Arioch wrote:The science tooltip doesn't give a complete breakdown, it just shows the top contributors. Notice that the total science is +21, but the list shows +6 and +3.
Transports with Science Stations don't generate science when they're assigned to the Trade Pool. That is as intended.
Yes, the tool-tip numbers do not add up - was only showing it cause the yield from Science stations is always displayed in the list. I assumed the rest comes from default science income of the race + some other planet that did not make the list (only top 3 displayed + Science Stations yield)
Are you sure you don't want to reconsider allowing Science Station bonus in trade pools as well?
It would be difficult to describe in which cases they do not give bonus when in the same situation (transporting pop directly) they do. Its just not fully intuitive
The only race affected would be the Phidi (being the only ones having an extra system slot on a Cargo Pod compatible hull) - and since they are kinda pacifists, it wouldn't offset the balance. Just make sure that the default Trade Ship design contains this module instead of armor and the AI is golden
Its not like the AI would take out its dual-purpose trade ships from the trade pool to combat Harpies or enemy incursions... might as well have the science advantage for them - and for the player: it gives all the more reason to play as pacifist. Instead of trade/combat ships we can chose to have trade/science combo
Edit: Actually, now that I think of it, there are two types of multi-purpose Phidi ships and only one of them can carry weapons. That one can only serve military purpose next to its trading function. This leaves us with a single hull type affected by the above: that of the Trade Ship. If it cannot serve this dual purpose, it can only be used as a troop transport with armor and shield: but in the current tactical combat mechanic there is no use for this. A ship without weapons will be positioned in the back of the fleet and should always flee if things turn sour (thus there is no use of its defensive capacities)