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Old December 2nd, 2000, 02:56 AM

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How do you trade research discoveries with another player or the AI?

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Old December 2nd, 2000, 07:16 AM
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Default Re: trading reaserch??

By going into the diplomatic screen, and proposing a trade. Select what you'll give, and what you want.
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Default Re: trading reaserch??

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Originally posted by garvoid:
How do you trade research discoveries with another player or the AI?

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Another problem is working out what research they have available. Their colonization tech is known from their information panel. To find out anything else you need to fight their ships or spy on them first. Therefore if you maintain peacefull trading relationship from first contact then trading tech is a miss and miss exercise.

I would suggest that if you have a treaty with them you should over time get to know what tech they have. Then you could trade sensibly for it.
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Then be prepared for the AI empire to tell you that your tade offer is worthless to them.

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Old December 3rd, 2000, 08:38 AM

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Default Re: trading reaserch??

It would be so much user friendly if you would propose generic research exchange and the AI would reply with what they would give and what they would like. This endless clickling is really pretty useless

Or am I missing something! MOO2 had it beat as far as this aspect goes

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Old December 3rd, 2000, 09:27 AM
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It would also be good if I could actually tell what level of a certain tech I wanted and which I would give. Adding the same tech 7 times to get/give level 7 seems strange to me at least. Would be better of it said "Ship Construction VII" instead of listing ShipConstruction 7 times. And what levels I have. Seems kind of strange I can offer something for trade that I don't even have.
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