Sarween Tools Reads: Whenever you produce units at any space dock, you now receive one additional resource with which to build units.

The Latest FAQ says this: Q: Does Sarween tools give one free resource to each of a player's space docks, or only to a single friendly Space dock?

A: Sarween tools gives one free resource to every friendly space dock in play by the owner of the technology.

So what I understand: Activate in a system with a space dock and you get +1 resources there to build with. You can spend more then that but you can't go over to total limit of units.

What I DON"T GET: Where in the technology say that all space docks get a free resource? Lets say I have 3 space docks all in different systems. I activate one of them and all three now get a free resource...but according to the rules I can't produce in those other systems unless I activated them. I would swear that the FAQ was wrong because the tech clearly says you gain one additional resource...not one additional resource for each space dock that can then build with out activating.

I might be jumping to conclusions there but after reading many other posts about sawreen tools its clear people think you can do what I don't get.

Thoughts?

Sorthlador said:

The FAQ answer could be interpreted as "poorly written," but even taken at face value, its function lines up with how the tech really works.

As you said, you can't build at docks that aren't in the active system, so whether or not they receive the benefit of Sarween Tools is moot. However, if you have multiple space docks in a single system and you activate it, you WILL get one free resource at EACH dock in the system.

These free resources cannot be shared between docks, nor can a single ship be "built" across two docks, so you have to pay attention to how you're dividing your build between multiple docks. You can't build a free carrier because you have 2 docks in the system, but you could build a carrier for 1 resource at one dock and then build two free FT at the other dock.

Functionally, the tech provides one free resource at each dock in the active system. Per the FAQ it would also give free resources to your docks outside that system, but since you can't build with those docks, it adds up to the same thing.

Steve-O said:

Just for the record, I think you mean "Cruiser" in this; Carriers cost 3, Cruisers cost 2.

sigmazero13 said:

Yeah I was guessing. Obviously you got my point though =P

Steve-O said:

Indeed, I just wanted to make sure that if someone came and read it, they wouldn't get confused with the cost discrepancy.