Post by Eric Skrevski on May 1, 2007 13:59:18 GMT -5
Research will be handled by the use of Research Point which will be acquired by the amount of IP you have. Therefore for every 10 IP you have you will get 20 RP. Below is the list of what can be researched and the amount of RP it takes to complete it. Each month you will receive RP and can use it for any designs you wish to start. RP is able to stack at the end of the month, therefore if you have anything left at the end of the month it will roll over to the next month, though the limit of RP you can have at any one time is 30,000 RP.
1) Existing Design Research: You may use 2000 RP to advance the design of existing Vehicles, Ships, Planes, Tanks, Guns, ext. by a factor of three months. Thus if something is suppose to come out in September of 1940 and it is May 1940 you can use 1000 RP and get it's production sped up so that it comes out in June of 1940. This can be done three times a month for a total of 9 months speed up.
2) Custom Designs using Pre-existing Equipment: 8000 RP is required in total to create the design, with 5000 RP going to the actual design creation, and 3000 RP to put it into production. The time it takes for this to come into production is one month.
3) Custom Designs using Equipment not yet available: 10000 RP, with the base 8000 RP to create it, and the additional 2000 to accelerate any parts' creation. The time is takes for this to come into production is three months. NOTE: Once said part is accelerated, it is also available for use in other designs.
4) Custom Designs using Custom Equipment: REQUIRES GM APPROVAL FIRST. All custom parts require 4500 RP to design and 6500 RP to produce the part, and then 8000 RP to create the completed design. The time it takes for this to come into production is six months.
5) Merging Pre-existing Equipment with a Pre-existing design: 3000 RP to come up the designs, and 2000 RP to create it for a total of 5000 RP. The time it takes for this to come into production is one month.
1) Existing Design Research: You may use 2000 RP to advance the design of existing Vehicles, Ships, Planes, Tanks, Guns, ext. by a factor of three months. Thus if something is suppose to come out in September of 1940 and it is May 1940 you can use 1000 RP and get it's production sped up so that it comes out in June of 1940. This can be done three times a month for a total of 9 months speed up.
2) Custom Designs using Pre-existing Equipment: 8000 RP is required in total to create the design, with 5000 RP going to the actual design creation, and 3000 RP to put it into production. The time it takes for this to come into production is one month.
3) Custom Designs using Equipment not yet available: 10000 RP, with the base 8000 RP to create it, and the additional 2000 to accelerate any parts' creation. The time is takes for this to come into production is three months. NOTE: Once said part is accelerated, it is also available for use in other designs.
4) Custom Designs using Custom Equipment: REQUIRES GM APPROVAL FIRST. All custom parts require 4500 RP to design and 6500 RP to produce the part, and then 8000 RP to create the completed design. The time it takes for this to come into production is six months.
5) Merging Pre-existing Equipment with a Pre-existing design: 3000 RP to come up the designs, and 2000 RP to create it for a total of 5000 RP. The time it takes for this to come into production is one month.
