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Faustus
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Joined: May 29, 2001
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From: Austin, Texas
|  Posted: 2004-02-10 13:31
Technology levels have been implemented in BETA and are currently being tested. Here are some notes, explaining these changes in more detail...
- All planets now has a technology level which starts at 0 (zero) just like population does. The technology level will rise slowly, based on population up to the planets "Research" statistic.
- Building a colony hub gives you +10 research, so that planet can move up to technology level 10 with nothing more than a hub.
- Each Research Lab adds +10 more research, thus +10 to the maximum technology level for the planet.
- Any population loss (plague or bombing) causes the technology level to drop based on the amount of the population killed. If for example, you have a population of 100, and 50 are killed, your technology level will be halved. (i.e. technology level of 100 would goto 50)
- Structures, Devices, ships, etc have technology level requirements. Getting a ship will require the technology level of the most advanced device on the ship.
Please, post any comments or questions concerning tech levels to this topic...
Thanks,
Richard
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Gideon
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From: Oregon, USA
| Posted: 2004-02-10 13:36
Mmm....keen!
I see so many possibilities to persue from the design side with this...
*Insert evil laugh here...*
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Lupino
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| Posted: 2004-02-10 14:24
It all sounds good, except for the pop. loss = tech loss. Now I can understand if half your population is lost you'll lose some abilities, but for example unless you killed off every person today involved in airplanes (building, flying,ect.) that doesn't mean we'll suddenly lose the ability to build new planes or pilot them.
Perhaps something less drastic, like for every 2 lost population equals 1 lost tech?
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Smith
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Joined: October 13, 2002
Posts: 320
From: Pittsburgh
| Posted: 2004-02-10 14:33
im just wondering is this for the idea of having technology level ships?
forinstance lv 100 armor on ships.......being more powerful than other armor of say a planet that has a lower tech level?
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Axianda The Royal
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Joined: November 20, 2001
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From: Axianda
| Posted: 2004-02-10 14:38
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On 2004-02-10 13:36, Gideon wrote:
Mmm....keen!
I see so many possibilities to persue from the design side with this...
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some how i got the feeling gideon was thinking of a QSB defense base 
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Gideon
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From: Oregon, USA
| Posted: 2004-02-10 14:47
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On 2004-02-10 14:24, Lupino wrote:
It all sounds good, except for the pop. loss = tech loss. Now I can understand if half your population is lost you'll lose some abilities, but for example unless you killed off every person today involved in airplanes (building, flying,ect.) that doesn't mean we'll suddenly lose the ability to build new planes or pilot them.
Perhaps something less drastic, like for every 2 lost population equals 1 lost tech?
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That would only happen on planets that rely solely on population for tech.
Remember, research labs also provide research points, as well as increasing max level.
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Doran
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From: The Gideon Unit
| Posted: 2004-02-10 16:01
first glance, its tolerable, it gets rid of the semi-annoying display of the researchable stuffs in beta, doesnt require that you know a factions tech tree (a plus for newbies)
build tab (for ship parts) could probably stand a bit of sorting, either by tech level required, or by class type (ie weapons, heavy weapons, beam, heavy beam, etc.)
using icc hub, i see light and heavy armor, ame drives, pfe drives, should those be there?
research level gain, looks about 50seconds or so for a 1 point increase, maybe drop it to 45 to speed it up slightly
over all, the old way (current release version) is better IMHO
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pausing labs to get pop into shipyard cuts tech levels down to max for how many labs are still active, almost immeadiet drop
[ This Message was edited by: Doran on 2004-02-10 16:10 ]
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Gideon
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| Posted: 2004-02-10 16:08
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On 2004-02-10 16:01, Doran wrote:
research level gain, looks about 50seconds or so for a 1 point increase, maybe drop it to 45 to speed it up slightly
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Remember, we are balancing for the MV. Longer is better, since everything is persistant.
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Hitman23
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Joined: March 22, 2002
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From: WoW
| Posted: 2004-02-10 17:23
I really like this idea! Mind you I am saying this before actually trying it so my opinion may change in a few hours. 
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Bobamelius
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From: Ohio
| Posted: 2004-02-10 17:24
Seems to work quite well, though I've only played for a few minutes.
Now get back to bug squashing!!
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_x$witchBladex_ [1.480 Fanboy]
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From: Upstate New York
| Posted: 2004-02-10 17:27
How will this work for diffrent factions? if you replace te hub wiht a diffrent tech, will you have to replace the reseaarch "population points" and will you need to put that factions research labs there instead??
-Switch
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TAZ
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From: U.S.A.
| Posted: 2004-02-10 17:28
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On 2004-02-10 16:08, Gideon wrote:
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On 2004-02-10 16:01, Doran wrote:
research level gain, looks about 50seconds or so for a 1 point increase, maybe drop it to 45 to speed it up slightly
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Remember, we are balancing for the MV. Longer is better, since everything is persistant.
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I agree with Gideon, too many people want everything too fast. This is more than just a space combat game, to be successful at this game, at least in the MV you have to use your head and with the old system it was too easy to build ecm forts or eccm forts, and all that good stuff without regard for the population or any structure on the planet except for the hub. With the new system people will have to think about what to keep and what to despose of on a planet. I think it will add a new level to the game.
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Doran
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From: The Gideon Unit
| Posted: 2004-02-10 17:31
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On 2004-02-10 16:08, Gideon wrote:
Remember, we are balancing for the MV. Longer is better, since everything is persistant.
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then perhaps ther should be a beta mv up instead of a beta scenario?
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TAZ
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| Posted: 2004-02-10 18:19
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On 2004-02-10 17:31, Doran wrote:
then perhaps ther should be a beta mv up instead of a beta scenario?
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I can agree with that!! I wanna know how beta will play out in the MV!
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Smith
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| Posted: 2004-02-10 18:23
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On 2004-02-10 18:19, TAZ*A*(Recruiting) wrote:
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On 2004-02-10 17:31, Doran wrote:
then perhaps ther should be a beta mv up instead of a beta scenario?
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I can agree with that!! I wanna know how beta will play out in the MV!
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Agreed
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