Apolyton conquers the Universe part 7

[Skanky Burns]

EDIT: With no fleet there is no chance of detection. Just send some more probes.

[DRoseDARs]

I have a question about research. I'm trying to read the translated help section and well, huh? Anyway, if I have multiple planets and each has a research lab, can they 1) research seperate projects, if not do they 2) cumulatively add to the same project (one at a time throughout the empire), or 3) is there something different that occurs in this scenario?

[binTravkin]

I am still looking for such, though Joncha's current enemies look promising to me

What alliance were they?

[joncha]

ZaInSt

We'll see how things develop, though.

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
I have a question about research. I'm trying to read the translated help section and well, huh? Anyway, if I have multiple planets and each has a research lab, can they 1) research seperate projects, if not do they 2) cumulatively add to the same project (one at a time throughout the empire), or 3) is there something different that occurs in this scenario?

If you are researching on one planet you can NOT:
Upgrade the lab where the research is taking place.
Upgrade a lab on any other planet.
Build a new lab on any other planet.
Research on any other planet.

Basically, all you can do with regards to research is wait for the current project to finish.

Without IRN (Intergalactic Research Network) the other labs just sit there. They add nothing and do nothing. With IRN level 1 your next best lab gets added to the current research lab if both labs meet the prerequisit for researching a particular tech.

[Skanky Burns]

So for example, shielding tech requires a level 6 research lab and hyperspace engines require a level 7 research lab. Lets say you have a level 10 research lab on your home planet, a level 6 lab on a colony and a level 5 lab on a third colony.

With IRN level 1, you can research shielding at either your home or your second colony as though that planet had a level (10 + 6 =) 16 research lab. The cost is the same but the research is done much faster. If you research hyperspace engines with the same scenario though, you will research it at the speed a level 10 lab does. The other labs don't meet the research requirements so don't help at all.

With IRN 2 (or above) the third lab still won't help for those research topics. For other stuff like espionage though, it will go as fast as a level (10 + 6 + 5 =) 21 lab.

In all cases, only the planet where the research occurs needs the resources for it, and only one planet can research at any one time. The only thing you can do simultaneously with regards to research is upgrade/build labs, provided there is no research taking place anywhere in your empire.

[DRoseDARs]

Jumpgates, research labs and IRNs. Who thought up these oh-so-useful technologies?

[Hueij]

On espionage, I found this in the Ogame forums:

Espionage probes and information they give (taken from the FAQ thread. Thanks to SeccLoki for correcting the # of probes needed for information shown )

The espionage system is kind of hard to understand but i am going to try my best

The more levels the espionage level of your enemy is higher than yours the more probes you have to sent to make up the difference. [ (enemy espionage lvl - your espionage level)² ] for example: (10 - 7)² = 3² = 9 (you have to send 9 additional probes to fix the 3 levels of difference).

After you fixed the difference(or if you have a higher or same as high espionage level) it works like this:

1 Probe at the same level of espionage = Ressources are shown ( actually ressources are always shown )
2 Probes at the same level of espionage( or 1 probe added to the number of probes needed to fix the difference of espionage or 1 level higher espionage than your enemy has) = fleet is shown too
3 Probes at the same level of espionage( or 2 probes added to the number of probes needed to fix the difference of espionage or 2 level higher espionage than your enemy has) = defense is shown too
5 Probes at the same level of espionage( or 5probes added to the number of probes needed to fix the difference of espionage or 2 level higher espionage than your enemy has) = buildings are shown too
7 Probes at the same level of espionage( or 7 probes added to the number of probes needed to fix the difference of espionage or 3 level higher espionage than your enemy has) = technologies are shown too

http://www.ogame224.de/forum/thread.php?threadid=1285

There is a lot of other interesting stuff in there too.

[Cyclotron]

20 hours until BBs.

[duke o' york]

Hello, I'm a n00b. Can you all send me lots of tasty resources so I can get my planets producing things?

Welcome Jonny! The alliance grows ever more generous, and we're always ready to welcome new, carefully selected, members.
I'd send you some resources, but unfortunately I fleetsaved before visiting 'poly so I haven't got a lot to give. Let me know later on though, and I'll give you whatever I can spare after building yet more BBs.

[Skanky Burns]

I think he may just have enough resources to get started, somehow.

[binTravkin]

Could anyone repost the link with that alliance search page?

[duke o' york]

Well I've reached the 10k points mark overnight, and my fleets slowly grows to a worthwhile size. Although four times three to the two battleships isn't going to get precisioncrash quaking in his boots just yet.

[binTravkin]

11-27 15:00:25  	[B.O.F.]the faith [2:70:6]  	No subjectreply
	[b]attact me fed up of no battles[/b]

[Sparrowhawk]

Originally posted by binTravkin
Could anyone repost the link with that alliance search page?

I have it bookmarked HERE

/me