Free support upon tech

[Leon Trotsky]

; Base Facilities
; Free = No longer supported.

(...)

Recycling Tanks, 4, 0, Biogen, EcoEng2, Bonus Resources
Recreation Commons, 4, 1, Psych, SentEco, Fewer Drones
Energy Bank, 8, 1, IndEcon, QuanMac, Economy Bonus
Network Node, 8, 1, InfNet, HAL9000, Labs Bonus


Is that so? Does the "Self-Aware Machines" technology waive Network Nodes' maintenance, and so on? Don't these freebies come a bit too late in the game and benefit only the cheapest facilities? (hint for modders)

[wgabrie]

Exactly what am I looking at? I know it's from the Alpha/x.txt file but beyond that I'm not sure what you're trying to say.

Any mod'rs around to explain? I'm obviously not mod material but I would like to know what's being said.

[Petek]

I think it's supposed to mean that, upon discovery of the tech highlighted in red, the corresponding facility no longer requires maintenance costs. I was never able to confirm this in testing, however. Anyone else have any information to the contrary? This interpretation doesn't even make sense for recycling tanks, which never cost maintenance. Perhaps the "no longer supported" entry means, literally, that the feature was once in effect but isn't now.

[Hercules]

Well there are one or two games ongoing at this level where a CMN with the passwords could comment.

[Kataphraktoi]

i dont think it works. i have a few SP games i could check ,i think i tested this a long time ago

i got that tech in BE2 ,HAL9000(self aware?) and i didnt notice any difference in econ