Talk:Defense Lab/@comment-202.156.9.12-20120702170139/@comment-70.71.107.184-20120709120612

I'm still figuring this out myself but I think that (as of 07/09/12):

1. IF you do NOT have any "Pulse Cores" then the "Pulse Tank" pane in the "Defense Lab Research" would say you needed a "Defense Lab Level 11" in order to research Pulse Tank for the first time (untrue, you only need a core).

2. IF you DO have some "Pulse Cores" then the "Pulse Tank" pane in the "Defense Lab Research" would permit you (have no message) to do a "Defense Lab Research" for Pulse Tanks for the first time and second time (it then locks the pane until your Lab is level 11).

It is after the second time you research PTs that you need to upgrade the Defense Lab to level 11. This gives low level players a chance to do a bit of 'PT defensive research' yet the more serious researchers will want the level 11 Lab.

(Note: That is not the only "oddity". EG: Terraknor level 1 defensive research is completely free and Terraknor level 2 defensive research is also free (does not cost resources) but does cost 1 Terraknor Control whereas all other research is not free).

I am certain that the Charts above do not present the infomation we have as well as we could hope for. I call for someone expert at charting to combine the three charts into two or one chart that does a better job of conveying ALL of the information; something similar to combining the charts of Combat_Unit_Upgrades and Tech_Lab together.