Capturable Racial Techs

[geoschmo]

Could you expand on this a little Jc. I do not understand how you can set it up to be able to repair them but not research them. I thought you had to be able to know the tech before you could repair it.

Are you saying you can learn the knowledge in the area only through capturing the item and analyzing it, but not through your regular research? I am interested in how this is done.

Does capturing a ship with say crystal armor allow you to build shard cannons, or do you have to capture each item?

Geo