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HongHu:
Slot number:1
Starting tech: 1 (Centuari Ecology)
Available tech: Mob, Prog Psy, BioGen, IB, Social Psy, AP
Choose: IB
Available tech: Mob, Prog Psy, BioGen, IN, IE, AP
Choose: IN
Available tech: Mob, Polymorphic Soft, PN, Social Psy
Choose: PN (Switch to Planned)
Available tech: Mob, Prog Psy, BioGen, Polymorphic Soft, Social Psy, IE, AP
At this point, we need to find a trading partener to trade IE or another tech.
If no trading, we need to choose Biogen for rec tanks since IE will not bring us anything and IA will not be availble next.
If we are able to trade IE, we will research IA next immediately.
If we are able to trade one other tech (biogen, AP, etc.) we will research IE and then IA next.
Slot number:1
Starting tech: 1 (Centuari Ecology)
Available tech: Mob, Prog Psy, BioGen, IB, Social Psy, AP
Choose: IB
Available tech: Mob, Prog Psy, BioGen, IN, IE, AP
Choose: IN
Available tech: Mob, Polymorphic Soft, PN, Social Psy
Choose: PN (Switch to Planned)
Available tech: Mob, Prog Psy, BioGen, Polymorphic Soft, Social Psy, IE, AP
At this point, we need to find a trading partener to trade IE or another tech.
If no trading, we need to choose Biogen for rec tanks since IE will not bring us anything and IA will not be availble next.
If we are able to trade IE, we will research IA next immediately.
If we are able to trade one other tech (biogen, AP, etc.) we will research IE and then IA next.
obstructor:
I usually go for the planned first, then the Industrial techs for IA. That means IN before planned. Why is IB first slot here, HongHu?
I usually go for the planned first, then the Industrial techs for IA. That means IN before planned. Why is IB first slot here, HongHu?
HongHu:
Hmmm I think the spreadsheet I used has some problems. It didn't give me IN as the first available tech somehow. I just fired the demo game up at work at my noon break and I did get both IN and IB as first choice. So I guess both should be ok. Just need to make sure if you research IN you'll be able to do IB then PN and IE and do not have to research something else in between.
In the demo game I checked, I got IB 2106, IN 2111, PN 2118, and IE 2125. I met Lal and Satiago 2114 and Miami 2121. Did a trade with her for social psy and was able to finish IA by 2139. If I didn't get a trade before finishing IE then I would have to do biogen get it 2134 and IA perhaps around 2150.
Hmmm I think the spreadsheet I used has some problems. It didn't give me IN as the first available tech somehow. I just fired the demo game up at work at my noon break and I did get both IN and IB as first choice. So I guess both should be ok. Just need to make sure if you research IN you'll be able to do IB then PN and IE and do not have to research something else in between.
In the demo game I checked, I got IB 2106, IN 2111, PN 2118, and IE 2125. I met Lal and Satiago 2114 and Miami 2121. Did a trade with her for social psy and was able to finish IA by 2139. If I didn't get a trade before finishing IE then I would have to do biogen get it 2134 and IA perhaps around 2150.
obstructor:
Yes, those mod3 rules are troublesome
Yes, those mod3 rules are troublesome
HongHu:
Whoever is going to be heading the research department must make sure he is familiar with this rule. It can make huge difference. For example in the demo game I played, if I can't trade anything I would have gotten IA at 2150, if I trade a tech other than IE I would get IA at 2139, and if I am able to trade IE then I would be able to get IA at 2125. You can see what major difference it has. It is very important to always keep this in mind and actively seek coordinated reseach with a partener.
Whoever is going to be heading the research department must make sure he is familiar with this rule. It can make huge difference. For example in the demo game I played, if I can't trade anything I would have gotten IA at 2150, if I trade a tech other than IE I would get IA at 2139, and if I am able to trade IE then I would be able to get IA at 2125. You can see what major difference it has. It is very important to always keep this in mind and actively seek coordinated reseach with a partener.
Chaos Theory:
It's tough to tell exactly what techs we'll have available since CMNs sometimes have to assign what would normally be starting techs. We'll have to figure out on turn 1 what path we can take. Before that, I say for the first tech go for Information Networks if it's available (going for Planned), Industrial Base if not, and Biogenetics if neither is available. After that we can work out beelines.
It's tough to tell exactly what techs we'll have available since CMNs sometimes have to assign what would normally be starting techs. We'll have to figure out on turn 1 what path we can take. Before that, I say for the first tech go for Information Networks if it's available (going for Planned), Industrial Base if not, and Biogenetics if neither is available. After that we can work out beelines.