[Puke]

well, i generally tell people what level of tech i am offering, and ask them what they are offering in return. or tell them what level i want in return. i dont go off research points so much as i go off of what is of immediate use to me.

if you want to trade multiple levels of something, you can always click on a technology several times. for example, i can trade MINES, MINES, MINES in exchange for ARMOR, ARMOR, and i will give 3 levels of mines above what the other guy has, and i will get 2 levels of armor above what i have.

if you dont get what you are promised, two things could have happened. one, the other guy could have made a mistake, and i usually give people a chance to correct it. two, you could have been stiffed. if you get stiffed, the best thing to do is to warn the other players in the game that the other guy has lied and stolen from you. Then you send in the Navy.