Why does the community tech tree have researches that add no parts?

[Average.Computation]

the question is in the title
i can provide screenshots and more information

[Operation40]

iirc, it was to leave room and make a set of standard tech nodes that other mods to put parts into.. I think Near Future and SETI use them.. there used to be a mod that would get rid of all the empty nodes for you, but I'm not able to find it in CKAN right now.. personally I avoid community tech tree, just isn't worth the headache imo.. it's optional for all the mods I've seen and they use the stock tree just fine

[RustyNails]

Operation40 is referning to Hide Empty Tech Tree Nodes available here[forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com]

It is offically compatiple up to 1.4.3 but is working fine for me in 1.4.5

[Average.Computation]

Im looking for the mods to populate the empty nodes not hide them
i'm using 1.4.3 btw

[Operation40]

i don't think that's possible.
it's sort of by design that there are more nodes in the community tech tree than there are mods to fill them, .. because its purpose was to provide more than enough standardized nodes, it would be short sighted of that mod creator to only produce what is needed currently and not provide empty spots for future modding.. it should be considered more of a back-end mod (used by other mods)..

auto-hiding them should be part of the mod, imo, but auto hide has to load last (after all other mods) and tech tree needs to load (nearly) first.. so kinda makes sense it's 2 different mods

[Average.Computation]

ok,
thanks operation