This post is not yet finished. I'm just saving it for later. However, you can read what's here so far and see how it is. I will acknowledge any criticsm and appreciate any complements.
To be honest, many of my strategy guide posts have been unbelievably failing. I've been trying to make sense of this game, only to end up looking like a fool. Now, I think I know what I was doing wrong. I've been trying to focus on so many things all at one time, all too quickly. This time, I'm focusing on one thing, and one thing only. Well, in this post, anyway. And this time, I'm extremely sure I know what I'm doing. If I end up failing again, well, say what you want, as always. I will (finally) acknoledge any criticsm that anyone throws out there. Thank you for reading, and wish me luck.
Everyone knows the importance of civilian research. Trade ports, wormholes, and long range jumps are just a few parts of the well-appreciated civilian research column. However, there are some that basically send military research out the door. Many only see the benefits of new ship research, and not even all ships, to be honest. But trust me. Just today, I did a lot of military research on a match on ICO. The day before, I researched autocannons powerups just to benefit some Kol Battleships. That's when I realized that it also augmented the power of my Kodiaks. So, going back to today, I tried different forms of military research. I soon found out that all the research in the first two categories almost overpowered the research in the third category. I will now tell you just what the benefits (and disadvantages, just to be fair) of most of the military research in the second and third columns. Then, I'll tell you what research I recommend, see as optional, and others that I personally feel are a waste of time and money (though some people may not agree on me with this list). Note that the second list will pertain only to the TEC, as that is the faction I prefer. Later on, I may make a list for each faction.
Benefits of Research:1. Hugely bolstered fleet. Some people may file this under "Painfully obvious", but there's more to it than you'd think. Read on.
2. Immediate results after research is done. In other words, the results of research will be applied as soon as the research is complete. The results will even apply to ships and structures made before that research was done.
3. No need to research the same results over and over. Also really obvious, but really important. This excludes the fact that ships will need to be made repeatedly, of course, but that's exactly the point. The results of research apply to every ship they go with. I'll give an example in the second list.
4. Only one solid payment per piece of research. With ships, you always have to pay the same amount for every ship made. I'll give an example of this benefit's importance in the second list.
Research disadvantages:
1. High research prices: Research always ends up pretty expensive. I would stress this point with fleet logistics, but I'm talking about military research, so that's a different story.
2. Long research times (minor): This is only a minor disadvantage, as building a huge fleet takes A LOT longer.
This may be just two disadvantages, but this part of the list is very important. Some may be daunted by
