The downgraded unit should not have the original unit as a prereq...just the techs. For example, that would leave Poland and Czechoslovakia with option to "research" T-72M without needing to know T-72A since research in this case only represents an option what they historically built. Im talking 1949 start for example, not modern scenarios where they already know the design...Zuikaku wrote:
But what woul'd be the point of downgraded export versions in the gameplay?
AI would not build them.
I doubt human player will build downgraded versions.
And the research path - original version shoul'd be prereq for export version. So, basically, you woul'd need to research better tank in order to be able to research downgraded export version. That is not similar to WW2 Shermans or Pz IVs.
Adding downgraded export versions is not the problem, but what is the point of it and is it worth it???
Further more, the downgraded export versions could be given to research lists of regions that bought that particular licence. The "parent" country doesn't even have to have it in their research list...