selectionkeys editor provide "deselect" or "select subset" functionality?

Because to me, that seems the best approach. You have a factory and it's units in a single group. You fetch the group, and then hit your hotkey for "just the factories" or "just the units".

[Lupus]

Oh, Pxtl, this is a good idea. For factories I'll still be looking for a solution to do it with just 1 keystroke, however, selecting units in a way you described can be useful.

Still, I don't know how to use the feature of selecting building by name or by type using the "selectionkeys editor".

[ginekolog]

I have solution here. Ctrl+f selects all veh facts... adapt to your needs:

Control_A AllMap++_ClearSelection_SelectAll+
Control_B AllMap+_Builder_Idle+_ClearSelection_SelectOne+
Control_C AllMap+_Commander+_ClearSelection_SelectOne+
Control_E AllMap+_InPrevSel+_ClearSelection_SelectAll+
Control_F AllMap+_Building_NameContain_Vehicle+_ClearSelection_SelectAll+
Control_G AllMap+_Building_NameContain_Kbot+_ClearSelection_SelectAll+
Control_W Visible+_InPrevSel+_ClearSelection_SelectAll+
Control_X Visible+_Weapons+_SelectNum_5+
Control_Z AllMap+_InPrevSel+_ClearSelection_SelectAll+

[Lupus]

Thanks, it works.

However, does anybody know how to turn off the default factory grouping inheritance? Is it hardcoded in the spring framework, or in the mod's code, or is in lua scripts?