Ancient Ruins

[James Sterrett]

This is mostly a guess:

There are 4 technologies you can gain only from ancient ruins:

Neural Computer Interface: Neural Combat Net

Massive Planetary Shielding: Massive Planetary Shield Generator

Massive Shield Depleting Weapons: Massive Shield Depleter

Massive Engine Destroying Weapons: Massive Ionic Disperser


I'd guess that if you have all 4 of these, then more ruins do nothing for you. A further guess is that your chance of getting a given ancient tech is based on the number of ruin techs you already have, perhaps expressed as:

1/[(number of ruin techs)+1]

Thus the first ruin always gives a tech, the second has a 50% chance. When you have 3 techs, you have a 20% chance per ruin of getting the fourth. *IF* the guess on how it might work is correct.

If you've gotten Neural Network, I'd love to know how it works & what it does. 8)



[This message has been edited by James Sterrett (edited 20 November 2000).]