Quick Review + Questions on Research & Travelling to Other Sectors

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First things first, I have played GalCiv 1-3 with all expansions available, GalCiv 4 is the best so far. There is a lot more character and personality in GalCiv 4. I am unable to put into words; GalCiv4 just feels more alive and you get the feeling that you are really building a Galactic Civilization. 

Back to questions I would like to ask:

  1. Are research items randomized? It seems I can only research the 4-5 options under 'Research Candidates' window. When I go to research navigator, I cannot research what I want, even if I had already researched the prerequisite. How can I say focus research on production?
  2. How do I travel to other sectors?

 Thanks in advance!

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Reply #1 from GalCiv4 Forums Top


Are research items randomized? It seems I can only research the 4-5 options under 'Research Candidates' window. When I go to research navigator, I cannot research what I want, even if I had already researched the prerequisite. How can I say focus research on production?
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This is how it works at the moment. You can choose to get a new set of items to research, but this will increase the research cost.

This will be changed into the following in a future update:

  • Research Center screen to differentiate between techs that are close to breakthrough (giving a 25% cost discount) and all the others available techs (that are normal cost. (i.e. no tech focus wheel).

How do I travel to other sectors?
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You will need to research some techs, one to see subspace streams and another to travel via them.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Rhonin_the_wizard, reply 1



Are research items randomized? It seems I can only research the 4-5 options under 'Research Candidates' window. When I go to research navigator, I cannot research what I want, even if I had already researched the prerequisite. How can I say focus research on production?



This is how it works at the moment. You can choose to get a new set of items to research, but this will increase the research cost.

This will be changed into the following in a future update:

 

    • Research Center screen to differentiate between techs that are close to breakthrough (giving a 25% cost discount) and all the others available techs (that are normal cost. (i.e. no tech focus wheel).

 



How do I travel to other sectors?



You will need to research some techs, one to see subspace streams and another to travel via them.

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Or your race needs to have the starfaring ability.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv4 Forums Top


First things first, I have played GalCiv 1-3 with all expansions available, GalCiv 4 is the best so far. There is a lot more character and personality in GalCiv 4. I am unable to put into words; GalCiv4 just feels more alive and you get the feeling that you are really building a Galactic Civilization. 

Back to questions I would like to ask:

 

    1. Are research items randomized? It seems I can only research the 4-5 options under 'Research Candidates' window. When I go to research navigator, I cannot research what I want, even if I had already researched the prerequisite. How can I say focus research on production?

 

    1. How do I travel to other sectors?

 


 Thanks in advance!

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right now there's a little wheel icon on the top right area of the research screen that lets you focus your research into one of 4 diff categories. i missed it at first too ;)