So how does this tech and prestige work?

**IsItStillThere** · 03-07-2009, 01:35

The AI is probably trading techs amongst themselves.

**tibilicus** · 03-07-2009, 01:42

Originally Posted by IsItStillThere

The AI is probably trading techs amongst themselves.

Yet wont trade with me?

Maybe the A.I isn't quite as amazing as it first seemed after all.

**Eusebius86** · 03-07-2009, 01:43

Not to insult your intelligence, but you are putting your best gentlemen in your biggest college/univesity right? Also, you are constantly selecting a technology to research right? Also, you can buy technologies for $3k to $10k a piece. I bought Square formation, grenades, and canister shot for $15k from 3 different countries. Also, on VH campaign the AI seems to get huge monetary, and probably tech, bonuses...

To trade tech here's what I did. I offered GB $10K for canister shot. Sure, it's was a lot of money, but I had the money and it gave me time to research what I wanted to. I gave Sweden $3K for Grenades. If you have money, offer it till they accept.

**tibilicus** · 03-07-2009, 02:00

Originally Posted by Eusebius86

Not to insult your intelligence, but you are putting your best gentlemen in your biggest college/univesity right? Also, you are constantly selecting a technology to research right? Also, you can buy technologies for $3k to $10k a piece. I bought Square formation, grenades, and canister shot for $15k from 3 different countries. Also, on VH campaign the AI seems to get huge monetary, and probably tech, bonuses...

To trade tech here's what I did. I offered GB $10K for canister shot. Sure, it's was a lot of money, but I had the money and it gave me time to research what I wanted to. I gave Sweden $3K for Grenades. If you have money, offer it till they accept.

I have a gentlemen in each college and 3 in my Stockholm university and 3 in my Denmark university, my two biggest research institutes.

Despite this im still getting thrashed on tech, not even my good friends will trade techs with me cheaply and those that do will ask ridiculous demands such as 3 of my military techs for one of theirs. Doesn't seem all that realistic ya know.

**Eusebius86** · 03-07-2009, 02:06

Originally Posted by tibilicus

I have a gentlemen in each college and 3 in my Stockholm university and 3 in my Denmark university, my two biggest research institutes.

Despite this im still getting thrashed on tech, not even my good friends will trade techs with me cheaply and those that do will ask ridiculous demands such as 3 of my military techs for one of theirs. Doesn't seem all that realistic ya know.

Do you offer cash when asking for tech?

**tibilicus** · 03-07-2009, 02:18

Originally Posted by Eusebius86

Do you offer cash when asking for tech?

Yup, normally in the region of 5k plus and even then it's difficult to squeeze a deal out of them.

**Eusebius86** · 03-07-2009, 02:24

Originally Posted by tibilicus

Yup, normally in the region of 5k plus and even then it's difficult to squeeze a deal out of them.

I guess the VH AI asks for unreasonable fees for tech then... for vanilla at least.

**A Very Super Market** · 03-07-2009, 02:56

No, they just love their tech too much to give up. I don't blame them, because it is fairly hard to actually get them

**Beskar** · 03-09-2009, 14:21

Originally Posted by tibilicus

Yup, normally in the region of 5k plus and even then it's difficult to squeeze a deal out of them.

That's nothing, they refuse me when I offer over 50k, but the thing is in the America game where this is happening, every state is fully tech'd apart from mine due to the AI's inter-lending as it does.

**ZIM!!** · 03-09-2009, 15:11

I am playing as the United Provinces.It looks like I only have 1 university am I correct on this?, Its understandable if that were the case because I only have 1 European province. So I’ve been trying to build another University somewhere but I don’t seem to have that option Is it possible to build another University or can you only upgrade the ones you have and capture new ones?

Also I upgraded my university and it said it spawns gentleman but its been like 6 turns and none have appeared???