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Thanks Sirebel and Michael for the replies, the explanation is very clear. I can see now why it takes so long. From what you described you are combining the process of capturing the whole upgrade tree with working out the cheapest strategy. I can see why it makes sense to do these together, although it might be beyond what I have time to do. Where I was thinking I would be able to help is by testing different strategies in game, using cloud restore and figuring out the best strategy and costs that way. But that is a more simplistic way of doing it, your process is much more thorough. It would only be covering (12) in Michael's explanation, which is maybe just a drop in the ocean! But if it helps to have more eyes on it, I'm happy to do it, maybe grab screenshots or screen recordings if it is useful?

In other words, I'm sure I could help figure out what the best strategy is, test it in game, check any multiple series, etc. and generally help ensure the accuracy of the strategy. But I'm not sure I'd have time to go through the whole upgrade tree process and document it all on a spreadsheet. I'll await your advice whether that would be useful, no worries if not. Either way it's good to see how it all works, maybe this will help others who might be able to assist with the more time consuming aspects.