Research tree: Society track, tiers I-III, Doctrine/Economy/Operations
Age of Wonders: Planetfall · Tech / Research
Art style Stylized 3D
About this game
Developer: Triumph Studios · Publisher: Paradox Interactive · Platform: PC (Steam) · Art style: Stylized 3D · Screen type: Tech / Research
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What to study
The full research screen in one frame: two tracks (MILITARY / SOCIETY) across the top, three rows (Doctrine, Economy, Operations) down the side, and three cost tiers (4 / 6 / 11 research) across, so a player reads cost, category and track position at once. Gold nodes show what is already researched, greyed tier III nodes show what is locked, and the SET RESEARCH / INFO / CLOSE footer plus the resource bar make this a planning screen, not a read-only tree. Frame at about 0:20 in the Gameplay Trailer (Steam).
Patterns
How the screen is arranged.
tabbed-panel tech-tree node-graph locked-nodes cost-list top-bar resource-readout
Components
Parts on screen.
Screen inventory
- MILITARY / SOCIETY tabs at top with LB / RB controller hints, resource bar above (225 energy, 45 cosmite, knowledge and influence with per-turn deltas, Neutral stance, 2/2, 2/2, 1/1)
- three rows: Doctrine, Economy, Operations; tier columns I, II, III; nodes Frontier Policies, Aquatic Deployment, Frontier Facilities, Area Surveillance, Production Development I, Energy Development I, Food Development I, Research Development I, Covert Infiltration, Operation Effectiveness I, Phoenix Dawn Protocols, Aquatic Development, Anthropologic Research, Environmental Conditioning, Counter Ops, Operation Effectiveness II
- node costs in research points (4, 6, 11), researched nodes highlighted gold, tier III nodes greyed and locked
- footer: SPECIAL RESEARCH dropdown at left, A SET RESEARCH, X INFO, B CLOSE at centre, Turn 6 dial at top right
Top 3 colors
#072321 29%#152d2f 20%#000d18 15%
Top three palette colors by share. The remaining colors make up the rest.
Source and credit
© Triumph Studios / Paradox Interactive, Age of Wonders: Planetfall screenshot: Steam trailers (Gameplay Trailer, Release Trailer, Tyrannosaurus Update Trailer), shown for design study and commentary. PlayCraft is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Paradox Interactive.
Source tier 2 (publisher-released) · screenshot: Steam store page · Steam page
Source details
Fetched 2026-11-04. verified 2026-11-04: scene-change candidate v0_0014.png at 20.301302s in the Gameplay Trailer, inspected visually at full resolution; tabs, rows, tiers, node names, costs and footer all settled and legible; no trailer caption in frame
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