Re: Galaxy - cargo tech formula suggestion

From: not-for-replies@dtseven.demon.co.uk (Brian Greenfield)

Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

On Tue, 27 Oct 1998 09:54:44 -0600, Christopher Shaffer
<shaffer@uic.edu> wrote:

>Why isn't the cargo tech multiplier applied before the cargo total is
>calculated?

Because Galaxy is (sadly IMO) moving away from the development aspect
to pure combat.

>Thus, I would rather see cargo be calculated as:
>
>capacity = (tech * num) + (((tech * num) + (tech * num))^2/10)
>
>instead of the current:
>
>capacity = tech * (num + num^2/10)
>
>Cargo tech is the least-researched tech because when applied to the final
>cargo total it's a nearly useless addition - you can do virtually the same
>thing by researching drive, which applies to all your ships. Using the
>formula I proposed above, there is some incentive to research cargo tech
>early in the game.

I agree that something should be done to promote cargo tech -- as you
say, it's always the least researched area.

I don't think it's going to happen though, there just doesn't seem to
be the interest in the non-combat side of Galaxy.
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References

Galaxy - cargo tech formula suggestion
Christopher Shaffer <shaffer@uic.edu>
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000

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Galaxy - cargo tech formula suggestion
Christopher Shaffer <shaffer@uic.edu>
Tue, 27 Oct 1998 00:00:00 +0000