Well, there is
This Thread which oulines a generic guide. Whilst not a "tick plan" per se, i tend to do my research and construction more ad hoc. I usually try to maximise my constructions, and have Mining/Construction/Research as my Engineering priorities; Mining to init more roids, Construction to take advantage of Xan's -1 construction time, and less emphasis on research as with Xan its far less critical to get the second and third Ship technology branches, which means you've more time to do other things. Also, having research as P1 at the start of the round only saves 1 tick here and there (as demonstrated in the thread), which you can easily loose if you miss a tick. Mining is alot better for me.
First and second researches are HCT.
EDIT: Oh, Clouds, if you actually suggest your own plan for other's to improve upon, i'd be far less inclined to delete this thread. :\