I started to pose this question on the DA forum, but decided it was subtle enough to warrant the attention of the pros here. It involves better understanding of how the overall productive capacity of a colony (its GNP, if you will) can be used to the fullest extent in situations.

Let's say that at a point in a game you want the absolute maximum investment in research that your race can get. And let's assume you have moved the slider to 100% research and 0% social and military, and clicked on the planet focus bullseyes for all-out focus on research. A simple question arises: can you still add something to your research effort from a given colony by either leaving the starport idle, or by not having any social building project in progress, or both? If the colony is not building a ship, and not building a factory or research center or anything, does that mean it is doing a little extra to speedup your research?

If after setting the slider and planet focus bullseye appropriately for maximum research, your colony shows 0 shields and 0 social production and 37 flasks, say, then maybe the answer to this question is obvious...nothing can be gained by leaving the starport idle and not scheduling any social building projects. But maybe not...there could be some effect by the mere fact that there is something in the pipeline for ships and social improvements as against nothing.

But I've noticed that quite often even with the slider set to 100% and the focus bulleye set to mazimize one of the three, the others do not drop all the way to zero. So, still talking about maximum research, let's say that after settng the slider and focus bulleyes for research, you still have 6 military, and 5 social units. If you don't make your starport idle and delete all social projects, over a long enough period of time a ship and factory will eventually be produced...some of your GNP is going into these. Can you channel that into research by leaving those pipelines empty?

The same kind of question might be asked in terms of maximizing shipbuilding or social building instead of research.

I won't be offended if you think I'm getting down to too fine a point. Thank you your replies.

if you're slider is at 100% for any given field (you shouldn't need to focus on whatever you are making 100% as there is nothing to shift) then it doesn't matter if you have buildings or ships in queue.

Sometimes...certain structures, planetary bonus, racial bonuses, and asteroids may results in other fields producing a very trivial amount (like 1 unit).

Note that some structures that give bonuses don't increase your focus. For example the Tech Capital doesn't increase your hammer production at all even though it greatly increases your tech points.

Make sure that your Mil/Soc slider is really at 0; the game will try to counterbalance you sliding any particular one, so you have to manually move it to 0 yourself.

Also, when using a Labs Approach, when in Debt, focused production will still occur.

This thread here explains how production works in a detailed manner:
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Just posted 11.5k game. Come on, evil must prevail! Whoops, there are an infinite number of monkeys at the front door wanting to talk to me about this Shakespear draft they've typed up. Will start another game later, but. . . the monkeys are persistent.

Dax

monkeys? did i leave the basement door open again?

yeah i posted a 14.5K last night and am working on another one now. We should have it once the weekend is over.

I dropped in a 15.4 game. I know DA has his monster game nearly done, that should get us into 4th place i think.

No, some major degradation took place. we are down from 3.079 million to 2.930 million.

The B.C. Space Orcas are now at the moment, 3.299 million to our current 2.930 mill.
But make no mistake, we are gaining on them.

Dropped in another 19K game...

Hey, Neilo, the link in the OP still goes to our old eAmped forums. I'm assuming its that way because the new forums aren't done yet or something?

he prolly just forgot.

and how did we drop so muhc over at the AltMeta in one day? someone must have pulled a character, is all I can figure.

I have also noticed that my "Senator" status has recently been removed (not that it matters much)... but that's pretty evil I must say.

Did i remove yours particle? I did mean to do that...obviously your character is not called particlewave.....i will re-instate you now....you certainly are worthy of senatorship!!



I did...sorry. Fixed.

Sorry Particle...you have been re-instated.

Unlike Australia we don't just give our Senators the Boot, we get to impeach them first. Come on now! :LOL:

Hey we have even sacked our Prime Minister before...but don't let that put ideas in your head!!!

Well, slowdown issues be damned. Plebor Pyrate has amassed 226500 points while spreading evil across the galaxy. :HOT:  That should gain back some of the ground lost in the AltMeta.

ROFL!

Thanks Neilo, I was just curious as to what was up with that.

What it was mate, i want to reward players who are either active or high scorers with being a senator. There is not much else i can do to reward you guys so i am trying to make being a senator mean something. I never intended to demote you, i just did not connect you to your game character.....

BTW have you checked out the new forums yet mate...we lost much of the old material but over time we can build this one up to be even better.

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Just finished a 130k game... that should help :HOT: 

Now that I have seen the pic of your Altarian Love Slave, I'm giving serious consideration to half of Neilo's request. I believe I will kidnap her, but, sorry Neilo, I'm keeping her for myself.

Marshall, I will leave you a Rosie ODonnell clone that I have been using to torture my enemies. I think your will, GAG, be happy (????) with it. If not, kill it and send me 1000BC and a case of Romulan Ale for the safe return of your Drew clone.

Dax99

130K Great effort mate!! :CONGRAT:

Rosie O'Donnell clone!!!! :LOL:

Geez...i just threw up all over my monitor!!!! You can keep the Altarian Slave...just keep those Rosie clones away from me......

Arggghhhh!!!! (goes running to hide behind the emperor's throne.)

Thanks, SB

ideas in my head? perish the thought.

Just saw we jumped up past the Space Orcas in the AltMed by a little over 200K and was wanting to say good job to whoever's been posting the scores lately.  :CONGRAT: 
Another 870K and we can take down the HCH for 3rd.  :HOT:

we've all have had a GC itch lately after a lil bit of a vacation. I know Piznit has a few games ready.