[licker]

Originally posted by Graeme Dice:

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Originally posted by licker:
If you are playing Ulm (usually...) then you should notice that you arn't in front, or even in the middle.

Default Ulm is probably one of the better nations when it comes to research. Master smiths are research 5 even in drain 3, and only cost 140 gold each. They are almost as efficient as sages in high drain areas. Ulm has no problems with gold early on, and can afford to build a master smith every turn.

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True, hense the 'usually'... still Ulm early on isn't as likely as someone else to go research crazy (at least from my experience), and their two themes don't seem research friendly at all. Normally I see Pythium and or Vanheim cranking out research, I normally am aggressive with my research as well (especially if I find a library or 2) but I'm seldom able to outpace all the AIs, and even if I do start faster at some point I am caught.