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research [2020/02/03 01:59] samog probably no need for all those subheadings |
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- | In Dominions, all non-Holy spells are organized into one of seven schools of magic. Where a spell' | + | In Dominions, all non-Holy spells are organized into one of seven schools of magic: Conjuration, |
- | The order in which these schools are researched is decided through the Research Screen | + | The order in which these schools are researched is decided through the Research Screen, which can be accessed by pressing F5 in-game. Simply |
+ | =====Research ability===== | ||
+ | * FIXME Placeholder: | ||
+ | * FIXME Test interaction with magic/drain and non-mage researchers? | ||
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+ | Only [[commander|commanders]] with the research ability are capable of contributing to their nation' | ||
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+ | Typically, units require some amount of magic paths in order to be able to research. All mages (with a few exceptions) have a base research ability of 5, and each level a mage has in one of the eight non-Holy [[magic]] paths increases their research ability by 2. [[units-attributes|Experience]] stars also increase a mage's research ability by 1 each. However, there are several other factors that might change how much a unit contributes: | ||
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+ | * Units with the {{abilities: | ||
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+ | * The [[scales]] of the province a unit is researching in influence their output. Each point of {{misc: | ||
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+ | * There also exist " | ||
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+ | * There are magical items that increase research points when equipped by a mage. There are several of these scattered throughout the different paths, the non legendary are the {{gems> | ||
=====Starting research===== | =====Starting research===== | ||
Each nation begins the game with an amount of RP based on its pretender' | Each nation begins the game with an amount of RP based on its pretender' | ||
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| Magic 2 | 36 | 248 | | | Magic 2 | 36 | 248 | | ||
| Magic 3 | 43 | 301 | | | Magic 3 | 43 | 301 | | ||
- | =====Research ability===== | ||
=====Research costs===== | =====Research costs===== | ||
- | The amount of research points that has to be invested in a school in order to reach each level is dependent on the game's settings. Most multiplayer games use the standard research difficulty setting: | + | The amount of research points that must be invested in a school in order to reach each level is dependent on the game's settings. Most multiplayer games use the standard research difficulty setting: |
^ Level ^ Research Points ^ Cumulative RP ^ | ^ Level ^ Research Points ^ Cumulative RP ^ | ||
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| 8 | 1300 | 2795 | | | 8 | 1300 | 2795 | | ||
| 9 | 2400 | 5195 | | | 9 | 2400 | 5195 | | ||
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====Easy research==== | ====Easy research==== | ||
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| 8 | 2400 | 5175 | | | 8 | 2400 | 5175 | | ||
| 9 | 4400 | 9575 | | | 9 | 4400 | 9575 | | ||
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====Difficult research==== | ====Difficult research==== | ||
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| 8 | 8100 | 17600 | | | 8 | 8100 | 17600 | | ||
| 9 | 14900 | 32500 | | | 9 | 14900 | 32500 | | ||
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====Very difficult research==== | ====Very difficult research==== | ||
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| 8 | 14900 | 32400 | | | 8 | 14900 | 32400 | | ||
| 9 | 14900 | 47300 | | | 9 | 14900 | 47300 | | ||
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