Research screen UI design. Your thoughts?

[GenBOOM]

This is a great improvement but it still doesn’t solve the main issue of wasted screen space.

Since I have talked about this before I’ll reference my previous posts on the topic:

@GenBOOM

research screen would look better organized into category tabs like this

@GenBOOM

I think restructuring the research window as follows would work out better:
Factory Upgrades > Robots, Improved Efficiency, Factory Expansion, Power Production
Factory Administration > Marketing, QA, Export, Research
Product Design > Car Designs
Product Features > Safety, Driver Assist, Security, Environmental, Convenience, Entertainment, Performance
Station Specialization (Unlock Slots/options for improvement in existing Stations) > Chassis, Body, Paint Engine, Accessories
Manufacturing Process (Unlock New Manufacturing Stations for Components) > Chassis, Body, Paint Engine, Accessories

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draft of the suggestion:

@GenBOOM

with this format you could actually just put the entire tech tree into one big tile-set that is divided into columns and expand them under those columns as needed on 1 screen (no tabs) and it would take up less space and maximize screen use, though it would require a bit of scrolling still

also you would have to remember the expansions done when you minimize an expanded tile

so you could put dividing lines or headers above different sections of the tile-set within those columns and it would be much more compact. also putting in a search bar or a quick link on a tool bar to go to designated sections might be a thing as well. I think mostly these would be more useful for those that want to heavily mod the game. otherwise I think it would be a nightmare to play the game.