Tech cost with research agreement is calculated as:
BaseCost * (1 + PopMod - 0.25)
Where PopMod is the impact of your population on science. This value is around 3-5 (300% - 500%) for any small-medium empire, and can exceed 10 - 20.
Because the -0.25 is applied additively, research agreements have an extremely small impact of the cost of techs. A few percent reduction in cost, or far lower.
As one of the few way of interacting with other empires, research agreements are clearly meant in be important.
Discussed further in:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-research-agreements-pretty-pointless.930378/
BaseCost * (1 + PopMod - 0.25)
Where PopMod is the impact of your population on science. This value is around 3-5 (300% - 500%) for any small-medium empire, and can exceed 10 - 20.
Because the -0.25 is applied additively, research agreements have an extremely small impact of the cost of techs. A few percent reduction in cost, or far lower.
As one of the few way of interacting with other empires, research agreements are clearly meant in be important.
Discussed further in:
https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/foru...-research-agreements-pretty-pointless.930378/
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