Adding squad members via upgrades

[Drazhar]

Hi, I'm following the Grand how to v2 and am making a command squad for the allies.
Now, I would like to have it so you can add either a radioman, medic or engineer to the squad via the upgrade menu, and you can only pick one.
Help please?

Thanks,
Draz.

[ChickenNuggets]

Look in Upgrades/Axis_PE/Upgrade_Squad_Size then take a look into the actions, you can see the modifiers/modifierssquadsize and it adds a man to the squad but not a specific entity, I think it adds an extra soldier who's entity is already a part of the squad...

[Volsky]

The more entity types are in a squad, the more men will be added. Let's say, for instance, you have a squad with the Rifle Sergeant, Riflemen, and an Engineer. If you got a 'squad size +1' upgrade, you'd have to reinforce one of each type to fully reinforce the squad (something I discovered when trying to add men to modified PE squads).

[Celution]

Yep, Volsky is right. The modifier goes through each entity available in the squad_loadout_ext. I guess Relic discovered that too when creating the Panzergrenadiers, and therefor they didn't use the panzer_grenadier_leader.rgd.

[Drazhar]

Ah right, well thanks anyway guys

[firefish]

I beg your pardon if I simply don't get the point but:

Does that mean that nobody discovered a way to add a entity type to a squad? I still have plans to add an vet_sgt to a bunch of the infantry squad types by purchasing the upgrade_vet_sgt.rgd once right after fixing some other things in my own little mod...

[Celution]

There is simply no modifier or action to do that. The only way to add an extra squad member is to make the base squad use only 1 type of entity. Though it might be possible by ScAR, but that would be rather difficult, even if it's possible.

[firefish]

Thx Celestial,

well... that's a pity cause then my idea makes no sense at all. If they already have a vet_sgt, they won't need to have a second one...

[Jes]

One of my biggest annoyances actually.
I'd like nothing more than to add a visual sergeant to the vanilla PE squads, but...

[Aidas2]

You could make 2 squads and have the vet sgt upgrade just replace the smaller squad with the bigger one that haves the sgt in it. There def is a squad replacment action. I use it on tanks. Should work on inf squads aswell.

[firefish]

That sounds interesting... Do you remember it's actual name or a vanilla or modded unit that uses an example of this action?

[I_am_a_Spoon]

Just add a slot item that triggers a state change or whatever, and have the radio/heal/repair abilities require the slot item.