Science 1865

ixnay · January 24, 2003, 16:42

We're headed down the home stretch: We researched Miniaturization & Automobile and begun on radio (half done). Here's what we have left to do for space flight:

Adv. Flight -> Rocketry
Mass Production -> Computers
Computers + Rocketry -> Space Flight

And here's all the extraneous techs that I'll put in the poll just for the sake of being complete:

Fundamentalism
Genetic Engineering
Guerilla Warfare
Refrigeration
Amphibious Warfare

mrboo123 · January 24, 2003, 17:15

any of the ones to the way of a Space Vic, (I can't wait to run for Pres. again) and get the Robots too, the Mass Porduticon Plants will help with the Space Race!

Hydey · January 24, 2003, 18:29

Originally posted by 123john321
(I can't wait to run for Pres. again)

SCG · January 24, 2003, 18:32

mass production is the tech that would provide the most immediate help. As for Adv Flight vs Computers, I would favor computers for the possible science boost if needed.

cavebear · January 24, 2003, 18:50

I think we should go for Mass Production and Computers first. Building the SETI Wonder could be very helpful. Doubling our science output would allow us to either increase our tax rate or get the remaining techs faster.

Ben Kenobi · January 24, 2003, 19:22

Two votes for mass production and computers.

Stay on the path to space!

Six Thousand Year Old Man · January 24, 2003, 19:34

I say Mass Prod>Computers as well.

We want to get all the prerequisites for the space techs, before researching any of the space techs. Nothing worse than having Space Flight and Plastics stolen while you're back researching Atomic Theory, or something along those lines (The AI steals the space techs automatically).

Computers will jack up our science advance rate even further (SETI or Research Labs), giving us flexibility to celebrate, pile up taxes for space part rushbuying - or just research even faster.

Plus, Advanced Flight is something else we wouldn't want stolen.

Hydey · January 24, 2003, 19:48

Originally posted by Six Thousand Year Old Man

Plus, Advanced Flight is something else we wouldn't want stolen.

The bombers from the AI rain bombs down on our parade.

Six Thousand Year Old Man · January 25, 2003, 00:19

Yes, you know the drill... the second the AI gets Advanced Flight, it comes at you with a dozen bombers, all built from scratch the same turn it gets the tech.

Usually attacking something that's out of range of any AI city, too!

cavebear · January 25, 2003, 13:19

It looks like it is going to go pretty solidly for Mass Production and Computers... The observation that the AI will start attacking with Bombers quickly is a good one, too.