in general i get

L2 Engineering
L2 Science
L2 Exploration

after that it depends on what that particular village needs

but i always feel weird not getting Science really early on, if i can, i even hold off on Engineering

it makes it more of a challenge in the beginning, but i guess it makes more sense to me to get the science techs first so they actaully get more tech points faster
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Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in the universe you will believe them,
but if they tell you a wall has wet paint you will have to touch it to be sure?