Talk:Research Center/@comment-37581191-20190122194915

So... I have a theory. The old tech (or at least the parts of it that we get to use) has mostly already been re-acquired by civilization.

The church and the RC just happened to have made a bet shortly before PC's arrival to see who can troll more Data Discs out of the next dumb ruins tourist they come across.

Evidence to support my theory:

Higgins does NOT start the game with basic furnaces. Take a look around his workshop.

Higher tier technology does NOT stay exclusive to PC (other workshops still take and complete commissions that require said tech), regardless of the fact that he/she is the only one "feeding" the research with data discs. Nor does he gain any royalties from "pioneering" it.

When you go to RC asking for SPECIFIC blueprint (quest "research") you still get asked to go dig up 3/5/6 RANDOM data discs.

DD stop and fish tank have NOTHING to do with high technology levels. Water wheel isn't particularly "high tech" either.

And don't even get me started on how we can't craft a bigger wooden box to fill with dirt for crops planting. Green technology my axe, that Lee is just asking for it...

You can't even call it a proper trade. I mean I'd get it if they were just sharing the tech that's already theirs in exchange for discs, but... This kind of deal doesn't explain the time delays.

P.S. I probably just shouldn't be trying to find common sense in this part of the game. But... it just... doesn't make a damn ounce of sense.