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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If you have 3k points in, say, Shields 1, and someone gives it to you (or you analyze a ship, or find it in Ruins), then you get those 3k points credited to Shields 2. They are not lost. They are only lost if you get the Last level in a tech area.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, that's what happens. I often do that when analyzing techs... who wants the same tech as some potential opponent ... what you want is to be one better.

In another 4X space game, I would often trade weapon tech with the AI races, even the violent ones, so they would be a better buffer zone against other AI's. I just made real sure I was about to get a better weapon for myself.

I understand trading tech with the AI is cheezy. But I think the sort of problems I mentioned already that I saw in PBW need fixing. I'm not taking advantage of a human when they accept the trade.

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To get around this problem, switch of tech trading in PBW games and force the players to trade and analyse ships if they want to trade techs.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Agreed, it's easy enough to work around. But seriously, why is it like that -- so you don't take advantage of the AI? Is that so important?

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Arkcon,
If you are asking if it is important not to take advantage of the AI the answer is Yes and No.
It is a matter of Play Style. Many people here fight the AI with self imposed restrictions.
Some won't trade tech and others won't use Training Facilites.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Agreed. We all have choices to make. Therefore, IMHO the game doesn't need to be hardcoded to prevent anything that a human wouldn't fall for.

I am frequently, in a current game on PBW, gifting star charts and comm channels. I get nothing in return, 'cause no one has reciprocated, but I don't mind. I just want to move the game along by saving everyone explore time.

I don't believe all trades have to be "fair", against humans or AI. I just think it's dumb to have tech acquisition work one way in one case and a different way another time, is all.

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I got tired of beating up the AI. I modded them, used the TDM races, etc.. just to make it tougher.

That wasn't enough!!! I had to move on to PBW for some real stress and some real losses.

Next time my woman is out of town, me and several mugs of Black&Tan are going to kick some AI butt anyway we can.

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Wave-Motion Guns have +30% to-hit. As far as I know the null space do not - so I'm not sure why they would hit more.