Director of Research Debate Thread

[Method]

****WARNING! OFF TOPIC POST AHEAD****

Originally posted by AdamTG02 Once we get a crawler fleet going, it will be interesting for me, because I've never played a game with as many crawlers as it seems multiplayer players use. I'm looking forward to seeing it.

i don't know if you'd consider this a "lot" of crawlers, and i certainly don't play MP, but here . condensors and mines crawled, all the rest i work.

[Maniac]

Bah! All those ugly maglev tubes! I suggest restricting ourselves to building tubes between our bases and over squares often visited by crawlers (farm/condenser tiles).

[moomin]

The tubing seems excessive, yes. This ain't civ. One of the things I really hated with Civ3 was that they brought back that brain-dead cover-everyting-in-rail system.

That said, on a more general and OT note, I think it's really fun and exciting to have an actual choice between two knowledgeable and engaged candidates. Perhaps some day all elections will be like this. In the meantime, this was the one choice I had to sweat over.

[Maniac]

Why don't you join elections yourself then? That'll give us more choice!

[moomin]

I can't be arsed, really. I cruise these fora for relaxation, not more work. Needs must.

I'm getting all my current MP cravings satisfied by NWN anyway, so that takes priority for when I'm not at work.

[AdamTG02]

Priorities:

1) Ethical Calculus
2) Planetary Networks
3) Centauri Empathy (via Secrets of the Human Brain)
4) Industrial Automation (via Industrial Economics)
5) Doctrine: Mobility, if we don't have it yet

That said, I recognize the limits of detailed plans for the future -- the electorate may have a different opinion, setting your beeline back several steps. Beelining neglects whatever important techs are not on the path of the beeline. Also, a valued tech may require a tech that is ideologically questionable. (For example, Intellectual Integrity requires Doctrine: Loyalty; Eudaimonia requires The Will to Power. In both of these cases, a more "enlightened" (in my opinion) philosophical view is expounded by those questioning a questionable view. Because of the social forces involved in our faction's researching either The Will to Power or Doctrine: Loyalty, I do not advocate our researching them ourselves, but rather trading with other factions for them.)

[Method]

come on guys, you're voting on my abilities as director of reseach not on my terraforming . besides, i didn't have much else for my formers to do at that point, and i was pretty much neglecting them for my overseas anti-cult/spartan campaigns

[DeathByTheSword]

Adam your are the head/member of the EDP and you put mobility last? why is that? I am looking forward on those reports over new techs IF you get elected!

TKG i am still waiting for a response on my question you finally got?!
btw this one is the most fun to follow (the election I mean)

[AdamTG02]

Mobility is last for two reasons: First, I want to explore the social and cultural techs we now have the opportunity for, such as Ethical Calculus and Centauri Empathy. Second, I believe we'll be able to get it fairly easily from another faction, if we don't get it from a pod or artifact.

For a while, I anticipate we can use probes in place of rovers, although that leaves us more open to mindworm attack.

However, as I said, it's a tentative list. I'm not wedded to it.

[Method]

Originally posted by DeathByTheSword
ok too both candidate how will you inform and advice the people about the techs? will there be explanations about the techs before we choose them or only what they can do?

yes dbts, if there is enough demand for this, of course i will do it

[Darkness' Edge]

Originally posted by AdamTG02
Mobility is last for two reasons: First, I want to explore the social and cultural techs we now have the opportunity for, such as Ethical Calculus and Centauri Empathy. Second, I believe we'll be able to get it fairly easily from another faction, if we don't get it from a pod or artifact.

For a while, I anticipate we can use probes in place of rovers, although that leaves us more open to mindworm attack.

However, as I said, it's a tentative list. I'm not wedded to it.

I'm rather thankful TKG's winning, then.
The defence ministry needs rovers.

[History Guy]

Adam's ignorance of the Doctrine of Mobility is disconcerting. It seems to me vital to our survival on Planet at this time. I think that, if for no other reason, we need TKG simply so he can research it.

[AdamTG02]

I've posted my concession in the election thread. Basically, I say that in my preliminary list of priorities, I drastically underestimated the imoortance of Mobility.

Congratulations, TKG. I have no doubt you'll continue to do a great job.