How much do techs cost
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Each tech varies, you might try your luck in the strategy forum or the quick answer post in the general forum.
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Tech costs vary by base cost and also by other factors like how many civs that you have contact with have the tech, and the map size .
You can see the formula i this thread and you can get a utility to calculate them here.
You can see the formula i this thread and you can get a utility to calculate them here.
Having the tech tree chart that came in the tin box w/ civ3, i just went thru the editor and noted the base cost next to each tech. For the conquests, i have printed a few science advisor screens and done the same. This give a good feel to the relative cost of each tech and is extremely useful. I haven't yet run across a reason to know the exact cost in beakers.
Too many to write down. If you open the .biq or .bic or .bix or whatever file to look at the stuff, just don't save any changes and nothing will go wrong. If you're really paranoid, make a backup of the file first.
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I've got a tech tree printed up that includes base costs, though it's for PTW not Conquests if that makes a difference. Take a look here: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/pmm1/games/games.html
To figure out the base cost of a tech, you just multiply that number by the multiplier for map size:
Tiny 16
Small 20
Standard 24
Large 32
Huge 40
So, for example, Writing has a base cost factor of 8 on the tech tree thingy. Since the game thinks the CotM is a huge map, you multiply that by 40, giving a base cost of 320 beakers. That'll go down if anyone else knows the tech.
The calculator does this automatically. Just choose the type of game (Conquests), enter the requested stats (difficulty, map size, total number of civs, number of civs with the tech) and you'll see the total beaker cost. It can also calculate combat odds.
To figure out the base cost of a tech, you just multiply that number by the multiplier for map size:
Tiny 16
Small 20
Standard 24
Large 32
Huge 40
So, for example, Writing has a base cost factor of 8 on the tech tree thingy. Since the game thinks the CotM is a huge map, you multiply that by 40, giving a base cost of 320 beakers. That'll go down if anyone else knows the tech.
The calculator does this automatically. Just choose the type of game (Conquests), enter the requested stats (difficulty, map size, total number of civs, number of civs with the tech) and you'll see the total beaker cost. It can also calculate combat odds.
