supremespleen Posted July 31, 2006 Author Share Posted July 31, 2006 Welcome new nations to the OverClocked Alliance! Here is the best place to learn more about the game workings.Who is currently drafting an alliance charter, and how is it coming along? I have it all written on piece of paper. It's a matter of me scanning or typing it. Can't do it now, I'm about to go to bed. I'll have it tomorrow though. [:] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nec5 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 The parties herein agree to the rules consistent with and constituent of all aforementioned agreements notwithstanding non-binding agreements within prior negotiations and mediations. All in favor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvi Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 ok so I'm nearing 5k income (gonna hit like 4.3k today) and I was wondering, how important is technology? Should I keep buying infrastructure for a while, or pick up some tech? Well thanks to any vets (or new people who know what they are doing) who can help me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antelucan Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 ok so I'm nearing 5k income (gonna hit like 4.3k today) and I was wondering, how important is technology? Should I keep buying infrastructure for a while, or pick up some tech? Well thanks to any vets (or new people who know what they are doing) who can help me. Technology affects three things: happiness, battle outcomes, and nation strength. If you have 0 tech then you lose 1 happiness, but you increasingly gain happiness for tech that is over 0.5. Battle outcomes are generated randomly, but are influenced by your technology. With a higher tech, you generally get more kills per unit military (infantry, tanks, and cruise missles). You also need 10 tech to get nuclear weapons. Technology has a large affect on the nation strength calculation. My advice is to buy some tech to get your nation out of the caves (and your literacy to something reasonable) if you don't have any yet. It may give you an edge in any battles you fight. It doesn't take much tech to satisfy a new nation, but having none is really detrimental all around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mage Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I just started saving for tech enhancements a few days ago. Do you hav eto buy a full lever at once, or can you buy fractions of a level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antelucan Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I just started saving for tech enhancements a few days ago. Do you hav eto buy a full lever at once, or can you buy fractions of a level? You can buy in fractions, just like with infrastructure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mage Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I just started saving for tech enhancements a few days ago. Do you hav eto buy a full lever at once, or can you buy fractions of a level? You can buy in fractions, just like with infrastructure. Ah, good. In that case I can buy up to half a level within the next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nec5 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I just started saving for tech enhancements a few days ago. Do you hav eto buy a full lever at once, or can you buy fractions of a level? You can buy in fractions, just like with infrastructure. Ah, good. In that case I can buy up to half a level within the next week. I was reading around in the forums and most of the veterans claim that you should save up to buy technology in one level increments. It has something to do with the cost of technology going up after each purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antelucan Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I was reading around in the forums and most of the veterans claim that you should save up to buy technology in one level increments. It has something to do with the cost of technology going up after each purchase. I believe this is because the price of tech goes up with each integer increase in tech level. So if you have 7.5 tech and you buy 1 tech you will pay the 7-8 level price for all of it, which costs less, for example, than buying 0.5 tech at the 7-8 price and 0.5 tech again at the (higher) 8-9 price. So really, the most ideal (but not at all practical) situation would be to make one single investment in all the technology you ever plan to use because it would cost you exactly $10,000 times the number of levels you buy. Someone correct me if I am wrong. EDITed for . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nec5 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 I was reading around in the forums and most of the veterans claim that you should save up to buy technology in one level increments. It has something to do with the cost of technology going up after each purchase. I believe this is because the price of tech goes up with each integer increase in tech level. So if you have 7.5 tech and you buy 1 tech you will pay the 7-8 level price for all of it, which costs less, for example, than buying 0.5 tech at the 7-8 price and 0.5 tech again at the (higher) 8-9 price. So really, the most ideal (but not at all practical) situation would be to make one single investment in all the technology you ever plan to use because it would cost you exactly $10,000 for the number of levels you buy. Someone correct me if I am wrong. That sounds about right. As people get higher levels of technology, the cost will rise. You can use foreign aid with friendly countries to purchase their technology at a reduced rate, but it's a somewhat lengthy process. I don't think any of us are at that point yet, but it's an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Don't buy technology until you make $10k a day. You'll need to keep pumping infrastructure for awhile before moving onto getting technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mage Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Don't buy technology until you make $10k a day. You'll need to keep pumping infrastructure for awhile before moving onto getting technology. Can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones_221 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 How quickly does the population increase (with area and infrastructure factored in, I assume)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antelucan Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 How quickly does the population increase (with area and infrastructure factored in, I assume)? I believe population depends entirely upon infrastructure. The more infrastructure you have, the more people your nation can accommodate. I'm not sure of the precise relationship, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones_221 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Does anyone know to where I can look (which thread on the forums, basically) which talks about pop. growth? The only thing I've seen is "the more infrastructure, the quicker the growth." Nothing specific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeCrusher Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 My nation is Davidian, orange team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mage Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 My nation is Davidian, orange team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones_221 Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 That's the EXACT image I had in my head when he mentioned his nation name. (I see some bad PR for our alliance when word of this gets out...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antelucan Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Does anyone know to where I can look (which thread on the forums, basically) which talks about pop. growth? The only thing I've seen is "the more infrastructure, the quicker the growth." Nothing specific. CN wiki[/url'>]A nation usually gains from 7 - 10 people per infrastructure point Also see the discussion in this thread. Infrastructure is the only thing at this time that affects your population, so pump your funds into infrastructure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitty Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Poor environment actually makes you lose some citizens so keep that up. Although since the world is currently glowing a bright green from nukes I wouldn't worry about it so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Advent Posted July 31, 2006 Share Posted July 31, 2006 Looks fun. I'm in. Orange team. R: BlackPriest N: BlackAdvent T: Cattle and Rubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremespleen Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 Abridged OCRA Code Article 1: Trade If possible, I will trade with members of the OCRA.If someone in the OCRA is in need of food or other items due to starvation or I will sacrifice my nations happiness for a short time to assist them. I am not required to do this if it will severely hurt my nation. Article 2: War I will not declare war without discussing it with my alliance members.If one of the OCRA members is under attack, I agree to assist them. Uhh, what else do we need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mage Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Poor environment actually makes you lose some citizens so keep that up. Although since the world is currently glowing a bright green from nukes I wouldn't worry about it so much. Heh, mine is at 1.5 stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones_221 Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 Abridged OCRA CodeArticle 1: Trade If possible, I will trade with members of the OCRA.If someone in the OCRA is in need of food or other items due to starvation or I will sacrifice my nations happiness for a short time to assist them. I am not required to do this if it will severely hurt my nation. Article 2: War I will not declare war without discussing it with my alliance members.If one of the OCRA members is under attack, I agree to assist them. Uhh, what else do we need? I dunno, it seems good to me. Maybe something saying we won't sell out members of our alliance for membership in another or money or anything else. Some kind of "Anti Benedict Arnold" clause. If said clause is violated, they forfeit any claims they had to any benefits of being in the OCRA (obviously), and become the immediate enemy of the OCRA, subjecting themselves to immediate annihilation (if they haven't yet become a member of another alliance, of course). That's my only suggestion. Falchion, can you make any? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supremespleen Posted August 1, 2006 Author Share Posted August 1, 2006 Bones, that is a wicked good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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