Term Four Science: The Real McCoy

[Rik Meleet]

Originally posted by Stuck_As_a_Mac
Science:
Just go for the ToE. Take Atom and Electricty after that.

Science Leader: What to do in between the time Sci Meth is researched and ToE is constructed? How many turns is that ?

* Do we go for Sanitation in between ?
* Do we hold science ?
* Do we start researching Atom ? ( )

 

[donsig]

That will be tricky. We're a couple turns away from electricity but we don't know how long it will take to research scientific method. We currently have 260 shields saved in Gorina and can make 28 shields per turn. So we are 13 turns away from having the 600 shields for ToE. Our window of research between getting scientific method and building ToE is 11 turns minus the amount of time it will take to research scientific method. My guess is that it will be only a couple turns at best. My suggestion is to turn off research (set science rate to 0%) after getting scientific method. Once ToE is built we'll get atomic theory and electronics for free than we can up the science rate again and continue research.

So, the question is what do we research after we get our two free techs? We should be figuring that out now...

 

[Stuck_as_a_Mac]

Well, I could just say "My term ends after that", but I'm going to guess and say Industrialization.

Its the next leader's decision for whats next, but Ind. is my choice.

 

[D'yer Mak'er]

we are 13 turns away from having the 600 shields for ToE.

Our window of research between getting scientific method and building ToE is 11 turns minus the amount of time it will take to research scientific method.

My guess is that it will be only a couple turns at best.

My suggestion is to turn off research (set science rate to 0%) after getting scientific method.

11 turns to TOE..
suppose scientific method takes 6 turns or less. then we'll have 5 turns left of those 11 turns. those could be used to research sanitation if we wanted, right?

then i'd choose sanitation over the gold.

what do you think?

 

[DaveShack]

I think the instructions should be:

When we complete research on Scientific Method:

If a tech is available which will complete faster than the number of turns required to finish ToE, then choose the highest cost tech with this property.

If no tech will finish sooner than ToE, then set research to zero and build up a cash reserve.

At least 2 turns before ToE is completed, set research to Atomic Theory. This will ensure that is one of the free techs from ToE, when it is discovered, select Electronics as the next one. Afterwards, choose the winner of the next science poll.

BTW since we're aiming for Hoover, is a prebuild started for that one?

 

[D'yer Mak'er]

just a technical question: what comes first in a turn, discovered tech or finished productions in the cities? IIRC (but i'm not sure) tech comes first, which means that this "tech which will complete faster than the ToE" could actually be finished the same turn as the ToE is built.

just make sure the research que is set for Atomic Theory and Electronics after whatever tech we might be working on and there would be no need to switch the research to Atomic Theory 2 turns before the completion of ToE.

 

[Rik Meleet]

Originally posted by DaveShack
At least 2 turns before ToE is completed, set research to Atomic Theory. This will ensure that is one of the free techs from ToE, when it is discovered, select Electronics as the next one.

As soon as Sci Meth is researched, we are already required to point a new tech to research. If we have enough spare turns, we can appoint industrialization or sanitation or whatever. The only important thing we have to do is to change to Atomic Theory just before ToE is build and set research to 0 and we'll automatically get Atom Theory.

Of course we'd be loosing a lot of research if the ToE finishes before our spare tech is fully researched. It is very important to not let that happen.

 

[zorven]

Stuck_As_a_Mac,

I wanted to know if you could point me to any discussions or polls to show why you have us currently researching Industrialization and you current orders are to research Sanitation next.

 

[Stuck_as_a_Mac]

To tell you the truth: I was not aware we were researching Ind (havent really been that active, and I didnt expect this chat to be on the last day of term)
Also, Sanitation will not be done until after the chat is completed and can be used as a holder for whatever the people decide with their next leader. Could be radio, could be something else.