We need a new tech tree....

[TheSoloGamer]

Right now, Rimworld seems pretty dull in the research side. You can't have too many mods, or the tech tree will run out of room, you need a lot of mods to make research worth it, without it just being "Oh, all my colonists are doing nothing. Send them to the pits of research!"

What Tynan/Ludeon Studios/Modders should implement
The current tech tree needs more space, so i propose a scrollable tech tree, not just left/right, but up/down too. This would make the game more modding-friendly. Also, the vanilla tech tree should be a bit more complicated. Right now, the tech tree is mostly bare space without mods, and with mods it is a cluster**** of tech where there is 1500 lines going everywhere, with 1600 off the screen.
I, and most people who use mods often, would love a tech tree that is bigger, prettier and organized

[KEBW1144]

I second this would love to see you be able to click empty space and drag to move around the tech tree defiantly needs something to deal with the space issue

[BlackSmokeDMax]

Fluffy's research tree is what you are looking for. Watch a recent lets play of someone using the HardcoreSK modpack. It scrolls left/right/up/down. It even has research queuing similar to Civ research where you can shift click to set multiple research goals. It was last in CCL a few alphas ago. Not sure if Fluffy helped update it for HardcoreSK or if Sky did that, so no idea if there will ever be a stand-alone version.

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[Xevion]

Right now, Rimworld seems pretty dull in the research side. You can't have too many mods, or the tech tree will run out of room, you need a lot of mods to make research worth it, without it just being "Oh, all my colonists are doing nothing. Send them to the pits of research!"

What Tynan/Ludeon Studios/Modders should implement
The current tech tree needs more space, so i propose a scrollable tech tree, not just left/right, but up/down too. This would make the game more modding-friendly. Also, the vanilla tech tree should be a bit more complicated. Right now, the tech tree is mostly bare space without mods, and with mods it is a cluster**** of tech where there is 1500 lines going everywhere, with 1600 off the screen.
I, and most people who use mods often, would love a tech tree that is bigger, prettier and organized

No left and right, but zooming out and being able to click & drag is a better solution.
I really, really don't like using scroll tabs, especially in-games.