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Research

Researching technologies is very simple. You can only research technologies with Research Facilities.

Screenshots

1: Selecting a topic to research

2: The topic being researched

Researching

Single Player

In the single player game, you collect Artifacts from enemies and research them. Artifacts are small white boxes with a wrench above them, and can be collected by any unit by moving to it.

Multiplayer/Skirmish

In Multiplayer/Skirmish games, you progress along a Ôtech treeÕ - a couple of topics can be researched, which in turn will unlock more technologies - also referred to as progressing 'up the tech tree'.

Researching a topic

When you open the Research menu, a Fast Find menu with two rows will appear at the bottom of the screen. All your research facilities are shown on the second row. Clicking a research facility will zoom the camera to it.

Clicking the blank icon above a facility will show a set of icons on the left. You can hold the mouse over an icon to see itÕs name. Click an icon to start researching it. Only one center can research one technology at a time.

While a facility is researching, it displays a bar in itÕs Fast Find area. If the bar is green, the facility is gathering power. If it is yellow, the topic is being researched.

Research Completion

When research is completed, the game will inform you by a message and playing a sound Ð ÔResearch CompletedÕ. If it was a major technology advancement, an entry will be made in the Intelligence Display. You can check the entry for more information about the research.

Research Upgrades

You can research a Research Module during the course of the game. To apply it, select a truck and left click a non-upgraded Research Center, and the truck will build it. However, the topic you are researching will be stopped until the module is built - it's your choice to let it build or wait.

Other upgrades are also available for Research Centers, but these don't make you wait to apply an upgrade to a building.

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