increasing science research

[colonial1]

okay i FINALLY got the game but i cant figure out how to increase my science research in a city window thing. the manual says to increase the slider but i dont know wat tht means!!! can someone tell me HOW to increase it(in details ) and how it will affect things(negative or positive) thanx fer all you help!!!!

 

[nullspace]

Hit F1, or click the button that looks like a speech balloon in the upper left of the screen. That should bring up the domestic advisor. From there, you can switch to the other advisors, but you want the first one, the domestic advisor. In the top right, are the luxury and science sliders. These determine how much of the money you make from commerce goes into science, luxuries, and cash. It starts out with lux at 0%, and science at 50%. That means half the money you make each turn goes into science, and the other half goes into your treasury as cash. Move the science slider up if you want to get techs faster, but you'll earn less spending money every turn. The luxury slider is one way to make people happy if your cities are in danger of rioting. Hope that helps.

 

[colonial1]

but HOW do i move the science slider up??!! lol

 

[nullspace]

Just click on where you want it to go. Or you can click on the slider and drag it to where you want it.

 

[alamo]

There is a '+' sign on the right, and a '-' sign on the left.

Science and Lux cannot exceed 100%.

Advanced players will adjust the science spending to get the new tech for less gold as you get within 4 turns.