I have found you have to keep researching a part right up until it has finished being designed or face a potential drop. Also, just because it says you have an okay part, doesn't necessarily mean it will be an okay part, it is the parts potential.
How did you test this Jason? The problem with creating a part is that there are other variables that will reduce its level during the design process.
For example you may start on a new gearbox at research level Okay, once klicked off this drops a level to Unsure. If this is a brand new part you would expect it to come out with an Okay rating but what if you have gone for an agressive approach? In theory it could be better than Okay or way way worse...
So in theory even if you are researching the part while designing it there is still a chance it could end up being very bad right? It would be hard to quantify the impact of researching a part while designing no?
That is very true Dan, thats the only reason i can see why it's worth researching while designing. Obviously once teams are bigger and its possible to have 300 staff then we may well all be designing and researching everything at the same time!
Agreed, the randomisation will always be a factor, however, in my trials, I have found the parts generally are less susceptible to a drop if you continue to research throughout the design.
Depends what level of research you are at Juuso, id imagine if your part is on a high level like Superb then you would need a large number of staff researching to keep it at that level. If its on an Okay level then it will not fall as afst and thus you dont need as many staff researching to see a rise.
