About the number of breakthroughs appearing

[Gilmund]

I've made 2-3 games where i have build all wonders and the Omega Telescope did find me 3 last breakthroughs at once.
Then nothing. 2 or 3 slot breakthroughs are never found depending of the game. I'm not able to see the breakthrough bar completely filled. I wonder if you have a different experience than me on this matter or if it's normal behavior.

Looks like that.

 

[Miravlix]

Not sure why you think breakthroughs has to be the same length as the others.

You can get it one entry longer than the others with the Paradox sponsor, but there is no way to get it the same length.

 

[Gilmund]

Cause you've 5 regular techs lines with the exact same length so i'm logically thinking breakthroughs should be the same. But i find myself always missing two or three breakthroughs to complete the line and i wonder if its whats expected.
Btw to have +1/-1 breakthrough in some games than others makes no sense to me.
Is it perfectly normal ?

 

[Eled the Worm Tamer]

Its ok if the differing lenghts are a bit of a mystery, just keep playing and mars will provide

 

[Gilmund]

Its ok if the differing lenghts are a bit of a mystery, just keep playing and mars will provide

You mean i've to stick with these games to discover new things ? Even after building the Omega Telescope ?
Mysteries can trigger new breakthroughs sometimes. But my mystery is also finished so i'm sure there is nothing there anymore.
I wonder if these 2-3 breakhthrough slots are mystery "reserved".

 

[Eled the Worm Tamer]

You mean i've to stick with these games to discover new things ? Even after building the Omega Telescope ?
Mysteries can trigger new breakthroughs sometimes. But my mystery is also finished so i'm sure there is nothing there anymore.
I wonder if these 2-3 breakhthrough slots are mystery "reserved".

possibkly that was certainly my thought that you'd not finished the mystery the 2 Ive played have both had at least 2 breakthoughs related to them.

 

[Gilmund]

possibkly that was certainly my thought that you'd not finished the mystery the 2 Ive played have both had at least 2 breakthoughs related to them.

I'm pretty sure it's finished considering the final outcome i had. But this was a mystery with no breakthrough to search in the first place. It may explain why three slots are empty.

 

[vagamer]

A post on steam indicates that certain conditions will allow opening 20 breakthrough slots:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/464920/discussions/0/1697169163401847456/

 

[Gilmund]

So a guy is able to get 23 breakthrough when i'm stuck at 17!

 

[zeliscar]

Hello. Breakthroughs are not considered a normal tech tree, which is evident if you ever had Alien Imprints tech. Their number can vary and doesn't have to reach 20 techs, like the other trees. I'm pretty sure you won't be getting any more in your current playthrough.

For example, in my last game I've gotten 20 with Paradox before completing the Omega project, which then gave me another 3 so I had 23 total. It's random*.

*or maybe not random, but depending on your mystery and sponsor

 

[Promethian]

You can get it one entry longer than the others with the Paradox sponsor, but there is no way to get it the same length.

2. Paradox sponsor gets at least 2. Its easy to test since the maps aren't randomized. Same coordinates always produce the same map, including anomaly positions. You can load up a rocket with nothing but probes and reveal a huge chunk of the map. Do that with IMM, then with Paradox. You'll see that Paradox has 2 more breakthrough anomalies. But that is before deep scanning and I wasn't willing to wait deep scanning out so Paradox might get another 1 or 2 more in the deep scanning layer.