Problem with Research Points?

[DirectorTsaarx]

I think earlier Versions of SE4 allowed research points to get distributed without space ports - I know it worked for me back on 1.02; it might have been fixed by 1.11 or 1.19. Kind of a pain - I forgot about this, and filled a world with research facilities but no spaceport, which means I've wasted a LOT of research (and I've needed it against the new AI...)

[terrylw]

My research points have been suddenly limited in exactly the same way. Now, no matter how many research points my colonies are producing - in this case over 100,000, I cannot use more anything other than exactly 50,000 in my research page. I has nothing to do with space ports.

This just started today after I loaded a saved game, and the save was 1.19 from Last night. So, now I am wondering what is up. Does anyone have any suggestions, ideas, or similar happenings?

[Kelly Hrdina]

Thanks for the replies.

The problem is definitely not with space ports. I did have one planet with research and not space port, so its research point output was displayed inside ()'s on the Colonies screen. It was the only one.

None of my research labs were destroyed - the Colonies screen eventually listed me with over 127,000 research points produced, but the Research screen held steady at 50,000 points. Such a suspiciously round number! The odd thing is that it was correct for a while past 74,000 research points, then reverted back to 50,000.

[Daynarr]

You guys may consider sending e-mail to MM regarding this. Also make sure you put in your save game files (they are needed).

[Seawolf]

Only other thing that comes to minsd is that some of your planets may be blockade preventing the transfer of points.

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Seawolf on the prowl

[Cryptotec88]

I've had the problem too. Only had my Homeworld generating research points, 7400 in fact. Yet from one turn to the next the research points on the F8 Research screen showed 7000, with the Homeworld still generating 7400. I built a research facility on a colony and the points jumped back to what they should have been.

I'm emailing the save game files to MM.

[Nyx]

If the bug kicked in when you had a lot of research points, have you tried scrapping a couple of research facilities to see if that gets you below the bug threshold?