Master of Orion/Techs always available

Below is a short listing of techs that you will end up getting in almost every single game you ever play.

If you absolutely want to plan your strategy around getting the same set of techs every game, plan around these. The author started out with a list of every tech in the game and marked off techs as they did not occur and over 12 games and the author narrowed down the list to these.

Computers
 * ECM Jammer 1
 * Improved Space Scanner
 * Battle Computer Mark 6
 * ECM Jammer Mark 6
 * Battle Computer Mark 8

Construction
 * Industrial Tech 9
 * Industrial Tech 8
 * Armored Exoskeleton
 * Industrial Tech 4
 * Powered Armor
 * Neutronium Armor

Force Fields
 * Class 2 Deflector Shields
 * Personal Deflector Shields
 * Class 4 Deflector Shields
 * Class 6 Deflector Shields
 * Cloaking Device
 * Class 7 Deflector Shields
 * Personal Barrier Shield

Planetology
 * Controlled Barren Environment
 * Death Spores
 * Controlled Toxic Environment
 * Terraforming + 60
 * Complete Terraforming

Propulsion
 * Range 6 Fuel Cells
 * Range 7 Fuel Cells
 * Fusion Drives
 * Warp Dissipator
 * Impulse Drives
 * High Energy Focus

Weapons
 * Ion Cannon
 * Mercullite Missiles
 * Fusion Beam
 * Megabolt Cannon
 * Pulson Missiles