[sushiboat]

I would like to see research management become more like spending money. All research points go into a pool. When you go into the research screen, you can "purchase" the next level of research in a school. You should also be able to create a queue so that future research is "purchased" in a certain order as the RP become available. I realize that the role playing aspect of assigning researchers specific topics in advance will be lost with a purchase system. However, it would be so much easier than messing with the RP bars.