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Sethito posted 06-23-99 05:55 PM ET
How do you build a "tech city" ????
Please enlighten me.

Krushala posted 06-23-99 08:38 PM ET
2 important features of a tech city. Energy production and labs production which go hand in hand. Build it preferribly in high terrain with 3 special resources if possible. Build all energy and labs facilites including tree farm and hybrid forest. Use at least one borehole for extra energy. Build supply crawlers to bring in more energy. Next try to get all of these secret projects: Merchant Exchange, Supercollider, Theory of Everything, Network Backbone, and space elevator.
Sector7G posted 06-23-99 09:18 PM ET
There are a few helpful hints in "Best Bases"
thread I started last week or so.
Koshko posted 06-23-99 10:02 PM ET
Another option is a coastal city. On every water square, plant kelp and build a Harness. Plant Forest everywhere (unless you also have some high terrain as well). A Borehole may or may not be needed depending on location. Also make rivers. For a slight bonus Energy make that base your HQ. Every little bit helps.
Keep the best defenders you got nearby.
eNo posted 06-24-99 11:36 PM ET
Merchant Exhange, Network Backbone, Super collider, all the tech facilities (Research Hostipital, Fusion Lab). I think there's another wonder with a similar effect to SuperCollider but I don't remember
jimmytrick posted 06-24-99 11:40 PM ET
SMAC PARTY THIS WEEKEND IN THE CHAT LOBBY AT ACOL:
http://www.an.i-dentity.com/ac.cgi/main
Check in now and then; party hardy SMACERS!
Beta1 posted 06-25-99 05:20 AM ET
My best Tech city was coastal. next to 3000 metre mountain - lots of kelp to provide food, lots of altitude for energy.Build rivers like made AND echelon mirrors.
Resource Consumer posted 06-25-99 07:29 AM ET
eNo
Theory of Everything
CelticWarLord posted 06-25-99 07:35 AM ET
When Supercollider becomes available, choose a city with good energy production and build it there (if you have Merchant Exchange there then fine, but it still works reasonably if you haven't). Then build biology lab, network node and everything else that is good for labs in that city if it doesn't have them already - only interrupt this to build the Theory of Everything.
Get your formers to improve energy even further - either forests with Tree Farm and Hybrid, or lots of Solar Collectors, Echelon Mirrors etc.
If you want even more science, you can then build some supply crawlers in the city (or elsewhere and re-assign them) and send them to Boreholes or other energy-rich places.
Then look at your HQ lab status and see how much of your research is coming from just one base!
CelticWarLord
JayPegg posted 06-25-99 09:14 AM ET
The key is to try and put all 4 of the tech sp's in the same base, your headquarters is probably the best choice because of efficency, but make sure it has good mineral output(if it doesn't, then use supply crawlers!). If your able to do this, and a have a rather large pop, 1000 tech points a turn is easy.
JayPegg posted 06-25-99 09:18 AM ET
Oh, and just to review, those 4 tech sp's are-
Merchant Exchange (+1 energy per square)
Supercollider (labs 100%)
Theory of Everything (labs 100%)
Network Backbone (hard to explain this one, but I know it works!)
Series II posted 06-25-99 09:29 AM ET
Network backbone gives +1 research for every point of commerce at the base that it is built in. Currently I am geting about 32 more research becasue of NB at my HQ.
Series II posted 06-25-99 09:31 AM ET
It would be nice to know the order that SMAC processes increases to research, food and minerals. I.E. take the unmodified energy multiply by ## if this, add 50 if this, divide by 50 it this....
Than again maybe just the very anal-micromanagers would like this.
DrPhibes posted 06-25-99 10:33 AM ET
Do all the SPs mentioned in the one base, and build 100 or more crawlers, rover crawlers, sea crawlers, drop crawlers, whatever. Assign them to this base. Send them out to enrgy rich squares.
Build only research and economy improving facilities in this base.
Make sure you have a defense pod in the skies to (hopefully) block the PBs that will likely as not be launched at this base.
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Author	Topic: Tech City?
Sethito	posted 06-23-99 05:55 PM ET How do you build a "tech city" ???? Please enlighten me.
Krushala	posted 06-23-99 08:38 PM ET 2 important features of a tech city. Energy production and labs production which go hand in hand. Build it preferribly in high terrain with 3 special resources if possible. Build all energy and labs facilites including tree farm and hybrid forest. Use at least one borehole for extra energy. Build supply crawlers to bring in more energy. Next try to get all of these secret projects: Merchant Exchange, Supercollider, Theory of Everything, Network Backbone, and space elevator.
Sector7G	posted 06-23-99 09:18 PM ET There are a few helpful hints in "Best Bases" thread I started last week or so.
Koshko	posted 06-23-99 10:02 PM ET Another option is a coastal city. On every water square, plant kelp and build a Harness. Plant Forest everywhere (unless you also have some high terrain as well). A Borehole may or may not be needed depending on location. Also make rivers. For a slight bonus Energy make that base your HQ. Every little bit helps. Keep the best defenders you got nearby.
eNo	posted 06-24-99 11:36 PM ET Merchant Exhange, Network Backbone, Super collider, all the tech facilities (Research Hostipital, Fusion Lab). I think there's another wonder with a similar effect to SuperCollider but I don't remember
jimmytrick	posted 06-24-99 11:40 PM ET SMAC PARTY THIS WEEKEND IN THE CHAT LOBBY AT ACOL: http://www.an.i-dentity.com/ac.cgi/main Check in now and then; party hardy SMACERS!
Beta1	posted 06-25-99 05:20 AM ET My best Tech city was coastal. next to 3000 metre mountain - lots of kelp to provide food, lots of altitude for energy.Build rivers like made AND echelon mirrors.
Resource Consumer	posted 06-25-99 07:29 AM ET eNo Theory of Everything
CelticWarLord	posted 06-25-99 07:35 AM ET When Supercollider becomes available, choose a city with good energy production and build it there (if you have Merchant Exchange there then fine, but it still works reasonably if you haven't). Then build biology lab, network node and everything else that is good for labs in that city if it doesn't have them already - only interrupt this to build the Theory of Everything. Get your formers to improve energy even further - either forests with Tree Farm and Hybrid, or lots of Solar Collectors, Echelon Mirrors etc. If you want even more science, you can then build some supply crawlers in the city (or elsewhere and re-assign them) and send them to Boreholes or other energy-rich places. Then look at your HQ lab status and see how much of your research is coming from just one base! CelticWarLord
JayPegg	posted 06-25-99 09:14 AM ET The key is to try and put all 4 of the tech sp's in the same base, your headquarters is probably the best choice because of efficency, but make sure it has good mineral output(if it doesn't, then use supply crawlers!). If your able to do this, and a have a rather large pop, 1000 tech points a turn is easy.
JayPegg	posted 06-25-99 09:18 AM ET Oh, and just to review, those 4 tech sp's are- Merchant Exchange (+1 energy per square) Supercollider (labs 100%) Theory of Everything (labs 100%) Network Backbone (hard to explain this one, but I know it works!)
Series II	posted 06-25-99 09:29 AM ET Network backbone gives +1 research for every point of commerce at the base that it is built in. Currently I am geting about 32 more research becasue of NB at my HQ.
Series II	posted 06-25-99 09:31 AM ET It would be nice to know the order that SMAC processes increases to research, food and minerals. I.E. take the unmodified energy multiply by ## if this, add 50 if this, divide by 50 it this.... Than again maybe just the very anal-micromanagers would like this.
DrPhibes	posted 06-25-99 10:33 AM ET Do all the SPs mentioned in the one base, and build 100 or more crawlers, rover crawlers, sea crawlers, drop crawlers, whatever. Assign them to this base. Send them out to enrgy rich squares. Build only research and economy improving facilities in this base. Make sure you have a defense pod in the skies to (hopefully) block the PBs that will likely as not be launched at this base.