Making a Tech Tree

Yeah, Shiva neutered the dragon..

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You know, in hindsight, that must've been pretty hard.

Really? I thought it would be pretty quick, not too much to cut.

It would be cool if you earn the research by crafting the things.
It would allow an specialization and allow you to stop blocking crafting recipes so for example you could create an MKII Plasma gun without crafting an MKI but the gun wouldnt work or would deal less damage than standard.

Tyranid_Player wrote:

It would be cool if you earn the research by crafting the things.
It would allow an specialization and allow you to stop blocking crafting recipes so for example you could create an MKII Plasma gun without crafting an MKI but the gun wouldnt work or would deal less damage than standard.

I think it should be s realistic as possible; the first plasma gun should be cheap compared to the next one and the limitation is resources available. The first one would just be your standard plasma gun and the next one would be more specialized (electromagnetic pulse array to ruin electronics, a better magnetic manipulator to add penetration but lessen area damage, or plasma dissipation to add explosive damage). Instead of a MKI MKII ladder. This prevents one from becoming obsolete and a more technologically advanced server completely owning a less advanced one.

Iv121 wrote:

Yey



Hope you enjoy your time here .

I was actually here since January, I just never posted.
EDIT: That's longer than you've been here. ^u^

I decided to come up with my own tech categories. And a little bit of science friendly lore (Can you blame me? I'm a man of science.). Might not be 100% feasible, but at least it's more science friendly than some Sci-Fi concepts.

Two categories with seven sub-categories each. The main difference between the two categories is that research between the two is done using very different research materials, while sub-categories inside the a category use (relatively) similar methods.

--ENGINEERING--
(Robotic Engineering) - Used in the science of robotics and AI.
(Electronic Engineering) - Used in computer and electronic science.
(Advanced Ballistics) - Used in the science of ballistics, such as static projectile and missile-based technology.
(Biochemistry) - Used in the production and science of life support.
(Metallurgy) - Used in the science of metalworking and the knowledge of metal alloys.
(Genetic Engineering) - Used in biological sciences to engineer plants and animals.
(Inorganic Chemistry) - Used in the science of general chemistry.

--PHYSICS--
(Nuclear Physics) - Used in nuclear science and engineering, such as fusion and fission reactors.
(Quantum Mechanics) - Used in the science and art of quantum engineering, such as warping, shields and jumpgates.
(Particle Physics) - Used in the technology of particle accelerators and particle guns.
(Plasma Physics) - Used in the science of plasma-based weaponry.
(Graviton Physics) - Used in the science of graviton-based devices such as articificial gravity floors.
(Laser Physics) - Used in the technology of lasers and other photonic devices.
(Electromagnetics) - Used in electric and magnetic sciences, including the use of coilguns and railguns.

A Brief Lore on:

Shielding
Shielding is a heavy energy field. Quantum Intertwining gives Shielding it's strength and stability, as the individual particles creating the Shield will attempt to stay in the same state as their sister particle. The main weakness of these shields comes randomly when the non-broken particle is influenced by it's damaged twin and decides to become damaged as well, or when both particles are damaged at the same time. These non-functioning particles decay relatively quickly, leaving part of the shield thinned and vulnerable. Most modern shields come equipped with countermeasures, such as exciting the particles in such a way that they immediately transfer part of themselves over to the thinned area to repair it while the shield generator continues to generate new particles to replace them. The particles act differently in different states. A "chilled" particle will likely fail to provide evenly distributed protection under fire, but as they do not attempt to move much, they tend to stay rather close to the original shield flux, preventing them from wandering off and decaying, therefore putting less strain on the generator to produce new shield particles. Forcefields aren't generally considered a type of shield, but they use they same physics. Forcefields, however, excite the shield particles much more than shields, and have a wider flux. This allows them to create seemingly solid barriers made from nothing but shield particles.

Gravity Floors
Gravity Floors produce a stream of very weak energy that rarely reacts with ordinary particles, but excites gravitons. These gravitons then attempt to move towards the higher concentrations of energy, producing artificial gravity in the areas that they move. Upon reaching the source, they are excited to a state where they actually push away from the energy source, moving back upwards, but in such a state that they don't produce any artificial gravity. These causes artificial gravity from gravity floors to force downwards and not upwards. Two floors will somewhat neutralize the effect where the energy streams meet, as the gravitons in those areas are attracted to both floors. The point of contact will have zero of the original gravitational effect, and the gravity will slowly increase the farther from the epicenter you go. It's not reccommended to use two perpendicular floors at the same time in close proximity, as this can damage sensitive equipment inside the floors themselves.

I agree with all but shielding. Shielding should be plasma magnetized into a coherent shape to fit around the hull.

Then again, looking back on it, yours sounds more science-y.

@Jake Von

I like these sort of categories more. Specialized, but still adds opportunities for lots of different components to fall under each category. Additionally it's not limited to a specific part of the ship, like sensors or engines, which hadn't occurred to me but makes sense. Maybe we should also give bonuses for set completion like some other MMOs.

From the sounds of it, this sounds a lot like the research part of thaumcraft 2, and if you'll looking for ideas, I would recomend borrowing a few from them. They use a book that has tabs on the side to list the diffrent recipes, and you flip through the pages, which show the recipies, and even the device on which you build them...

If this has been mentioned before, I apologize, just my thoughts on it... Oh! and take a look at Galatic Civ 2's tech tree for some insperation... It litteraly allows you to research anything that's sci-fi-ish...

Minecraft has a natural tech tree based on resources, I don't see the need to force more restrictions on players.

Avenger, does the word "Necro" tell you anything?

It is alright I planned to post here soon anyway.

Oh all right then.
Sorry Avenger.

I like the idea of a tech tree though.
But i think the mod will have over a 100 differend weapons and machines.
So it will be extremely difficult to make.

I'm guessing the word 'necro' really doesn't tell you anything.

Last_Jedi_Standing wrote:

I'm guessing the word 'necro' really doesn't tell you anything.

No it does not what does that mean?

kokonus wrote:

Last_Jedi_Standing wrote:

I'm guessing the word 'necro' really doesn't tell you anything.

No it does not what does that mean?

A necropost, AKA necro, is to post in an old thread.
And as fas as I'm concerned, necroposting too much is a banreason.

Strategion Daynel wrote:

kokonus wrote:

Last_Jedi_Standing wrote:

I'm guessing the word 'necro' really doesn't tell you anything.

No it does not what does that mean?

A necropost, AKA necro, is to post in an old thread.
And as fas as I'm concerned, necroposting too much is a banreason.

Also, you may repost on old threads if you have something important to say that isn´t just a continuation of the discussion without it being a necro.
The thread may be up to 1 week old before a random repost is considered necro.