Research Screen Suggestions

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It's been a little while since I've played ONI and I was going through the research screen trying to find where things have moved.

The first thing I suggest is a search box. If you know what something is called, it would be nice to search for that item where the game highlights the part of the research tree it's found in. Or if you don't know what something is called but you want a door or some sort, you put in door and it brings up the various kinds of doors that can be researched and which knowledge tree it's hiding in.

Another part of the Research Screen I'd find useful is a mention of what you need to have ready to make certain items. Lets say I put my cursor over the Mini Gas Pump. I want to know what I need to make on. Currently it gives a summary of what it is and what it does, but not the resources required to make one. It does tell you what you need to make a Mini Gas Pump if you exit back to the game screen and look under the ventilation tab, but only if you have prior things researched. Otherwise it won't mention the 50 Kg of plastic needed to make a Mini Gas Pump. It would be nice to see what resources an item requires so you can focus on what you should research prior to the mini gas pump.

'That Mini Gas Pump looks neat and it's smaller, lets see what I need to make one. Oh, the Mini Gas Pump needs 50 kg of plastic and I need to research and make exosuits (which take this and this and this) in order to get my dupes safely down to the oil and then research a polymer press (which takes 400 kg of metal) to make the plastic needed for my cute Mini Gas Pumps. Okay, lets get this research started.'

Obviously it won't tell you exactly what you need to research or what you need to find, but looking around in the Research Screen and looking around the world would lead to the idea that you have to leave the safe area and venture into areas with germs, so you'd need exosuits. You'd also find what you need to build to make the plastic so you'd eventually find the polymer press that converts the oil into plastic. Having this information included in the Research Tree would help direct players they may need to venture out and find various elements and research specific things in order to get there.

Thanks for your time and I love the game so far. Can't wait to see what's next.