How to delete unlocked research

Started by Jeimss, September 30, 2019, 10:15:42 PM

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Jeimss

I'm continuing to play a lost colony and I would like to restart from the start without all the research already unlock by the previous colony. Is there a way to do it. I looked into mods and the dev console and I found only things that help insta-finish research and not insta-reverse.

Thanks for your help!

Canute

I don't think you can do this ingame, or at last i didn't know any dev tool to do this.
You need to use a text editor and edit the safegame.
You should search for research at the safegame and experiment a bit.
Most of it explain it self.
Don't forget to backup the safegame ! :-)


Jeimss

In my savefiles, I have two files for each saves: .old and .rws
Which one do I have to edit?

Canute

.old are only generated for permadeath safes. The is the backup since you don't have autosave's.

Jeimss

I tried to edit this portion of my save by putting zeros everywhere, but it doesn't seem to work.
Am I looking at the right thing?

I edited the .rws and did not touch the .old

It always restarts with the same number again and again.

Thanks again for the help!

<researchManager>
<currentProj>HeavyBridges</currentProj>
<progress>
<keys>
<li>PsychoidBrewing</li>
<li>TreeSowing</li>
<li>Brewing</li>
<li>ComplexFurniture</li>
<li>PassiveCooler</li>
<li>Stonecutting</li>
<li>ComplexClothing</li>
<li>DrugProduction</li>
<li>Cocoa</li>
<li>Devilstrand</li>
<li>CarpetMaking</li>
<li>Pemmican</li>
<li>Smithing</li>
<li>RecurveBow</li>
<li>PsychiteRefining</li>
<li>WakeUpProduction</li>
<li>GoJuiceProduction</li>
<li>PenoxycylineProduction</li>
<li>LongBlades</li>
<li>PlateArmor</li>
<li>Greatbow</li>
<li>Electricity</li>
<li>Batteries</li>
<li>BiofuelRefining</li>
<li>WatermillGenerator</li>
<li>NutrientPaste</li>
<li>SolarPanels</li>
<li>AirConditioning</li>
<li>Autodoors</li>
<li>Hydroponics</li>
<li>TubeTelevision</li>
<li>PackagedSurvivalMeal</li>
<li>Firefoam</li>
<li>IEDs</li>
<li>GeothermalPower</li>
<li>SterileMaterials</li>
<li>Machining</li>
<li>SmokepopBelt</li>
<li>Prosthetics</li>
<li>Gunsmithing</li>
<li>FlakArmor</li>
<li>Mortars</li>
<li>BlowbackOperation</li>
<li>GasOperation</li>
<li>GunTurrets</li>
<li>MicroelectronicsBasics</li>
<li>FlatscreenTelevision</li>
<li>ColoredLights</li>
<li>MoisturePump</li>
<li>HospitalBed</li>
<li>TransportPod</li>
<li>MedicineProduction</li>
<li>LongRangeMineralScanner</li>
<li>ShieldBelt</li>
<li>PrecisionRifling</li>
<li>HeavyTurrets</li>
<li>MultibarrelWeapons</li>
<li>MultiAnalyzer</li>
<li>GroundPenetratingScanner</li>
<li>DeepDrilling</li>
<li>VitalsMonitor</li>
<li>Fabrication</li>
<li>AdvancedFabrication</li>
<li>Cryptosleep</li>
<li>PoweredArmor</li>
<li>ChargedShot</li>
<li>Bionics</li>
<li>SniperTurret</li>
<li>ShipBasics</li>
<li>ShipCryptosleep</li>
<li>ShipReactor</li>
<li>ShipEngine</li>
<li>ShipComputerCore</li>
<li>ShipSensorCluster</li>
<li>ApparelRecycling</li>
<li>QE_LifeSupportSystem</li>
<li>RimWriter_TechPrimitiveWriting</li>
<li>RimWriter_TechSimpleWriting</li>
<li>RimWriter_TechBookshelves</li>
<li>RimWriter_TechHandWriting</li>
<li>RimWriter_TechTypewriting</li>
<li>HeavyBridges</li>
<li>DeepWaterBridges</li>
<li>ComfyBeds</li>
</keys>
<values>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>300</li>
<li>400</li>
<li>300</li>
<li>600</li>
<li>500</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>500</li>
<li>700</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>600</li>
<li>1000</li>
<li>500</li>
<li>400</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>1600</li>
<li>400</li>
<li>700</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>400</li>
<li>600</li>
<li>500</li>
<li>600</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>500</li>
<li>3200</li>
<li>600</li>
<li>1000</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>600</li>
<li>500</li>
<li>1200</li>
<li>2000</li>
<li>500</li>
<li>1000</li>
<li>500</li>
<li>3000</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>1200</li>
<li>1000</li>
<li>1500</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>1400</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>700</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
<li>0</li>
</values>
</progress>
</researchManager>

Jeimss

I finally found another section that specified which researches were completed.
I deleted it and put all numbers to zero.

Boom voilĂ ! I am at the stone age again. It worked.
Thanks again for the help!