How exactly does analysing tech work?

[Fyron]

Originally posted by spoon:

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Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
So, if a ship has 2 Shield Generator Vs and you have no shields, analyzing it gives you 1 level in Shields, not 2.

If that ship had two components of different levels - say one "Shield Gen IV" and one "Shield Gen V" - you would get two levels in shields (assuming your shield tech level was less than 4).

I think, but I'm not sure, that the order of the components matters too - in the above example, if you were at Shield Tech level 3, and the components appeared in this order:
1) Shield Gen V
2) Shield Gen IV
then you might only get one level of tech. (ie, SG V gets analyzed first, moving you up to lvl 4, then the SG IV gets analyzed, which gives you nothing).

Again, not sure on that Last point...

-Spoon

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Actually, I think that is a bug that MM is working on fixing for the next patch. At least, I hope he is fixing it.

[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by Escaflowne:
Okay, that's cool. And I don't need to have the tech in my research queue?

Thanks a ton!

Correct, you don't have to have the tech in your research queue.

[dogscoff]

Be sure that your current game isn't set to "can only colonise own planet type". If that's the case, getting gas (childish snigger) won't help you at all. Well... maybe... but that's probably an exploit and a whole other thread.