# Description
This PR fully replaces the "Tier 3 Tech Lockout" with a research
softcap. How it works is that technologies are allowed to set a softcap
contribution, meaning that they multiplicatively increase the cost of
all other research by a certain amount. By default, this is done by all
Tier 3 Technologies. Essentially, this means that you're no longer
limited to a single research category's tier 3 selections. Instead the
costs of research increase the more capstones you unlock. The current
cost increase for research is displayed on the console.
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# Changelog
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- remove: Removed the "Tier 3 Tech Lockout" mechanic. You are no longer
limited to 1 discipline worth of t3 research.
- add: Research is now "Softcapped" by Tier 3 unlocks. Each unlocked
Tier 3 technology multiplicatively increases the cost of all other
research. Rushing a capstone can be quite expensive, as will be getting
multiple capstones. I hope you're glad that you can build more than one
prober now without guaranteeing the station will explode.
(cherry picked from commit b7da1f4ff64ca3ce8c4dc4545186573174b3e89c)
