Is it easier to research a technology that another civ has already researched?

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Please help settle this bet I had with a friend over 20 Shekels.
Is it easier to research a technology that another civ has already researched?

Thank you,
Ram Rachum.
 
Yes, it is, provided you have met the other civilization(s). See this detailed look at technology research for an explanation and formulas used in calculations.

The amount of beakers applied to the technology cost is dependant upon the number of civilizations which know the tech and the number of requirements you have fulfilled for the technology.

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1) Multiply 0.30 by the number of KNOWN, LIVING civilizations, who have the tech.

2) Divide by the number of civilizations which STARTED on the map and ROUND DOWN to the hundredth place (0.01) of the quotient.

3) Add 2) to 1

So, as the number of known, living civilizations approaches the number of civilizations that started on the map, this particular modifier approaches 1.30, increasing the beakers per turn added to the research.

Welcome to CFC, cool-RR. :goodjob:
 
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