// Kiwi's Tech Tree Overhaul Template
// Version 0.9
// Last Updated: 1 October 2020 for KSP 1.9.1
// 19 September 2020: Added otherParts; Actuators, Attachments
// 23 September 2020: Clarified role of Flight Control branch
// 27 September 2020: Fixed incorrect node in Battery Branch
// 29 September 2020: Added Nuclear Fuel Systems and Deprecated Node
// 1 October 2020: Added Noble Gas/Lithium Fuel Systems Branch to template
// 15 October 2020: Added Flight Control to Alternative Propulsion branch template.
// 18 October 2020: Added  Basic Flight Control node to Flight Control template. 

// Tier -1 deprecated

//// Other \\\\
// Tier 0 - otherParts

//// ********* Actuators, Attachments ********* \\\\
// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - basicRocketry

// Tier 2 - basicConstruction

// Tier 3 - generalConstruction

// Tier 4 - advConstruction

// Tier 5 - actuators

// Tier 6 - advActuators

// Tier 7 - experimentalActuators

// Tier 8 - offworldManufacturing


//// ********* Aerodynamics ********* \\\\

// ***** Cockpits and Engines and Air Intakes ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - earlyFlight

// Tier 2 - stability

// Tier 3 - aviation

// Tier 4 - streamlinedFlight

// Tier 5 - supersonicFlight

// Tier 6 - highAltitudeFlight

// Tier 7 - hypersonicFlight

// Tier 8 - aerospaceTech

// Tier 9 - experimentalAerospaceTech




// ***** Structural & Wings & Plane Fuel Tanks ***** \\
// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - earlyFlight

// Tier 2 - stability

// Tier 3 - aviation

// Tier 4 - aerodynamicSystems

// Tier 5 - advAerodynamics

// Tier 6 - heavyAerodynamics

// Tier 7 - experimentalAerodynamics

// Tier 8 - aerospaceComposites

// Tier 9 - advAerospaceEngineering



// ***** Rotors & VTOLS ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - earlyFlight

// Tier 2 - stability

// Tier 3 - aviation

// Tier 4 - subsonicFlight

// Tier 5 - efficientFlightSystems

// Tier 6 - advancedFlightSystems

// Tier 7 - specializedFlightSystems

// Tier 8 - experimentalFlightSystems




//// ********* Command Modules ********* \\\\

// ***** Command Modules ***** \\

// Tier 4 - simpleCommandModules or simpleCommandModulesExtensions

// Tier 5 - commandModules or commandModulesExtensions

// Tier 6 - heavyCommandModules or heavyCommandModulesExtensions

// Tier 7 - specializedCommandModules

// Tier 8 - specializedCommandCenters or specializedLanders

// Tier 9 - heavyLanders or heavyCommandCenters


// ***** Re-entry Pods ***** \\

// Tier 3 - basicReentryModule

// Tier 4 - reentryModule

// Tier 5 - advancedReentryModule


//// ********* Construction ********* \\\\

// ***** Adapters, Fairings, Rocket Nose Cones ***** \\
// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - basicRocketry

// Tier 2 - basicConstruction

// Tier 3 - generalConstruction

// Tier 4 - Advanced Construction - advConstruction

// Tier 5 - Specialized Construction - specializedConstruction

// Tier 6 - Advanced MetalWorks - advMetalworks

// Tier 7 - Nanolathing - nanolathing

// Tier 8 - Exotic Alloys - exoticAlloys

// Tier 9 - aerographite



// ***** Structural Parts ***** \\
// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - Basic Rocketry - basicRocketry

// Tier 2 - Basic Construction - basicConstruction

// Tier 3 - General Construction - generalConstruction

// Tire 4 - Advanced Construction - advConstruction

// Tier 5 - Specialized Construction - specializedConstruction

// Tier 6 - Composites - composites

// Tier 7 - Meta-Materials - metaMaterials

// Tier 8 - Orbital Assembly - orbitalAssembly

// Tier 9 - Orbital Megastructures - orbitalMegastructures


//// ********* Decouplers/Separators/DockingPorts/EnginePlates ********* \\\\

// Tier 0

// Tier 1

// Tier 2 Basic Construction - basicConstruction

// Tier 3 Decoupling - decoupling

// Tier 4 Docking - docking

// Tier 5 Advanced Decoupling -advancedDecoupling

// Tier 6 Engine Plates - enginePlates

// Tier 7 Advanced Docking - advancedDocking

// Tier 8 Advanced Engine Plates - advancedEnginePlates

// Tier 9 Automated Decoupling Systems - automatedDecouplingSystems

// Tier 10 extremeFuelStorage


//// ********* Electric / Solar / Heat ********* \\\\


// ***** Batteries ***** \\

// Tier 0

// Tier 1 Engineering 101 - engineering101

// Tier 2 - Science 201 - science201

// Tier 3 - Battery Tech - batteryTech

// Tier 4 - Electrics - batteryTech

// Tier 5 - Advanced Electrics - advElectrics

// Tier 6 - High-Power Electrics // largeElectrics

// Tier 7 - Specialized Electrics - specializedElectrics

// Tier 8 - Experimental Electrics - experimentalElectrics

// Tier 9 - High Tech Electrical Systems - highTechElectricalSystems

// Tier 10 - High Power Electrical Systems - highPowerElectricalSystems

// Tier 11 - Experimental Electrical Systems - experimentalElectricalSystems

// Tier 12 - Exotic Electrical Systems - exoticElectricalSystems





// ***** Solar and Fuel Cells ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 Engineering 101 - engineering101

// Tier 2 - Science 201 - science201

// Tier 3 - batteryTech

// Tier 4 - electrics

// Tier 5 - advElectrics

// Tier 6 - largeElectrics (High-Power Electrics)

// Tier 7 - advSolarTech 

// Tier 8 - Advanced Photovoltaic Materials (advPVMaterials) / Cutting-Edge Solar Technology (cuttingEdgeSolarTech)

// Tier 9 - Microwave Power Transmission / Exotic Solar Technology (exoticSolarTech)

// Tier 10 - Omega Solar Technology (omegaSolarTech)







//// ********* Engines ********* \\\\

// ***** Liquid Fuel ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start, just the small jet engine to allow for the aeronautics branch

// Tier 1 - basicRocketry , a basic 0.625m engine that helps get us off the ground

// Tier 2 - generalRocketry ; Stronger 0.625m engine and initial 1.25m engine

// Tier 3 - advRocketry ; Intro of the 1.875m engine in Making History

// Tier 4 - heavyRocketry Heavy Rocketry, Intro of 2.5m engines

// Tier 5 - heavierRocketry Heavier Rocketry

// Tier 6 - evenHeavierRocketry Even Heavier Rocketry Intro of 3.75m engines

// Tier 7 - veryHeavyRocketry Very Heavy Rocketry

// Tier 8 - experimentalRocketry Experimental Rocketry

// Tier 9 - giganticRocketry

// Tier 10 - colossalRocketry


// ***** Liquid Hydrogen / Liquid Methane ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start, just the small jet engine to allow for the aeronautics branch

// Tier 1 - basicCryoRocketry , a basic 0.625m engine that helps get us off the ground

// Tier 2 - generalCryoRocketry ; Stronger 0.625m engine and initial 1.25m engine

// Tier 3 - advancedCryoRocketry ; Intro of the 1.875m engine in Making History

// Tier 4 - heavyCryoRocketry Heavy Rocketry, Intro of 2.5m engines

// Tier 5 - heavierCryoRocketry Heavier Rocketry

// Tier 6 - evenHeavierCryoRocketry Even Heavier Rocketry Intro of 3.75m engines

// Tier 7 - veryHeavyCryoRocketry Very Heavy Rocketry

// Tier 8 - experimentalCryoRocketry Experimental Rocketry

// Tier 9 - giganticCryoRocketry

// Tier 10 - colossalCryoRocketry


// ***** Speciality Liquid Fuel/Mono Engines ***** \\

// Tier 2 - basicFlightControl

// Tier 3 - flightControl

// Tier 4 - propulsionSystems

// Tier 5 - precisionPropulsion

// Tier 6 - experimentalPropulsion

// Tier 7 - exoticPropulsion or ionPropulsion

// Tier 8 - advIonPropulsion or aBitMoreExoticPropulsion

// Tier 9 - plasmaPropulsion or advGriddedThrusters or expAircraftEngines

// Tier 10 - advEMSystems or expGriddedThrusters or hybridAircraftEngines

// Tier 11 - specializedPlasmaGeneration or exoticGriddedThrusters

// Tier 12 - exoticPlasmaPropulsion



// ***** Solid Rocket Boosters ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start
// Good starting solid rocket to get off ground, barely

// Tier 1, soundingRockets - looking at just a slightly more powerful 0.625m part

// Tier 2, tinyBoosters - Introduce a 1.25m SRB

// Tier 3, smallBoosters - Some more powerful 1.25m SRB

// Tier 4, mediumBoosters - Intro of a solid 1.875 m booster found within Missing History Patch

// Tier 5, largeBoosters - 2.5m booster

// Tier 6, largerBoosters - Pollux from Making History makes this branch

// Tier 7 - hugeBoosters

// Tier 8 - gargantuanBoosters



//// ********* Fuel Tanks ********* \\\\

// ***** Liquid Fuel ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - basicRocketry; 0.625m Fuel Tank

// Tier 2 - earlyFuelSystems ; Intro of the 1.25m tank, a larger 0.625 piece

// Tier 3 - basicFuelSystems // Intro of the 1.875 if Making History installed

// Tier 4 - fuelSystems // Intro of the 2.5m

// Tier 5 - advFuelSystems - Intro of the 3.75m

// Tier 6 - largeVolumeContainment // Intro of the 5m Large Volume Containment

// Tier 7 - highPerformanceFuelSystems // Intro of the 7.5m High Performance Fuel Systems

// Tier 8 - specializedFuelStorage Specialized Fuel Storage

// Tier 9 - exoticFuelStorage

// Tier 10 - extremeFuelStorage


// ***** Speciality Liquid Fuel Tanks ***** \\

// Tier 3 - fuelLines

// Tier 4 - flexibleFuelSolutions

// Tier 5 - advancedFlexibleFuelSolutions



// ***** Noble Gas and Lithium Fuel Systems ***** \\

// Tier 7 - nobleGasFuelSystems

// Tier 9 - lithiumFuelSystems



//// ********* Probes and Communication ********* \\\\

// ***** Probes ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - engineering101

// Tier 2 - science201

// Tier 3 - basicScience

// Tier 4 - earlyProbes

// Tier 5 - communicationSatellites

// Tier 6 - unmannedTech

// Tier 7 - advUnmanned or automation

// Tier 8 - largeUnmanned or mechatronics

// Tier 9 - artificialIntelligence



// ***** Antenna ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - engineering101

// Tier 2 - science201

// Tier 3 - basicScience

// Tier 4 - earlyProbes

// Tier 5 - communicationSatellites

// Tier 6 - highGainCommunications

// Tier 7 - signalProcessing

// Tier 8 - digitalSignalProcessing

// Tier 9 - xBandCommunications

// Tier 10 - deepSpaceOpticalCommunications

// Tier 11 - quantumCommunications




//// ********** Nuclear *********** \\\\
// ***** Nuclear Fuel Systems ***** \\

// Tier 7 - nuclearFuelSystems

// ***** Nuclear Power ***** \\

// Tier 6 - nuclearPower

// Tier 7 - largeNuclearPower

// Tier 8 - advNuclearPower

// Tier 9 - expNuclearPower

// Tier 10 - exoticNuclearPower

// ***** Nuclear Propulsion ***** \\
// Tier 6 - nuclearPropulsion

// Tier 7 - improvedNuclearPropulsion

// Tier 8 - advNuclearPropulsion

// Tier 9 - expNuclearPropulsion

// Tier 10 - exoticNuclearPropulsion

// Tier 11 - highPowerExoticNuclearPropulsion



//// ********** Utility/Misc *********** \\\\

// ***** Landing Gear and Wheels ***** \\
// Tier 0 - Start

// Tier 1 - earlyFlight

// Tier 2 - stability

// Tier 3 - aviation

// Tier 4 - landing

// Tier 5 - fieldScience

// Tier 6 - advLanding

// Tier 7 - heavyLanding

// Tier 8 - advancedMotors




// ***** Flight Control: Monopropellant Tanks, RCS Thrusters, SAS Modules, Launch Escape Systems ***** \\
// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - basicRocketry

// Tier 2 - basicFlightControl

// Tier 3 - flightControl

// Tier 4 - advFlightControl

// Tier 5 - specializedControl

// Tier 6 - experimentalControl

// Tier 7 - exoticControl





// ***** Thermals including Heat Shields ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - engineering101

// Tier 2 - science201

// Tier 3 - batteryTech

// Tier 4 - electrics

// Tier 5 - heatManagementSystems

// Tier 6 - intermediateHeatManagement

// Tier 7 - advHeatManagement

// Tier 8 - experimentalHeatManagement

// Tier 9 - specializedRadiators


// ***** Ladders and Lights ***** \\

// Tier 4 - spaceExploration

// Tier 5 - advExploration



//// ********* Logistics and Station/Moon Habitation ********* \\\\
// ***** Stations / Colony Pieces ***** \\

// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - engineering101

// Tier 2 - serviceModules

// Tier 3 - skipped

// Tier 4 - recycling

// Tier 5 - hydroponics

// Tier 6 - earlyStations

// Tier 7 - shortTermHabitation

// Tier 8 - longTermHabitation

// Tier 9 - advancedStations

// Tier 10 - colonization

// Tier 11 - advColonization




// ***** Storage/Resources ***** \\
// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1 - engineering101

// Tier 2 - serviceModules

// Tier 3 - Skipped

// Tier 4 - storageTech

// Tier 5 - earlyLogistics

// Tier 6 - logistics

// Tier 7 - isru

// Tier 8 - advLogistics

// Tier 9 - advOffworldMining

// Tier 10 - resourceExploitation



// ***** Parachutes ***** \\

// Tier 2 - survivability

// Tier 3 - enhancedSurvivability

// Tier 4 - spaceExploration

// Tier 5 - advExploration


//// ********* Science ********* \\\\

// Tier 0 - start

// Tier 1  - engineering101

// Tier 2 - science201 

// Tier 3 - basicScience

// Tier 4 - appliedScience

// Tier 5 - exactScience

// Tier 6 - scienceTech

// Tier 7 - advScienceTech or specializedScienceTech // Resource Detection goes in advScienceTech

// Tier 8 - experimentalScience or longTermScienceTech // Resource Detection goes in experimentalScience

// Tier 9 - metascience or scientificOutposts // Resource detection goes in metaScience

// Tier 10 - highEnergyScience

// Tier 11 - appliedHighEnergyPhysics

// Tier 12 - ultraHighEnergyPhysics

