[Q]

Another possibility to make the higher research levels of resource production interesting would be the increase of the effect of the specific facilities like mineral scanners above the effect of robotoid factories. As it is now each facility has 10%, 20%, 30% bonus for level I,II,III facility. If you increase this to 15%, 30% and 45% for the mineral scanners (both planetary and systemic), you will have to chose if you prefer the lower benefit of the robotoid factories, which are easier to research and increase all resource production, or if you favour the more extensive reasearch costs for the specific facilities like mineral scanners, which give you more benefit.

[This message has been edited by Q (edited 30 October 2001).]