[Baron Munchausen]

Yeah, the way 'normal' tech fields are arranged needs to be dramatically altered, too. We could probably create an equivalent to the MOO 3 system with expanding 'rings' in the general sciences holding advances in the various technologies with the existing SE tech system. If we did it right, you'd tend to get bunches of various technologies in clusters at more-or-less parallel levels instead of the current 'rush down a tech tree to the end before using it' style of research that the current 'stand alone technology' tree tends to encourage.

Then 'ruins' techs could be the root of whole new fields of really cool stuff that you can't research in the normal techs.