* <F4><C3>           Research (F4)
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+ Using the research screen, you are able to develop new technologies. There are
- three main areas: <C5>buildings, spaceships <C1>and <C5>tanks.<C1> There is also a
- fourth area, which covers special inventions which relate to the storyline during 
- campaign games. 
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+ In order to research inventions, you need to build research centres
- on your colonies. Each of the three main research areas has a specific
- research centre dedicated to it. Special inventions require a
- combination of all three research areas.
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+ Inventions are divided into the following sub-groups:
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* Tanks:  - Tanks
*         - Tank turrets
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+ Spaceships:- Spaceships
*         - Radars
*         - Weapons
*         - Shields and engines
*         - Bombs and space bases
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+ Buildings: - Civilian buildings
*         - Military buildings
*         - Research buildings
*         - Powerplants and extras
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+   Special inventions
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+ <F3><C5> Starting research <F2><C1>
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+ By selecting an invention group using one of the icons at the bottom
- of the screen, the available inventions in that group will appear.
- You can select inventions by their names, which are listed in the windows 
- in the top corners of the screen. Inventions displayed by white text shows 
- researched inventions, light grey shows items that can be researched and 
- dark grey shows those that cannot yet be researched. In the middle of the
- screen is a large sphere with images of inventions on it. Solid, textured
- inventions are those that have been researched and wireframe inventions 
- are still to be researched. Clicking an image, or the name in the top corners 
- of the screen selects that invention for research.
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+ You are only able research an invention if you have attained the required
- technical level. For example, if you want to research a particular
- spaceship you need to reach a certain level in ship research. The
- technical level required to research an invention is displayed on the
- left side of the screen and your current technical level is displayed
- on the right side of the screen. The number on the right must be at
- least equal to the number on the left before you can research this
- invention. You can increase your technical level by building more
- research centres.
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+ Left clicking on an on an invention to select it will display a 
- description of it in the window at the top of the screen. In the last 
- line of the description tells you if any other inventions must be 
- researched before the selected one. If you fulfil all the conditions 
- (technical level and other required inventions) you can start the research
- process by left clicking the start button at the top of the screen. The 
- cost of the invention is displayed to left of the screen and is continuously 
- deducted from your credits during the course of the research process.
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+ You are only able research an invention if you have attained the required
- technical level. For example, if you want to research a particular
- spaceship you need to reach a certain level in ship research. The
- technical level required to research an invention is displayed on the
- left side of the screen and your current technical level is displayed
- on the right side of the screen. The number on the right must be at
- least equal to the number on the left before you can research this
- invention. You can increase your technical level by building more
- research centres.
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+ <SUBTOPIC>
+ <F3><C5> Technical levels <F2><C1>
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+ If your technical level is greater than the required minimum for the
- invention, the research time will be reduced. The research time can 
- also be shorted by left clicking the double money icon at the top of the 
- screen, which will half the research time.
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+ After research has started you can monitor the progress at the bottom of
- the two windows at the left and right of the screen. The remaining cost of
- development is shown in the left window, and the time remaining (in days) is
- shown in the right window. 
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+ You are also able to start research by left clicking and holding the
- mouse over the fast research icon, on the toolbar, to the left of the 
- screen select icon. The fast research drop down menu will appear.
- Inventions listed in yellow text are items that are available for reseach and 
- items listed in grey text are non researchable inventions.  Release the mouse
- button over the desired invention to start the research process.
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