Is is possible to cheat?

Andr�s · #1 March 27th, 2002, 06:12 AM

Just in case check if cheat codes weren't left on

DavidG · #2 March 27th, 2002, 01:36 PM

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Originally posted by Suicide Junkie:
Note that he gets all the levels he wants if the empire surrendered, since he has tens of ships to analyse.

Huh?? What does this mean? Does he not just get whatever tech is on the ship?

capnq · #3 March 27th, 2002, 01:57 PM

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not only does taking an AI get you their planets and facilities, but it also gives you +1 level in all their superior visible techs.

I could have sworn that a surrender gets you all of the victim's non-racial techs, not just +1 level.

Suicide Junkie · #4 March 27th, 2002, 03:42 PM

Sorry. He can get as many levels in each tech as he wants, assuming the other guy has them.

It would only take three ships to get most of the tech listed below.

capnq · #5 March 27th, 2002, 06:54 PM

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It would only take three ships to get most of the tech listed below.

But that was my point; when I've gotten a race to surrender, I've gotten ALL of their tech WITHOUT analyzing ANY ships, not just one level of each.

Suicide Junkie · #6 March 27th, 2002, 06:59 PM

But surrender is not a requirement of getting all those techs quickly. It couldn't be too hard to capture two or three ships via other means.

PvK · #7 March 27th, 2002, 07:55 PM

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Originally posted by capnq:
I could have sworn that a surrender gets you all of the victim's non-racial techs, not just +1 level.

I was pretty sure, when playing out 1.59 beta test game, that from surrenders I was only getting +1 level in techs, and only in those techs that I could have researched at that point.

That is, if the surrendering empire had phased energy weapons and I didn't even have physics 2 yet, I would gain one level of physics. I could be wrong, I guess.

PvK