09-23-2018, 08:42 AM
Currently if you capture any city of an advanced empire, you get access to ALL their patents.
I suggest that most (not all) patents get deleted from the city before the ownership transfer happens. Akin to the people shredding all the confidential patent research before trying to escape or surrender. A few random patents can be left behind as you always miss something when you are in a rush.
![[Image: shredder.png]](http://northcoastrecycling.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/shredder.png)
This would limit that major reward from capturing one city from an advanced empire. Force them to actually capture more than one city if they are attempting to gain patents.
I will point out that yes, patents aren't that valuable right now, since if you can use a patent you can also make it. But this could apply to other things too maybe, such as dumping fuel and weapons upon capture.
I suggest that most (not all) patents get deleted from the city before the ownership transfer happens. Akin to the people shredding all the confidential patent research before trying to escape or surrender. A few random patents can be left behind as you always miss something when you are in a rush.
This would limit that major reward from capturing one city from an advanced empire. Force them to actually capture more than one city if they are attempting to gain patents.
I will point out that yes, patents aren't that valuable right now, since if you can use a patent you can also make it. But this could apply to other things too maybe, such as dumping fuel and weapons upon capture.