I'm playing a game with SE and your Very BZ modpack. SE's beginner space technologies require just red, green, and blue science to unlock. Cermet requires purple science, and is a prerequisite research for almost all of those starting space tier techs. This feels like a mistake. I think either cermet's science requirements ought to be changed to match its place in the tech tree, or I guess making the early space buildings not require it and moving the tech down a little would work too.

Thanks! This is great feedback. I will take a look at both options and figure out what works best. I've been a bit busy, so it might be another couple weeks.

Been busy but finally got around to changing this. If SE is enabled, cermet will now be available after blue science.

Fantastic! I actually haven't played much since I made this post, so I was able to load up my save, research cermet, and then start researching the space techs since cermet-requiring techs were the only blue science techs I had left. Thanks!