Hey, I apologise if these questions have been answered elsewhere, i had a brief look around for a thread answering my questions but no success.

#1 Do the number of Research stations affect how quickly you research? I'm aware that i need X number of stations to research whatever tech, but if i'm trying to research the novolith cannon for example, which requires 8 stations, will building 16 let me research it in half the time? And if extra does speed up the rate of research would you say it's worth it?

#2 Do all of the achievements have to be done in a single match? I'm aware obviously "Win a match with TEC" and similar have to be done in one match, but what about say, buying 10,000 crystals on the black market? Can i do this over multiple games or do i just need to buy as much crystal as possible in a single game?

Those are all my questions for now, i appreciate any help

Elivercury.