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Expedition Technology

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:29 pm
by Nordzikas
What does the Expedition Technology when upgraded?
Does it have something to do with Outer Space button in the galaxy?
What's the point of having a lab in the ship?
Is the force field mentioned in the BAD DESCRIPTION as efficient as any other shield?

Re: Expedition Technology

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:54 pm
by Nordzikas
Ok i figured out that much ... but could you answer other questions?
Zorg wrote:There are several things that can happen on an expedition:

• Nothing, don't even find alien droppings. Your fleet flies out there and returns home with nothing to show for it’s journey except some good pictures of a super nova
• You find resources on a inhabited planet and bring as much you can carry home.
• Your fleet finds some perfectly good ships floating around and bring them back.
• Your fleet disappears into a black hole never to be seen from again.

The amount expeditions allowed is not the same as your computer tech. which is something that makes this mission different than other missions. It is based on the square root of your Expedition level. For example lvl 1 = 1 fleet, lvl 4 = 2 fleets, lvl 9 = 3 fleets, etc.
You do use fleet a slot for every fleet sent as well.

Sending too few ships out there, will probably be of no use.
It is probably an unwise way to fleet save.
Death stars cannot be found during expeditions.

Thanks to GeneralHaygar for providing the basis for this guide.

Re: Expedition Technology

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:59 pm
by Nordzikas
What kind a ships can hold a laboratory? I guess i can not store it in fighter :D
What's the chance of 1) fleet being sucked in into black hole?
2) finding resourses?
3) finding unused ships? --> Can i find ships beyond my technology level?

Re: Expedition Technology

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:35 pm
by DuctTape
Nordzikas wrote:What kind a ships can hold a laboratory?

What's the chance of 1) fleet being sucked in into black hole?
2) finding resourses?
3) finding unused ships? --> Can i find ships beyond my technology level?
think of the lab being like a hamster cage but getting bigger as you get bigger ships.

#1. random
#2. again random
#3. you will find the same ships you send out.

Re: Expedition Technology

Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:02 pm
by Doomrager
Please don't post multiple posts edit the original with all the information from now on.
As for expedition zorg wrote here, viewtopic.php?f=17&t=3843

Re: Expedition Technology

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:36 am
by Desert_Reaper
upgrading the tech allows you to send an extra expedition each level

Re: Expedition Technology

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 2:40 am
by Doomrager
It's not each level as the guide says it's every other level :P

Re: Expedition Technology

Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:22 am
by Weresloth
It's every three if I'm not mistaken. Level 1 gives you one, 3 two, 6 three, and so forth.

Re: Expedition Technology

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:08 am
by Nuada
Weresloth wrote:It's every three if I'm not mistaken. Level 1 gives you one, 3 two, 6 three, and so forth.
With L13, I may launch four

Re: Expedition Technology

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:01 pm
by Weresloth
That's odd, with 12 I get five slots.