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+=== Viewing Unlock Requirements ===
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+Your current design skills and the requirements to unlock new sub-components can be found in the [[gamemanual:gui_rnd#research_teams|Researching Teams]] window of RnD.
+We cover the left portion of the research teams in more detail on the FIXME section of this page.
+On the right side of the window are the research panels. These panels display information about upcoming research. Looking inside the panels, you'll find your current design skill and your quarterly design skill growth at the top (#4). Design skills grow based on the average overall ratings of your active designs and your research team budget.
+The blueprint pictures show the designs you'll most likely unlock next. Just below each picture are two categories, "Skill" and "Year" (#5). These are the requirements you need to unlock these sub-components. If the category is green, you have met the requirement. If it is red, you have not.
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 ==== Ratings Improvements ====
+An additional benefit of design skills is a small boost to corresponding specs and ratings for your component or vehicle design. The designer awards the bonus points at no additional slider position costs, making it a free improvement to your designs.
+Check out the Game Mechanics chapter for how the game generates ratings and specs, and look for the design skills variables in those formulas.
+[[gamemanual:gm_chassis_design|Chassis Ratings Game Mechanics]] \\
+[[gamemanual:gm_engines_design|Engine Ratings Game Mechanics]]\\
+[[gamemanual:gm_gearboxes_design|Gearbox Ratings Game Mechanics]]\\
+[[gamemanual:gm_vehicles_design|Vehicle Ratings Game Mechanics]]\\
 ===== How to Increase Design Skills? =====