                             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

