Just bought the game: Question about tech tree

[Atrocities]

First, welcome to the forums, and welcome to the game of SEIV Gold.

Second, if you have not already visited the LINKS sticky, you might want to check it out.

As for research, the best option is to just play a few games.

For my first 100 turns, I generally try to research Phased Poleron Beams, Armor, Political Science (Urban Pacification Centers are great at keeping the peace in your empire.) Intellance, and Missle Weapons.

Past that, Combat support, Computers, Resupply, and Propulsion are always excellent to research.

ICE, ROCK, or GAS colonization I often do after the first 100 turns because by then I will have colonized all of my primary type worlds, (Usually ROCK) and have built up quite a good Research system. (Mainly colonize a planet, build research centers)

There is no right or wrong way to research, it mainly is up to the players preferance and the game he is in.

[Wardad]

Silent Sorrow,

You might want to startup a full tech test bed game and save the Tech Tree from it.

Start with 5000 racial points, low tech cost, high tech, omniesance view, and allow tech tree save. Have enough races for all of the special racial traits, like Organic, Religious, Temporal, Phyisic, and Crystaline. Take control of all races and turn off random AI empires. Save your starting turn.

This game could be used as a tech reference, and a combat test bed.

[Jmenschenfresser]

Definitely the best way to learn is play the AI. Easy setting. no bonus. large galaxy and 10 AIs ought to do it.

That way you can pick your way through the tech tree. and if you fall behind in something, or research something that you find kind of useless to your game, the AI won't batter you to death for one tiny mistake...as seems to happen in games vs humans.