Administrative building should denote what direction KSC progresses in.

[KrazyKrl]

Thought of this in another thread, I think it warrants its own thread for discussion.

This gives me an idea of how to rework the mediocre implementation of the administration building, and its strategies.

Of course, contract chains would be amazing when they are added; it's only inevitable with the current progression of KSP.

Strategies as they stand should not be tied to contract reward modifiers. Contracts should just reward their base, getting bonus science from them should be tacked onto the mission; possibly with extra experiments adding onto a "bonus science" section of the contract(along with the science you gain from the experiment itself.) Science/rep/funds would not be converted automatically via a strategy.

I believe that the Administration building should, well, function administratively.

The new admin building would have strategies for something like milestone research. The admin building would now denote contract prerequisites (along with milestones.) This would limit the tech tree a bit, and limit where your science points can go to some extent.

Rocket Structure and Staging

Aerospace and Flight

Data Acquisition and Transmission

Orbital Mechanics

Terrestrial Activities

Manned Operations

Unmanned Operations

Space Center Operations

Rendezvous and Docking

Now, the catch is... The new strategies contain a subset of R&D technologies, which after you gain X amount of science while having the strategy active; allows you to spend your science points in technology of your choosing, that is in the activated Strategy subtype. Tying KSC building upgrade prerequisites into the R&D tree limited by how much progression you have in a specific strategy would be neat too (of course you need the funds to purchase the upgrade for your facility buildings themselves.)

[Xavven]

Could you give an example of how this would work? I'm not quite following...