About research !

Arkcon · #1 December 28th, 2003, 02:02 AM

Welcome to the Boards. By any chance, would your brand new research colonies be empty {link}?

Colonization technology is expensive in terms of research points. You'll need lots of full colonies dedicated to research to get it in a reasonable time.

You may prefer to trade or steal this technology.

[ December 27, 2003, 12:03: Message edited by: Arkcon ]

Loser · #2 December 27th, 2003, 03:12 PM

I'd bet Arkon is right. I'm thinking Boromeo is trying to build Research Centers on colonies while playing a Simultaneous game. The AI has labeled these colonies as Research Colonies and he is trying to build Research Centers, but it says Never for the Build Time.

Check out that link Arkon posted. I know I've founded empty colonies a number of times myself. Just ship some population over there and they'll start building.

boromeo · #3 December 28th, 2003, 01:45 AM

I d like to thank you guys for your kind answers !
I ve left the research control to computer minister and evewrythings fine now !..Since i m a newbie to space empires 4 i have a lot to learn ..I ve left computer controls to all but 1 area .politics

I will observe what the computer ministers doin and i suppose i will learn a lot of it !

...finally ..excuse my english since i m a french canadian !..

..and again thanks to you..

narf poit chez BOOM · #4 December 28th, 2003, 02:00 AM

hey, no problem.

gregebowman · #5 December 29th, 2003, 05:13 PM

And don't forget to put up Space Ports in each system. I can't recall if research is tied in with the space port, but you won't gather any resources from any new system until that Space Port is built (unless you have the merchant skill, which means you don't need to have a space port).

capnq · #6 December 29th, 2003, 09:24 PM

Yes, research and intelligence need Spaceports, too. I don't think storage facilities do.

Suicide Junkie · #7 December 30th, 2003, 03:15 AM

If the planets are telling you NEVER for completion time, then you forgot to load population onto your colony ship.

What you need to do is build a cargo transport, and move some people from your homeworld over there.

If you do have people, your planet may be rioting.
Moving some troops to the planet will help, as will do things that make your people happy (winning battles, and having ships in orbit are good for most races)