Zombie69
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cabert said:You did not, but saying you get a bonus because you research a tech AIs already know implies you research it, isn't it so?
If you don't, you get no bonus at all!
Let me clarify then. To get to an interesting tech that no AI will have, you usually need some prerequisite techs first. Until you do get the interesting tech, you may have nothing to trade with the AIs, which means that you'll have to research the prerequisites yourself.
Assume that you're going after tech C with prerequisites A and B. Assume that A and B are not interesting except for getting to C, therefore you don't care when you get A and B, as long as you get C as soon as possible.
Using the binary science rate, you can run at 0% science until you have enough money in bank to run at 100% science all the way to C. During the time you're at 0% science, some AIs may reach A and maybe even B before you do. All the better, as this means getting a bonus on them and getting them for cheaper when you start researching them yourself!