                             Concept : Technology

The  technological  level  of an Empire country is determined by the output of
technology sectors, (see info products for the specifics).  Whenever a techno-
logical  breakthrough  is  produced,  the  technology  level of the country is
raised by 1.

The technology level decays away with time however,  (the  technology  becomes
obsolete),  at  a  rate  of  1% per 48 time units, (i.e., usually 1% per day).
Therefore if a country has 6 technology centers each of which is able to  pro-
duce 1 technological breakthrough a day, the total daily production of techno-
logical breakthroughs will be 6 and the technology level of the  country  will
approach 600, where the 1% daily loss exactly equals the daily gain of 6.

The  technology  level  affects  the  range that guns can fire, the range over
which radar is effective, the range that planes can fly  and  the  range  that
torpedoes can travel, among other things.

The  nation  command will display your current technology level and technology
factor.

                             Concept : Technology

See also : innards, nation, research

