Losing Research Points?

JohnnyR · #1 June 15th, 2005, 09:45 PM

Hmm...you know thats more then likley it. Nothing has really happened latley, so happiness is probrably falling. Thanks for the info. This is only my 1st game, so i'm still learning everything. Thanks!

narf poit chez BOOM · #2 June 15th, 2005, 10:32 PM

The most important thing is to grab as many colonies as you can as fast as you can.

Arkcon · #3 June 16th, 2005, 12:58 PM

JohnnyR said:
"Hmm...you know thats more then likley it. Nothing has really happened latley, so happiness is probrably falling. Thanks for the info."

Just a heads up, your rationalization is a little bit backward. If nothing is happening, happiness would likely increase not decrease.

Now, if you're losing space combat, or you've taken the neutral happiness type, or you've conquered other races, then that'll explain gradual happiness loss. But "nothing" isn't one of sources of unhappiness.

Did you scrap a spaceport? You need that to get intel and research points, as well as resources.

Alneyan · #4 June 16th, 2005, 01:06 PM

Nothing *is* a source of unhappiness (or, more specifically, of going back to neutral happiness): if nothing happens, you will slide back to Neutral happiness, unless you have a *very* high level of Happiness (150%? 200%?).

If you have a UPC, your happiness will not slide, regardless of how low it is (45% happiness and an UPC III is enough to keep a stable happiness, and even slightly increase it).

Arkcon · #5 June 16th, 2005, 10:31 PM

Wow. I never noticed anything like that. I'm figuring the population bonus built up for me faster than the happiness loss, I guess. Even if I don't have troops/UPC. Bizarre. Unless JohnnyR is checking each turn for absolute numbers. Now, I do check resources most turns, especially early in the game. But I'm just trying to stay in the black with ships I intend to build, not absolute resource generation.