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Sir Hawkeye is offline Sir Hawkeye
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Tech Tree Diagramming? Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

does anyone know a good (preferably free or cheap) program for diagramming a tech tree? This is my first scenario, and i'm going to get such a headache if i plan this out in my head.
Multi-branching-intertwining-exclusive was probably a poor decision...

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Get a big piece of paper and a pen to write with. That is all you will ever need. That's how I always do it.
However, be prepared to create a lot of paper that has to be recycled.


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MirkoGP is offline MirkoGP
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You may also want to try this: draw a grid on a sheet of paper (each cell about 3 x 1.5 cm), cut the sheet following the lines and place a tech on each clip. Arranging them, you can figure the several connections with an effect similar to the Civilopedia. Another suggestion: since lots of techs yield various effects on the game, print the list of the standard techs with the descriptions of those effects, and write your techs beside the original names. I downloaded it from the Cradle of Civilization, http://civ.cx ; it refers to FW and ToT, but it doesn't matter. An example? Let's say that the discovery of Virtual Reality changes the way of training of the military world. Following that list, two techs sell barracks and increase their maintenance cost, representing the need of an upgrade: Gun and Mob. Instead, if you want V.R. increases the effects Gaming Network (alias Temple) has on the people, you MUST place it at Mys. No other techs will produce the same effects. These two methods make me succeed doing this work on paper; if you think you can do it with your eyes on your computer, good luck!
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William Keenan is offline William Keenan
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Got spare money?

You can use MS PowerPoint to diagram a tech tree.
[*]Make little boxes
[*]Write the tech name in the box
[*]Note units and improvements
[*]Draw lines with arrows connecting the boxes

If you are using PowerPoint 97 then you'll need the ValuePack.

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