The Network Backbone (SMAC)

The Network Backbone

Require	Digital Sentience
Cost	rows
Effects	Eliminates penalties for Cybernetic model +1 research for each point of Commerce at this base. +1 research for every Network Node in the game.

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"Of course we'll bundle our MorganNet software with the new network nodes; our customers expect no less of us. We have never sought to become a monopoly. Our products are simply so good that no one feels the need to compete with us."
– CEO Nwabudike Morgan, "Morgan Data Systems press release"

Alpha Centauri Secret projects
Build	Clinical Immortality • The Bulk Matter Transmitter • The Longevity Vaccine • The Manifold Harmonics^X • The Merchant Exchange • The Planetary Energy Grid^X • The Telepathic Matrix
Conquer	The Citizens' Defense Force • The Cloudbase Academy^X • The Command Nexus • The Cyborg Factory • The Hunter-Seeker Algorithm • The Living Refinery • The Maritime Control Center • The Nano Factory
Discover	The Ascent to Transcendence • The Human Genome Project • The Network Backbone • The Planetary Datalinks • The Self-Aware Colony • The Singularity Inductor • The Space Elevator • The Supercollider • The Theory of Everything • The Universal Translator • The Virtual World • The Voice of Planet
Explore	The Ascetic Virtues • The Cloning Vats • The Dream Twister • The Empath Guild • The Nethack Terminus^X • The Neural Amplifier • The Pholus Mutagen • The Planetary Transit System • The Weather Paradigm • The Xenoempathy Dome
^X Added in Alien Crossfire