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The [[Distant Fringe]] region is currently rated as TL12, although some specific areas of technology differ from this norm.
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[[Technology of The Distant Fringe]]: This article is a descriptor of the state of technological achievement of the [[Distant Fringe]] [[society]].
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* [[Tech level]] is a very general term and can be split into a number of different areas: these are generally agreed to be personal weaponry, armour, heavy weaponry, energy production, computers/robotics, communications/sensors, medical, environmental, land transportation, water transportation, air transportation, and space transportation.
  
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== Description / Specifications ==
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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The typical technological level of the [[Distant Fringe]] averages at [[TL:7-9]]. The most commonly encountered advanced technology is [[TL-11]]: equipment and devices manufactured at this tech level are widely available. The highest level of advancement is considered to be [[TL-12]], though developments in computing and [[electronics]] stand ahead of that. Space technology is relatively backward, at around [[TL-11]]. This is summarised in the two charts below:
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=== Fringian Three Prime Technologies ===
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The Fringian [[Three Prime Technologies]] are:
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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| ''Area of Technology''
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| ''[[TL]]''
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| ''Latest Developments''
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| Communications/Sensors
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| [[TL-13]]
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| Holography (including [[3V Entertainment]])
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| Energy
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| [[TL-12]]
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| Small (0.25 Kl) Fusion [[power plant]]s, [[Fusion+]]
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|-
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| |[[Ships of the Distant Fringe|Space Transport]]
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| [[TL-11]]
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| Thruster technology, [[FTL]] Jump-2 [[DeVoss Drive]]s
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|-
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|}
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=== Other Fringian Technologies ===
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Other Fringian technologies include:
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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|''Area of Technology''
 
|''Area of Technology''
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|''TL''
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|''[[TL]]''
 
|''Latest Developments''
 
|''Latest Developments''
 
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|Personal Weaponry
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| [[Personal Weapon]]ry
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|TL12
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| [[TL-12]]
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|Gauss weaponry, PGMP-12
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| Gauss weaponry, PGMP-12
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| Armor
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| [[TL-12]]
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| Combat Armor, Superdense materials, [[nuclear damper]]s, [[meson screen]]s
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| [[Heavy Weapon]]ry
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| [[TL-12]]
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| Fusion Guns
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| [[Computer]]s/[[Robotics]]
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| [[TL-13]]
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| [[Model/7]] computers, High Autonomous robots
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| Medical
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| [[TL-12]]
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| Enhanced prosthetics, [[broad-spectrum antitoxin]]s
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| Environmental
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| [[TL-11]]
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| [[Gravity Control Technology|Gravitically]] supported structures
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| [[Flying_Craft_of_the_Distant_Fringe#Grav_Vehicles|Land Transport]]
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| [[TL-12]]
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| [[Gravity Control Technology|Gravitics]]
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|-
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| [[Flying_Craft_of_the_Distant_Fringe#Grav_Vehicles|Air Transport]]
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| [[TL-12]]
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| [[Gravity Control Technology|Gravitics]]
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|-
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| [[Flying_Craft_of_the_Distant_Fringe#Grav_Vehicles|Water Transport]]
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| [[TL-12]]
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| [[Gravity Control Technology|Gravitics]]
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|}
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=== Typical Fringian Technologies ===
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Everyday technology: these are the levels of technology most commonly encountered throughout the [[Distant Fringe]].
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The Fringian everyday [[Three Prime Technologies]] are:
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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| ''Area of Technology''
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| ''[[TL]]''
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| ''Typical Developments''
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| Communications/[[Sensor]]s
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| [[TL-10]]
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| [[Holovision]] ([[3V Entertainment]])
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| Energy
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| [[TL-9]]
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| Early prototype fusion powerplants
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| [[Ships of the Distant Fringe|Space Transport]]
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| [[TL-9]]
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| Sublight [[reaction drive]]s, [[FTL]] Jump-1 [[DeVoss Drive]]s
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|}
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Other Fringian everyday technologies include:
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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| ''Area of Technology''
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| ''[[TL]]''
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| ''Typical Developments''
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| [[Personal Weapon]]ry
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| [[TL-7]]
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| [[Grenade Launcher]]s
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| Armour
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| [[TL-7]]
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| [[Cloth Armour]], [[Flak Jacket]]
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| [[Heavy Weapon]]ry
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| [[TL-8]]
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| [[Plasma gun]]s, target designated missiles
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| Computers/Robotics
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| [[TL-11]]
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| [[Model/5]] computers, [[Hand computer]]s
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| Medical
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| [[TL-7]]
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| Organ transplants, [[slow drug]]s
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|-
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| Environmental
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| [[TL-9]]
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| Orbital cities, early weather control
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|-
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| [[Vehicles of the Distant Fringe|Land Transport]]
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| [[TL-6]]
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| [[ATV]]s, [[AFV]]s
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| [[Flying Craft of the Distant Fringe#Aircraft|Air Transport]]
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| [[TL-7]]
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| Supersonic aircraft
 
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|Armour
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| Water Transport
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|TL12
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| [[TL-6]]
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|Combat Armour, Superdense materials, nuclear dampers, meson screens
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| [[Submersible]]s, [[Scuba]], Amphibian Vehicles
 
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|Heavy Weaponry
 
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|TL12
 
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|Fusion Guns
 
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|Energy
 
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|TL12
 
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|Small (0.25 Kl) fusion powerplants
 
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|Computers/Robotics
 
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|TL13
 
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|Model/7 computers, High Autonomous robots
 
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|Communications/Sensors
 
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|TL13
 
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|Holography
 
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|Medical
 
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|TL12
 
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|Enhanced prosthetics, broad-spectrum antitoxins
 
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|Environmental
 
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|TL11
 
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|Gravitically supported structures
 
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|Land Transport
 
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|TL12
 
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|Gravitics
 
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|Air Transport
 
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|TL12
 
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|Gravitics
 
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|Water Transport
 
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|TL12
 
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|Gravitics
 
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|Space Transport
 
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|TL11
 
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|Thruster technology, Jump-2 [[DeVoss Drive]]s
 
 
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== History & Background / Dossier ==
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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No information yet available.  
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Human techology arrived in the [[Distant Fringe]] with the [[Last Armada]] in 2255AD: no other [[sophont]] species in the region had achieved that level of development. The most advanced [[NIL]]s in the [[Distant Fringe]] – the [[Esaran]] in [[Halcyon Sector]] and the [[Sath]] in [[Far Home Sector]] – were barely [[TL-5]] and [[TL-6]] respectively when they were first contacted.
  
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== References & Contributors / Sources ==
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== References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==
 
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|S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S1= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]]
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[User:Maksim-Smelchak|Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]
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|S2= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology [[Maksim-Smelchak]] of the [[Ministry of Science]]  
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Latest revision as of 16:30, 25 February 2019

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Technology of The Distant Fringe: This article is a descriptor of the state of technological achievement of the Distant Fringe society.

  • Tech level is a very general term and can be split into a number of different areas: these are generally agreed to be personal weaponry, armour, heavy weaponry, energy production, computers/robotics, communications/sensors, medical, environmental, land transportation, water transportation, air transportation, and space transportation.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

The typical technological level of the Distant Fringe averages at TL:7-9. The most commonly encountered advanced technology is TL-11: equipment and devices manufactured at this tech level are widely available. The highest level of advancement is considered to be TL-12, though developments in computing and electronics stand ahead of that. Space technology is relatively backward, at around TL-11. This is summarised in the two charts below:

Fringian Three Prime Technologies[edit]

The Fringian Three Prime Technologies are:

Area of Technology TL Latest Developments
Communications/Sensors TL-13 Holography (including 3V Entertainment)
Energy TL-12 Small (0.25 Kl) Fusion power plants, Fusion+
Space Transport TL-11 Thruster technology, FTL Jump-2 DeVoss Drives

Other Fringian Technologies[edit]

Other Fringian technologies include:

Area of Technology TL Latest Developments
Personal Weaponry TL-12 Gauss weaponry, PGMP-12
Armor TL-12 Combat Armor, Superdense materials, nuclear dampers, meson screens
Heavy Weaponry TL-12 Fusion Guns
Computers/Robotics TL-13 Model/7 computers, High Autonomous robots
Medical TL-12 Enhanced prosthetics, broad-spectrum antitoxins
Environmental TL-11 Gravitically supported structures
Land Transport TL-12 Gravitics
Air Transport TL-12 Gravitics
Water Transport TL-12 Gravitics

Typical Fringian Technologies[edit]

Everyday technology: these are the levels of technology most commonly encountered throughout the Distant Fringe.

The Fringian everyday Three Prime Technologies are:

Area of Technology TL Typical Developments
Communications/Sensors TL-10 Holovision (3V Entertainment)
Energy TL-9 Early prototype fusion powerplants
Space Transport TL-9 Sublight reaction drives, FTL Jump-1 DeVoss Drives

Other Fringian everyday technologies include:

Area of Technology TL Typical Developments
Personal Weaponry TL-7 Grenade Launchers
Armour TL-7 Cloth Armour, Flak Jacket
Heavy Weaponry TL-8 Plasma guns, target designated missiles
Computers/Robotics TL-11 Model/5 computers, Hand computers
Medical TL-7 Organ transplants, slow drugs
Environmental TL-9 Orbital cities, early weather control
Land Transport TL-6 ATVs, AFVs
Air Transport TL-7 Supersonic aircraft
Water Transport TL-6 Submersibles, Scuba, Amphibian Vehicles

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

Human techology arrived in the Distant Fringe with the Last Armada in 2255AD: no other sophont species in the region had achieved that level of development. The most advanced NILs in the Distant Fringe – the Esaran in Halcyon Sector and the Sath in Far Home Sector – were barely TL-5 and TL-6 respectively when they were first contacted.

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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