When I play Gladius I always seem to find myself unlocking the same techs. I was thinking about making a mod that changes this behavior.

Does anyone know if it is possible to gate tech to automatically unlock as soon as the appropriate research tier has been reached?

As an example I was thinking what if I chose a few tiers in the research tree and gave out free tech that always starts out unlocked but only become available when that tier of research is unlocked. As an example at tier 5 the Space Marines will get their extra armor for infantry research as soon as 2x research components were completed from the previous tier.

Additionally I want to make the free tech to :

1. Not be a zero research project that takes one turn.
2. Make the research not count for progressing to the next tier.


I wonder if it is possible to change a tier 5 research project to require 0 research. Could I then require tier 6 research to need 3 completed technologies from tier 5 research?