Science 1852

[ixnay]

Last time we researched Steel & Tactics and are currently researching Machine Tools (halfway done). We also stole Atomic Theory and Theology.

You voted to get to Space Flight ASAP last time; here are the required techs:

Radio -> Adv. Flight -> Rocketry
Automobile -> Mass Production
Miniaturization + Mass Prod. -> Computers
Computers + Rocketry -> Space Flight

And here's the techs we could research immediately after Machine Tools:

Fundamentalism
Espionage
Genetic Engineering
Automobile
Miniaturization
Radio
Refrigeration

So vote for which tech/path you want to go for.

[Hydey]

The foreign ministry would like spies for peaceful missions into our neighbours cities.

[mrboo123]

Speaking as a past 3 (or was it 4?) term Foriegn Minister, I would like spies too!

[cavebear]

I agree with Espionage for Spies...

[H Tower]

i stole theology as well

[-Jrabbit]

Listen, ppl!! We have NO NEED for Espionage yet. Yes, it's a fun tech, and very powerful. BUT IT'S NOT ON THE PATH TO APOLLO!!!

Don't listen to these Foreign Ministers! They have no perspective on our goals!

The path to Alpha Centauri must be rigorously followed! The game will ALWAYS force you off the path at least once -- and that's when you take a dead-end tech like espionage. NO SOONER!!!

Yes, Espionage is a fun and powerful tech. But it's just another toy for the militia to play with, delaying our ascension by several turns.

--Can we bribe the ppowerful Celts? [BOLD]NO[/BOLD] (They're in democracy.)
--Can we steal needed techs? [BOLD]NO!![/BOLD] (We're the tech leaders.)
--Are there other techs we need currently available?

YES - YES - YES - YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Automobiile, Radio, and Miniaturization are all needed and available!

DON'T BE SEDUCED BY MATA HARI !!
Support the research on NEEDED TECHS ONLY!!!!

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[BruceTheStupid]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
The game will ALWAYS force you off the path at least once -- and that's when you take a dead-end tech like espionage. NO SOONER!!!

I tend to agree. In this style of game, at this point in it, what would we do with Espionage if we got it?

[Ben Kenobi]

Well, we can always bribe Mongol cities.

Build Espionage, only if forced to choose between two techs off the path of spaceflight/computers.

I vote for the path to computers for the SETI program, and a 50% increase in science.

Also, Miniturisation will allow us to build offshore platforms to increase our productivity.

More productivity means more spies and more 'vans available.

[-Jrabbit]

Our ppl have obiously been seduced by foreign agents.

Stop the madness!! Vote for a tech we NEED!

Offshore platforms for maxi-shields is a great choice, obiwan!

[mrboo123]

Originally posted by -Jrabbit
Our ppl have obiously been seduced by foreign agents.

Stop the madness!! Vote for a tech we NEED!

Offshore platforms for maxi-shields is a great choice, obiwan!

And what about Factories and Mass-prodution Plants?

[War4ever]

lets get spies when we can, but before leos dies on us.....get the platforms, and improve our production

[cavebear]

Originally posted by War4ever
lets get spies when we can, but before leos dies on us.....get the platforms, and improve our production

And soon, too. One of the AI's might research Automobile of their own. Let's max out our return on Leo's before it dissappears.

[Ben Kenobi]

"And what about Factories and Mass-prodution Plants?"

John- all cities that will benefit from factories have built factories, or have factories under construction.

MFG plants require Robotics, which is off the path of spaceflight, but could help for some of our extremely productive cities.