Research Ships?

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I had an idea a few days ago that i REALLY like. and then a few hours later i saw that DA had just been releasted. ive been trying to read around to see if any one had thought of this or was possibly already in the expantion. i dont know yet, and i have not yet bought the expantion to find out for myself. Though that will happen very soon!

Research Ships... i would like to see a research module to put on my ships. possibly a spit in the tech tree at steller cartography. that way peacful civs have a good use for their ships during peace time. It would allow the ship to add to your civs research total. This would also allow smaller civs who do not have room for larg amounts of reserch facilities to not fall too far behind technologically. given the vast majoraty of research would go on on in the planet bassed facilities.

Is this already in the game? has this been thought of already? i realize this might not be the perfect place in the forum to mention this, but if this is a new idea i would really like to see it as an addition in a future patch to DA.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Is this already in the game?


Nope.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Wouldn't a research space stations be better than a research ships?
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
that was another thought i did have. though, there are already economic starbases that inhance existing research facilities. and research mining stations. but yes, i would also like to see a posible reasearch station. However, stations are much more vulnerable then a ship. this is why there is something very apealing about a "science vessel." especially if it could double as a dessent warship, if war should break out. Basically i am in the middle of a game were the AI got ahead in the begining. Once they got more planets and a bigger economy their research exploded compared to mine. It seemed that once they got ahead the gap just started getting wider and wider. i think this is a great way to help level the game alittle more, plus i think its just a cool idea
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I imagine it would be abit like a survey ship, but with some extra bonuses attached? Perhaps an upgraded Survey Module, like Troop and Advanced Troop Modules, that somehow benefited research. That would be pretty nifty, but I don't foresee it happening.