Science and module mark

[SirEmi]

There are different technology categories one can research. For modules / structures, the first tech level (1) will enable the manufacturing option in Ship->Manufacture on the left menu. The ship manufacturing bays are equal to the ship hull, thus a ship with hull type III will have 3 manufacturing bays, enabling 3 manufacture task at one time.

Each new tech level after level 1 will enable the option to either manufacture a module with the current tech mark, e.g. lvl 2 tech will result in up to Mark II, or upgrade an existing module to the achieved tech level mark.

The power of the default mark I is shown in the technology description in green. Each new mark will add 25% to the power, and increase the resource cost of the module by +100%. Thus, a high level module with cost a lot more then a mark I module, but the advantage could prove invaluable during space exploration, as ships and stations have a limited number of slots for modules while planets have a limited space to deploy. Colonizing a planet early (especially a super-Earth planet) and barricading it would be a great asset.

[aTraveller]

Does the 25% increase mean linear or exponential growth?  That is, does it add 0.25 each level, or does it multiply by 1.25 each level?

Specifically, is the sequence:  1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, ...

or is it: 1, 1.25, 1.56, 1.95, ...

[SirEmi]

Does the 25% increase mean linear or exponential growth?  That is, does it add 0.25 each level, or does it multiply by 1.25 each level?

Specifically, is the sequence:  1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, ...

or is it: 1, 1.25, 1.56, 1.95, ...

It's linear like  1, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, ...