Flexible Tech Prereqs

Modifies a few technologies (mostly weapons) to show up if you skipped past their original prerequisite, for example by getting a higher-tier version from salvage. Exact changes listed below.

Created this because I was tired of accidentally leapfrogging weapons like Autocannons and having to go back to research a weapon that was already worse than what I had. Also one memorable time I never picked up Zero Point Power because I got Enigmatic Power Cores first and couldn’t figure out why Mega-Engineering wouldn’t pop; I thought that was a bit silly.

Works with Ironman but overrides tech data so it does disable achievements.

Proton Torpedoes:

• Old: Lasers IV
• New: Lasers IV or V

Shield Capacitors:

• Old: Shields III
• New: Shields III or higher, or Dark Matter Deflectors, or Psionic Shields

Jump Drive:

• Old: Zero Point Power
• New: Zero Point Power or Dark Matter Power Core

Matter Generators:

• Old: Zero Point Power
• New: Zero Point Power or Dark Matter Power Core

Autocannon:

• Old: Mass Driver II
• New: Mass Driver II or higher

Flak Battery:

• Old: Mass Driver II
• New: Mass Driver II or higher

Kinetic Battery:

• Old: Mass Driver IV
• New: Mass Driver IV or V

Swarmer Missiles:

• Old: Missiles II
• New: Missiles II or higher

Mega-Engineering:

• Old: Battleships, Citadels, and Zero Point Power
• New: Battleships, Citadels, and either Zero Point Power or Dark Matter Power Core

Any bugs, report ’em here.