Teching

Teching is the term used for researching Technological Advancements in order to gain any number of bonuses that affect your Dominion. Teching is often used for Converting strategies although can also be utilized well by Explorers, rarely by Attackers, and is the hallmark of Land Drop Attacking. By building Schools, your Dominion will produce Research Points which can be traded in for a new tech once you have enough points. Teching is a slow strategy that enables your Dominion to have increased efficiency later in the round. It is very difficult to keep up with the top players if you decide to tech but by the end of the round, you should be able to grow more effectively than other Dominions around you that have not teched. An important thing to note is that most techers will only research a handful of Techs and will then R/R their Schools to another building (often Diamond Mines or Homes).

Race Selection

Any race can be used to Tech although it is generally more efficient Races that will benefit most from Teching. The recommended races that benefit in the Base and Imp rulesets are:

• Gnome
• Human
• Troll
• Icekin - highly recommended to Tech

Building Selection

Teching requires the construction of Schools. Schools produce research points based on their total percentage of land:

Schools produces 25 research points each hour per 1% owned, up to a maximum of 750 at 30% owned (limit 1 per acre).

Schools generate an additional 125 research points per 1% owned when invading targets at least 75% of your size, up to a maximum of 2500 at 20% owned (limit 5 per acre).

The Techs

Advancement	Bonus	Prerequisites (only 1 required)
Granaries	+2.5% food production	none
Planar Emissaries	+7.5% mana production	Granaries Green Thumb Banker's Friend
Green Thumb	+5% lumber production	Planar Emissaries Aquaponics
Aquaponics	+7.5% food production -10% enemy fireball damage	Green Thumb Midas's Bargain Miser's Grasp
Midas's Bargain	+2.5% platinum production	Aquaponics Industrial Machinery Sleeper Agents
Industrial Machinery	+5% lumber production +5% ore production	Midas's Bargain Siege Weaponry
Siege Weaponry	+20% wonder damage	Industrial Machinery Sneaky Spies Explorer's Instinct
Sneaky Spies	-15% spy losses on failed operations +10% resources gained from theft	Siege Weaponry Arcane Bloodlines Wizard Nexus
Arcane Bloodlines	-5% cost of spies -15% cost of wizards	Sneaky Spies Frugal Foragers
Frugal Foragers	-2.5% food consumption	Arcane Bloodlines Reforestation Explorer's Intuition
Reforestation	-10% construction lumber cost	none
Surplus Management	-10% food decay -10% lumber rot -10% mana drain	Granaries Miner's Spirit Banker's Friend
Banker's Friend	+15% better exchange rates	Planar Emissaries Surplus Management Ancient Mines Prefabrication
Prefabrication	-5% construction platinum cost	Banker's Friend Miser's Grasp
Miser's Grasp	-25% resources lost to theft	Aquaponics Prefabrication
Sleeper Agents	-7.5% spy losses on failed operations +1% maximum population	Midas's Bargain Master of Efficiency
Explorer's Instinct	-2.5% exploring platinum cost -2.5% construction platinum cost	Siege Weaponry Master of Efficiency
Wizard Nexus	+1 wizard strength per hour	Sneaky Spies Preservationist Pastoral Planner
Preservationist	-15% food decay -15% lumber rot -15% mana drain	Wizard Nexus Explorer's Intuition
Explorer's Intuition	-2.5% exploring platinum cost -1 draftee per acre explore cost (min 6)	Frugal Foragers Preservationist Architect's Touch Fearless Adventurers
Architect's Touch	-2.5% construction platinum cost	Reforestation Explorer's Intuition Mana Pools
Miner's Spirit	+5% ore production	Surplus Management Shipwright's Ingenuity
Ancient Mines	+2.5% gem production	Banker's Friend Trick of the Light
Urg Smash Technique	+7.5% lumber production +7.5% refund when destroying buildings	Dark Pact
Dark Pact	+5% wizard power +7.5% mana production	Urg Smash Technique Miser's Grasp
Master of Efficiency	-1.75% military training cost	Sleeper Agents Explorer's Instinct
Pastoral Planner	+1.5% maximum population	Wizard Nexus Menace
Explorer's Guile	-7.5% exploring platinum cost -2 draftee per acre explore cost (min 6)	Architect's Flourish
Fearless Adventurers	-50% exploring morale drop	Explorer's Intuition Anti-Magic Sigils
Mana Pools	-10% cost of spells	Architect's Touch Night Watch
Shipwright's Ingenuity	+12.5% boat production	Miner's Spirit Trick of the Light Weather Manipulation
Trick of the Light	+1 Fool's Gold protects ore/lumber -20% Fool's Gold mana cost	Ancient Mines Shipwright's Ingenuity Opulence
Opulence	+2.5% gem production +7.5% ore production	Trick of the Light Midas's Fountain
Midas's Fountain	+5% platinum production	Opulence
Menace	+1 mana production per tower +2 mana production per tower for each war relation (max 2)	Pastoral Planner
Architect's Flourish	-7.5% construction platinum cost	Explorer's Guile Anti-Magic Sigils
Anti-Magic Sigils	-1 black op spell duration	Fearless Adventurers Night Watch
Night Watch	-25% draftees lost in assassination attempts -25% wizards lost in assassination attempts -25% enemy disband spies damage	Mana Pools Anti-Magic Sigils Ross' Benevolence
Weather Manipulation	+2.5% food production -12.5% enemy lightning bolt damage	Shipwright's Ingenuity Lumberjack's Devotion Urban Planner
Lumberjack's Devotion	-20% lumber rot -10% construction lumber cost	Weather Manipulation Master of Resources
Master of Resources	-1.75% military training cost	Lumberjack's Devotion Jeweller's Delight
Avatar of Ares	+2.5% offensive power +7.5% wizard power	Surveyor's Sense
Master of Discipline	-1.75% military training cost	Dark Artistry Visionary Expansionist
Dark Artistry	+1 spy strength per hour +1 wizard strength per hour	Master of Discipline Ross' Benevolence
Ross' Benevolence	-1% platinum tax from Royal Guard	Night Watch Dark Artistry Survivalist Mentality
Urban Planner	+1.5% maximum population	Weather Manipulation Reinforced Bulwarks
Jeweller's Delight	+2.5% gem production -5% cost of self spells	Master of Resources Reinforced Bulwarks
WaveHack's Expertise	-5% construction platinum cost -5% construction lumber cost +3 boat capacity	Spy Network Field Surgery
Surveyor's Sense	-12.5% rezoning platinum cost	Avatar of Ares Ares' Favor
Visionary Expansionist	+1% maximum population +15% population growth	Master of Discipline Rations
Survivalist Mentality	+5% fewer casualties +7.5% increased prestige gains	Ross' Benevolence Rations
Reinforced Bulwarks	+30% bonus to harbor investment +30% bonus to towers investment	Urban Planner Jeweller's Delight Tributary System
Spy Network	+1 spy strength per hour	WaveHack's Expertise Tributary System Battle Commanders
Field Surgery	+0.75% maximum population +7.5% fewer casualties	WaveHack's Expertise
Ares' Favor	+2.5% offensive power	Surveyor's Sense Bunk Beds Public Baths
Rations	-2.5% food consumption +2 population from barren land	Visionary Expansionist Survivalist Mentality Public Baths
Tributary System	+60% food production from prestige	Reinforced Bulwarks Spy Network Centralized Intelligence
Battle Commanders	+7.5% fewer casualties	Spy Network Carpenter's Knowhow
Bunk Beds	+2 barracks housing	Ares' Favor Carpenter's Knowhow
Public Baths	+30% population growth	Ares' Favor Rations Ancestral Knowledge
Centralized Intelligence	-15% cost of spies -5% cost of wizards	Tributary System Military Culture
Carpenter's Knowhow	-2.5% construction platinum cost	Battle Commanders Bunk Beds Military Culture Surveyor's Insight
Ancestral Knowledge	-25% cost of racial spells	Public Baths Surveyor's Insight
Military Culture	+5% increased prestige gains	Centralized Intelligence Carpenter's Knowhow Battle Tactics
Surveyor's Insight	-7.5% rezoning platinum cost	Carpenter's Knowhow Ancestral Knowledge Battle Tactics
Battle Tactics	+5% fewer casualties	none

The full tech tree looks like this:

General Information

Teching is a very slow strategy. It almost always coincides with a Converting strategy as many of the Techs are geared towards attacking. Teching can be very useful for players who do not have much time to invest into the game early in the round, but wish to compete later on. New or inexperienced players may also benefit from teching. Also note that for multiple techs with the same bonus it is additive when it stacks i.e.: picking the tech Midas's Bargain gives you a +2.5% platinum production, whereas Midas's Fountain gives a bonus of +5% platinum production. Therefore when you unlock both of these then your total bonus is 2.5% + 5% = 7.5%.

Pros

• Great efficiency can be enjoyed late round
• Allows less experienced players to compete effectively late round

Cons

• Very few, if any winners from teching
• Slow; Techers make very little impact throughout the round

Recommendations

• Great for Converters
• Inexperienced players

Formulas

Tech Cost

In order to unlock a tech other than one of the three entry points, at least one of its connecting techs in the tree must already be acquired.

The cost of each tech is determined by

 9500 + (100 * CurrentTechs)

where CurrentTechs is the number of techs the dominion has already acquired. In other words, the cost of each new tech is 100 more research points than the previous tech's cost.

Invasion RPs

The number of research points (RP) gained during a successful invasion is based on the day of the round, the attacker’s percentage of schools, the relative size of the target, and any wonder or racial bonuses.

If the target is less than 60% the size of the attacker, no research points are gained.

 Final RPt < 60% = 0

If the target is 60% or greater, first the base RP gain is calculated as

 BaseRP = Max (1000, DayOfRound / 0.03)

When the target is greater than or equal to 60% and less than 75%, the base RP gain is halved.

 RP60% ≤ t < 75% = BaseRP * 0.5

 FinalRP60% ≤ t < 75% = RP60% ≤ t < 75% * (1 + WonderBonusPercentage) * (1 + RacialBonusPercentage)

When the target is greater than or equal to 75%, the attacker's schools are taken into account before wonder and racial bonuses. The following two formulas provide starting values:

 BaseSchoolBonus = (125 * Min (SchoolPercentage, SchoolPercentageCap)) * 100

where SchoolPercentage is the attacker's percentage and SchoolPercentageCap is 20%.

 SchoolModifier = 1 – Min (0.75, Max (0, NumberOfRecentInvasions – 2) * 0.15)

where NumberOfRecentInvasions is the number of times the target has been invaded in the last 72 hours, excluding when the target overwhelmed the attacker.

The research points gained in the invasion is limited to 5x the attacker's land size and then added to the base production.

 RPt ≥ 75% = BaseRP + Min (BaseSchoolBonus * SchoolModifier), (AttackersLand * 5))

 FinalRPt ≥ 75% = RPt ≥ 75% * (1 + WonderBonusPercentage) * (1 + RacialBonusPercentage)

FinalRP_{60% ≤ t < 75%} and FinalRP_{t >= 75%} are rounded to the nearest whole number and will return with the slowest unit sent on the invasion.