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BigFurryMonster
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EMPEROR of Cats
Feb 2002
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FYI: an overview of Science costs and the formula for calculating the number of beakers needed.
(got this from non-C3C - it might have changed...)
Science
Tech Overview
From left to right: science cost, tech, status
Ancient Age
2 Pottery Discovered.
2 Ceremonial Burial Starting Tech.
3 Bronze Working Starting Tech.
3 Warrior Code From a Hut.
4 Masonry From Ankh-Morpork.
4 The Wheel From Ankh-Morpork.
4 Mysticism Discovered.
5 Alphabet From the Lost Boys.
5 Horseback Riding
6 Iron Working
6 Philosophy
8 Mathematics
8 Writing From the Lost Boys.
10 Code of Laws
10* Literature
12 MapMaking
12 Polytheism Currently Researching.
16 Currency
20 Construction
24* Monarchy
28* The Republic
Medieval Age
32# Feudalism
32#* Chivalry
36# Monotheism
36# Printing Press
36 Engineering
40#* Music Theory
40# Theology
44# Invention
44# Education
48# Gunpowder
52# Banking
52#* Free Artistry
56# Economics
56# Astronomy
56# Navigation
60# Chemistry
64# Metallurgy
64# Physics
64#* Military Tradition
68# Democracy
68# Theory of Gravity
68# Magnetism
# changed from earlier versions
* not needed for next Era
Tech Formula
Update: Turn 106, Aug 20th, 2003.
The formula for calculating a tech's beaker cost is:
[WorldSizeFactor * [10 * EditorCost * (1 - M/[1.75N])] / (10 * LevelFactor)]
- WorldSizeFactor = (from tiny to huge): 160, 200, 240, 320, 400
- LevelFactor = (from chieftain to deity): 10, 10, 10, 9, 8, 6
- EditorCost: the tech-specific number that can be found in the Editor.
- M is the number of civs that you have contact with that have the tech.
- N is the total number of civs left in the game.
- Square brackets mean a rounddown (truncation) of the result.
To calculate the number of turns estimated to discover the tech, divide the outcome of the above by your current science output. There is a minimum of 4 turns and a maximum of 40 turns for researching a tech alltogether.
The previously used formula is:
EditorCost * WorldSizeFactor / LevelFactor * (1 - M / (2 * (N - 1)))
Links:
Science Discussion.
Turn 67 thread.
Thread with factors.
Thread on CFC with "new" formula.
Thread with previous formula.
Thread on GWT with tech costs.
Thread on CFC with TechCalc - a Science Calculator.
E_T's Science Beaker Calculator.
Last edited by BigFurryMonster on 03-04-2005 at 13:01
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01-03-2005 14:47
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