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/* This is a guide to sort strings and categorization of designs. Its really helpful and neat-looking when items are sorted properly in general R&D list and not just haphazardly.
sort_string basically sorts items in alphabetic order, using sort_string itself as reference.
A - stock parts all always go first, and above everything else
AA - parts themselves
AAAA - matter bins
AAAB - micro manipulators
AAAC - capacitors
AAAD - scanners
AAAE - micro-lasers
AB - part replacer(s)
B - power cells
BAAA - regular power cells
BAAB - small power cells
C - Tech disks
D - GPS/beacons/locators/etc
DA - GPSs
DB - beacon/locator
DBAA - locator
DBAB - beacon
E - HUDs
F - Mining equipment
FA - drills
FB - scanners and such
G - Xenoarch equipment
H - Xenobiology equipment
HA - weapons
HB - other
I - Beakers
J - Biotech scanners and such
JAAA - mass spectrometers
JAAB - reagent scanners
JAAC - borg stuff
JAAD - plant stuff
K - Medical equipment
KA - surgery equipment
KAAA - scalpels/IMS
KAAB - bone clamp
KB - health analyzers
KC - misc
L - Implants
M - Weapons
MA - Ranged weapon
MAA - Energy ranged weapons
MAB - Ballistic ranged weapons
MABB - Ballistic ammo
MAC - Phase weapons
MAD - Other ranged weapons (darts/sprayer/fuelrod)
MADB - misc ammo
MB - Melee weapons
MC - grenade casings
N - Engineering equipment
NA - tools
NB - scanners
O, P - placeholders in case new category is needed
Q - Bags of Holding
R - Telecomms stock parts
S - AI-holders
SA - brain holders
SB - pAI
SC - intellicore
T - Misc stuff
TA - general
TB - illegal
U - Integrated circuits stuff
UA - printer
UB - upgrade disks
UC - tools
UD - holders
V - Modular computer parts
VA - hard drives
VB - network cards
VC - batteries
VD - cpus
VE - accessories without upgrades
VF - data crystals
W - PDA stuff
WA - PDA
WB - PDA cartridges
X, Y - more placeholders
Z - anomaly/precursor items
ZA - anomaly
ZB - precursor
ZBA - precursor tools
ZBB - precursor other
*/