[quote=@Durandal]
In terms of technology, how long do we have to wait after you researched it before we can access it? Or must we research the tech ourselves to have access?
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Once one person researches the technology, it's available to everyone. The only main "buff" about researching it, besides cosmetic/bragging rights, you can create the first console/game with THAT technology (which is also cosmetic), but since I sent you a devkit, your games can logically be 32-bit.