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IDProjectCategoryLast Update
0023720AI War 2SuggestionFeb 8, 2021 9:46 pm
Reporterfwiffoforce Assigned ToChris_McElligottPark  
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version2.500 Multiplayer Alpha Begins Now! 
Fixed in VersionBeta 2.729 Tech Vaults, Bugfixes, And Major AMU Updates 
Summary0023720: Several choices for tech vault hack
DescriptionSo. I've been playing the game, got some victories under my belt already. As I've been doing so, I've noticed... well, the technology vaults almost exclusively go ignored by me. In almost all cases, they will have a technology that I am simply not speccing my fleets into (as I have a tendency to hyperspecialize in tech), and in those cases it's far cheaper to unlock the associated technology with science. Tech vaults are all well and good, but if it provided you with two (or more) choices to pick from (similar to the advanced research station's multi-choice functionality) you'd actually get to see it used in an interesting way instead of just being a miniature spire archive.

To put it succinctly, the odds of getting a technology in a technology vault that you actually want are low enough that their tech-granting functionality in my experience very seldom sees use. Making tech vaults offer two choices would reduce this issue, making them feel less redundant without overly increasing the risk of them fitting your purposes too often.
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Strategic Sage

Sep 13, 2020 6:35 pm

reporter   ~0058479

I pretty much always hack all the tech vaults in my games, and they usually are varied enough that multiple of them fit categories I really want. That's more a variant experience issue, but I think the game needs to resist further moves in this direction. I think we've already gone more than far enough in the 'turn the galaxy into what you want' direction as opposed to the 'do the best you can with what's there' core design.

Chris_McElligottPark

Feb 8, 2021 9:46 pm

administrator   ~0060481

Done in the next beta! Thanks!

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Sep 13, 2020 11:34 am fwiffoforce New Issue
Sep 13, 2020 6:35 pm Strategic Sage Note Added: 0058479
Feb 8, 2021 9:46 pm Chris_McElligottPark Assigned To => Chris_McElligottPark
Feb 8, 2021 9:46 pm Chris_McElligottPark Status new => resolved
Feb 8, 2021 9:46 pm Chris_McElligottPark Resolution open => fixed
Feb 8, 2021 9:46 pm Chris_McElligottPark Fixed in Version => Beta 2.729 Tech Vaults, Bugfixes, And Major AMU Updates
Feb 8, 2021 9:46 pm Chris_McElligottPark Note Added: 0060481