So the tech requirement is 50 iron (plus the 8 you start with) and 10 (not 50) copper. And you are technically correct, a lab doesn't cost that much, it costs 36 iron and 15 copper. But that lab is useless without at least one boiler, one steam engine, and one offshore pump, which brings the iron total required to 78. So the game forces you to acquire 58 iron and 10 copper before you can do the final crafting steps (the intermediates are all still craftable except green circuits) on 78 iron and 15 copper worth of stuff. This is a storm in a teacup if ever I've seen one. Your build order has changed in a way that stops you from doing ... nothing that I can think of. I'm seriously curious as to what gameplay path is now closed to you at that stage of the game?vampiricdust wrote: ↑Tue Oct 22, 2024 7:10 am It doesn't take 50 iron and 50 copper to make a lab, ...
Now if you were complaining about oil, I could maybe see it. I had to drive to an oil patch, and plop down a pumpjack, power pole, and solar panel before I could research oil processing. My game is truly ruined.