Tech cost increases as you research?

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In the GalCiv2: Ultimate Edition manual it says in the Civilization Research section, "Different technologies have different costs, but these aren't fixed; as you research new technologies, the cost of future technologies will increase."  Does this mean if I were to, for example, research straight through the line of techs to get Laser II in one match the cost of the Laser II tech would be cheaper than if I were to, in another match, research many other techs in addition to the line of techs required to get to Laser II? Or am I reading this wrong?

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Does this mean if I were to, for example, research straight through the line of techs to get Laser II in one match the cost of the Laser II tech would be cheaper than if I were to, in another match, research many other techs in addition to the line of techs required to get to Laser II?

Yes. The more techs you research, the more expensive all future techs will become. Weapon-techs are especially affected by this cost-inflation.

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Quoting Gaunathor, reply 1


Does this mean if I were to, for example, research straight through the line of techs to get Laser II in one match the cost of the Laser II tech would be cheaper than if I were to, in another match, research many other techs in addition to the line of techs required to get to Laser II?



Yes. The more techs you research, the more expensive all future techs will become. Weapon-techs are especially affected by this cost-inflation.

Huh, thank you.  So it seems there's a disincentive to researching a lot of your tech tree.  I honestly don't understand why that should be there, but I'm a noob.  Does anyone know why the developers designed it this way?  Also, is there a way to calculate what the cost of a tech will be when you get to it?  If there isn't that would be my main beef with having techs be more expensive if you research more techs.

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