Does this research offer any actual bonuses to make it worthwhile to invest it?
Imo, it seems pretty useless.
Imo, it seems pretty useless.
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As far as I know all the research have hidden modifiers ... like affecting MTTH on events and such ... But whether the effects are worthwhile, I wouldn't know
The numbers are different for each advance, but if you have a focus on "windwheel", the mean time to happen (MTTH) is 500 months, but you just wait for tech spread, it's 2000 months assuming you border a province with that technology. It's seems that most other advances see a 3 to 4 fold change in MTTH, although other factors are involved.
I believe the effects are cumulative as well, so if you border two provinces with "windwheel", the MTTH is effectively 1000 months. So if you focus on advances that nobody nearby has, but wait for tech spread to bring in advances a lot of provinces nearby have, you won't see a big difference.
I believe the effects are cumulative as well, so if you border two provinces with "windwheel", the MTTH is effectively 1000 months. So if you focus on advances that nobody nearby has, but wait for tech spread to bring in advances a lot of provinces nearby have, you won't see a big difference.
It differs by technology, but thought research basically increases the speed of tech discovery -that is the tech you are researching. It doesn't effect spread, so it is only useful in your capital province.
Generally the thought techs lower MTTH by like 0,9 each, but Science lowers it by 0,8. Like all modifiers to MTTH they are cumulative.
Generally the thought techs lower MTTH by like 0,9 each, but Science lowers it by 0,8. Like all modifiers to MTTH they are cumulative.
Cool! Sounds useful.
Now that I have a University maybe I'll start investing in Thought. Imo, good stat bonuses for the kids seems more valuable than the tech bonus.
Actually, do Schools tech offer tech bonuses? Or do any of their structures (library, school, monastery, university) offer bonuses as well? And what bonuses do they offer to kids being educated?
And overall, does it make more sense to build up Schools tech first or Thought tech first?
Now that I have a University maybe I'll start investing in Thought. Imo, good stat bonuses for the kids seems more valuable than the tech bonus.
Actually, do Schools tech offer tech bonuses? Or do any of their structures (library, school, monastery, university) offer bonuses as well? And what bonuses do they offer to kids being educated?
And overall, does it make more sense to build up Schools tech first or Thought tech first?
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Also, is tech speed effect at all by the stats of your ruler and advisors? If so then "School Tech" could also offer secondary bonuses to research speed, albeit not directly.
It varies widely for particular advances but generally school tech doesn't have inherent benefits, only the buildings themselves do. The grand shipyard is particularly useful.
And yes stats and education effect tech discovery and spread. Having the best education in a related field is very good, but you'll have to look at the advances files to see which stats effect which advances.
As to researching schools vs. thought, it depends: thought is useful as soon as it's discovered and costs no money but is only useful in discovery. You have to build schools but they help tech spread.
If you are willing to comb through the advances_discovery and advances_spread files it's rather self-explanatory.
For how buildings help education see the Education thread in the FAQs section.
And yes stats and education effect tech discovery and spread. Having the best education in a related field is very good, but you'll have to look at the advances files to see which stats effect which advances.
As to researching schools vs. thought, it depends: thought is useful as soon as it's discovered and costs no money but is only useful in discovery. You have to build schools but they help tech spread.
If you are willing to comb through the advances_discovery and advances_spread files it's rather self-explanatory.
For how buildings help education see the Education thread in the FAQs section.
Sounds like I should stick w/ Schools first and then Thought...
unless Veld thinks and can explain otherwise. (I wonder what his thoughts are on these two techs)
unless Veld thinks and can explain otherwise. (I wonder what his thoughts are on these two techs)