User blog:Blappp/AoE II Tech Tree revamp

Hey i find the tech tree tab for the civilisations rather lackluster and confusing, so i suggest some changes:

First of all, because not all players know the full tech tree by heart, they can't see at first glance which technologies are missing for the respective civilisation, so i plan on filling in the full tech tree to all civilisation and strikethrough the unavailable technologies.

Once the entire form is done, it would be easy to copy it to all civilisations and just the unavailable ones would have to be manually stroke through, plus unique units would have to be added

Also imma add the little icons, some people (including me) remember pictures better than names (this has be done for most pages already, but the tech trees have been neglected)

i made a preview for the archery range only, upon positive feedback imma add the full tech tree over the next couple days. the arrows somehow got changed to question marks in the copying process, imma try to restore them upon positive feedback.

a matter for debate is whether to include share unique units like the Genitour or Condotierro. i included them for now, but i don't know if you agree.

let me know what you think about the changes.

=General form:=

Archery Range
Units


 * ArcherIcon.jpg Archer ? CrossbowmanIcon.jpg Crossbowman ? ArbalestIcon.jpg Arbalest


 * SkirmisherIcon.jpg Skirmisher ? EliteSkirmisherIcon.jpg Elite Skirmisher ? Imperialskirmishericon.png Imperial Skirmisher (the latter only when allied with Vietnamese)


 * HandCannoneerIcon.jpg Hand Cannoneer


 * CavalryArcherIcon.jpg Cavalry Archer ? HeavyCavArcherIcon.jpg Heavy Cavalry Archer


 * GenitourIcon.jpg Genitour ? GenitourIcon.jpg Elite Genitour (when allied with Berbers only)

Technologies


 * Thumb Ring.png Thumb Ring


 * Parthian-Tactics.jpg Parthian Tactics

=so for example the Incas (Age of Empires II) one would look like this:=

Archery Range
Units


 * ArcherIcon.jpg Archer ? CrossbowmanIcon.jpg Crossbowman ? ArbalestIcon.jpg Arbalest


 * SkirmisherIcon.jpg Skirmisher ? EliteSkirmisherIcon.jpg Elite Skirmisher ? Imperialskirmishericon.png Imperial Skirmisher (the latter only when allied with Vietnamese)


 * HandCannoneerIcon.jpg Hand Cannoneer


 * CavalryArcherIcon.jpg Cavalry Archer ? HeavyCavArcherIcon.jpg Heavy Cavalry Archer


 * GenitourIcon.jpg Genitour ? GenitourIcon.jpg Elite Genitour (when allied with Berbers only)


 * O Slinger Icon.jpg Slinger

Technologies


 * Thumb Ring.png Thumb Ring


 * Parthian-Tactics.jpg Parthian Tactics