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[Brend]

As promised in New technology climate effects penalty removal: a proposal for a Terraformation Tech Tree.

• Deep Polar Melting (oceans)
  
• Surface Heating (-> Atmosphere IV)
  
  • Atmospheric Purification* (Atmosphere IV -> Atmosphere III)
    
    • Planetary Geoengineering*
      
    • Accelerated Ecosynthesis
      
    • Atmospheric Conditioning*
      
    • Solar Radiation Management*
      
  • Biogenesis* (natural life)
    
    • Hyperactive Stromatolites (Atmosphere III -> Atmosphere II)
      
    • Photosynthetic Rebalancing (Atmosphere II -> Atmosphere I)
      

The idea is this: Metling poles isn't that subtle; just dump enough energy (it's an oversimplification, but it works). By understanding how to create an atmosphere, you start to understand the delicate balances required. This is further illustrated by the climate technologies requiring that you know how to get a Atmosphere III. Atmospheres II and I require natural life, so the techs are also behind Biogenesis. Both techs are on the same level, because if you understand that much, the difference isn't that large.

Objections?

(List in wiki format: work in progress tree.)

[Gerben]

None that would make sense. The followed reasoning is sound and raises no questions from my point of view.

[Fedor]

Sounds good to me.

[RemcoSwenker]

this seems like a logical tech tree to me.

[Mercury]

I can live with this!

[Brend]

As I have five (Elmer just informed me out-of-band) approvals. I will update the wiki today.

[Brend]

Wiki updated.

[Mercury]

Awesome!