Pacing - First level techs are very slow

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It seems to me that it takes a very long time to complete your first technology, but subsequent techs start to flow much more quickly. Does the first tech on each tree need to be made cheaper?
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
That's another issue we'll be tweaking and hopefully have almost-perfect for Beta4, but i do suggest looking at your spending...at the beginning of the game you may jsut be putting alot of time into military and not giving the necessary love to research. 
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Also remember that your population at the start is tiny.
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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Actually I just left the spending sliders alone and cranked up my tax rate to pay for colony ships. Didn't change government spending though. Does a high tax rate eat into research efficiency?
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
There is problem with tech spacing most definately. I mean I was focusing on beam research. Now I was able to research a new beam weapon every 2 weeks What the hell? My average ship took 9 weeks to build. That's insane :/ I'll build a ship and already its guns are 4 generations behind.
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I mean I was focusing on beam research. Now I was able to research a new beam weapon every 2 weeks


Ahhh, now that you mention it, I did notice that as well. The tech costs don't increase enough on the Beam Weapon track as you move up. I didn't play too far yet, but I'm going to assume that other tech tracks have a similar problem.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
I haven't gone past level IV on anything yet. Do they ever switch to doing heavier damage rather than lower size/cost?
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
SO far not really, I noticed higher lvl missles doing 2 damage instead of 1, but Im still a novice to the tech tree. The thing that pisses me off the most is the fact the computer "defender" ship is a small hull with 6/1 beams. What the fuck? I cant get 6/1 on a medium hull with higher tech lvl...