Getting New Tech by Conquering ??

Claymore · #1 January 11th, 2001, 01:15 AM

I am starting to take some "enemy" planets. Some with my assault troops. So far I have not uncovered any new "enemy" technology. Is it reasonable that I can/will with future conquests when I assault the planets and preserve some of the native population ?

apache · #2 January 11th, 2001, 01:16 AM

No. Try capturing ships instead.

geoschmo · #3 January 11th, 2001, 01:20 AM

You will also get some of there technology if you force them to surrender to you. If you beat them down or take all of there planets but one, then demand they surrender. If they do you will get all of there ships, any colonies they have left and something like one tech level in each tech they have that you do not.

Claymore · #4 January 11th, 2001, 03:02 AM

Well I have captured some of their planets and gotten facilitys that are more advanced than mine but my scientists have not said I now have that technology. With ships you can capture them and actually secure the technologhy by analysing them...right ?? But not facilitys on land ???

geoschmo · #5 January 11th, 2001, 03:03 AM

Correct. Ships can be analyised for tech, facilities cannot.

Jubala · #6 January 11th, 2001, 03:28 AM

Which imo needs to be changed so facilites to can be analyzed. And capturing research facilities should give a chance of finding research data in completed fields and/or the field they are currently working on. Maybe not all the way, but some points boost anyway.