When I go on SI master and do various battles, I find that the only research that makes any difference to the battle is weapons technology. The other two only make a very minor difference, and considering the cost and time to research them, is it better to just invest in more ships?

    The SI-Master battle simulator ist kind of outdated compared to the the one made by Dschibait that u can find in game under "tools".


    In terms of research they all make a difference in their own way.


    Weapons Tech is the best when you dont have any loses in the fight.


    Shields are the best if you want to reach the point where you have no loses in a fight with less ships.


    Defence Systems are the best when you are losing a lot of Ships in a fight.


    Based on the cost and time of research that doubles after every stage its generally not a good idea to only research 1 of the 3 techs.


    Same goes for the amount of ships since there is a breaking point when building ships is better than doing research on your Techs but it is usualy rare that you will reach this point unless you are playing in a Speed Universe.