Unoffical Science Plan Advisory

[Togas]

Originally posted by Arnelos
you can use ToE to bee-line for Electronics and Radio by getting Atomic Theory just before ToE's completion. Once you've finished Hoover's Dam, you techwhore Atomic Theory and Electronics for any techs on the Refining+Steel side of the tree that hte AI already has.

--Togas

[E_T]

What I'm saying is, IF we can get Refining in 4 AND ToE (at that time in the chat) takes 5 more turns to complete, We Should go for Refining and get that, then We might be able to trade it for Steel and have ToE be used for Atomic & Electronics.

I am completely against selling Electronics (or even Atomic) until we have completed US AND the AI's have had to change to something else. An I think that we sould only sell Sci Meth the turn before we have completed ToE, no sooner.

IF we delay ToE any further, WE WILL NOT GET IT, as the AI will get it by switching from US to ToE when we have gotten US. THe timing of both of the Wonders (due to switching to HE at TFC), is almost Perfect. The only thing that will change any of this, is if the other Civs get a GL & use it for US. THe US build is cgoing to be close, but we should get it.

E_T

[jdd2007]

atomic power lays the foundation for the nuke. enough said

[joncnunn]

I'm in favor of selling Sci Theory but am against selling Atomic Theory & Electronics. (This is a FM call though.)

Both lessor techs can be done in 4 turns each, but the AIs have had plenty of time to be close to completing either (or BOTH) of them by now. I'm actually hoping they are currently reseraching both at a fast enough rate to where we can buy BOTH lessor techs by the time Theory of Evolution is complete and therefore get out of the Industrial age faster.

[Arnelos]

Originally posted by joncnunn
I'm in favor of selling Sci Theory but am against selling Atomic Theory & Electronics. (This is a FM call though.)

Both lessor techs can be done in 4 turns each, but the AIs have had plenty of time to be close to completing either (or BOTH) of them by now. I'm actually hoping they are currently reseraching both at a fast enough rate to where we can buy BOTH lessor techs by the time Theory of Evolution is complete and therefore get out of the Industrial age faster.

You can wait to sell them until you have Hoover's. Then sell them for all they're worth (though by then, the AI may already have Atomic Theory at least anyhow).

[Aggie]

Am I correct that plan "a" would get us SM in 3 turns with +520 a turn. So assuming we are 3 turns from SM, we have about 7 turns to reserach something else. I see no budget problems since we will make 2000g in the next 4 turns, that should be plenty to do most upgrades and rushes.
Aggie