Tech Tree

[Pggar]

How is the tech tree going to work in MOO3?
Will we be able to research all the techs?

I know this was probably posted in the official site, but can anyone provide a link or give some ideas?

[Master Marcus]

Re: Tech Tree

Originally posted by Pggar
How is the tech tree going to work in MOO3?
Will we be able to research all the techs?

No, not all the techs. Forget the Creative thing...and forget every tech system you have seen so far. They intend to put a wide "chance" factor in the huge tech tree, and every new MoO3 game you'll start you'll have a different tech pattern .

http://www.orionsector.com/dd-tech01.shtml

[Stormhound]

The FAQ site article is somewhat out of date (as witness the difference between the schools named in the wheel picture on the second page, and the text list), though it's also not maintained by QS. It does, however, give a decent idea of what's up.

Could you in theory research all techs in the game? Yes. It's more probable that you'll acquire some in other ways, and it's also quite probable that you won't choose to research every application, but it's possible. Is it probable? No. It will be very expensive to get the highest-level techs in any given field, making acquisition of the entire tech tree rather problematic.

Are there random elements? Yes. But not so far as which techs will show up...all techs will show up in all games. The randomness lies elsewhere, and is designed to help keep the player from racing up the tech tree to reach specific points known from previous games. More about that, I can't say at this time.

[Master Marcus]

Btw, any major updates soon ??? Because many site's sections wern't updated since end july/begin.august. My wish is that someone is going to compile again recent QSI posts, because huh...frankly, the Delphi MoO3 forum board is really overwhelming when comes the time to find a specific but older discussion.

Any chance that the MoO3 team asks the fans.....here also??? Thanks

[Stormhound]

Can't tell you anything about site updates, other than that it takes the time of someone who's working on MOO3 to do them. Right now there's a big push going on, but that might ease up slightly in the next month. We'll see.

As to "asking the fans": I don't know. Coordinating a discussion with fans on ONE site is work enough; trying to coordinate one on TWO sites would be even tougher. What I certainly could do, though, is to drop by and post links to any new "ask the fans" discussions that get started, so that those interested can go participate. I know the Delphi site can be daunting to some, but it's also easier to collect information for us.

[Master Marcus]

Thanks for your concern We're looking forward to these upcoming discussions.
And I understand too well the meaning of "hard work" that's gonna require my energies in some weeks to come...