Anyway to increase overall research time and decrease production time?

After making a few of the same war units, I already have more the technology to create more advanced units. Anyway to prolong this process, so I can actually mass produce similar units?

Play a slower game speed. Easiest way.

When you first set up the game, set your game speed to epic or marathon. That will do exactly what you are looking for.

I often change the <ResearchPercent> value in Assets/Gameplay/XML/Gameinfo/Civ5GameSpeeds.xml to something a little bit higher.
I usually play Epic and put at 225 (default = normal: 100, epic: 150, marathon: 300). It slows down the research and keep everything else the same.

If I were to the the game to marathon. I'm assuming it will take a lot longer to research my technologies, but will the units in my queue take a lot longer to produce or will the production time remain the same?

kobe2clutch said:

If I were to the the game to marathon. I'm assuming it will take a lot longer to research my technologies, but will the units in my queue take a lot longer to produce or will the production time remain the same?

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Correct. TwistedMinds has what you're looking for. Couple of mods floating about that do similar things.

Another tip that may help which some multiplayer friends taught me: use your gold to quickly upgrade ready built units as soon as you get the relevant tech. This puts less emphasis on having to wait for production times.

The Creation and Customization section has the mods you want.

Can somebody name me a mod or two that serves this purpose? I'm sort of new to the modding scenario.

kobe2clutch said:

If I were to the the game to marathon. I'm assuming it will take a lot longer to research my technologies, but will the units in my queue take a lot longer to produce or will the production time remain the same?

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It does, but it might have a result you are interested in anyway. On slower game speeds, you can produce only, say, 20 units before the next tech becomes available and those are obsolete. On quick, you can also produce 20, and on standard as well.

However, on the slower speed, the units that come out before the very end of their "useful life" have a lot more time to go around and do things. What's more, AFTER a tech is researched, it takes more turns to field those new units (unless you saved up to buy or upgrade, both of which are more expensive on slower speeds), leaving the older units even more time to shine.

Contrary to what everyone else experiences, I find faster game speeds easier, mostly due to the speed at which units go obsolete. On a slower speed, you pretty well must keep a standing army due to the fact that after researching a new tech, it takes quite a few turns or good money to get them on a field in decent numbers.

Try an Epic or Marathon game and see how it feels. If you still feel those units stop being useful too quickly, then look to change the research rate outside of the norm for a game speed.

Im thinking about a Creating A Mod

Will upload in a few hours

Search for Research/Production Balance by TheUnknownModder

Does the epic choice affect only units' production speed or the whole game is slowered down ?