Tech Levels

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[edit] Overview

Part of the game revolves around researching your technology levels. Each technology level may give you new units to build, depending on your chosen race. There are 10 technology categories, each having their own separate technology line. You can access the research screen by clicking on the HQ (Central Command Head Quarters) button on the toolbar, then press the TECH item. When you have an item selected, it will remain selected until it is researched once. If you would like all of your selections to always remain selected, then you can enable the "Persistent Upgrades" option. Each tech level is a foundation for the next, so you cannot skip levels even though you have no use for the lower tech level items that you get from your research.

[edit] Research Limitations

Note that some races cannot research certain technologies, such as the Scavengers cannot research Super Weapons. If you aren't forbidden like this then you can still research the technology even though your ships may not be able to use it. That is because in some situations you may capture or be traded a ship from a race that can use that technology and you may be able to upgrade that ship to use better technology than what it currently is outfitted with.

If you have not registered the copy of the game then your research levels are limited. Those limitations are shown in the table below. It is considered "Shareware" mode.

[edit] Transfers

This screen shows you the "Transfer Total" from Government Centers and some other base structures, such as the King's Palace. Note that if your base doesn't currently have enough money to meet the requirement of your transfer then only the money that you have in your base will be shown here; however, taxes, ship transfers, pods landing, and base structures that produce money will be able to adjust your base's money prior to the government center transfer (not BDC or BDM command codes), so don't rely on this number. You can get an idea of how much money you will get into your Galactic Bank from taxes by using the Read Messages tool and review your Tax Report.

[edit] Starting Levels

The technology levels that are set for all players by the Master program are shown in the tables below. Only in a scripted game can the starting levels be different from these numbers.

[edit] Moment

Technology level advancements are made after movement, government center transfers, parts purchases, base structure construction, and GalBank. So you cannot build higher technology base structures or ship parts on the same turn that you research a new appropriate tech.

[edit] Technologies

The upgrade costs below, show the research cost assuming that you start at technology level 0. The Total shown is calculated from the normal starting level.

[edit] Planet Tech

This technology line is for Buildings or base structures.

Tech 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Cost 500 1,500 2,500 3,500 4,500 5,500 6,500 7,500 8,500 9,500 10,500 11,500 12,500
Total - 1,500 4,000 7,500 12,000 17,500 24,000 31,500 40,000 49,500 60,000 71,500 84,000
  • Starting Level: 1
  • Shareware Max Level: 13

[edit] Super Weapon Tech

This technology line is for Super Weapons.

Tech 1 2 3 4 5
Cost 14,000 5,000 7,000 5,000 10,900
Total 14,000 19,000 26,000 31,000 41,900
  • Starting Level: 0
  • Shareware Max Level: 0

[edit] Large Weapon Tech

This technology line is for Large Weapons.

Tech 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Cost 150 2,000 900 100 3,700 900 4,900 5,700 2,400 4,900 13,500 27,000 45,000 10,900
Total 150 2,150 3,050 3,150 6,850 7,750 12,650 18,350 20,750 25,650 39,150 66,150 111,150 122,050
  • Starting Level: 0
  • Shareware Max Level: 7

[edit] Small Weapon Tech

This technology line is for Small Weapons.

Tech 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cost 100 120 200 300 300 300 550 1,020 1,765 1,900
Total - 120 320 620 920 1,220 1,770 2,790 4,555 6,455
  • Starting Level: 1
  • Shareware Max Level: 5

[edit] Point Defense Tech

This technology line is for Point Defense.

  • Registered Max Level: 10
Tech 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cost 400 200 100 300 1,300 1,400 4,200 1,400 3,200 6,000
Total 400 600 700 1,000 2,300 3,700 7,900 9,300 12,500 18,500
  • Starting Level: 0
  • Shareware Max Level: 5

[edit] Generator Tech

This technology line is for Generators.

  • Registered Max Level: 10
Tech 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cost 10 2 3 500 120 150 2,300 2,400 3,000 2,300
Total - 2 5 505 625 775 3,075 5,475 8,475 10,775
  • Starting Level: 1
  • Shareware Max Level: 5

[edit] Engine Tech

This technology line is for Engines.

Tech 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Cost 100 150 300 200 200 700 500 490 1,800 2,900 1,000 190 140 100 5,800 2,200 2,230 2,240 2,500 5,500
Total - - - - - - 500 990 2,790 5,690 6,690 6,880 7,020 7,120 12,920 15,120 17,350 19,590 22,090 27,590
  • Starting Level: 6
  • Shareware Max Level: 15

[edit] Hull Tech

This technology line is for Ship Hulls.

Tech 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cost 500 1,500 2,500 3,500 4,500 5,500 6,500 7,500 8,500 9,500
Total - 1,500 4,000 7,500 12,000 17,500 24,000 31,500 40,000 49,500
  • Starting Level: 1
  • Shareware Max Level: 6

[edit] Hyperdrive Tech

This technology line is for Hyperdrives.

Tech 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cost 400 400 200 500 400 400 1,200 1,000 1,000 2,000
Total - 400 600 1,100 1,500 1,900 3,100 4,100 5,100 7,100
  • Starting Level: 1
  • Shareware Max Level: 5

[edit] Shield Tech

This technology line is for Shield Generators.

Tech 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Cost 100 20 20 1,500 700 750 2,400 3,500 1,400 2,100
Total - 20 40 1,540 2,240 2,990 5,390 8,890 10,290 12,390
  • Starting Level: 1
  • Shareware Max Level: 4

[edit] See Also

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