What tech tree do you use and why?

[Kethevin]

I've only used the stock version and the suggested one for KSP-I.

I have been looking for something that spreads things out better and am curious what version everyone else has been enjoying.

So, what tech tree do you use and why? :-)

[Superfluous J]

Stock only, because the last time I tried to load a non-stock tech tree I found it to be a huge PITA.

I'm sure things have gotten better but I've just not felt the need to change the tech tree enough to try again.

[Guest]

None because ~:sandbox:~

[Mister Kerman]

I go for small lander parts and science/utility equipment. I'm sure everybody unlocks stuff in a fairly similar fashion though. Certain stuff is just more useful and needs to be unlocked as quickly as possible.

[dryer_lint]

Stock, but I mostly just play sandbox

[Javster]

Stock, because installing custom ones looks really complicated, I just want one where you start with planes.

[montyben101]

I use the one were I get everything when I start, some call it sandbox

[BlackAdder128]

Stock ony, so far.

[Pecan]

~:sandbox:~ because stock tech-tree

[superm18]

I use The "mod oriented tech-tree"

It has no dependencies and requires a lot more science point to complete

[Beowolf]

I've tried stock and Better Than Starting Manned, but ended up not liking any of them and going back to sandbox. When I want to make things harder on myself, I have tons of interesting mods to do that job!

To me, the tech tree is a whole different game, really annoying at first and then absurdly easy to exploit once you can reach the moons. Contracts improved it, but I still prefer roleplaying.

[Liowen]

I use the stock tree but with self imposed limits on what can go where type thing. For my probes only things I can send back to KSC are thing that would be true data; goo containers and mat bays have to be collected and samples returned to Kerbin. I would have loved BTSM but the system would have conflicted with other mods making it very unenjoyable, and certain elements needed tweaking, imho, to make it more enjoyable. So if anyone out there knows how to design techtrees make one that is probe/rover first and manned missions secondary, and allows other modes to play into it so the user can decide what they want out of it.

[undercoveryankee]

Interstellar, because the mod isn't really balanced without its tech tree.

[SorryDave]

I use the stock mostly even when playing "sandbox". I edit the persistent file in science mode to add science points.Then I set the points back to zero after unlocking the whole tree.

I do this so that I can play a "historic" game and still collect and recover science points.

[Tangle]

Stock, because installing custom ones looks really complicated, I just want one where you start with planes.

This. Planes and their cockpits, then probes and 0.625 plus a little bit of 1.25, then the rest of 1.25 and etc...

[KerbMav]

Stock.

Basically a different tech tree would have to offer loads of stuff (lights, ladders, structural parts etc.) right from the beginning - but as KSP science does not improve existing technology beyond adding tougher engines, this would be rather dull.

Even moving all the plane parts to the beginning would thin out everything later ... maybe with the incoming new parts though ... anyone got a tree editor?

[MisterDoubleSevens]

I use Sandbox. What is this "tech tree" you speak of?

[DaPatman]

I use the Near Future tree because if you use Near Future and don't use its tech tree, you get all the new parts in the space of a couple of late-game nodes, which isn't really ideal.