Comments on the game balance after fixing tech trading
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OK, I'm playing a game on huge with 5xgenius AI. The tech trading seems MUCH better. In previous games I was able to routinely get 1000+bc from tech leases and not really have to worry about my other income sources. Now I'm getting 100+bc, and have to work hard to make ends meet 
Say goodbye to the technology party...
Minor races are CONSTANTLY broke, and after the initial wave of leases it's nearly impossible to get any money from them. I suppose every major race is demanding money from them, so they have a really hard time after the patch.
But still, being able to aggresively trade techs with all the major and minor races is a huge advantage. AI doesn't seem to be doing this as much. Once I have a decent tech, I can pretty much catch up by trading it to all the AIs for different stuff. And then, the outcome of the game is almost decided. I have an advantage diplomatically, and since I have superior technology from trading I can make the entire galaxy go to war with each other, and finish them off one by one. Or so I hope, I haven't finished the game yet, but I'd be surprised if they offered much resistance.
So: maybe it's a good idea to have AIs trade techs more aggresively between each other, and make it a bit more difficult to make one race attack another (my primary way of keeping out of trouble until I get Dreadnoughts... and then it's game over).
Maybe I'll have to take some of that back when the game surprises me... I sure hope that will happen.
Say goodbye to the technology party...Minor races are CONSTANTLY broke, and after the initial wave of leases it's nearly impossible to get any money from them. I suppose every major race is demanding money from them, so they have a really hard time after the patch.
But still, being able to aggresively trade techs with all the major and minor races is a huge advantage. AI doesn't seem to be doing this as much. Once I have a decent tech, I can pretty much catch up by trading it to all the AIs for different stuff. And then, the outcome of the game is almost decided. I have an advantage diplomatically, and since I have superior technology from trading I can make the entire galaxy go to war with each other, and finish them off one by one. Or so I hope, I haven't finished the game yet, but I'd be surprised if they offered much resistance.
So: maybe it's a good idea to have AIs trade techs more aggresively between each other, and make it a bit more difficult to make one race attack another (my primary way of keeping out of trouble until I get Dreadnoughts... and then it's game over).
Maybe I'll have to take some of that back when the game surprises me... I sure hope that will happen.
