I'm not sure if this goes here, but I'm sure ADMIN will move it if it dosen't.

So, here's my idea, I think that the technology tree could boil down to something like this: Having a Primary Tech and a Secondary Tech. These would have an effect on your culture and they way you get things done. The only way to reset your Tech would be to have your civilization collapse and start over.

If your wondering what I mean by 'Techs' let me explian. A tech would be one of the sciences that is primarily followed by your civilization. Each technology would lead you on to a different Technology Tree. Still confused? Let me give you an example: Human's Primary Tech would be technology, it's Secondary chemistry. Computers, cars, airplanes, tv's, radios, satillites, plastic's and such. These things make up the human technology tree. Now a different civilization could have focused on plastics. It's technolgy would rely heavily on plastic and other chemical things.

The different 'Techs' could be chimestry(plastics, solovents, acids, ext.), Technology(computers, tvs, cars, ext.),Earth science(magnatism, resources, ext.), and possibly mental science's(unlocking the secrets of the brain, and having extreme control over your bodies). Ideas are always appreciated, thanks.

ADMIN is pleased with the placement of this thread.

I think this idea is actually pretty good for the way we research technology, and it could also help during strategy mode: Some factions may have one primary technology that is easier for you to conquer.

Nice ideas!

We'll be able to work things out once we get our members back in. I've sent out a lot of messages and I think I've gotten to about 15 of the old members.

This is the research tree RedStar made.

It's good, but i think it needs to be divided into areas. And it needs to be built on. Like lukas said, there needs to be ways to select paths for your people. The first thing we need to do in regards to this is to come up with the areas that we would divide any given research into. Also, they should be called 'researches' because techs are tech object made in the tech editor.

My suggestions for areas:

Broad Categories
Constructional
Societal

Constructional Categories
Raw Materials
Biological Materials
Metals
Artificial Materials
Chemistry
Structures
Travel

Societal Categories
Religion
Government
Mathematics
Cultural
Recording


Obviously some researches are in multiple categories. Is everyone familiar with the 'How Research is Produced' concept?

I remember red's tree. Complex but quite well done.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/Clockwise/Evo_Techtree_StoneAge_to_SpaceAge.png i saw this in that old forum (i'm new, i saw something about this project in a forum and decided to see. i find the idea awsome.)

Thanks, euesmo. Welcome to the project.

But, couldn't there be more than one path to a certain technology?

I was kind of thinking that for more primitive societies, there be some usage of achemical. Then when the civilization is more developed, the achemical branch of the tree will turn into the chemistry branch.

I think Metals should be a subtype of Resources.