Thanks a lot I might create a patch to make both compatible, when I have some free time at hand again :)
Keep up the great work! :D

@Gecko 2.6 Unfortunately no. If I were to make this mod compatible with those mods, this mod would crash the game for people not using those mods too. It sucks, but feel free to make your own version of this that's compatible with whatever mods you want. I've included some tutorials in the "Skirata's Mod Index" that might help you out.

Is it possible to create a patch to make this awesome idea work with the mods Astartes Heretica and Chapters of the Imperium?

@decryptedcat No problem! Glad I could clear things up for ya

It means a lot when mod developers try to respond as much as possible to the community, especially as fast as you have : )

Thanks so much for the helpful info!

@decryptedcat The feature is available to the AI as well as the players. Whether they use it or not, I'm not sure. If you see anything happening either way, let me know, and I'll update the mod page.

Historically, I've noticed the AI has a hard time with custom abilities. Sometimes they can use them, other times they don't. Unfortunately I don't see any way to modify AI behaviours with the current modding tools/resources we have.

Are AI's able to use this feature?

Still not sure about changing the purchasing research mechanic to be more like the Tau's. Seems a bit too powerful to be able to just buy up research without any kind of cooldown or restriction.

@Lord Admiral Revol Correct. Updated this for the Adeptus Mechanicus so it should be working with it. Let me know if you encounter any issues with it. Also might make some updates to this in the future to make the influence trading more like the Tau's, but not 100% sure about it yet.

Just to make sure, this is updated to the current latest (Adeptus Mechanicus) DLC, right?