Special projects?

[Natmus]

Has anyone gotten to Special Projects and researched any of the specific projects?

I have researched Enhanced Extraction, and now I want to build one of the suckers that will add 50 percent to my resource production.... except I can't find where I start building it.

The manual says:

Special Projects

This page is accessed through the Command Center pull down menu
Special Projects

This will show the resources available to the production team.
Projects

This will show the special projects available, when you have started one of these projects it CANNOT be canceled.

Project Details: This will show the name of the project, the resource costs and the amount of time it will take to complete.
Status: To start a project click the Start Project link, once started it will show the current status of the project and how much time remains before it completes.

Trouble is, no such option exist in my Command Center pull down menu.

Am I missing something?

[Matija]

I'm afraid you must pay for an upgrade code if you wish for it to become available - at least that's how I understand it.

[Natmus]

Dang it! I thought the paid upgrades was a way to skip ahead of doing your own work. What a waste of time!

[Matija]

This page is accessed through the Command Center pull down menu
Special Projects

This will show the resources available to the production team.
Projects

This will show the special projects available, when you have started one of these projects it CANNOT be canceled.

Project Details: This will show the name of the project, the resource costs and the amount of time it will take to complete.
Status: To start a project click the Start Project link, once started it will show the current status of the project and how much time remains before it completes.

Please Note - There are 9 of these projects to complete and are only available through an upgraded account code. The projects and their descriptions are listed below

Hyperspace Navigation - This allows the HyperNav Ver.1 to be completed. Once completed it will allow all ships that travel outside a quadrant to reach their destination 1 hour quicker than it normally would.

Advanced Hyperspace Navigation - This allows the HyperNav Ver.2 to be completed. Once completed it will reduce the travel time of all ships leaving a quadrant by an additional 1 hour.

Enhanced Extraction - This will allow the Extractor Control Upgrade to be completed. Once completed all of the extractors on every planet will produce an extra 50% resources.

SuperConduction - This will allow the Power Distribution Upgrade to be completed. Once done it will double the output of all Power Plants on every planet owned by a player.

Advanced Research Developement - This will allow the Improved Research Methods to be completed. Once done it will reduce the time it takes to complete all future research.

Advanced Building Construction - This will allow the Improved Construction Methods to be completed. Once done it will reduce the time it takes to build all buildings on a planet.

Ship Capacity Upgrade - This Special Project will allow the Improved Ship Capacity to be completed. Once finished it will upgrade a Ship Factories production capacity by 100%, allowing more ships to be built in the same amount of time. A Ship Factory can initially create 10 fighters at a time, with this project it will be able to create 20.

Weapons Capacity Upgrade -This Special Project will allow the Improved Weapons Capacity to be completed. Once finished it will upgrade a Weapons Factories production capacity by 100%, allowing more weapons to be built in the same amount of time. A Weapons Factory can initially create 10 Light Weapons at a time, with this project it will be able to create 20.

Unit Capacity Upgrade - This Special Project will allow the Improved Unit Capacity to be completed. Once finished it will upgrade a Unit Factories production capacity by 100%, allowing more Units to be built in the same amount of time. A Unit Factory can initially create 10 Cyborgs at a time, with this project it will be able to create 20.

[Natmus]

Yes, I found that too. Just below where I stopped reading the first time

[Perun]

Thanks, Mads, for this post. I could have made the same mistake! ;D

[Natmus]

Anytime, Igor. I'll post the next big mistakes I commit as well.

It shouldn't be long

[Harlequin]

natmus said:

Anytime, Igor. I'll post the next big mistakes I commit as well.

It shouldn't be long

Bellocks! I'm 9 hours into Advanced research, with Enhanced extraction queued.....

I think it's about £6 to upgrade...

[Perun]

Well, I queued the adv. extraction and was 2 hours away from it when this thread appeared. Phew!

[Natmus]

Well, 50 percent extra on all extractors did sound too good to be true.

Shame I'm too tight to pay for an upgrade. I prefer to keep my free games free. I try supporting the creators by clicking the banner ads (the commercial ones) every time I log on, and then surf around a bit at random on the sites that advertise.

[raistlin]

Very timely - I've just cancelled special proejcts with 20 hours to go.

[soiram]

Special Projects completed before seing the post.

[Orvindor]

Me too, the 3000 score points will make us look like statue builders, I guess...

[Natmus]

Nah, just stubborn gamers who refuse to read all the rules before playing something

[Matija]

It should also be noted that there are some research objects, like Factory Automation, that seem to contribute only to building special projects, and are thus equally wasteful to research.