Okay, so I am supposed to research techs together with a sponsor (supposing I don't want to steal the tech). To get the juicy ones I am supposed to hire scientist goons and research techs that increase my science rating.
The trouble is: How am I supposed to ever be able to research even the most basic science tech if it takes 300 months to research? Coming up with the necessary amount of credits to do this using goons just does not seem feasible...
Do I really have to piss the Skylaxians or Andors off early game by stealing their science related techs? They also do not seem to be inclined to gift such techs to other races so that I could steal them. Maybe they simply do not like them enough, don't know.
Am I missing something here?
Supposing I am not, how about making at least one science tech feasible for research early game? Would seem reasonable to me. Currently I have the feeling that I am not able to execute the steps proposed by the tutorial at all in this regard (in terms of actually increasing my abilities via research), something that might be a stumbling block for new players as well...
Currently I do feel like the solar systems poor man in terms of science, which just feels - wrong.
Any insights appreciated
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