Well, yeah.
Thats sort of similar what i had in mind if one _could_ (with massive costs) to get all techs but more one has the more research is needed (but in PvP game, this would be most likely a suicide choise
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Witch brings, yet again, the need (or WANT)for "NOT" option for in req tech.
Oh, the possibilites with such feature ...
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Oh, and what i mean by massive costs..
The point for it is to prevent ANYONE getting more than a small fraction of all techs in one games time, unless if one invaded WHOLE large dense quadrant using FQM, converted athmospheres of ALL planets, filled them with research facilities... you get my point, right ?
How to do this ?
well for example, there could be added a cumulative penalty based on number of total tech levels, something like 10% added research cost per each gained level. With 10% penalty per level means that after 500 tech levels costs for all remaining techs have risen to 50 times what they were when you didnt have any tech at all.
[ July 02, 2003, 08:51: Message edited by: Me Loonn ]