Ancient Ruins & Advanced Technology?

tbontob · #1 October 4th, 2002, 08:14 PM

thanx guys.

One Last question...I hope

What determines the tech found? It would seem that the tech we are currently researching is a factor. Y/N?

Does it depend upon the number of research points? In other words, is there an upper limit in terms of research points that a tech will be given?

Krakenup · #2 October 4th, 2002, 08:57 PM

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Originally posted by tbontob:
What determines the tech found? It would seem that the tech we are currently researching is a factor. Y/N?

Maybe. Probably.

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Does it depend upon the number of research points? In other words, is there an upper limit in terms of research points that a tech will be given?

There doesn't seem to be since colony techs are popular.

Wardad · #3 October 4th, 2002, 09:32 PM

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Originally posted by tbontob:
thanx guys.

One Last question...I hope

What determines the tech found? It would seem that the tech we are currently researching is a factor. Y/N?

Does it depend upon the number of research points? In other words, is there an upper limit in terms of research points that a tech will be given?

It may just be coincidence that you got what you were researching. It seems to prefer infrastructure improvements (basic facilty levels and colonization techs). I don't remember getting a weapon. Maybe it will help with basic research (like Military Science).

Upper Limit? I did recieve a 500K point colony tech.

Arkcon · #4 October 4th, 2002, 10:04 PM

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Originally posted by Wardad:
It may just be coincidence that you got what you were researching. It seems to prefer infrastructure improvements (basic facilty levels and colonization techs). I don't remember getting a weapon. Maybe it will help with basic research (like Military Science).

Upper Limit? I did recieve a 500K point colony tech.

No, I've gotten high level techs - stellar manipulation V, and all sorts of weapons. I've even gotten racial techs - organic and religious. Which only works if I took that trait. So, AFAIK, it's totally random.

Just remember if you get the message APB 1, that the game might have generated APB 1, APB 2 or APB 20.

It's just a joy when I get 3 techs from a ruin, I wish I could give my scientists a nice pay bonus when that happens. Trying to remember if I gottn more than 3, I think 5 happened a few patches ago, but not lately.