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DirectorTsaarx · #1 January 30th, 2001, 11:37 PM

lwmweb: not certain. I don't even know if they're supposed to be cumulative. All the descriptions say "Only one facility per system is effective" but I don't know if that means only one "Temporal Vacation Service" facility will work per system or if it means only one facility that affects happiness (of any origin) will work per system. I'm fairly confident that a facility only affects the empire that built the facility; otherwise, the various combat-enhancing facilities would be useless...

Daynarr · #2 January 31st, 2001, 12:32 AM

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Originally posted by DirectorTsaarx:
lwmweb: not certain. I don't even know if they're supposed to be cumulative. All the descriptions say "Only one facility per system is effective" but I don't know if that means only one "Temporal Vacation Service" facility will work per system or if it means only one facility that affects happiness (of any origin) will work per system. I'm fairly confident that a facility only affects the empire that built the facility; otherwise, the various combat-enhancing facilities would be useless...

It means only one system-wide ability per system is allowed. That means that UPC and Medical Facility are not cumulative.

Jon Brave · #3 January 31st, 2001, 01:52 AM

DirectorTsaarx

What's a "navel"? Anything to do with a navy? :-)

Drake · #4 January 31st, 2001, 05:35 AM

For system modifying facilities, the game will use the bonus from the facility with the best modifier. If you have gestation vats II and build a med lab, you'll get the warning message, but that's only in relation to the growth increase. It'll count the growth increase from the vats, since that would be 2% in this case, and you'll get the 1% happiness bonus from the lab.

Actually, happiness bonuses from facilities aren't the same as a percentage increase like when creating your race, but you get the idea...

-Drake

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Puke · #5 January 31st, 2001, 05:40 AM

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Originally posted by Jon Brave:
DirectorTsaarx

What's a "navel"? Anything to do with a navy? :-)

i thought it was the thing you had to unscrew to get your butt to come off

maybe it has do do with a navey

[This message has been edited by Puke (edited 31 January 2001).]

DirectorTsaarx · #6 January 31st, 2001, 04:47 PM

Actually, I thought navel was a kind of orange. Which would mean the artisan races should spend lots of time contemplating their navels - and then creating still-life paintings of them...

The thing you unscrew to make your butt fall off. What an ancient joke. Oh, and in case someone didn't get it, a navel is a bellybutton. Which, according to the ancient joke referenced previously, is there to keep your butt attached. (By the way, anyone see the Simpsons episode where Homer ate so much at a carnival that his bellybutton changed from an "innie" to an "outie"?)

All right, we now return you to your regularly scheduled topic. Sorry for the almost-funny interruption.

Blue Lord · #7 January 31st, 2001, 08:49 PM

Uuh, I'm getting to used to speak english, it took some time before I got what navel is. (I was about to write that Last in Swedish! I need a brake...)