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Has this advent upgrade taken a hit? In the last two patches, it doesn't appear to increase the speed of research.
Not entirely relevent to the question, but I waver back and forth about the usefullness of this research. Its cheap, but has 3 levels. It doesnt take long to do 1 upgrade, but then again I usually dont have civil labs but for a bit in the begining (for arctic colonies) and I'm too busy with other research. When I do have the time, Im mostly done with research.
Most people play with fast or faster research times anyway. K.A. is mostly a singleplayer skill. You can check if it is working with a simple test though. When you mouse over research on the list it shows the time necessary to complete each, based on tier. Get a level then compare the times. If you suspect the times listed are in error, watch the replay. Replays have a timer and you can count the seconds from the moment the research button flashes until it finishes.
It's another luxury item. It's nice to have if you're going to be constantly researching and plan to fill out most of the tech tree, but if you're engaged in heavy-duty combat it probably won't be at the top of your list.
I use it when I'm switching to destras later on and need to quickly max out the (relatively long) plasma attack line.
Techs above the T6 level can take a long time to research, so if you want to grab several in quick succession this isn't a bad idea. Definitely a niche selection, but when you need to use it, it's relatively inexpensive and accessible.
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