Let's say I kind of forgot my goal in the story mission and got confused when I ran out of research. Only until I finally got the 500 fuel (after 8 hours of playing due to not wanting to start a war) did I realize it was being gated due to story mode. I think a simple indicator in the research menu that you need to progress the story to unlock more technologies would be good. Right now, researching all technologies in the first act just says you've researched all standard technologies.
Let's say I kind of forgot my goal in the story mission and got confused when I ran out of research. Only until I finally got the 500 fuel (after 8 hours of playing due to not wanting to start a war) did I realize it was being gated due to story mode. I think a simple indicator in the research menu that you need to progress the story to unlock more technologies would be good. Right now, researching all technologies in the first act just says you've researched all standard technologies.