Reading a tech tree

[placeholder] Body content for this entry will be written by the copy chat. The entry covers how to read a Tree project quickly: the visual conventions and the questions to ask when you first open someone else's tree.

Completed nodes turn green and stay as the foundation. Available nodes glow at the leading edge. Locked nodes are visible but dim, with their prerequisite chain traceable on hover. The available tier is the answer to "what should I work on right now."

Reading a tech tree is reading a strategy space. Counting the unlocks between two nodes tells you how far one is from the other. Tracing a prerequisite chain backward tells you what's gating a goal. The structure carries the information; the labels are secondary.