learning Ancient Ruin techs

Desdinova · #1 January 27th, 2003, 05:23 AM

ok. i know it was mentioned in another thread on how to make it so racial techs can be learned, sort of, by making a 2nd set of techs that dont require the racial tech. i dont remember the thread. how does that work again?

edit. how do you make it so the techs can be analyzed but the new one cannot be learned unless analyzed/stolen from a racial tech.

[ January 27, 2003, 03:25: Message edited by: desdinova ]

Suicide Junkie · #2 January 27th, 2003, 05:26 AM

Given:
Tech A is a racial tech
Tech B is NOT a racial tech, and requires Tech A level X
Tech C is NOT a racial tech, and requires Tech B level Y.

Results:
A race without the racial tech can NEVER get ANY levels in A.
A race without the racial tech can never RESEARCH levels in B, but CAN steal them.
A race without the racial tech CAN research Tech C once they have stolen Y levels of B.

[ January 27, 2003, 03:27: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]

Desdinova · #3 January 27th, 2003, 05:39 AM

thanks. so it actually would require 3 Versions of tech.

Desdinova · #4 January 27th, 2003, 05:44 AM

next question. is it possible to make random events give you tech levels.
examples.
Eureka...you get a lucky break on a research project and finish early.

Lucky Find...you stumble across an ancient derelict and discover new tech or improved levels of current tech. (without having to use ruins)

like they had on moo2.

Baron Munchausen · #5 January 27th, 2003, 06:03 AM

Not yet. A 'technology event' is something we've been requesting.

Krsqk · #6 January 27th, 2003, 06:17 AM

ISTR that the Events and Intelprojects files used the same things. In that case, since you can steal a tech area, I'd think you could have an event give you one. Downside: since you're not choosing who it's against, and you're not selecting the desired tech, you're likely to "learn" something you already know. You can search for "events intelligence" or something like that for more info.

[Edit]I was going to be nice and search for the link and post it for you, but the search engine seems to be set on "slower than the 180-year itch" mode. Sorry.

[ January 27, 2003, 04:35: Message edited by: Krsqk ]

tbontob · #7 January 27th, 2003, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Given:
Tech A is a racial tech
Tech B is NOT a racial tech, and requires Tech A level X
Tech C is NOT a racial tech, and requires Tech B level Y.

Results:
A race without the racial tech can NEVER get ANY levels in A.
A race without the racial tech can never RESEARCH levels in B, but CAN steal them.
A race without the racial tech CAN research Tech C once they have stolen Y levels of B.

SJ, I am a bit confused about this.

Can you give me examples of a racial tech becoming non-racial tech?

That is of a non-racial tech B which is dependant upon a racial tech A.