Evolution, I don't understand the differences?

BloodyIronBloodyIron Join Date: 2009-11-09 Member: 69321Members, Reinforced - Shadow
in NS2 General Discussion
<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->There is no more “research” on the alien side: everything is an “evolution”. So if you lose a structure that had evolved an ability, and then rebuild that structure, you need to re-evolve it.<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->

So what is different? I don't understand how this is different from 204.
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  • shivshiv Join Date: 2010-04-11 Member: 71341Members, Constellation
    In b204 and previous builds you would research an upgrade once and it would stay the entire game. In b205 you "evolve" the upgrade on a structure and if that structure dies then you would lose that upgrade and have to re-evolve it again.
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  • ubikjamubikjam Join Date: 2011-10-04 Member: 125618Members
    edited April 2012
    With research, once the upgrade is done - you never have to research it again (if you lose the building just rebuild it and you won't have to research it).

    For some structures the evolution will happen for free and automatically over time, ie. crags/whips will gradually mature on there own (I think that's still evolution)

    EDIT
    Beat me to it...
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  • PsiWarpPsiWarp Gifted Gorge Richmond, B.C., Canada Join Date: 2010-08-28 Member: 73810Members
    I see what you're getting at, and I guess we'll just have to see how it works first. However, if we take a look at this:

    - Shell/Veil/Spur already is the case (must specialize themselves to unlock/re-unlock Evolutions)
    - Crag/Shift/Shade is similar, only now they get free "Mature upgrade" and need to evolve their advanced ability.
    - Hive as well, the tech tree depends on evolving the Hive to Crag/Shift/Shade Hive, which now costs res + time.
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  • BicsumBicsum Join Date: 2012-02-27 Member: 147596Members, Reinforced - Gold
    Didn't you have to evolve e.g. a shell into a carapace shell to get the upgrade back? Isn't that the exact same thing?
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  • MisterNubsMisterNubs Join Date: 2012-03-01 Member: 147912Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1927238:date=Apr 19 2012, 01:21 PM:name=Bicsum)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bicsum @ Apr 19 2012, 01:21 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1927238"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Didn't you have to evolve e.g. a shell into a carapace shell to get the upgrade back? Isn't that the exact same thing?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Pretty much.
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