Research Tree

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The Research Tree (the term Technology is usually reserved for objects made in the Tech Editor to avoid confusion) is the table of researches, their requisites, effects and triggers. As there are problems copying the format to a wiki page, a link to a download of the completed current Research Tree (in PDF format) can be found here. Some of the Research Tree has been successfully added to this page below:

Research/Invention	Effects	Triggers
Socialisation	Can recruit new pack/herd members	Social structure, communication, pack hunting
Language	Can order other members of your species to do things	Recruiting new members to your pack/herd
Cooperation	Enables: Strategy Mode
Communities	Enables: Civilian Specialists, Nation Editor
Interaction	Enables: Can task units to Research	Sapience
Fire	Tech Objects: Fire Pit, Function Parts: Fire	Fire events
Shelter	Enables: Can order units to improvise shelter	Build shelter (Org Mode)
Tools	Enables: Worker Specialists, Units can be equipped with TOs	Using items as tools
Crafting	Enables: Tech Editor	Interacting with items
Wood Crafting	Collection of: Wood Materials	Working with wood (Org Mode)
Stone Tools	Collection of: Stone Materials	Working with stone (Org Mode)
The Wheel	Tech Objects: Vehicle, Function Parts: Wheel	Transporting many materials
Fortifications	Tech Objects: Wall	Construction
Weaving	Enables: Clothing in Tech Editor, Advanced Material: Wattle and Daub, Function Parts:Rope, Basket, Bag	Working with weaving materials (Org Mode)
Social Tradition	Allows construction of Depictions in the Decoration Tab of the Tech Editor	Living in large communities
Oral Tradition	Arts that spawn in your nation may be Legends or Musical	Communication
Ritualism	Tech Objects: Idol
Collective Residence	Enables: Forming of SCs
Sacrifice	Tech Objects: Sacrificial Altar	Religions, Surplus resources
Collection	Enables: Producer Specialists, Resource Counters (National in the Economy Section of the Nation Editor and local in SCs	Collection of many resources
Water-Bound Gathering	Tech Objects: Water Hunting Tool, Function Parts: Water Organism Trap	Working with water organisms
Agriculture	Enables: Can designate fields for crops, Collection of: Plant Materials, Tech Objects: Agricultural Tool, Function Parts: Crop Till	Working with stationary organisms
Hunting Tools	Enables: Improves Minimap, Tech Objects: Weapon, Explorer Gear, Armour, Function Parts: Sharpened Point, Scout Pack	Working with moving organisms
Pottery	Enables: Decoration Tab of the Tech Editor Collection of: Clay materials, Tech Objects: Container, Function Part: Bucket	Working with clay (Org Mode)
Trade	Enables: Trade Panel for SCs, Trade Panel under the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Surplus resources, insufficient resources, nearby nations have surpluses or deficits of resources
Currency	Enables: Currency adoption	Trading with other Nations and SCs
Fair Barter	Enables: Less anger from not adopting currency	Not adopting currency
Banking	Tech Objects: Bank	Trading
Naturopathy	Enables: Medic Specialist, Tech Objects: Place of Healing	Working with naturally occurring chemicals
Natural Drugs	Enables: Resources that are drugs are labelled as such, Tech Objects: Drug House, Function Parts: Fermentation Chamber
Boating	Tech Object: Water Vessel, Function Part: Oars	Working in and around water
Sailing	Enables: Can create trade routes along rivers and coastline via Water Vessel TOs, Function Parts: Sail, Steering Oar	Using Water Vessel TOs
Seafaring	Tech Objects: Pier	Using Water Vessel TOs
Animal Interaction	Collection of: Animal resources	Working with moving organisms
Animal Husbandry	Enables: Deliberate Domestication of Animals	Working with moving organisms
Breeding	Enables: Pay resources to have domesticated animals specialized (+ or - traits); this will take time	Organisms domestication
Animal Riding	Enables: Units can be equipped to appropriate domesticated animals	Organisms domestication
Stirrup	Enables: Sports that spawn in your nation may be Mounted, Function Parts: Saddle	Encourage sports, domestication of appropriate animals
Weaponry	Enables: Military Specialists, Sports that spawn in your nation may be Militaristic	Fighting, Hunting
Blades	Function Parts: One-Sided Blade, Two-Sided Blade	Using weaponry
Projectile Weapons	Tech Objects: Projectile Weapon, Function Parts: Projectile Shaft, Random 1 of [Bowstring, Sling]	Using weaponry
Military Training	Enables: Creation of Squads, Creation of Military Centers, Tech Objects: Barracks, Fort	Lots of Military Specialists
Siege Weapons	Tech Objects: Siege Weapon, Function Parts: Random 1 of [Catapult Mechanism, Ballista Mechanism, Ram Swing]	Battles against structural defenses
Mysticism	Enables: Arts that spawn in your nation may be Myths, Religion heading in the Society Section of the Nation Editor, Religions will spawn in your nation	Creating Idol TOs, using Sacrifical Altar TOs
Priesthood	Tech Objects: Temple of [Religion]	Religions
Polytheism	Enables: Religions that spawn may be Polytheistic	Religions
Monotheism	Enables: Religions that spawn may be Monotheistic	Religions, Polytheistic Religions
Ceremonial Burial	Tech Objects: Burial Monument, Function Parts: Coffin	Religions
Meditation	Tech Object: Monastery of [Religion]	Many religion-related TOs
Mining	Collection of: Metals, Tech Objects: Mining Tool, Function Parts: Pick	Digging, examining metals
Masonry	Tech Objects: Well, Enables: Bricks of [Material] in the Tech Editor	Working with the stone
Metal Casting	Collection of: Ore, Tech Objects: Furnace, Forge, Workshop, Function Parts: Smelting Fire	Working with metals
Alloys	Enables: Alloying of metals	Working with metals
Early Society	Enables: Allows Entertainer Specialists
Slavery	Enables: Allows lower Personal Freedoms settings under Domestic Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor, Can select the option 'Forced Workers' under Domestic Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor
Caste System	Enables: Allows lowest Personal Freedoms settings under Domestic Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Uneven amount of Specialists
Autocracy	Enables: Allows higher Leader Power settings under Power in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Use of Castes
Record Keeping	Enables: Researcher Specialists, Tech Objects: Record Storage	Creating depictions
Complex Writing	Enables: +Science, +Happiness	Trading
Code of Laws	Enables: Allow higher Legislation Power settings uner Power in the Government Section of the Nation Editor, Tech Objects: Courthouse	High instability in numerous SCs
Mathematics	Enables: +Science, +Happiness, +Production, +Gathering, Function Parts: Abacus	Trading
Calendar	Enables: Year length is revealed, World size can be calculated	Seasonal changes, Lots of agriculture
Early Government	Enables: '1' under Rulers in the Government Section of the Nation Editor
Democracy	Enables: Highest People settings under Power in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Unhappiness with Leader
Despotism	Enables: 'Military' under Rule in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Fighting, Being under attack
Monarchy	Enables: 'Hereditary' under Rule in the Government Section of the Nation Editor
Oligarchy	Enables: '2'-'5' under Rulers in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Large empire
Construction	Enables: +Strength to all Building TOs, Larger Construction Area in the Tech Editor Advanced Materials: Concrete, Tech Objects: Tower	Use of Tech Editor
Machinery	Tech Objects: Crane, Lumbermill, Bakery, Function Parts: Hand Wheel, Pulley, Winch, Mechanical Saw, Baking Oven, Trigger	Use of Tech Editor and TOs
Power Mechanisms	Function Parts: Random 1 of [Wind Wheel, Water Wheel, Manual Wheel]	Lots of Machinery-related TOs
Smithing	Enables: All smelted metals increased strength, Function Parts: Smelting Fire	Working with metals
Heavy Smithing	Enables: All smelted metals increased strength	Smelting, Working with metals
Agricultural Tools	Enables: Tech Objects: Mill, Function Parts: Churner, Grinder	Agriculture, Lots of crops
Philosophy	Enables: Science Importance Slider in the The Society Section of the Nation Editor	Many Researcher Specialists
Aesthetics	Enables: Arts that spawn in your nation may be Graphical, Aesthetics and Entertainment under the The Society Section of the Nation Editor	High use of Decoration Tab in the Tech Editor
Epistemology	Function Parts: Lectern	High Science Importance Slider
Logic	Enables: +Science	High Science Importance Slider
Weather Lore	Enables: Weather change warning	Lots of agriculture
Literature	Enables: +Happiness with Literacy Rates	Lots of Entertainer Specialists
Drama	Enables: Arts that spawn in your nation may be Performed, Tech Objects: Theatre, Function Parts: Stage	Many entertainer specialists, Encourage arts
Fiction	Enables: Arts that spawn in your nation may be Written	Many Entertainer Specialists, Many Record Storage TOs
Written Music	Enables: +Happiness, +Literacy from Entertainer Specialists, Arts that spawn in your nation are more likely to be Musical	Lots of Entertainer Specialists, Encourage arts
Theology	Enables: Religions that spawn may be Intolerant, Religion Importance Slider in the Society Section of the Nation Editor	Large religions
Fundamentalism	Enables: Lowest Religious Freedoms settings under Domestic Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor, Inquisitions under Domestic Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Lots of religious conflict, Instability from religious conflicts
Free Church	Enables: Higher Religious Freedoms settings under Domestic Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Lots of religious conflict, Instability from religious conflicts, Many denominations of religions
Secularism	Enables: No state religion no longer causes instability	Many religions, State religion does not vastly outnumber other religions, High Religious Freedoms settings
City Planning	Enables: SC Governors, Tech Objects: Road, Irrigation Canal	Large SCs
Canal Systems	Tech Objects: Aqueduct, Public Bath	Use of Irrigation Canals
Sanitation	Enables: Garbage is now a tradeable resource, Tech Objects: Sewer, Public Pool, Function Parts: Cistern
Fire Brigades	Tech Objects: Fire Brigade	Numerous fires
Feudalism	Enables: SC Governors can also be told to control surrounding crops	Many governors
Serfdom	Enables: Can select the option 'Forced Gatherers' under Domestic Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Low food, 'Forced Workers' enabled
Vassalage	Enables: Vassal States, Allows higher tax rates for all specialists	Large empire, Many conquered nations
Chivalry	Enables: Reduces unhappiness from many Military Specialists in SCs, Allows 'Chivalric Code' under Foreign Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Military
Engineering	Enables: +Strength for all TOs, Larger construction area in the Tech Editor, Decrease in complexity cost in Tech Editor, Function Parts: Trebuchet Axle, Chain	Use of Tech Editors and TOs
Architecture	Enables: +Strength for all Buildings, +Happiness from Buildings	Large TOs tagged as buildings
Mountaineering	Enables: Can build Buildings on steeper angles, Function Parts: Climbing Gear	Traversing steep terrain
Metallurgy	Enables: All smelted metals +strength, Metals can be hollowed in Tech Editor	Working with Metals
Civil Service	Enables: Can use resources to encourage population into certain specialists, Tech Editor: City Council	Unbalanced Specialist Count
Guilds	Enables: "Guild Council" option for SC governance, "Single Establishments" option of Economic Freedoms under the Domestic Policy of the Nation Editor	Economic Trouble, Many laborers
Constitution	Tech Objects: Prison	Disorder
Usury	Enables: Can apply taxes to foreign trade routes, Allows higher settings of the Economic Freedoms Slider under Domestic Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor, Allows "Outsourced" option under Social Programs and Welfare in the Society Section of the Nation Editor, Tech Objects: Gambling Hall	Trading
Invention	Tech Objects: Laboratory, Function Parts: Alchemy Lab	Use of Tech Editor and TOs
Paper	+Science, +Production, +Happiness, +Order	Use of Records Storage TOs
Clockwork	Tech Objects: Town Clock, Function Parts: Clock	Religion
Printing	+Science, +Happiness, Tech Objects: Press, Function Parts: Printing Press	Lots of Record Storage TOs, Writing, high literacy rates
Replaceable Parts	All TO Maintenance reduced	Many TOs
Mapped Exploration	Enables: Minimap is upgraded, Allows marking of borders, Allows map trading, Function Parts: Map Drawing Pack	Exploration
Hearing Horn	Function Part: Amplifier	Exploration, Strong auditory sense
Optics	Function Parts: Oculars	Exploration, Strong visual sense
Compass	Tech Objects: Open Sea Ship, Function Parts: Explorer Pack
Political Philosophy	Enables: More flexible settings for the Legislation Slider under the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Changes to Government Section of the Nation Editor
Jurisprudence	Tech Objects: House of Law, Function Parts: Judicial Room	Disorder
Liberalism	Enables: Higher settings of Personal, Economic and Religious Freedoms under Domestic Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Forced Worker riots, Forced Gatherer riots
Representation	No disorder from "Elected" Leaders and Legislation with large empires	High People value under Power in the Government Section of the Nation Editor
Mercantilism	Enables: Can illegalise foreign trading under Foreign Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Reducing foreign trade
Social Contract	Enables: Higher settings for Leaders, Legislation and People under Power in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Changes in the Nation Editor
Education	+Science, +Health, +Production, +Order, +Gathering, Tech Objects: Place of Learning, Function Parts: Education Room
Anatomy	+Health, Tech Objects: Morgue, Function Parts: Autopsy Room	Study Corpses of your own species
Algebra	+Science, Enables: Can construct buildings on steeper angles
Astronomy	Tech Objects: Observatory, Function Parts: Telescope	Use of optics on night sky
Physics	+Science, +Ranged Weapons Accuracy, +Tech Object Strength	Playing with objects, dropping things, etc
Gunpowder	Enables: Resources that are combustible are labelled as such, Tech Objects: Firearm, Function Parts: Gun Barrel, Bullet, Firework	Burning different resources
Firearm Lock	Function Parts: Gun Lock Mechanism	Use of Firearm TOs
Advanced Firearm Lock	Function Parts: Advanced Firearm Lock	Firearm Lock Research, Use of Firearm TOs
Rifling	Function Parts: Rifled Barrel	Use of firearm TOs
Chemistry	+Science, Tech Objects: [Resource] Refinery, Function Part: Chemical Refinery	Experimenting with different resources
Photography	+Science, +Happiness, Enables: Arts spawned in your nation may be Photographic, Tech Objects: Spy Gear, Function Parts: Camera	Use of Records Storage TOs, Exploration
Explosives	Tech Objects: Military Explosive, Industrial Explosive, Function Parts: Explosive	Use of firearms, lots of resource gathering
Moving Images	Enables: Arts spawned in your nation may be Moving Image, Function Parts: Film Projector	Use of photography
Athletics	Enables: Sports can spawn in your nation, Sports that spawn in your nation may be Athletic, "Competition [Type]" Under Rule in the Government Section of the Nation Editor, Tech Objects: Arena	Running , swimming, physical activity
Combat Sports	Enables: Sports that spawn in your nation may be Militaristic	Many Military Specialists
Team Sports	Enables: Sports that spawn in your nation may be Team	Encourage Sports
Field Sports	Enables: Sports that spawn in your nation may be Field	Many sports
Water Sports	Enables: Sports that spawn in your nation may be Water	Encourage sports, Aquatic activities
Economics	+Wealth from all trade routes, +Production	Trading
Corporation	+Wealth from all trade routes, Enables: Corporations will spawn in your nation	Privatise many Arbitrary Mechanics
Labour Union	Enables: "Industry" option under Legislation in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Worker Unhappiness
Applied Economics	Allows: More moderate levels of Economics Freedoms under the Domestic Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Economic Depressions are common
Nationalism	Enables: "Nationalist" under Foreign Policy in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Cut connections with other nations
Fascism	Enables: Less unhappiness from high Leader settings under Power in the Government Section of the Nation Editor	Many enemies and wars
Military Tradition	Tech Objects: Military Academy	Many military celebrations