Can't design upgradeable units with one-handed Cutting Attack

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I see this in every game, regardless of whether I am playing a stock or a custom faction...

I research Weaponry, so I have access to both the dagger and the axe. I can then design units thatspecifically use either of these weapons.  However, when I click the icon in the design window to make the weapon choice upgradeable, it says "No items of this type are currently available", and it therefore won't let me create a unit with upgradeable weapons in this category.

All other design choices - e.g. One-handed Blunt Attack, all armors, etc. - work fine and I can design units with upgradeable aspects in every other category.

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top


Bump - has anyone been able to/know ho to make custom units with upgradeable "swords" (aka OneHanded weapontype)?  No matter what  itry I can't seem to do this...

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

One thing I'd like to see on the upgradable units- maybe a way to avoid selecting certain items on upgradable due to costing crystal instead of metal.

 

 

Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

The upgradable weapon options also need to distinguish between blades and axes.  Depending on your intended use for a unit, changing from a blade (initiative bonus, counterattack) to an axe (initiative penalty, backswing) or vice-versa may not be an "upgrade" at all, even if the base damage increases.

I'll also second Alstein's comment.  I pretty much stopped using "upgradable" design options when I played on a map with no crystal or iron resources, then watched all my upgradable designs become unavailable as soon as I had sufficient Magic tech to unlock enchanted weapons for them.