[Suggestion] colorcoding of researched technologies at breakthrough

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In Research UI it is possible to see the probability of a possible breakthrough - green, yellow, red. But as the choosing actually occurs the colors are absent. Since it is possible to avoid the research screen altogether by "staying in the same field" it is in this case impossible to make an informed decision if the chosen tech was a red "lucky break" or a green one bound to come again. An easy solution would be to color code the techs in the breakthrough screen as well.

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

You know, I was playing the beta last night and something kept nagging me about the research and that's exactly what it was.

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

The fact that the top-left tech is selected from the beginning adds to the confusion. At first I thought that tech was rarer than the other ones, as it had a different colour. Maybe start with no technology selected, or mark selection differently (eg. outline)?

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

An easy solution would be to color code the techs in the breakthrough screen as well.
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Yep, this is on the TODO list.  We know about it.  Thanks for pointing it out anyway.

Reply #5 from Elemental Forums Top

Correction.  This was implemented today in the internal build.  You'll see it next time we make a public build.