Starting techs no longer hardcoded - this means that mods can have their own tech trees starting wherever

android/assets/jsons/Techs.json

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 			{
 				"name": "Agriculture",
 				"row": 5,
-				"quote": "'Where tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers therefore are the founders of human civilization.' - Daniel Webster"
+				"quote": "'Where tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers therefore are the founders of human civilization.' - Daniel Webster",
+				"uniques": ["Starting tech"]
 			}
-			
 		]	
 	},
 	{

core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameStarter.kt

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ object GameStarter {
                     civInfo.tech.addTechnology(tech)
 
             for (tech in ruleset.technologies.values
-                    .filter { it.era() < newGameParameters.startingEra })
+                    .filter { ruleset.getEraNumber(it.era()) < ruleset.getEraNumber(newGameParameters.startingEra) })
                 if (!civInfo.tech.isResearched(tech.name))
                     civInfo.tech.addTechnology(tech.name)
 
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ object GameStarter {
             else availableCivNames.pop()
 
             val playerCiv = CivilizationInfo(nationName)
+            for(tech in ruleset.technologies.values.filter { it.uniques.contains("Starting tech") })
+                playerCiv.tech.techsResearched.add(tech.name) // can't be .addTechnology because the civInfo isn't assigned yet
             playerCiv.playerType = player.playerType
             playerCiv.playerId = player.playerId
             gameInfo.civilizations.add(playerCiv)

core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivilizationInfo.kt

@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ class CivilizationInfo {
 
     constructor(civName: String) {
         this.civName = civName
-        tech.techsResearched.add("Agriculture") // can't be .addTechnology because the civInfo isn't assigned yet
     }
 
     fun clone(): CivilizationInfo {