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Research and 100 points per ar

I have a question about the research strategy.

The combination of the research power, RP invested and bonus/malus of providers make grow performance in every area.

The target is 100 point (the maximum).
But the maximum is already scored with the bonus, or we have to maximize every single area in any case?

I want to be more precise with an example.

Acceleration level at race 1: 50.
I have bonus from providers (engine and oil), for additional 14 points => the game show 64 as total level.

-> I invest 18 points on Acceleration after the first race, the level is now 68+14 = 82

At the third race, I have 86+14 = 100

I really have scored the maximum?

I want to understand if is already the moment to invest my RP in other areas, or if it's still necessary to invest the remaining 14 points in order to grow to 100 without the bonus.

The green bar is not yet at the end of the bar itself, even if the game says my Acceleration is already at level 100.

The maximum will remain 100 even if the possible total amount would be 114: the game consider 100 or 114 as maximum power?

I hope I've been clear!

Thanks!

Thanks Gert!

I believe I have understood: the research system is based on the "natural" level, before applying whichever strengths/weaknesses.

So, if my car has 86 + 14, in the graph my bar is at 86%, I could spy other teams with major value in that area, but is intended that those teams have a major value in the base level, without any bonuses counted.

Furthermore, after applying strengths my area reach 100 with bonus, so it's completely useless investing any other point in that area, because the cap is fixed at value 100, so anyone can overcut this limit and as consequence every point spent in the research in that area is wasted, because is not added to the car and makes any effect in the performance.

In other words, when you reach 100, you have reached the maximum in that area, even if you reached it with extra-points given by the supplier bonus.

So, you need to invest in other areas, and come back to this area only if you change the supplier losing the bonus.