Ogre Kingdoms tech tree

The Ogre Kingdoms tech tree consists of technologies that unlock new advantages throughout the game. Research takes place constantly, but the rate at which discoveries occur can be increased by using heroes to spy or building additional research buildings at your settlements.

Technologies

Tech	Prerequisite	Cost	Effects	Description
Camp huddle		3 turns	Population surplus: 1 for newly deployed camps camp limit: +1 Army Ability: Dismember (all armies)	A couple of Ogres having a conflab quickly becomes a huddle as more and more gather around them.
Whetstones	Camp huddle	4 turns	Melee attack: +5 for Ogre Bulls units	Sharper weapons do more damage, something many Ogres learn from watching their butcher at work.
Betta Bribes	Whetstones	4 turns	Diplomatic relations: +10 with Ogre Kingdoms	Gold is useful for opening ears to new ideas.
Butcher's Spices	Whetstones	4 turns	Casualty replenishment rate: +5%	Whatever it is he's using to flavour the meat makes it taste nice, and has some healing properties too.
Larger Fire Pits	Butcher's Spices	4 tursn	Camp growth: +5	A bigger pit allows for more meat to be cooked at one time, so many mouths can be ded in a single sitting.
Bigga Spit	Butcher's Spices	4 turns	Control: +4	The Bigger the spit, the bigger the meal, the more satisfied the diners.
Protection Racket	Bigga Spit	4 turns	Income from all buildings: +10%	"Somefing could 'appen, yer know? You wouldn't wan' there to be an 'accident', now would yer?"
Gnoblar Scavengin'	Camp Huddle	4 turns	Income from raiding: +50%	Those pathethic, snivelling Gnoblars can be leashed and made to sniff out the best loot, and more of it too.
Ridin' Stick	Gnoblar Scavengin'	4 turns	Charge bonus: +12% for cavalry units	Some mounts are disobedient and others are just plain dangerous, so it's sometimes necessary to "put a bit of stick about" to keep them in line and focused on the task at hand.
Camp Foragin'	Gnoblar Scavengin'	4 turns	Camp growth: +20 when in enemy territory	Once you get a handle on the local food supply, things start to come together quite well, quite quickly, regardless of how far the Ogres are from home.
Saddlesore Cream	Camp Foragin'	4 turns	Recruit rank: +1 for cavalry units	All that riding makes one a bit "sensitive and hurty", but this miracle substance, made from the bile leftover from certain types of dinner, works wonders, and in no time.
Dinner Gong	Camp Foragin'	4 turns	Control: -4 in enemy provinces where an army is present	Now the whole camp can eat together - bringing a bit of decorum to proceedings, you might say. Almost.
Gold Standard	Dinner Gong	4 turns	Income from sacking and looting settlements: +25%	The only forms of currency Ogres will accept are food and gold. When many tribes are working together, agreeing on a standard is vital if healthy relations are to be maintained.
Ogre Throng	Requires 1 technology: Dinner Gong Bigga Spit		Population surplus: 1 for newly deployed camps Camp limit: +1 Army Ability: Butcher (all armies)	When several smaller Ogre camps become large enough and touch, a bigger gathering - a throng - is formed.
Ravening Hordes	Ogre Throng		Upkeep: -5% for all Ogre units	Keep 'em hungry, keep 'em mean.
Fire Mouth Tribute	Ravening Hordes		Hero capacity: +3 for Firebellies	The volcanic peak kills many when it erupts, so making sure the Fire Mouth gods are appeased should be high on any self-respecting leader's list of things to do.
Preachers of Fire	Ravening Hordes		Hero capacity: +2 for Firebellies	"The Firebellies are comin' - time for a feast! Who's for some flametoad and devilpepper curry?"
Warpstone Rub	Preachers of Fire		Chance of a plague spreading: -15% Attrition: -50% casualties suffered from Chaos Undivided corruption and Chaos Wastes attrition	Applying Warpstone to steaks before cooking them keeps the number of mutations down.
Gone-Off Meat	Preachers of Fire		Meat generated: 5 (all armies)	This meat's well past its best, but hardy Ogre constitutions can probably still handle it. The price reflects this.
Trade 'Relations'	Gone-Off Meat		Income from trade: +5% for every ally	Simply promising not to eat the foreign envoys puts trade negotiations on a better footing from the outset.
Contract Scrawls	Ogre Throng		Treasury reward from contracts: +50%	Even Ogres know that keeping records of agreements can avoid the more violent forms of disagreement further down the track; simply sign your name with an 'X'.
Bait the Trappers	Contract Scrawls		Hero recruit rank: +2 for Hunters Speed: +15% for Gnoblar Trappers units	Gnoblar Trappers delight in tormenting smaller animals and following Ogre Hunters into battle. Baiting them beforehand ensures that only the fastest, most intrepid candidates may attend.
Live Bait	Contract Scrawls		Recruitment cost: -10% for Gorgers Weapon strength: +20% for Gorgers units	Gorgers like their meat raw or recently slaughtered, so the best kind of bait is the kind's still wriggling.
Ogre Breath	Live Bait		Recruit rank: +2 for Ogre Bulls units	Eating crushed limestone reduces cases of 'Ogre Breath' enough so the Ogres can stand closer together and fight in ranks.
Bigga Tents	Live Bait Preachers of Fire		Population surplus: 1 for newly deployed camps Camp limit: +1	It's a bit fiddly, but some Ogres have a natural affinity for such things, and are able to make tents big enough to house a huddle or more.
Battlefield Butchery	Live Bait		Meat gained from battles: +10%	Every last ounce must be scoured from the bones. Nothing should be wasted.
Over-Eatin'	Battlefield Butchery		Growth: -100 (armies in enemy region)	Though it tends to lead to gut-aches and even-more-chronic flatulence than usual, there's sense in depriving the enemy supplies, so they have to fight you in a weakened state.
Tribal Gathering	Requires 1 technology: Gone-Off Meat Battlefield Butchery		Population surplus: 1 for newly deployed camps Camp limit: +1 Army ability: Massacre (all armies)	Here, all the Ogres of the tribe sit together in one place to eat and make plans (chiefly, to eat even more).
Better Plunder	Tribal Gathering		Amrour: +10 for Maneaters units	The Maneaters have spent their long lives accumulating wealth abroad on campaign as mercenaries for foreign powers, which has given them a nose for the best plunder.
Choosiest Weapons	Better Plunder		Weapon strength: +10% for Ironguts units	As the Tyrant's super-hard elite guard, Ironguts naturally get the best armour and weapons available to the tribe.
Mournfang Scent	Better Plunder		Recruit rank: +2 for Mournfang Cavalry units	The natural musk of a mighty Mournfang, bizarrely, will attract other animals - ones you want to trap, kill and bung on a spit over the fire with haste.
Sky-Titan Defences	Mournfang Scent		Defensive supplies: +500 per turn when under siege (factionwide)	The megalithic defences of this long-gone race were built into the mountains themselves. It's not completely beyond the Ogres to work out how to use them, but almost.
Trade Negotiator	Mournfang Scent		Income from trade tariffs: +10%	This one's not much of a talker, but more of an imposing presence who cracks his knuckles a lot, which speaks volumes to his opposite numbers.
Scrap Collectors	Trade Negotiator		Upkeep: -50% for Gnoblars and Gnoblar Scraplauncher units	If you hit, throw and generally abuse them enough, Gnoblars occasionally have good ideas - in this instance, a Rhinox-drawn scoop for picking up all the scrap.
Trapper's Instincts	Tribal Gathering		Ambush success chance: +25%	After a while spent trapping for a hunter, a Gnoblar Trapper develops a sense - as well as a nose - for their prey.
Sinew Bindings	Trapper's Instincts		Weapon strength: +10% for Ogre Bulls units	Winding sinew around weapon handles makes for better grip, which in turn makes them easier to wield.
Camp Site Cullin'	Trapper's Instincts		Population surplus: 3 for newly deployed camps	Determining the best place to set up camp? It's a process of elimination.
Finder's Fee	Camp Site Cullin'		Treasury reward from contracts: +10%	It's important to discuss payment from the outset to prevent things going south at a later juncture.
Iron-Capped Teeth	Camp Site Cullin'		Weapon strength: +5% for Sabretusk Pack, Stonehorn, Gorgers, and Giant units	Iron makes teeth better, so they cause more damage. Obviously.
Tribal Tribute	Iron-Capped Teeth		Income from camp buildings: +30%	Understanding that the Tyrant's tribute must be paid, no matter how well things went, is essential if you want to carry on living.
Big Migration	Requires 1 technology: Iron-Capped Teeth Trade Negotiator		Population surplus: 1 for newly deployed camps Camp limit: +1	Signalling that the several tribes that make up an Ogre kingdom are on the move, as a single, brutish, hungry horde.
Mercenary Tithe	Big Migration		Diplomatic relations: +10 with all factions Treasury reward from contracts: +10%	A portion of payment extracted for services rendered to others is always sent home. It's just respectful.
Heavier Gut Plates	Mercenary Tithe		Charge bonus: +10 for Crushers units	All the better for smashing the foe to bits with.
Mawtooth Fealty	Heavier Gut Plates		Melee defence: +4 for camps	At the heart of every camp lies the Mawtooth stone. The Ogres will fight harder, and with every last breath and ounce of strength, to ensure it is protected.
Bigga Camps	Heavier Gut Plates		Population surplus: 3 for newly-deployed camps	A larger campsite means more groupings of tents, and therefore more Ogres gathered in one place - multiplying the threat level many times over.
Stonehorn Breeding	Big Migration		Recruitment cost: -25% for Stonehorn units	These enormous, woolly beasts are notoriously dense, even by Ogre standards, and therefore require a bit of 'encouragement' in the breeding department.
Stop it Rottin'	Stonehorn Breeding		Upkeep: -5% for infantry units	Believe it or not, it's not always possible to eat all the available meat in one go, so it's necessary to develop preservation techniques if you don't want to see good food go to waste.
Huntin' Tricks	Stop it Rottin'		Meat provided by camps: +50%	As it turns out, many of the Ogres' natural prey are a bit thick and can be tricked into giving up their lives without expending too much effort.
Belonging to da Maw	Big Migration		Corruption: -2 (all provinces)	Some hungry Ogre souls were born to serve the Great Maw.
Butcher's Apron	Belonging to da Maw		Winds of Magic power reserve change: +20% when increasing (all armies)	Recipes and spells are scrawled upon the aprons of the Slaughtermasters and Butchers, steeping them in magic and causing them to absorb even more of the stuff.
Stolen Black Powder Recipe	Butcher's Apron		Ammunition: +10% for Ironblaster units Range: +10% for Ironblaster units Reload time reduction: +10% for Ironblaster units	Scrolls appropraited from Cathay have revealed their deadly secrets...
Sky-Titan Plateaus	Butcher's Apron		Camp limit: +1 for every level 5 camp built	The long-abandoned fortresses of the, rarely, if ever-assailed Sky-Titans make ideal campsites for the brighter Ogre tribes.