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Research not working, my friend Morgan needs it.

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Morgan:
Also, I'm spending 300.00 million dollars on research, but none of my research is getting done. Something doesn't seem right.
Morgan:
Return fagget
Morgan:
HEY
Doktor Iluminasyon:
lolwut
Doktor Iluminasyon:
sorry
Doktor Iluminasyon:
was busy heating the lasagne
Morgan:
read previous stuff
Doktor Iluminasyon:
I did
Doktor Iluminasyon:
first
Doktor Iluminasyon:
unit designs have certain prerequisites
Doktor Iluminasyon:
you are American nation right?
Morgan:
No
Morgan:
I'm Costa Rica
Morgan:
well
Morgan:
I'm in Central America
Morgan:
so I am third world
Doktor Iluminasyon:
hold on
Doktor Iluminasyon:
wait a sec
Doktor Iluminasyon:
S. America is your natonality accorsing to game
Morgan:
Okay.
Doktor Iluminasyon:
following me?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
ok
Doktor Iluminasyon:
anyways
Doktor Iluminasyon:
there are universal unit designs,
Doktor Iluminasyon:
and unit designs saved for certain nations
Doktor Iluminasyon:
if you want, this link has a massive list
Morgan:
Sure
Doktor Iluminasyon:
http://www.battlegoat.com/equiplist.php ... filter=all
Doktor Iluminasyon:
never mind the length, I was looking for mortar unita
Doktor Iluminasyon:
anyway, unless you buy the designs, or reach a certain tech level to reaearch units, you are stuck with them
Doktor Iluminasyon:
"or any kind of ship or airplane"

S.Americans dont build stuff
Doktor Iluminasyon:
they buy them
Doktor Iluminasyon:
and are lazy smelly people
Doktor Iluminasyon:

Doktor Iluminasyon:
joking
Doktor Iluminasyon:
the thing is you either lack the unit design
Doktor Iluminasyon:
or tech level
Doktor Iluminasyon:
how much is your tech level?
Morgan:
I'm the highest tech level in the region. 94.
Doktor Iluminasyon:
94 is good for S.America
Doktor Iluminasyon:
but many high tech European units you played earlier are at least 100
Doktor Iluminasyon:
so what kind of units do you need?
Morgan:
I don't know, it just seems odd that the best unit I can get is Light Infantry
Doktor Iluminasyon:
Light infantry isn't bad infantry
Morgan:
Plus, none of my research ever gets done, for some reason
Doktor Iluminasyon:
look at stats
Morgan:
even though I spend 300.00 on it
Doktor Iluminasyon:
they may be prerequisite pending
Doktor Iluminasyon:
or needing horrible long times
Doktor Iluminasyon:
double click on projects being done
Morgan:
actually, 400 million
Doktor Iluminasyon:
and look how much they need
Morgan:
and the project cost is 100 million
Doktor Iluminasyon:
project costs are deducted over time
Morgan:
Ugh, the shortest project is done in 10 years
Morgan:
****
Doktor Iluminasyon:
and 400 is low, considering each third part of it goes to :

Tech level
Funding
Efficiency
Morgan:
what should I research?
Morgan:
or, could I just divert it all to increasing my tech level?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
that would be silly
Morgan:
...
Doktor Iluminasyon:
increasing your overall tech level to european standards while doing nothing else would be studying in the middle of a fist fight
Doktor Iluminasyon:
try other things
Doktor Iluminasyon:
science doesn't look your thing for no
Doktor Iluminasyon:
w
Doktor Iluminasyon:
that Panama
Doktor Iluminasyon:
hit it
Doktor Iluminasyon:
you need a bigger power pool
Morgan:
Really?
Morgan:
Hmm...
Morgan:
okay
Morgan:
Third world warfare
Morgan:
what should I build? Light infantry?
Morgan:
the World Market gave me some artillery, but it's powered and not towed
Morgan:
so it's basically useless to me
Morgan:
How do I increase military supply over long distance?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
build supply depots nearby, the supply depot has 100% supply in its own hex, every hex decreases over distance, but rail and roads reduce it
Doktor Iluminasyon:
also, supply trucks
Doktor Iluminasyon:
accompany your army with a supply truck unit
Morgan:
alright
Doktor Iluminasyon:
powered artillery is bad?!
Doktor Iluminasyon:
why?!
Morgan:
Yes, because it uses oil and requires heavy supply lines
Doktor Iluminasyon:
you don't have oil?!
Morgan:
no deposits of oil
Doktor Iluminasyon:
WUT
Morgan:
I have to trade for it
Doktor Iluminasyon:
what kind of south america is dat!
Morgan:
The only country, aside from the World Market, with oil, is Guatemala
Doktor Iluminasyon:
hit it!
Doktor Iluminasyon:
raep guatemala!
Morgan:
It's at the other end of the map, near Mexico (World Market) while the only thing dividing me from Colombia (World Market) is Panama
Doktor Iluminasyon:
Take panama first
Doktor Iluminasyon:
you must
Morgan:
Alright
Doktor Iluminasyon:
also consider the mad inflation combo
Doktor Iluminasyon:
if your population grows like crazy, you may need it
Doktor Iluminasyon:
CITEFA M77
Doktor Iluminasyon:
do you have this cannon?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
SBAT-70 Towed
Doktor Iluminasyon:
TAMSE VCA 155mm sounds cool
Morgan:
No
Morgan:
I have no artillery aside from the **** World Market sold me
Doktor Iluminasyon:
AA-VCA 155mm
Doktor Iluminasyon:
90 Tech level and south american
Doktor Iluminasyon:
also, try buyng unit designs from neighbors
Doktor Iluminasyon:
offer lump sum cash
Doktor Iluminasyon:
they love to sell unit tech
Doktor Iluminasyon:
and its worth it
Morgan:
Hmm...
Morgan:
Perhaps.
Doktor Iluminasyon:
you don't spend years
Doktor Iluminasyon:
AND spend the cost only
Doktor Iluminasyon:
just cover the expense and they sell it
Morgan:
Nice.
Morgan:
Tanks would be pretty useless here
Morgan:
since everything is close combat
Morgan:
or close combat/high ground
Doktor Iluminasyon:
great
Doktor Iluminasyon:
so you need to get up and close
Doktor Iluminasyon:
if you have planes too, it would be awesome
Doktor Iluminasyon:
-114
S. America Class: Artillery
Level: 114
Crew: 4
Doktor Iluminasyon:
hmm...
Morgan:
Lol, what?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
S AMERICA also has nice late game units
Doktor Iluminasyon:
tech level 114 though
Morgan:
4 crew
Morgan:
rofl
Doktor Iluminasyon:
so?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
too few?
Morgan:
It's also called "114"
Morgan:
that's strange.
Doktor Iluminasyon:
SS-114
Doktor Iluminasyon:
sorry
Doktor Iluminasyon:
SS LOL
Doktor Iluminasyon:
also late game units need a lot of AI and automaic handling
Doktor Iluminasyon:
so 4 crew is ok
Doktor Iluminasyon:
LOLWUT
Doktor Iluminasyon:
latest antitank units
Doktor Iluminasyon:
look at them
Morgan:
I'm not seeing a S. America region section
Doktor Iluminasyon:
anttank?
Morgan:
Rofl
Morgan:
Mechs?
Morgan:
Damn
Doktor Iluminasyon:
Exoskeleton
Class: Infantry
Level: 120
Crew: 10
Soft Attack Hard Attack Close Attack Close Defense
39 20 28 32
2 km 2 km
Morgan:
god ******* damnit
Doktor Iluminasyon:
wut
Morgan:
all the stuff I'm researching should be done in about two months
Morgan:
but it isn't getting researched
Doktor Iluminasyon:
not a single step?
Morgan:
"completion time: unknown"
Morgan:
Not a single step
Doktor Iluminasyon:
prerequisites are ok
Doktor Iluminasyon:
?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
research funding is ok?
Morgan:
hold on
Morgan:
Immediate Prerequisites: none
Morgan:
Research funding is 400 ******* million
Morgan:
and most of them have a cost of 90 mil
Morgan:
or below
Doktor Iluminasyon:
tech level matches the design?=
Doktor Iluminasyon:

USA Class: Carriers
Level: 118
Crew: 6500
Spotting Range Travel Range Move Speed Cargo
170 998640 km 57 km/h 25200
260 km


WHAT
Doktor Iluminasyon:
a million KM range,
Doktor Iluminasyon:
60 Km\
Doktor Iluminasyon:
h
Morgan:
Wouldn't "higher tech level" be in the immediate prerequisites?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
****
Doktor Iluminasyon:
research facilities are a-ok=
Doktor Iluminasyon:
not under siege?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
supplied?
Morgan:
It's not under siege
Morgan:
I assume it's supplied, since it's right next to my ******* capital
Doktor Iluminasyon:
goddamnit
Doktor Iluminasyon:
electricity and all stuff ok?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
****
Morgan:
I'm not being warned about shortages
Doktor Iluminasyon:
wait a few days?
Doktor Iluminasyon:
maybe they'll figure out
Morgan:
I had this problem the last time I tried playing
Morgan:
months and months
Morgan:
no research
Morgan:
ever
Doktor Iluminasyon:
I'll post it at the forums right away
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Post by tkobo »

I dont see what the bug reported here is ?

Is it that he thinks research isnt working ?
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Post by The Khan »

Precisely
he says he pays 400 Million dollar every day 33%each subsection, yet it doesn't work, and research doesn't advance ONE step forward for months.
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Post by tkobo »

While its possible he has found a bug no one else found in 2 years, its FAR more likely he simply doesnt understand the research system.

Is this the full game or the demo ?
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Post by The Khan »

Costa Rica, full version.

HE says he spends moneh.
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remember that the amount of money is limited by GDP/c and by # of research centers. He's Costa Rica...

He probably can't put enough money into it to get the research to go faster. Thank all those who asked for a realistic game...
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Post by The Khan »

Dude, he says he limited his research to one topic (a new artillery piece) and for months, there isn't a single advance! Plus the money he puts daily is much more then the project altogether
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Post by tkobo »

This game isnt simplistic like Control and Conquer (or the basic RTS), the research system especially is very complicated and some of it is hidden from view.

Your friend needs to read thru this section of the forum, the research section ,and get a better understanding of how the research system works.And pay attention to the dates of the posts he reads becuase the system has changed over time with patches.

In a small region, with little cash, low gdp/c ,and low population it can take many years to research a single tech.

What hes needs to do, is learn how to increase the pace of research and how to get the cash,gdp/c and population that is required to do so.

The techs will say just how long they take at the current funding and research situation, so he can see whether or not hes gotten the situation to the point that is favorable to research or not.

It can be done with every region ive played so far.He just needs to learn how.
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Tkobo is correct
The Khan wrote:Dude, he says he limited his research to one topic (a new artillery piece) and for months, there isn't a single advance! Plus the money he puts daily is much more then the project altogether
When was the last time you heard of a Costa Rican military anything? They don't even have an army! And If he's putting all his money in the tech and none in the efficiency, it'll never get finished...
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Balthagor wrote:Tkobo is correct
The Khan wrote:Dude, he says he limited his research to one topic (a new artillery piece) and for months, there isn't a single advance! Plus the money he puts daily is much more then the project altogether
When was the last time you heard of a Costa Rican military anything? They don't even have an army! And If he's putting all his money in the tech and none in the efficiency, it'll never get finished...
Actually, that may be the only way to finish even a simple tech. I've just tried Costa Rica and found that researching a very simple 100mm AAA took me 150 days with 100% for tech! Research efficiency suffered, but putting all money to tech development perhaps is the only way to finish any research in a reasonable time...
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Post by tkobo »

I dont think your figuring in the caps.

Sounds to me like your overspending, putting more cash into the tech part of research than its cap allows, and the balance is being shifted automatically to the other 2 parts (Efficiency,level).

If your efficiency was zero, nothing would get accomplished.
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Post by The Khan »

Nah, save loading thegame helpedhe says.
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Post by tkobo »

Decided to run a test myself.
Im not seeing any thing thats not working here.

Less than a year in, and i have billions in the bank, solid economy, large army building, made a full alliance with panama.
I also have 2 centers with a third building, and research it starting to become reasonable.

AND to top things off, i think ive discovered a new twist (on an old tactic) i hadnt suspected that makes the game even easier.
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Post by tkobo »

Second year over.
I gained 1 tech level,researched 2 units designs (stormer, elite infrantry) and researched 1 tech (depleted uranium).

I now have 6 research centers and am now researching composite plants, which will currently take 120 days.

Im debating building more centers,but decided to fight a war as i needed some action .Honduras is about to fall :wink:
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