[dogscoff]

When analysing ships, you get one level above your current level per type of undamaged component worth analysing.

Examples:
You have shields I. You analyse a ship with shields II. You get shields II.

You have shields I. You analyse a ship with 3xshields II. You get shields II.

You have shields I. You analyse a ship with shields V. You get shields II.

You have shields I. You analyse a ship with 3xshields V. You get shields II.

You have shields I. You analyse a ship with shields V and a shield regenerator. You get shields III.

you have no tech in fighters or construction. You analyse a medium carrier with 5xfighter bay II.
You get fighters II (one for the carrier hull, one for the bays) but NOTHING in construction.

you have no tech in fighters or construction. You analyse a light carrier with 5xfighter bay I.
You get fighters I (You can't go above fighters I because there is no fighter II tech on the ship)

When trading, you need to make exchanges like this:

Give:
Beam weapons
Beam weapons
Beam weapons
Beam weapons
Beam weapons
Beam weapons

Want:
Shields
Shields
Shields

This would trade Beam weapons VI for shields III, no matter what tech level either player had in those areas.

[ September 10, 2002, 15:35: Message edited by: dogscoff ]