Talk:Research

In universe 42, the formula does NOT apply. It appears to be double the divisor ie. 2(1000 * (1 + Research Level)) to give the same result as the game.


 * That would be because uni42 is a 2x speed uni, so all formulas would be off. Br4indead 13:18, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

I question some of the math here.

If I have an IGN of 3 (so I can link three research labs up); and one has a 12 and the two other an 8. Then according to the formula my research time would be equivalent to a 38 level research lab (12 + 8 + 8). It does not seem to be working that way. It's more like having a 12.5 level research lab.

[add the cost of a level 12 plus the two level 8's. The resources don't even add up to a level 13.]

So to get the benefit of a level 13 lab, you would need a 12 and two 11's. Which is the same cost as just building a level 13 lab on one planet.

Tenzo

Can you research things on a colony planet? Since whenever I click 'start research' nothing appears to happen. --82.71.41.74 18:39, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

question
Ok, this may seem like a noobie question, but:

When you get, say, impulse technology lvl 3 on your homeworld, but then intend make a colony to be your primary shipyard, do you need to research impulse technology on your colony too, or does research follow you no matter what planet you are on?

Context: I just started playing, and my homeworld was placed in a system with every planet but slot 12 filled, which I got the slot 12 planet, filled with active players(none have the gray "i") and 2 of the people are of rankings 18 and 32, so I wanted to startout fresh somewhere else and just use my homeworld as a mining world unitl my colony gets well established, then shut down my homeworld and take all of the resources invested on it to my colony. I need to know if I will need to keep my homeworld around longer, cranking out resources, so I can catch up my research on my colony.

99.196.64.56 15:29, October 11, 2011 (UTC)


 * Technology levels apply to your entire empire, no matter where do you research them
 * You can't shut down your homeworld, you can't move it except by Resettlement.
 * Scarbrowtalk 07:27, October 13, 2011 (UTC)