Are Industry IDs Recycled After Closure?

[Zutty]

Hi all,

Quick question: Are old IDs from closed industries re-used for new industries?

That is to say, if I maintain a reference to an industry ID after it closes, will the ID always be invalid by AIIndustry.IsValidIndustry(), or could it suddenly spring back into life when a new industry opens?

I want to know if I need to handle this explicitly.

Thanks.

[Morloth]

They do get recycled. Every now and then I get messages like:

Industry 0x00000 has been closed (this is a good thing, as I ask for the name of an industry which isn't there anymore). But I also get messages like:

Industry 'Fieldberg Farm' has been closed.

... and a little later.

New Industry: 'Fieldberg Farm' opened.

So the old ID has been reused for a new industry.

[Zutty]

Cheers Morloth. Thats another thing to add to the list then!