diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/content/TechTree.java b/core/src/mindustry/content/TechTree.java
index 2a4de32157..4ec00f499e 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/content/TechTree.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/content/TechTree.java
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ public class TechTree implements ContentList{
         map = new ObjectMap<>();
         all = new Seq<>();
 
+        root = node(coreShard, () -> {
+            node(Items.lead, () -> {
+
+            });
+
+            node(Items.copper, () -> {
+
+            });
+        });
+
+        if(false)
         root = node(coreShard, () -> {
 
             node(conveyor, () -> {
@@ -338,7 +349,7 @@ public class TechTree implements ContentList{
         /** Extra objectives needed to research this. TODO implement */
         public Objective[] objectives = {};
         /** Time required to research this content, in seconds. */
-        public float time = 60; //TODO implement
+        public float time = 60;
         /** Nodes that depend on this node. */
         public final Seq<TechNode> children = new Seq<>();
         /** Research progress, in seconds. */
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/TechTreeDialog.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/TechTreeDialog.java
index efc7b2881d..59299ad204 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/TechTreeDialog.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/TechTreeDialog.java
@@ -130,17 +130,25 @@ public class TechTreeDialog extends BaseDialog{
         LayoutNode[] children = node.children;
         LayoutNode[] leftHalf = Arrays.copyOfRange(node.children, 0, Mathf.ceil(node.children.length/2f));
         LayoutNode[] rightHalf = Arrays.copyOfRange(node.children, Mathf.ceil(node.children.length/2f), node.children.length);
+
         node.children = leftHalf;
         new BranchTreeLayout(){{
             gapBetweenLevels = gapBetweenNodes = spacing;
             rootLocation = TreeLocation.top;
         }}.layout(node);
-        node.children = rightHalf;
 
-        new BranchTreeLayout(){{
-            gapBetweenLevels = gapBetweenNodes = spacing;
-            rootLocation = TreeLocation.bottom;
-        }}.layout(node);
+        float lastY = node.y;
+
+        if(rightHalf.length > 0){
+
+            node.children = rightHalf;
+            new BranchTreeLayout(){{
+                gapBetweenLevels = gapBetweenNodes = spacing;
+                rootLocation = TreeLocation.bottom;
+            }}.layout(node);
+
+            shift(leftHalf, node.y - lastY);
+        }
 
         node.children = children;
 
@@ -158,6 +166,13 @@ public class TechTreeDialog extends BaseDialog{
         bounds.y += nodeSize*1.5f;
     }
 
+    void shift(LayoutNode[] children, float amount){
+        for(LayoutNode node : children){
+            node.y += amount;
+            if(node.children != null && node.children.length > 0) shift(node.children, amount);
+        }
+    }
+
     void copyInfo(LayoutNode node){
         node.node.x = node.x;
         node.node.y = node.y;
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/layout/BranchTreeLayout.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/layout/BranchTreeLayout.java
index eaa8a5cdd9..c2739fbada 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/layout/BranchTreeLayout.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/layout/BranchTreeLayout.java
@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ public class BranchTreeLayout implements TreeLayout{
             TreeNode previousChild = null;
             for(TreeNode w : v.children){
                 firstWalk(w, previousChild);
-                defaultAncestor = apportion(w, defaultAncestor, previousChild,
-                v);
+                defaultAncestor = apportion(w, defaultAncestor, previousChild, v);
                 previousChild = w;
             }
             executeShifts(v);
@@ -257,8 +256,7 @@ public class BranchTreeLayout implements TreeLayout{
         }else if(alignment == TreeAlignment.towardsRoot){
             y = levelStart + levelChangeSign * (getNodeThickness(v) / 2);
         }else{
-            y = levelStart + levelSize - levelChangeSign
-            * (getNodeThickness(v) / 2);
+            y = levelStart + levelSize - levelChangeSign * (getNodeThickness(v) / 2);
         }
 
         if(!levelChangeOnYAxis){