Q for AI Gurus

[Suicide Junkie]

Good, good.

#2: If there is an order for "Phased level 5", will that method autmoatically handle getting both required techs at the same time? Even if they have different rates (eg: two steps of EStream for each Phased to get one new PPB component?)

#1: Oh, problem: P&N monoliths require tech levels in the extractor techs as well as SM...
I suppose I will add a dummy ability to call for.

Would it be any easier if I made resource extractors upgradable to Monoliths?

[Tampa_Gamer]

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Originally posted by suicide_junkie:
#2: If there is an order for "Phased level 5", will that method autmoatically handle getting both required techs at the same time? Even if they have different rates (eg: two steps of EStream for each Phased to get one new PPB component?)

#1: Oh, problem: P&N monoliths require tech levels in the extractor techs as well as SM...
I suppose I will add a dummy ability to call for.

Would it be any easier if I made resource extractors upgradable to Monoliths?

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As to Phased Weapons Level 5, no it will not handle prerequisites. If it is not a "legal" research item (i.e. you do not have all of the preq., it will skip it until such time as you do have the preq.). So you still need both calls.

Upgrading extractors could work. I for one think that makes logical sense to know extractor 2/3 tech before I am able to combine them all into one facility. Obviously, they key is to leave the existing facility queues alone (if you can) and tweak the tech levels/facility production stats to get the desired effect.

[Suicide Junkie]

To clarify:
The multiple tech requirements are on the weapon components themselves:
PPB requires Phased weapons tech and Stream Weapons.
Phase Torpedoes require Phased weapons and torpedo weapons
The tech tree structure is unaffected, but teh component requirements are altered.

What I was trying to ask was wether the following would result in a nice spread of research projects:
Phased weapons -> level 5
Energy stream -> level 10

Where you get PPB Y when you have PW level Y and ES level 2Y


Re: upgrades
Will the AI upgrade whenever possible, perhaps replacing its mineral/700 with a monolith 500/500/500 just because it can?