Is there anywhere where it lists what puzzle you can open (or what each level does for you) based on what tech purchase you made?

For instance.. I bought the 2nd level of science, in hopes my people will get tech points faster, but does it do anything else?

You can look at the detailed spoilers thread in the Guide section and it lists exactly which techs are needed for each puzzle.

look in the guides forum

I am new here to VV2. Is there a way to get any food other than cocoanuts until the water gets cleaned up?

you can farm!!!!and gather mushrooms!!!!!

Farm.. how do you farm?

I know how to gather mushrooms.. but not farm.. apparently.

you have to solve a certian puzzle and the "dry soil" will be good for farming

Could you tell me what puzzle number that is?

I'd like to not cheat as much as possible.. but that one I'd sure like to know.. but I don't want to read them all trying to find that one.

Puzzle 2

Ah yes. I did do that one last night, they just started building when I went off to bed.. and I woke up.. and everyone was dead. That was no fun. I forgot to take 2x off. Silly me.

Thanks, by the way!