Okay so after a few failures I figured out how to create my own unique tech tree. It currently has a whopping THREE techs in it but It works pretty well....EXCEPT the race that I use this tree with has no access to such galactic essentials as Universal translators and weapons. The translators are the big issue, I could buy/trade to get weapons if my civ had access to translators but the editor presents no obvious way to put this essential into my tree. Anyone more experienced have a solution to this?