Revolutionizing the Tech Tree Mechanics

[Blue Monkey]

Look at Rob's Anno Domini: Different Dawn . Probably the fullest working example of the kind of tech tree you are describing.

 

[AnthonyBoscia]

Wait, so it does work that way then?

 

[Civinator]

Tony, I don´t think this is working. As Plotinus posted in this thread, in order to allow era progression, any civ-specific techs must be non-essential for era progression. So in your example you can set the tech "Construction" with the era-none tech "Rome" as one of its perequisites, but in this case the tech "Construction" will become a civspecific tech, that is only available for civs who own that era-none tech. Another question is, if such a tech can be gained by trade or espionage.

 

[AnthonyBoscia]

Thanks, man. That makes sense.

Blue, I will have to check out Different Dawn, since I've only played regular Anno Domini.

 

[Blue Monkey]

Diff. Dawn is sort like AD 2.0 - Rob did a lot of more advanced things. His tech tree set up allows for "flavor" buildings for example.