SEV DEMO IS OUT!

Suicide Junkie · #1 September 16th, 2006, 12:37 PM

Hey, now. You're going the opposite way full throttle.

Indeed, mostly you should be focussing on one or maybe two projects.

In SE3, I would put 3% research into medicine, since I knew that that would give me the cures just in time for when they would be needed. (Or be close enough to be one turn from completion) Handy to set and forget.

I have also taken to putting 1% into all of the tech areas I want in the near future. Then I can use the "only in-progress" view, and shift the rest of my research back and forth between them.

To make the best use of the research scheme, having very fine tech levels with automatic/free upgrades to the component/facility abilities can be very effective.
That way, it dosen't matter if you spend 20% on Lasers, 60% on engines and 20% on Armor, since you will be getting levelups in all three every turn, with no wasted points or delayed benefits.

frightlever · #2 September 16th, 2006, 12:41 PM

I never played SE3 so it's entirely possible I'm missing a good thing here. I'll reserve judgement I guess. The medicine example is a good one.

wilhil · #3 September 16th, 2006, 12:44 PM

I wish I was working for SF, maybe I would have been in on the beta!

not everything is fine, but it is all brilliant and it is a brilliant game, I am guessing there will be a bit where problems are fixed, but if its anything like SEIV, it will be a well supported game.

I have been playing for a while now trying out diffrent things and all I can say is I love it!

...have you seen, refrences to the manual, buttons and things, but it looks like they forgot to include it!

edit, oh, and suicide junkie (spelling?), I do the same thing! put 1% on ones I want, but not to commit to just yet, then improve as I need them!

frightlever · #4 September 16th, 2006, 12:47 PM

"oh, and suicide junkie (spelling?), I do the same thing! put 1% on ones I want, but not to commit to just yet, then improve as I need them!"

That does seem like the way to go. Hmm.

Captain Kwok · #5 September 16th, 2006, 12:49 PM

There should be 2 levels of help text that can be very useful for figuring out what things are for - check under options for it.