Tech Tree Question

[EP8410]

Something I was thinking about when watching an older stream in regards to the tech tree.

Say you're in the late game and avoiding robotic tech, to avoid a robot uprising. When your Engineering research gives you (3) robotic techs to choose from. Is there a way to 'reshuffle the deck'? With perhaps a 6 month no-research penalty for reshuffling.

 

[ikki]

researching the techs is no sin, its building the robots that get you into trouble.
Otoh FE might take umbrage which would be trouble.. otoh probly not going to war for the first researched one.

Oh and all 3 branches have forbidden techs. Not just engineering.

 

[puggle999]

I don't think it could give you 3 robot techs - I imagine it would be set up so you can't get at later robot techs without the earlier ones - unlikely to get full AI without several build ups. I also think there are only a few techs that are dangerous and they pop up as red. The deck is big enough to not force you down a path you don't want.

 

[Botox]

No "reshuffle deck" or anything like it.

But if you stayed away from most AI techs, I'm pretty sure you will be very save, even if you research one or two of those "bad" robot techs.