A <device> tag using filter, oh, please!

[Periculi]

Thinking about random equipment and ways to get the ships to select from a set of choices rather than a static equipment set up, and I was wondering about how possible it would be for ships and stations to be set up to use the filtering system just like the stores and inventory does-

For example, a <device> tag could use something like deviceID="w, +Sung, +Military" rather than requiring a specific &itName

And you know I am only dreaming about this because nothing I try in the tag seems to want to work- no code seems to be allowed.

[Betelgeuse]

what would would be easier is to make devices work with tables like this

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<Table>
	<Device chance="50" deviceID="&itNAMIHeavyLauncher;"/>
	<Device chance="50" deviceID="&itNAMIHeavyLauncher;" omnidirectional="true"/>
</Table>

[Periculi]

wait, I didn't try that.. did it work?

edit- Yeah, um... wow that was a mean crash, no error either.

[Betelgeuse]

no sadly, I am hoping it does get introduced

[Ttech]

what would would be easier is to make devices work with tables like this

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<Table>
	<Device chance="50" deviceID="&itNAMIHeavyLauncher;"/>
	<Device chance="50" deviceID="&itNAMIHeavyLauncher;" omnidirectional="true"/>
</Table>

I already suggested that. Invact I suggested multi tables for the same devices or eg: one has the omni tag another has omni and something or the other has somethign or something 2.
So variations of the same weapon.

[Periculi]

Oh, well in that case, *pins award to Ttech there ya go, Happy Suggestion!

/me runs off laughing the laugh of someone two seconds from being locked up in the funny farm (probably: again).