Re: Campaign tech levels (research approach) - (was: FTFB:Scenerio + Q?'s)

Jared E Noble wrote:

> I think that the solution is to make it a multi-step process to
implement
> the technology.  First research it, as in the chart.	Then refit
> construction yards (a 1 or 2 month process), then begin construction
or
> refits on actual ships.  If you place a maximum of how many
construction
> points can be allocated to an individual ship each turn, then fighters
may
> be built in a single turn, while larger ships have a natural slowdown.
> Another benefit is that different shipyards have different
capabilities.
> Your home yards may have recently upgraded to building class-3 beams,
while
> an outlying shipyard still can only build class-2.  So you prioritize
what
> gets built where, adding much more flavor.  The same holds true for
> repairs.  Maybe your ship/repair yard near the front lines can't
handle
> pulse torps - so if you want to repair a ship that has had it's pulse
torps
> destroyed, you might be forced to install something else, instead
(perhaps
> your only p-torps yard has gotten toasted...)
>
> Anyway, that's probably enough rambling for now.
>
> Jared Noble

I like this idea!  But on second thought, you would have to keep track
of which
shipyards you have upgraded to which technology....  I think this would
work
for games with a small scope (ie not more than a few dozen stars). 
Could there
be a way around the extra paperwork, (assuming no computer aids...)?

Donald Hosford