I don't understand what the logic would be behind losing those upgrades from ships you steal with the rapture -- where exactly are the technology upgrades going? Most of the stuff is structural improvement, so it seems kinda silly that once mind control was utilized the technology would simply vanish..

It could be a workaround to make sure that you can't Mind Control a constructor, build a Starbase, and start cranking out TEC ships.

I see your idea but,

Constructors can only build what you yourself have the technology for.. if you capture an alien ship, you don't gain the knowlage of its tech unless you have time to reverse engineer it, I'd assume that would take a while, like researching your own tech!

i think he's saying it doesnt make sense that captured ships lose their armor & weapon upgrades.

maybe they are anti-tamper?

Ya, I have tried to take over enemy constructors before, they don't grant you access to any construction capacities -- so it appears that this prospective problem has already been addressed.

Or Command and Conquer Generals, where you snipe a USA dozer with jarmen kell and then get air cover for your suicide bombers. : p I love that game ...

But correct me if I'm wrong: there is no tech to build a TEC starbase, just a tech to get the constructor. The build starbase ability has no tech prereqs, therefore dominating a TEC constructor would allow you to build a TEC starbase. It wouldn't allow you to get a factory in it (because that's a TEC tech you dont have access to) but you WOULD have a bottom-of-the-barrel TEC base.

Vasari migrators need a tech to build a starbase ergo it wouldn't work with them.

Has anyone tried this? Vindicate me here people ...