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TrueAlcove 13 May @ 11:51pm
excess research
I seem to find conflicting information on this, so will be grateful for an answer:

A few aspect:

1. I know that any tech (= civilization advance) takes at least 4 turns to finish.
2. If we have more than enough research to complete a tech in 4 turns, will the excess research carry to another tech?
3. Suppose we complete a tech with a bit more than enough research, will the excess carry over the another tech?

I test a bit and think the answer to 2. is no, but I am not very confident ...

Thanks for any response in advance!
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sylow_p 14 May @ 9:33am 
The excess is wasted and does not carry over to another topic of research. The four turn minimum is actually a setting that's easy to change (or used to be easy).

I've had instances when I forgot to check my research, and ended up having completed the research 'payments' by so much that my last turn finished it with zero research contribution.
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Harashiohorn 15 May @ 8:37am 
To add on here, this is why the optimal move is typically to drop Science Funding to the lowest level that still takes 1 turn, when 1 turn remains.
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TrueAlcove 15 May @ 6:31pm 
Thanks!! It seems that in civ 3 every kind of excess (food, shield, research) is wasted. Tricky micromanagement if we look for perfectection :|
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B.O.B. 21 May @ 9:26am 
Originally posted by sylow_p:
The excess is wasted and does not carry over to another topic of research. The four turn minimum is actually a setting that's easy to change (or used to be easy).

I've had instances when I forgot to check my research, and ended up having completed the research 'payments' by so much that my last turn finished it with zero research contribution.

You have to create your own map in the Civ 3 editor and set it to Custom Rules, and then it is one of the settings on General Settings tab of the rules. The minimum you can set it is 1. You can also set maximum research time (which defaults to 50).
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