Additional Secret Projects

[Mart]

Looking for ideas of additional secret projects. Below are several ones from Unity Mod, that I have there already. However, I was thinking of using all available slots.


Their value is pretty much only in victory points, but playtesting these so far, I noticed influence to the game, which is quite positive. AI builds them, turned out, that assigning value of 5 in several areas of "value" makes the trick.

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Planetfall Museum,            15, 0, None,    Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Earth Tribute,                20, 0, Psych,   Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Alien Artifacts Exhibition,   20, 0, AlienAr, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Progenitor Mystery,           20, 0, AlienAr, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
The Visiontrance,             25, 0, Brain,   Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,


Planetfall Museum
Available from the very start of the game, no tech required. Gives ability to all factions to start a Secret Project no matter of technologies. A museum of planetfall to Chiron, items, photos, etc.


Earth Tribute
Available with Social Psych. Just a monument commemorating society of Earth.


Alien Artifacts Exhibition
Comes with a tech I replaced Progenitor Psych -> Alien Archaeology. The idea of the tech is to find ways of searching for Alien artifacts, techs, etc. This new SP would be an exhibition of what would be collected. Both for public and secret artifacts.


Progenitor Mystery
Same with Alien Archaeology, SP preparing the best hypothesis about Progenitors, who they were, why they are extinct, what was their civ like.


The Visiontrance
Available with Secrets of the Human Brain. Ability to have visions, or something similar, that was possible with uncovering of how human brain functions.


So, looking for more ideas. I am not sure if there was any larger discussion about such ideas.

[Geo]

Here's one: Planet Dreams.

Available with Centauri Meditation -or Empathy.

Shows the commitment to tune in on Planet's neural network.

[Nexii]

Cool ideas.  Is it very difficult to give SPs actual effects?

[Geo]

Cool ideas.  Is it very difficult to give SPs actual effects?

At present, it is impossible to give SP's actual effects.
The only thing it gives the player is extra victory points because of constructing an SP.

[Mart]

Yitzi was planning on enabling something, some time ago.

Victory points are the only effect, that can be measured in 'game data'. Still, a titbit for players for score. However, there is additional effect in AI playstyle. With such value-levels (5) AI refuses to trade techs. It is beneficial for gameplay, especially when you could get a tech for mere 100 EC (or more later). And now, when there is some additional SP, AI refuses.


[Edit] AI sells for 100 not 25

[Mart]

Here's one: Planet Dreams.

Available with Centauri Meditation -or Empathy.

Shows the commitment to tune in on Planet's neural network.

With changes in the mod, I already have one SP per each of these two techs. And I was thinking, one SP per tech is ok, but I would avoid more.
On the other hand, we have 89 techs and 64 SP slots, so it may be difficult sometimes to fit one SP per tech if one decides, that some techs should not posses any SP.


I gave Alien Archaeology 2 SPs, also, but Progenitor Psych was a very strange tech. I took Aquafarm to some maritime technology. Maybe there is some another tech like that, I don't remember.

Here is last tech tree from UMod ver. 0.51

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#TECHNOLOGY
Biogenetics,                Biogen,  0, 3, 2, 2, Ecology, None,    000100000
Synthetic Fossil Fuels,     Fossil,  1, 0, 2, 4, Chemist, Gene,    000000000
Information Networks,       InfNet,  0, 3, 2, 1, None,    None,    000000000
Applied Physics,            Physic,  4, 2, 1, 0, None,    None,    000000000
Social Psych,               Psych,   0, 1, 3, 2, None,    None,    000000000
Doctrine: Mobility,         Mobile,  2, 0, 0, 3, Indust,  InfNet,  000000000
Centauri Ecology,           Ecology, 0, 1, 2, 3, None,    None,    100000000
Superconductor,             Super,   4, 2, 0, 0, OptComp, Mining,  000000000
Nonlinear Mathematics,      Chaos,   4, 3, 0, 0, FldMod,  InfNet,  000000000
Applied Relativity,         E=Mc2,   1, 3, 2, 0, Super,   Subat,   000000000
Fusion Power,               Fusion,  3, 4, 3, 1, Algor,   Super,   000000000
Silksteel Alloys,           Alloys,  3, 0, 4, 2, Subat,   IndAuto, 000000000
Advanced Subatomic Theory,  Subat,   2, 3, 2, 0, Chemist, Poly,    000000000
High Energy Chemistry,      Chemist, 3, 1, 2, 0, Indust,  Physic,  000000000
Frictionless Surfaces,      Surface, 1, 3, 2, 0, Unified, IndRob,  000000000
Nanometallurgy,             Metal,   1, 1, 0, 3, ProbMec, AdapDoc, 000000000
Superstring Theory,         String,  3, 2, 0, 1, Chaos,   Cyber,   000000000
Adv. Military Algorithms,   MilAlg,  3, 0, 1, 2, DocFlex, OptComp, 000000000
Monopole Magnets,           Magnets, 1, 1, 5, 0, String,  Alloys,  000000000
Matter Compression,         MatComp, 3, 1, 2, 0, Metal,   NanoMin, 000000000
Unified Field Theory,       Unified, 4, 3, 0, 1, Magnets, E=Mc2,   000000000
Graviton Theory,            Gravity, 3, 1, 0, 3, Unified, ProbMec, 000000000
Polymorphic Software,       Poly,    2, 3, 1, 0, Indust,  InfNet,  000000010
Applied Gravitonics,        AGrav,   3, 1, 0, 4, Gravity, TempMec, 000000000
Superdeep Mining,           Mining,  3, 2, 5, 2, MechEng, None,    000000100
Quantum Power,              Quantum, 3, 4, 3, 0, Surface, PlaEcon, 000000000
Singularity Mechanics,      SingMec, 1, 4, 3, 0, Create,  HAL9000, 000000000
Controlled Singularity,     ConSing, 4, 1, 2, 0, SingMec, AGrav,   000000000
Temporal Mechanics,         TempMec, 0, 1, 3, 2, Eudaim,  Matter,  001000000
Probability Mechanics,      ProbMec, 1, 1, 3, 2, DocSec,  Algor,   000000000
Pre-Sentient Algorithms,    Algor,   2, 4, 3, 2, MilAlg,  Cyber,   000000010
Super Tensile Solids,       Solids,  1, 0, 5, 2, MatComp, Space,   000000000
Planetary Networks,         PlaNets, 0, 4, 3, 1, InfNet,  None,    000000000
Digital Sentience,          DigSent, 0, 4, 3, 2, IndRob,  MindMac, 000000010
Self-Aware Machines,        HAL9000, 0, 4, 3, 3, BioMac,  DigSent, 000000010
Doctrine: Initiative,       DocInit, 2, 0, 0, 4, DocFlex, IndAuto, 000000000
Doctrine: Flexibility,      DocFlex, 2, 0, 1, 4, Mobile,  Coloni,  000000000
Intellectual Integrity,     Integ,   0, 1, 3, 4, EthCalc, DocLoy,  000000000
Industrial Base,            Indust,  2, 1, 3, 0, None,    None,    000000100
Doctrine: Air Power,        DocAir,  3, 0, 3, 4, MechEng, DocInit, 000000000
Photon/Wave Mechanics,      DocSec,  3, 2, 2, 0, E=Mc2,   Alloys,  000000000
Mind/Machine Interface,     MindMac, 4, 0, 2, 2, DocAir,  Neural,  000000010
Nanominiaturization,        NanoMin, 1, 0, 4, 3, Magnets, SupLube, 000000000
Doctrine: Loyalty,          DocLoy,  3, 0, 2, 2, Mobile,  Psych,   000000000
Ethical Calculus,           EthCalc, 0, 1, 3, 3, Psych,   None,    000000000
Industrial Economics,       IndEcon, 0, 0, 5, 2, Mining,  AdapEco, 000000100
Industrial Automation,      IndAuto, 0, 1, 4, 3, IndEcon, PlaNets, 000000100
Centauri Meditation,        CentMed, 0, 0, 2, 4, EcoEng,  CentEmp, 001000000
Secrets of the Human Brain, Brain,   1, 5, 0, 3, Psych,   Biogen,  000000001
Gene Splicing,              Gene,    0, 2, 4, 3, Biogen,  EthCalc, 000100000
Bio-Engineering,            BioEng,  0, 2, 3, 2, Gene,    Neural,  000100000
Biomachinery,               BioMac,  3, 1, 4, 1, MindMac, Viral,   000100000
Neural Grafting,            Neural,  3, 1, 1, 1, Brain,   IndAuto, 000000000
Cyberethics,                Cyber,   1, 3, 4, 0, PlaNets, Integ,   000000000
Eudaimonia,                 Eudaim,  0, 0, 3, 4, SentEco, WillPow, 000000000
The Will to Power,          WillPow, 0, 3, 1, 4, HomoSup, CentPsi, 000000000
Threshold of Transcendence, Thresh,  0, 1, 3, 4, SecMani, ConSing, 010000000
Matter Transmission,        Matter,  1, 0, 3, 2, NanEdit, AlphCen, 010000000
Centauri Empathy,           CentEmp, 0, 1, 0, 6, Brain,   Ecology, 000000000
Environmental Economics,    EnvEcon, 0, 0, 4, 3, IndEcon, EcoEng,  000000100
Ecological Engineering,     EcoEng,  0, 0, 3, 4, Gene,    Mining,  000000000
Planetary Economics,        PlaEcon, 0, 0, 4, 3, IndAuto, Integ,   000000100
Adv. Ecological Engineering,EcoEng2, 0, 0, 4, 2, Fusion,  EnvEcon, 000000000
Centauri Psi,               CentPsi, 0, 1, 1, 6, CentGen, EcoEng2, 100000000
Secrets of Alpha Centauri,  AlphCen, 0, 4, 0, 2, CentPsi, SentEco, 001001001
Secrets of Creation,        Create,  1, 4, 1, 0, Unified, WillPow, 000000001
Advanced Spaceflight,       Space,   2, 4, 2, 3, Orbital, Surface, 000000000
Homo Superior,              HomoSup, 3, 2, 1, 4, BioMac,  DocInit, 000000000
Organic Superlubricant,     SupLube, 3, 1, 2, 0, Fusion,  Fossil,  000000000
Mechanical Engineering,     MechEng, 3, 1, 4, 0, PlaScie, Fossil,  000000000
Planetary Sciences,         PlaScie, 0, 0, 4, 5, Ecology, Mobile,  000000000
Matter Editation,           NanEdit, 1, 2, 3, 1, HAL9000, Solids,  000100000
Optical Computers,          OptComp, 2, 4, 1, 0, Subat,   PlaNets, 000000000
Industrial Nanorobotics,    IndRob,  3, 1, 8, 1, NanoMin, IndAuto, 000000100
Centauri Genetics,          CentGen, 0, 2, 0, 5, CentMed, Viral,   010000000
Sentient Econometrics,      SentEco, 1, 1, 3, 4, PlaEcon, DigSent, 000000100
Retroviral Engineering,     Viral,   4, 2, 0, 2, BioEng,  MilAlg,  000110000
Orbital Spaceflight,        Orbital, 0, 4, 3, 3, Rocket,  None,    000000000
Alien Archaeology,          AlienAr, 3, 4, 3, 2, None,    None,    000000001
Field Modulation,           FldMod,  4, 2, 0, 2, AlienAr, Physic,  000000000
Naval Technology,           AdapDoc, 5, 2, 0, 0, DocInit, MilAlg,  000000000
Adaptive Economics,         AdapEco, 0, 1, 5, 2, Chemist, PlaScie, 000000100
Bioadaptive Resonance,      Bioadap, 5, 2, 0, 0, FldMod,  CentEmp, 000000000
Sentient Resonance,         SentRes, 5, 2, 0, 0, Bioadap, CentPsi, 000000000
Secrets of the Manifolds,   SecMani, 0, 5, 4, 2, SentRes, AlphCen, 000000001
Advanced Rocketry,          Rocket,  4, 5, 2, 0, MindMac, MilAlg,  000000000
String Resonance,           BFG9000, 8, 0, 0, 0, SecMani, ConSing, 000000000
Doctrine: Colonize,         Coloni,  0, 2, 4, 4, Indust,  None,    000000000
Transcendent Thought,       TranT,   0, 2, 0, 0, Thresh,  BFG9000, 000000000


[Mart]

In original rules, Ascent to Transcendence is with no tech prerequisite, but this can be changed to some final technology. So Voice of Planet in the mod, I renamed to Ecology Doctrine, this enables also a facility (Temple of Planet? IIRC). I had that in Centauri empathy, but now decided to move to Ecological Engineering, it fits there to some extent, although Temple of Planet is stretched to be reasoned in engineering.
So now Centauri Empathy can take Planet Dreams SP and be with only one SP.

[Geo]

Skyfarm Resort

Remember the Ballad of Skyfarm 3?

Comes with one of the space techs. Advanced Spaceflight or Orbital Spaceflight?


Holowood

As an allegory to Hollywood.
The 'Holo' part refers to the hologram theatre.

[Mart]

Holowood would be fitting for Planetary Networks, though it might be a bit early. The Virtual World is moved to Optical Computers, so PlaNets have no SP. I would make it quite an expensive SP, all those 'stars' need a good pay!

[Mart]

Present additional SPs, only 5 slots remaining:

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Planetfall Museum,            15, 0, None,    Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Earth Tribute,                20, 0, Psych,   Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Alien Artifacts Exhibition,   20, 0, AlienAr, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Progenitor Mystery,           60, 0, Bioadap, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
The Visiontrance,             25, 0, Brain,   Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Planet Dreams,                30, 0, CentEmp, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Holowood,                     50, 0, PlaNets, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Skyfarm Resort,               20, 0, Solids,  Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Chiron Ecosystem Project,     25, 0, Ecology, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Silicon Valley of Chiron,     30, 0, Poly,    Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Military Tradition,           30, 0, MilAlg,  Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Holoreality Recreation Park,  45, 0, DocSec,  Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Chiron Terraformin Project,   50, 0, EcoEng2, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Nessus Landing Project,      300, 0, Space,   Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Alien Weaponry Lab,           55, 0, FldMod,  Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Nano Technology Center,      120, 0, NanoMin, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Quantum Power Lab,           120, 0, Quantum, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Naval Tradition,             100, 0, AdapDoc, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Doctrine: Chaos,              80, 0, SingMec, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Doctrine: Creation,           80, 0, Create,  Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Temporal Prime Directive,    100, 0, TempMec, Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,
Floating Colony,             160, 0, AGrav,   Disable,  Monument(+25 VP),                0, 5, 5, 5, 5,


To start describe them, Progenitor Mystery is moved to Bioadaptive Resonance. There are good reasons, one SP per tech this way, but more importantly such thing as more extensive knowledge about Progenitors should be later in the tech tree.


Moved Chiron Space Program to the first orbital flight tech, bur added:
Nessus Landing Project. But this should come before Nessus satellites.


Weather Paradigm is moved to Planetary Sciences, level 3 tech. In that place, Centauri Ecology gets Chiron Ecosystem Project.
WP is powerfull SP and getting it somewhat later in the tech tree is probably a good thing.


[Edit]
Actually, the first tech I made is:
Advanced Rocketry, cause I gave already some satellite capabilities. And since Adv. SpaceFlight has The Living Refinery, this would be better:
- Adv. Rocketry - Chiron Space Program
- Orbital Space Flight - Nessus Landing Project
- Adv. Spaceflight - The Living Refinery

[Trenacker]

I took a glance at the Secret Projects list from the game. Here are some thoughts in the same vein as those:

Inception: A technology that allows the user to insert themselves into a subject's dreams.

The Internet of Things: Integration of computing devices into everyday objects, allowing them to send and receive data.

Multiple Use Labor Element: Robotic servitors.

The Array: A mega-scale device capable of communication with Earth.