See also:
Capturable Racial Techs Shows how to make Racial, Normal and
Hybrid tech areas.
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Let's say the player wants to research organic armor. Can the appropriate technology and component files be updated in such a way that they would not throw a monkey wrench into the game? If possible, would such a tech beom available to all players or can it be just part of player X's tech tree?
Using the stuff in the above link, you would be able to let other players capture the tech, and replicate the components on their own ships, but not research higher than the player who initially asked for the technology.