Figured it out! Though, I had to use Iridar's Template Manager to edit the cost and tech requirements for the weapon attachments so they would work properly in Engineering.

Couldn't have done it without this mod. Thanks again!

@ Hotl3looded - Long time user, first time commenter. Great mod.

Is it possible to use the PGO: Custom Projects & Bridges mod to add a Proving Ground unlock for weapon attachments so that I could then tweak Prototype Armoury to have them buildable in Engineering?

How do I set the price for projects of the attachments?

If I have a script that blocks one of these items from being built, will this override that and have that item still show up as a research in the proving grounds?

I feel that Core creation is too cheap but terrific mod, doubt I'd play without it again.

This is an interesting an important mod, thanks. I reviewed the configuration files as well as installed and reviewed the recommended companion mods, and I am unclear on how to set the ammo cost once you unlock it. It is set to 75 supplies (playing on legend, if it matters).

Shredstorm cannon fix is no longer needed as it's incorporated into Highlander.

seems to be a compatibility issue with lwotc with experimental armors
one refers to some of the research as PlatedVestProject (lwotc)
the other refers to to it as PlatedVestunlocktech (PG)
this stops certain vests being build in engineering after do pre-reqs.anyone able to tell me what i need to do to fix this?

Slight update on the below
Due to a different naming scheme, for the Incendiary Warhead only it must be changed from "FireGrenadeM3" to "FirebombMk3"

Below is still fully correct for Acid and Gas

Hey, as @MalteseFalchion said below there is a problem with the Superior Explosives compatibilty caused by a typo in the config. In WeaponTuning.ini for this mod the Tier 3 explosives for Acid, Gas, and Incendiary are all labeled as "GrenadeM3" where it should be "GrenadeMk3". Updating this manually restores intented functionality.
If the author could push this as an official update it would be much appreciated

While this mod is otherwise absolutely wonderful and part of the "should have been an included game feature instead of a mod" category, I should point out that this mod does not appear to integrate Superior Explosives despite the Integrated Mods listing. The experimental grenade listings are those for Tier III Grenades.

You'll need to take the localized names from Superior Explosives and put them into the Weapon Tuning config for this mod, in similar format to the existing templates, otherwise you can build costless infinite grenades of the new ones.

This is hard incompatible with LWOTC.
Some items can't be built at engineering after researching them at the proving ground.

How does this interact with the Spare Parts breakthroughs?

"It is possible to force any Experimental Item to use the new system by adding a single entry in the config files. No coding required." How?
No one seems to be making bridges for this, or at least not posting them.

SOLVED. The Res&Dev mod moves these suit projects out of pg and into their new facility, all as intended. False alarm on my part. :D

Have done some experimentation with a clean campaign start and using the console to add research/facilities/items. AddItem finds the exosuit ok so it is still there, but the link between plated research and the pg unlock seems to be broken for some reason. Moving this to bug reports to lessen my comment spam :)

I seem to have ran into the same issue mentioned a couple of times below with SPIDER/EXO projects not showing up after having completed Plated research for predator. I've ran the game ahead a few weeks and the powered-tier stuff seems like it should hopefully be researchable, so not sure why mid-tier is affected. I have looked at the configs and there doesnt seem to be any obvious issue there. Might see if WSR lets me pull up a tech list. Anyone else found a solution?

Quick everyone rush to help Pogoman!

i'm sorry, so how do i fucking unbrick my legendary ironman save so i can build experimental ammo again after this mod corrupted the shit out of everything?

Where is the cost of experimental ammo? There are none in the "XcomStrategyTuning" file.

Is anyone having an issue where building heavy/powered weapons seems to have 2 costs added together? For example, it lists 1 Elerium Core, 1 Elerium Core, 50 Supplies, 100 Supplies to build a blaster launcher, and actually costs 2 Cores and 150 supplies to build one.

Really great mod. The pure luck involved in the experimental projects was pretty stupid. I would like to remove the Elerium core cost for the ammo, once you have it, to make it consistent with Bluescreen rounds. I've looked through the configs by can't find any ammo data. Anyone have any idea on how to do this? Thanks.

I don't know why, but somehow ammo and vests now just cannot be obtained for me. Except for Bluescreen rounds and the basic vests. I'm utterly stumped. ;-;

Does this work without WotC DLC? I cannot imagine so but I cannot find a version without the DLC, which I don't have.

Maybe I'm just dumb but I can't get the projects for EXO Suits and Spider Suits to show up. I don't entirely recall the prerequisites from vanilla but I've done a ton of stuff since unlocking Predator Armor and haven't seen the projects show up in the Proving Grounds yet. :/

Are the costs for the vanilla ammo open to config?

I found the vanilla grenades. Would this change work?
[Firebomb X2GrenadeTemplate]
Cost=(ResourceCosts[0]=(ItemTemplateName="Supplies", Quantity=50), ArtifactCosts[0]=(ItemTemplateName="CorpseAdventPurifier", Quantity=1))

Will this make crafting an Incendiary Grenade cost 1 Purifier Corpse?

i can confirm its the legendary difficulty that messes with the ammo producition abilkity. I started new game in commander instead of legendary and i can build corrosoive again after experiement project. So heads up.

For some unknown reason, I have the option to build ammo again. I don't know what I did, I may have reset my config a few times between the time of now and my previous comment, so maybe resetting the config helps.

same as obviously evil i started new campaign, i have researched so many dead aliens, and experimental ammo twice, but cant see the optino to build anything besides the tracer rounds, and shock ammo. Maybe cause im on legendary difficulty now?? it was there in commander

For some reason the experimental ammo disappeared before it could give me the dragon and acid rounds. Is there any way I can get those types of ammunition? Do I need a specific autopsy? I have many of the other kinds of ammo.

does this mod work for the original game?

Cant you make it so it only affects items that are listed in this mod and in bridge mods? As it currently is, without a bridge mod items that lack a bridge mod can only be built once without a bridge mod.

FYI, does not work with LWOTC as that mod already does what this one is supposed to do.

+1 to previous comment. Something happened in base game so that cost may go down to 0. I just started the game with all my previous mods after about a year. And that happens with other mod projects too. All those "Upgrade" schemas broke as a result because they don't actually consume base item. I have "Spare Parts |", "Spare Parts II","Spare Parts III" upgrades giving 20%,30%,40% proving ground cost reduction as stated in description. I'm not sure which mod added those upgrades or its a base game, I googled and found only one upgrade giving 50%. I tried to switch off all mods for existing save, problem stays. Didn't try fresh game without mods, also because vanilla game doesn't have proving ground "Upgrade" projects. Probably they changed base game code that cost may go down to 0. Can you change that so ArtifactCost always at least 1?

Experimental ammo and vests aren't costing an elerium core and only cost supplies in engineering unlike the preview images. Is this intentional?

My favorite mod in the entire workshop. I never liked waiting several days to research an experimental grenade, given the game already put lots of time pressure on the players, I find this mod to be a massive QoL mod. Thank you for making this.

Is this Long War 2 compatible?

What requirements are you adding? the same as in the advto sup?
Requirements=(RequiredItems[0]="RarePCSFocus", RequiredTechs[0]="AutopsySectopod")

Apparently the ini for Diff_3 does not include the Requirements as shown.

[UpgradeRarePCSFocus_AdvToSup X2TechTemplate]
PointsToComplete=480
Requirements=(RequiredItems[0]="RarePCSFocus", RequiredTechs[0]="AutopsySectopod")
Cost=( - - - - - )

[UpgradeRarePCSFocus_AdvToSup_Diff_3 X2TechTemplate]
PointsToComplete=720
Cost=( - - - - - )

By adding the Requirements for Diff_3, these PCS are now upgradeable from the Proving Ground.

For some odd reason, I could not manufacture any of the Advance, nor Superior PCS even when the appropriate tech were researched.

is it compatible with Better Barrack?

i wonder if chosen spark arsenal is incompatible with this mod because the pg project for it is unavailable with this mod installed

Hi HotBlooded, does this mod have your PGO PCS Addon mod built in or no?

Specifically talking about this one: https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1378802405

Do you need to have Reward Decks Refresher active all the time - or only when you make changes/add mods that would effect the projects list in the proving ground?

I am asking because RDR gives me conflict warnings in the XCOM AML with other mods so I would rather have it turned off most of the time if its possible to run it that way.

Has anyone found other mods that this is actually used for? There is Cut Content Ammo, but a bridge already exists for that. But Additional Ammo Types and Additional Vest types both send their items right to Engineering. I just looked through most of the content from enemies, such Muton Harriers, Custodians, Pathfinders, and it looks like most of their stuff is either a loot drop or buildable after autopsy.

Has anyone found anything else this mod could be useful for, outside of the default items, ammo, and grenades? Don't get me wrong, this is an amazing mod just for that reason and I'm keeping it. I just don't know that many other mods need a bridge or config edits. I think most mod creators have decided to bypass the Experimental Techs.

@GargakOfTheEast you can edit the costs of all the retrofit projects in XComPGOverhaulTechs.ini

Is there a way to change the weapon and PCS upgrade projects to NOT need an Elerium core and be done instantly? They are just way too expensive in time and resources to be worthwhile, and I'd like to reduce it.

PLEASE create THIS Mod for XCom-VANILLA - too!


THANKS for this NICE Mod !

For some reason the mod for me just doesnt work, the items dont appear in the engineering bay after i do the experimental ammo in the proving ground

I am using Musashi's Tactical Suppressors to replace the vanilla repeaters.
When I use the Retrofit Suppressor project, I get a suppressor.
But the new suppressor behaves like a vanilla repeater.

Is there a way to make the new suppressor behave like a suppressor?
If not, is there a way to hide the Retrofit Suppressor project, so it is not taking up space in my projects list?