03-26-2011, 06:43 PM
Good write-up, Paway. I would add that (according to my reading of the manual and the player aids on the site), there is an upper limit on what it costs to move to the next level. If you pay that much, you automatically advance. There is a spreadsheet available for download that has many player aids on it, and one of the tabs on that spreadsheet shows you the basic cost to have a reasonable chance of success at advancing from any given tech level to any other tech level. Quite useful.
I myself plan to bring up a number of my lowest techs early, since they are so cheap.
I myself plan to bring up a number of my lowest techs early, since they are so cheap.