SE:V Tips & Tricks

[Kamog]

By using the `RESEARCH` cheat code, it is possible to exceed the maximum tech level for a research area.

In one game I used the cheat code repeatedly to get tons of research points which I put into Energy Weapons. Because extra research points spill over to the next level, it was enough to get the tech level up to 103 which is 3 levels above the maximum of 100. It looks like the game doesn't check for the maximum level when the points roll over to extra levels.

So even if you don't use the cheat code, if your empire is generating a lot of research points the same thing might happen, in which case it would be a bug.