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TL;DR

I would like a different color to be used for techs already in research queue and techs not in queue.

What ?

It is possible to queue technologies, even when their pre-requisites are not yet research, as long as their prerequisites are in the research queue.
However, I have trouble differentiate at a glance which of those techs are already in queue or not, especially with techs around robotics which have similar silhouettes. See screenshot below for example :
In this situation, I'm wondering whether Worker Robot Cargo Size 1 is in queue or not, and I have difficulty telling it at a glance. A different shade of yellow (or another color) could be used to indicate that a tech is already in the research queue.

Why ?

It would enhance accessibility and general ergonomics of the game.

Hello team,

A nice and easy improvement could be to have the technologies that have been already enqueued to have a different display color in the "List of technologies".

Currently when technologies are enqueued the only indicator is the green progress bar displayed above the currently active research. There are no other visual feedback that a technology is already in the queue, and even the button you see when you select them says "Enqueue research".

If the enqueued technologies had a different color, the player would not have to memorize or check one-by-one for what was already in the queue.

Best regards,

Ah thanks. I checked if there was something similar before posting, but it seems I've missed it