Compression Algorithms

Description
Sending messages to small targets with damaged communication arrays is an incredibly time- and energy-intensive task. It is vital that each transmission burst can contain as much information as possible, to avoid miscommunication due to abbreviations and ambiguity. By compressing more information into a single burst, lengthier and more complex messages can be composed and more information transmitted this way.

Cost
- One MINOR ALGORITHM breakthrough

Compression Algorithms also requires a free hardware slot

Impact
Each time Compression Algorithms are researched, messages can be increased in length by ten characters. The probability of message interference is increased proportionally, so the clarity of the message will - on average - remain unchanged

Future Research
This is about as far as we think we can take the compression of messages, but note that the research is repeatable