Why I don't like the research part of the game. Can someone explain please.

[thiosk]

I've made a couple posts complaining about research in general. Easing ship retrofit will go a long way towards fixing the research problems i've observed.

[HsojVvad]

Ok, explain this to me. Just when I thought I was understanding research, it makes no sence to me. I am researching Concussion Beam. It says in the galacticopedia that it costs 140K. The blue bar is over 3/4 of the way I would say 8/10ths full and it says 79K. I thought my blue bar would only be about just over half full. So I take it that what it says in the galactopidia is not what you need to research then.

So what do these numbers mean then? While I am playing this game different now, research at the fastest setting instead of normal or slowest setttings, I would think if it costs 140K, that is what it takes to research it. Now I am at a loss for this.

Can anyone explain please?

[Kruos]

Not sure, but maybe the Galactopedia info are obsolete...

[Astorax]

No clue, Davor. I just assume as my working hypothesis that the Galactopedia's numbers are wrong and usually just ignore it altogether.

Heh.

[taltamir]

ORIGINAL: Davor

Ok, explain this to me. Just when I thought I was understanding research, it makes no sence to me. I am researching Concussion Beam. It says in the galacticopedia that it costs 140K. The blue bar is over 3/4 of the way I would say 8/10ths full and it says 79K. I thought my blue bar would only be about just over half full. So I take it that what it says in the galactopidia is not what you need to research then.

So what do these numbers mean then? While I am playing this game different now, research at the fastest setting instead of normal or slowest setttings, I would think if it costs 140K, that is what it takes to research it. Now I am at a loss for this.

Can anyone explain please?

research is like levels. its 140 total research points to get to that point, your empire has a "total research point level" for each research field which you can adjust with the built in editor. rather then have "researched technologies" there is just an amount of RP acquired per field.

Think of it like XP in DnD...
Level 1 you start with 0 XP
Level 2 requires 1000XP total, 1000XP more then level 1.
Level 3 requires 3000XP total, 2000XP more than level 2.
Level 4 requires 6000XP total, 3000XP more than level 3.
Level 5 requires 10,000XP total, 4000XP more than level 4.
and so on.
AFAIK the 140K isn't the amount of XP you need from the previous level, its the amount of XP total you need to have in the field to unlock it.

I agree that this can and should be made more clear.