Re: Galaxy - cargo tech formula suggestion

From: shaffer@uic.edu

Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Frans Gumpu Slothouber <gumpu@Wit393403.student.utwente.nl> wrote:
> Christopher Shaffer <shaffer@uic.edu> wrote:
> : I've been wondering this for a while, so I thought I'd ask :-)
>
> : Why isn't the cargo tech multiplier applied before the cargo total is
> : calculated?
>
> A quick fix to put more emphasis on cargo development, which
> would not break (m)any tools it to decrease the industry needed
> to increase the cargo tech level.
>
> In the current situation, and increase of 1 for any of the tech levels
> requires 5000 industry points. (5 turn production run on a big home world).
> It would be possible to reduce this number for cargo tech to 2000 or so.
> That way investing in cargo tech would pay off...
>
> Have fun,
> Frans.

I'd prefer changing the formula (with the consequent breaking of some tools)
but would be happy to see any change to increase the utility of cargo
research.

Chris
shaffer@uic.edu

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References

Galaxy - cargo tech formula suggestion
Christopher Shaffer <shaffer@uic.edu>
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Galaxy - cargo tech formula suggestion
Frans Gumpu Slothouber <gumpu@Wit393403.student.utwente.nl>
Sat, 31 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000