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This is a simple tutorial explaining how to remove auto-repair from structures. It took me a little while to figure out how to remove it properly as some other methods cause serious errors with the building object.

First, let me explain and show what won't remove auto-repair properly. Open up any structure file and you should find the behavior code below in it:
              

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Behavior = GettingBuiltBehavior GetBuiltBehaviorTag         WorkerName    = GondorWorkerNoSelect ;         SpawnTimer    = -1.0 ;DEFAULT_STRUCTURE_HEALDELAY     End

This was the first method I tried. Since the spawn timer is negative, the worker shouldn't spawn, correct? Well, that turns out to be false. It completely ignores the timer and will spawn anyways. Same goes if you make the spawn timer a really high number. It seems to completely ignore what the timer says.
              

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;Behavior = GettingBuiltBehavior GetBuiltBehaviorTag     ;    WorkerName    = GondorWorkerNoSelect ;     ;    SpawnTimer    = DEFAULT_STRUCTURE_HEALDELAY     ;End

How about just commenting out/removing the behavior? That's a big no-no! If you do that, you get some serious glitches when you try building that structure. You can't cancel the construction of it and you are allowed to start making units during construction. Not what any person wants.

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Here's the correct method to doing it now.
              

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; Don't want auto-repair but need for build-up     Behavior = GettingBuiltBehavior GetBuiltBehaviorTag         WorkerName    = RohanWorkerVoidHD ;GondorWorkerNoSelect         SpawnTimer    = DEFAULT_STRUCTURE_HEALDELAY     End

I keep the behavior and add a new worker name. But what is this new worker? First, find the worker file for whatever faction you want. I will be using gondorworker.ini found in ini\object\goodfaction\units\men. Open up the file and create a new childobject at the bottom with this information:
              

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ChildObject RohanWorkerVoidHD GondorWorkerObject     Draw = W3DScriptedModelDraw ModuleTag_01         DefaultModelConditionState             Model = None         End     End     Behavior = WorkerAIUpdate ModuleTag_10         RepairHealthPercentPerSecond = 0.0% ;% of max health to repair each second         BoredTime = 1000 ; in milliseconds         BoredRange = 120 ; when bored, we look this far away to do something         SpecialContactPoints         = Repair     End End

So what did we just do above? We essentially created a dud object. While it does spawn when a structure is damaged, it has no visible model and it repairs 0% per second. In other words, it can't do a thing! If the structure is fully healed by other means, than the worker would still properly disappear as usual. Pretty neat :)

That's all!