Air/ship/tank designer switch off

[1jiricek]

I really hate this idea of designers and mostly play for achievements.
Is there a way to get rid of this without mod?

It is reason why I can´t play/buy new DLCs (tried for 1 month and was horrified)

[Big [REDACTED] Marty]

you can disable the DLC if you want

[Big [REDACTED] Marty]

not without modding the game to use the old tech trees

[Big [REDACTED] Marty]

you can just ignore them if you want, most nations never use navy, none of them NEED tanks, but planes are usually a must

[Big [REDACTED] Marty]

you don't need to make tanks, if you learn some good plane designs, you'll never need tanks for a push

[EeliX7]

skill issue??

[Johnny 5]

I agree entirely with OP, I hate these designers

[SteahmChip]

I think the designers can be ignored
Not sure if they drop the same types of units in pre-designer style (i read different things)
Yes, once designed a few, the novelty wears off
MAYBE if the designs can be saved to be reloaded from game to game.

[Big [REDACTED] Marty]

another option is to just auto complete the design with the button, let the game do it for you, it won't make much difference

[1jiricek]

please don¨t reply, if you are not sure. I asked for advise - not for discusion.
Of course it is not the same - you have to develop anti tank to make armour for example...

[Big [REDACTED] Marty]

you do not need anti tank guns for tanks, you only need artillery, which you will be getting anyway

[krawdad]

there should definitely be default design techs available, heck the pre-DLC style of ships/planes/tanks are still in the game's code even with the DLCs enabled. to reduce headache, you can just make a single design for each and then check the auto upgrade button and never think about it again.

you could also revert to older versions of the game, but you'd have to go pretty far back if you wanted to undo MTG

[SteahmChip]

Yes, lots of discussion as the designers are a controversial subject. Anyway to answer the question can the designers be switched off?
--NO, at this time there exists no mod or option or work around to turn off the designers, only by unchecking the relevant DLCs: MTG, NSB and BBA or using suggestions already posted to ignore or mimimally work with them.

Even with DLC turned off, the subsequent patches have changed things, such as Avalanche patch sabatoging the icons and the 3d models of the aircraft, even with BBA turned off or not having it. And to get them back for the player, the designer is needed to manually switch out the models, but for the AI there will be only the default models seen.

Granted this game is in a state of flux with frequent patches and an active modding community so events are still unfolding.

[2Polev]

Originally posted by EeliX7:

skill issue??

found the toddler.

[EmotionallyBroken]

Why?
All the designers do is.... allow YOU to choose the design.....

Why do you hate having control of your own designs????

[2Polev]

Originally posted by EmotionallyBroken:

Why?
All the designers do is.... allow YOU to choose the design.....

Why do you hate having control of your own designs????

It adds unnecessary complexity to the game that is intimidating for players who don't have 1000+ hours clocked. Heck, I have almost 3000 hours and I sometimes forget that the tank and plane designers are a thing when it comes to upgrading equipment and making new variants. It does get somewhat hectic once the game starts jumping off and when the designer isn't the only thing you have to worry about.