Unofficial: What to research next

[Apocalypse]

There is a chance we will get Feudalism in a peace deal next term. This poll will not affect what we will research directly after Feudalism. The plan is to continue along with Monotheism. Most people support either Lain or Eiri so you should have no problems with this deicision. We may get Monotheism in the next set of turns. I need your thoughts to see what the next course of action should be. I will then use this information to try to come up with a compromise plan.

I. Project Lain:
1. Monotheism
2. Chivalry

II. Project Dora:
1. Engineering
2. Invention
3. Gunpowder

III. Protocol Eiri:
1. Monotheism
2. Theology
3. Education

IV. Monarchy

V. Republic

This poll will last 3 days.

This is also an area 25 thread, but I just want to make sure no one just quickly browses through and overlooks it.

Edit: Removed Feudalism from Project Lain. That is basically already researched now. I don't want to confuse anyone.

[Shiber]

Project lain, to secure our future.

[trickey]

Lain, then beat the other techs from our neighbors

[Shiber]

Apoc, what are your thoughts on selling Feudalism (once we get it from France) to Rome for Monarchy and money and then selling Monarchy to France to return some (or hopefully, all) of the money we paid for Feudalism?

[Apocalypse]

Originally posted by Shiber
Apoc, what are your thoughts on selling Feudalism (once we get it from France) to Rome for Monarchy and money and then selling Monarchy to France to return some (or hopefully, all) of the money we paid for Feudalism?

I have always been for techwhoring. I believe it is needed for us to continue advancing. Sell Feudalism as much as possible. It will get me Monotheism faster.

[Sheik]

Lain looks good.

[Apocalypse]

The first 6 votes all support Monotheism next. No problem there

BTW, like I mentioned in an earlier thread, I really have no intention of going for Republic in research. I just want to see how many people would like it to see if I should include it in some compromise.

[Shiber]

Originally posted by Apocalypse
BTW, like I mentioned in an earlier thread, I really have no intention of going for Republic in research. I just want to see how many people would like it to see if I should include it in some compromise.

Now that's ministerial talk.
Anyway, I second what Apocalypse said. It'll be some time before we can actually switch to Republic without the disadvantages outnumbering the advantages so we should research what we need now.

[Apocalypse]

I know I haven't been very assertive in my role as Minister of Science, but I am trying to be as unbiased as possible. I only try to get all the information out there. I view Republic as a clear no right now.

Since we will probably also trade for Monarchy soon, there is little reason to choose that.

[Epistax]

Chivalry would be useless for a time. We are now in a war with two of our biggest threats- Germany and Persia. Neither of which will make much of an impact before declaring peace. This peace will put them in a 20 year contract.

We do not need knights. Others will research it, and we can pick it up from them. Researching something like education will give us the ability to make significant research on our own, and possibly outsmart someone.

The fact is, we don't need chivalry unless someone else has it. We can get it with the techs we research on the way to Education. Education leads to Democracy. The wars we need are over. We have no reasons to invade anyone.

[Ninot]

Eiri!

with Education, other techs will come faster. That is guaranteed

military technological superiority isnt guaranteed.

[Spiffor]

Project Eiri of course.
You know my stance : I think we won't be able to sustain knight's wars. Thus, we should rush for useful techs for the massive building that awaits us.

[trickey]

Contrary to what others have said, i think knights are very necessary (sp?) to the survival of our nation. How much longer are we supposed to fight with swordsmen?

Also, this is the road to military tradition, which will bring Cavalry. Once we get cavalry, we should be able to conduct a swift, but hihly effective attack on another nation. Then, suing (sp?) for other techs.

[Spiffor]

We do not need to research chivalry to get cavalry.
We don't need to know chivalry to upgrade chariots / horsemen to cavalry.

[Epistax]

Weren't swordmen to lead to swift victory over french? There is no difference. We have calvary, they have riflemen. BANG. Horsie is dead. Do not pass go.

Let the mongers research those techs, then we can trade for them with $$$ or simple techs. In the mean time we can leap ahead with intelligence.