Technology Trade (again)

[PsychoTechFreak]

Now I know it for sure, I have done some checks with known values... and SJ you are (partially) right:

If e.g. race 2 has got physics 2, then the trade fails completely.
If race 2 has not got physics 2, then the "give package" of race 1 is gifted to race 2, and race 1 gets physics 1 + physics 1 which is worthless.

@phoenix-d: Hey, if you can scam the AI, shouldn't the AI be able to scam you? <http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...ns/icon10.gif>

I agree.

@gryphin: Yes, it works for the basic techs, but level 2 and above seem to be a problem.

[capnq]

I have been told that to trade multiple levels of technology, you have to put it in the deal multiple times (which seems to contradict the manual). I have made successful trades doing it this way.

[Suicide Junkie]

Capnq:
If by that you mean:
"Trade you level 2 AND 3 in physics for levels 2 through 5 in DUC tech"
Then, you'd have to offer two copies of "physics" for four copies of "Projectile weapons"

EDIT: make that four copies, since you start with level 1 in Projectile weapons.

[ 27 February 2002: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]

[capnq]

No, I meant "Trade you Physics 2 for Projectile Weapons 4" comes out as

Offer:
Physics
Physics

Want:
Projectile Weapons
Projectile Weapons
Projectile Weapons
Projectile Weapons

to use your example. That's why I said it contradicts the manual.

[Suicide Junkie]

Which are you saying is the way it actually works?

From what I see, it works exactly like a deconstruct/analyse thing, where you have x copies of some component requiring tech A, and y copies of some other component requiring tech B.
(All on separate "ships" for analysing, of course)

[PsychoTechFreak]

quote:

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Originally posted by capnq:
I have been told that to trade multiple levels of technology, you have to put it in the deal multiple times (which seems to contradict the manual). I have made successful trades doing it this way.

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In which Version have you made the trades successfully, 1.49 ?

[QuarianRex]

I have done trades like this successfully in the gold demo. It seems to work fine.