Pretty sure the Iridium AI just cheated itself a Relic

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AI is on normal. This first screenshot shows the starbase (lower right) the Iridium created a couple turns ago harvesting the nearby manufacturing relic (middle). Sorry about the colors, I am the darker orange Krynn.

 

This next screenshot shows the trade screen with the Iridium.

 

They don't have Xeno Archeology and neither of us have any of the more advanced Precursor relic techs. As far as I can tell, the Iridium just cheated itself a relic.

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Reply #1 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

The module to mine relics is available from the beginning.

Reply #2 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Rhonin_the_wizard, reply 1


The module to mine relics is available from the beginning.
End of Rhonin_the_wizard's quote

What module might that be? Because my starbase above and left of the relic is a mining starbase in range of the relic and it's not mining it.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Xeno Archeology Lab it's prerequisite tech is TechTree.

Reply #4 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

And if you hover your mouse over relic, it totally shows your a tool tip about what module you must use to mine it...

Reply #5 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Please elaborate. In the trade screen we see they had not yet researched Xeno Archeology.

Reply #6 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

If you have already researched it (i.e., you are able to mine the relic) it won't show they have it in the trade window. Why trade for a tech you already have? Techs you have in common are not shown.

Reply #7 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Er. ignore my reply. I didn't look on your side of the Trade window

Reply #8 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting eviator, reply 5

Please elaborate. In the trade screen we see they had not yet researched Xeno Archeology.
End of eviator's quote

 

Read the tooltip for Xeno Archeology. "increases precursor research", which is to imply you have precursor research to start with, and it modifies it. You either start with being able to make a basic xeno lab for a starbase (not mining), or it is made available as overlap with a very early tech I am quite sure.

Reply #9 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Okay, I finally see where I went wrong, but it's not entirely my fault. You do indeed have access to the Xeno Archeology Lab module from the beginning. I had incorrectly assumed this module came from the Xeno Archeology tech. Instead that tech provides the Ancient Studies Center module, which is the upgrade. I say it's not entirely my fault because the naming creates confusion. Even since early beta, I had assumed you needed to research Xeno Archeology in order to unlock the Xeno Archeology Lab. It's a logical conclusion.

Anyway, a) the Iridium didn't cheat, and b ) this changes how I will be prioritizing relics. Thanks for the help!

Reply #10 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

In the earlier betas you did have to have XA. I think they changed it about the time they changed to tech tree to include the exclusive choices.

Reply #11 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

I can actually see why you made this mistake it would seem to be intuitive that Xeno Archeology Lab module would require the Xeno Archeology tech. 

They may have had it in mind at some point to work that way but then figured it would make, making a beeline for that tech too important, but it was always as it is now in the betas as far as I remember.