Modify Tech Datalinks?

[Yxklyx]

Is it possible to modify the datalinks info? I'm thinking of modifying stuff in the tech datalinks section.

[Archaic]

It's possible. Edit the following files.

blurbs.txt (SMAC)
blurbsx.txt (SMAX)
techlongs.txt
techshorts.txt

[Yxklyx]

I was looking to modify the tech tree box information - that doesn't seem to be in any text files. Am I correct? Things are missing for instance: energy restrictions, fungus resources.

[wheathin]

Those are hard-coded references. Can't change them. The game looks them up for each gamestart in alphax.txt, but it only looks for certain things: facilities, SP, weapons, chassis, SE choices, etc.

[Archaic]

Those you can change from alpha.txt and alphax.txt, however you're limited to just the few options that you can put in with the binary codes they've done.