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! Energy
 
! Energy
 
! Computers/Robotics
 
! Computers/Robotics
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! Environment
 
! Environment
 
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|-
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!0
 
!0
 
| Muscles
 
| Muscles
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|-
 
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| Water
 
| Water
 
| Abacus / Geometry, Trigonometry
 
| Abacus / Geometry, Trigonometry
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|-
 
|-
 
!2
 
!2
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!4
 
| Wind
 
| Wind
 
| [[Wikipedia:Algebra|Algebra]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Algebra|Algebra]]
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|-
 
!3
 
!3
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!5
 
| [[Wikipedia:Electricity|Electricity]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Electricity|Electricity]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Calculus|Calculus]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Calculus|Calculus]]
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|-
 
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| Coal / Steam
 
| Coal / Steam
 
| Mechanical Calculators
 
| Mechanical Calculators
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|-
 
|-
 
!5
 
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!6
 
| [[Wikipedia:Petrochemicals|Petrochemicals]], [[Wikipedia:Internal combustion|Internal combustion]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Petrochemicals|Petrochemicals]], [[Wikipedia:Internal combustion|Internal combustion]]
 
| Electric Calculators
 
| Electric Calculators
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| Sealed/Conditioned Cities
 
| Sealed/Conditioned Cities
 
|-
 
|-
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!6
 
!6
 
!6
 
| [[Wikipedia:Nuclear Fission|Nuclear Fission]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Nuclear Fission|Nuclear Fission]]
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| [[Wikipedia:Skyscrapers|Skyscrapers]], Weather Predict, Underground Cities
 
| [[Wikipedia:Skyscrapers|Skyscrapers]], Weather Predict, Underground Cities
 
|-
 
|-
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!7
 
!7
 
!7
 
| [[Wikipedia:Solar energy|Solar energy]], early [[Fuel Cells]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Solar energy|Solar energy]], early [[Fuel Cells]]
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| Cities in Jungle Terrain
 
| Cities in Jungle Terrain
 
|-
 
|-
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!8
 
!8
 
!8
 
| [[Wikipedia:Geothermal|Geothermal]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Geothermal|Geothermal]]
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| Orbital Settlements, Early Weather Control
 
| Orbital Settlements, Early Weather Control
 
|-
 
|-
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!9
 
!9
 
!9
 
| Early Fusion, Improved Batteries
 
| Early Fusion, Improved Batteries
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|-
 
!10
 
!10
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!9
 
| [[Fusion Plant]]s 2KL Minimum
 
| [[Fusion Plant]]s 2KL Minimum
 
| Early [[Synaptics]], voice transcription, Model/4
 
| Early [[Synaptics]], voice transcription, Model/4
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|-
 
|-
 
!11
 
!11
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!9
 
| Fusion Plants 1KL Minimum
 
| Fusion Plants 1KL Minimum
 
| Synaptic Learning Processors, Hand Computers, Model/5
 
| Synaptic Learning Processors, Hand Computers, Model/5
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|-
 
|-
 
!12
 
!12
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!10
 
| Fusion Plants 250L Minimum, Advanced [[Fuel Cells]]
 
| Fusion Plants 250L Minimum, Advanced [[Fuel Cells]]
 
| [[Low Autonomous Robots]], Model/6
 
| [[Low Autonomous Robots]], Model/6
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|-
 
|-
 
!13
 
!13
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| Fusion output 3Kw per L, Miniature Super-Batteries
 
| Fusion output 3Kw per L, Miniature Super-Batteries
 
| [[Holocrystal]] Storage, [[High Autonomous Robots]], Model/7
 
| [[Holocrystal]] Storage, [[High Autonomous Robots]], Model/7
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|-
 
|-
 
!14
 
!14
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| Fusion Plants 100L Minimum
 
| Fusion Plants 100L Minimum
 
| Computer/Brain Implants, Model/8
 
| Computer/Brain Implants, Model/8
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|-
 
|-
 
!15
 
!15
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!12
 
| Fusion output 6Kw per L
 
| Fusion output 6Kw per L
 
| [[Pseudo-Reality Computers]], Pseduo Robots, Model/9
 
| [[Pseudo-Reality Computers]], Pseduo Robots, Model/9
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|-
 
|-
 
!16
 
!16
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!13
 
| Fusion output 7Kw per L, 80L Minimum
 
| Fusion output 7Kw per L, 80L Minimum
 
| Low [[Artificial Intelligence]], Robots in all Facets
 
| Low [[Artificial Intelligence]], Robots in all Facets
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|-
 
|-
 
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!
 
| Early [[Antimatter]] Plants
 
| Early [[Antimatter]] Plants
 
| High [[Artificial Intelligence]], [[Self-Aware Robots]]
 
| High [[Artificial Intelligence]], [[Self-Aware Robots]]
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|-
 
|-
 
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| [[Antimatter]] 1Mw/L, 750L Fuel Pod Minimum
 
| [[Antimatter]] 1Mw/L, 750L Fuel Pod Minimum
 
| rowspan="4" | Robots become Society's Basic Workforce
 
| rowspan="4" | Robots become Society's Basic Workforce
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|-
 
|-
 
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| [[Antimatter]] 2.5Mw/L, 200L Fuel Pod Minimum
 
| [[Antimatter]] 2.5Mw/L, 200L Fuel Pod Minimum
 
|  
 
|  
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|-
 
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| [[Antimatter]] 15Mw/L, 40L Fuel Pod Minimum
 
| [[Antimatter]] 15Mw/L, 40L Fuel Pod Minimum
 
| [[Matter Transport]] Eliminates Global Communication Barriers
 
| [[Matter Transport]] Eliminates Global Communication Barriers
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|-
 
|-
 
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| [[Antimatter]] 50Mw/L, 5L Fuel Pod Minimum
 
| [[Antimatter]] 50Mw/L, 5L Fuel Pod Minimum
 
| [[Matter Transport]] Eliminates Intra-System Barriers
 
| [[Matter Transport]] Eliminates Intra-System Barriers
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|-
 
|-
 
!23
 
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!
 
| colspan="5" | [[Wikipedia:Dyson Sphere|Dyson Sphere]]s (with many Capsules)
 
| colspan="5" | [[Wikipedia:Dyson Sphere|Dyson Sphere]]s (with many Capsules)
 
|-
 
|-
 
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!
 
| colspan="5" | Ability to create [[Wikipedia:Ringworld|Ringworld]]s
 
| colspan="5" | Ability to create [[Wikipedia:Ringworld|Ringworld]]s
 
|-
 
|-
 
!27
 
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!
 
| colspan="5" | Rigid [[Wikipedia:Dyson Sphere|Dyson Sphere]]s
 
| colspan="5" | Rigid [[Wikipedia:Dyson Sphere|Dyson Sphere]]s
 
|}
 
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|+ '''Transportation Tech Comparison'''
 
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| '''TTL'''
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| '''G3TL'''
 
! Land
 
! Land
 
! Water
 
! Water
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! Space
 
! Space
 
|-
 
|-
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!0
 
!0
 
| Foot - Animals
 
| Foot - Animals
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|-
 
|-
 
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| Wheel - Carts/Chariots
 
| Wheel - Carts/Chariots
 
| Rowed [[Wikipedia:Galley|Galley]]s, Crude Sailing Vessels
 
| Rowed [[Wikipedia:Galley|Galley]]s, Crude Sailing Vessels
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|-
 
|-
 
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| Advanced Wheel - Moveable Axle, Replaceable Rims
 
| Advanced Wheel - Moveable Axle, Replaceable Rims
 
| Early Multi-Mast Sailing, Crude Navigation
 
| Early Multi-Mast Sailing, Crude Navigation
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|-
 
|-
 
!3
 
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!5
 
| Extensive Road - High-Speed Coach
 
| Extensive Road - High-Speed Coach
 
| Multi-Mast Sailing, Navigation
 
| Multi-Mast Sailing, Navigation
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|-
 
|-
 
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| [[Wikipedia:Train|Train]]s
 
| [[Wikipedia:Train|Train]]s
 
| [[Wikipedia:Ironclad|Ironclad]]s, [[Wikipedia:Steamship|Steamship]]s
 
| [[Wikipedia:Ironclad|Ironclad]]s, [[Wikipedia:Steamship|Steamship]]s
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|-
 
|-
 
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!6
 
| Ground Cars, Tracked Vehicles
 
| Ground Cars, Tracked Vehicles
 
| Personal Self-Propelled Boats, Steel hulls, Early [[Wikipedia:Submersible|Submersible]]s
 
| Personal Self-Propelled Boats, Steel hulls, Early [[Wikipedia:Submersible|Submersible]]s
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| Early [[Wikipedia:Rocket|Rocket]]s (unmanned)
 
| Early [[Wikipedia:Rocket|Rocket]]s (unmanned)
 
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|-
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!6
 
!6
 
| Amphibian Vehicles, [[ATV]]s [[AFV]]s
 
| Amphibian Vehicles, [[ATV]]s [[AFV]]s
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| Early Manned [[Wikipedia:Rocket|Rocket]]s, Unmanned Rockets
 
| Early Manned [[Wikipedia:Rocket|Rocket]]s, Unmanned Rockets
 
|-
 
|-
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!7
 
!7
 
!7
 
| [[Wikipedia:Hovercraft|Hovercraft]], High-Speed Trains
 
| [[Wikipedia:Hovercraft|Hovercraft]], High-Speed Trains
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| Deep Space Probes (Unmanned), [[Maneuver]]-1/2 (non-gravitic)
 
| Deep Space Probes (Unmanned), [[Maneuver]]-1/2 (non-gravitic)
 
|-
 
|-
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!8
 
!8
 
!8
 
| Triphibian Vehicles
 
| Triphibian Vehicles
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| [[Space Shuttles]], [[Space Stations]], [[Maneuver]]-3-5 (non-grav)
 
| [[Space Shuttles]], [[Space Stations]], [[Maneuver]]-3-5 (non-grav)
 
|-
 
|-
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!9
 
!9
 
| Early [[Gravity control technology|Grav Vehicle]]s, Ultra High-Speed Trains
 
| Early [[Gravity control technology|Grav Vehicle]]s, Ultra High-Speed Trains
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|-
 
|-
 
!10
 
!10
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!9
 
| colspan="2" align="Center" | [[Gravity control technology|Grav Vehicle]]s
 
| colspan="2" align="Center" | [[Gravity control technology|Grav Vehicle]]s
 
| [[Gravity control technology|UH Grav Module]]s
 
| [[Gravity control technology|UH Grav Module]]s
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|-
 
|-
 
!11
 
!11
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!9
 
| colspan="3" align="Center" | Personal G-Tubes, [[Gravity control technology|HV Grav Module]]s
 
| colspan="3" align="Center" | Personal G-Tubes, [[Gravity control technology|HV Grav Module]]s
 
| Jump-2, [[Thruster]] Technology
 
| Jump-2, [[Thruster]] Technology
 
|-
 
|-
 
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| colspan="3" align="Center" | Personal [[Grav Belt]]s, [[Gravity control technology|LT Grav Module]]s
 
| colspan="3" align="Center" | Personal [[Grav Belt]]s, [[Gravity control technology|LT Grav Module]]s
 
| Jump-3
 
| Jump-3
 
|-
 
|-
 
!13
 
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| colspan="4" align="Center" | [[Gravity control technology|Grav Vehicle]]s Merge with Orbital Spacecraft, Jump-4
 
| colspan="4" align="Center" | [[Gravity control technology|Grav Vehicle]]s Merge with Orbital Spacecraft, Jump-4
 
|-
 
|-
 
!14
 
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| colspan="4" align="Center" | Jump-5
 
| colspan="4" align="Center" | Jump-5
 
|-
 
|-
 
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| colspan="4" align="Center" | Jump-6
 
| colspan="4" align="Center" | Jump-6
 
|-
 
|-
 
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!
 
| colspan="4" align="Center" | Self-Aware Starships
 
| colspan="4" align="Center" | Self-Aware Starships
 
|-
 
|-
 
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!
 
| colspan="4" align="Center" | Short Range [[Matter Transport]]
 
| colspan="4" align="Center" | Short Range [[Matter Transport]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
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| colspan="4" align="Center" | Starship-Sized [[Matter Transport]] Portals
 
| colspan="4" align="Center" | Starship-Sized [[Matter Transport]] Portals
 
|}
 
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|-
 
| '''TL'''
 
| '''TL'''
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| '''G3TL'''
 
! Weapons
 
! Weapons
 
! Armour
 
! Armour
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! Armour
 
! Armour
 
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!0
 
!0
 
| [[Wikipedia:Club|Club]], [[Wikipedia:Spear|Spear]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Club|Club]], [[Wikipedia:Spear|Spear]]
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|-
 
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| Early Weapons ([[Wikipedia:Bow|Bow]], [[Wikipedia:Sword|Sword]])
 
| Early Weapons ([[Wikipedia:Bow|Bow]], [[Wikipedia:Sword|Sword]])
 
| [[Jack Armour]]
 
| [[Jack Armour]]
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| Early Guns
 
| Early Guns
 
|
 
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| [[Wikipedia:Rifle|Rifled Weapons]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Rifle|Rifled Weapons]]
 
|
 
|
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| [[Wikipedia:Cartridge|Cartridge]]
 
| [[Wikipedia:Cartridge|Cartridge]]
 
| [[Mesh Armour]]
 
| [[Mesh Armour]]
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|-
 
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| Explosive [[Wikipedia:Grenade|Grenade]], [[Wikipedia:Shotgun|Shotgun]]
 
| Explosive [[Wikipedia:Grenade|Grenade]], [[Wikipedia:Shotgun|Shotgun]]
 
| [[Filter Mask]]
 
| [[Filter Mask]]
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|
 
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| Automatic (SMG)
 
| Automatic (SMG)
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| Hard Steel
 
| Hard Steel
 
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| Grenade Launchers
 
| Grenade Launchers
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| [[Composite Laminate]]
 
| [[Composite Laminate]]
 
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| RAM Grenade Launchers, Early [[Laser Weapons|Laser Carbine]]
 
| RAM Grenade Launchers, Early [[Laser Weapons|Laser Carbine]]
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|  
 
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| [[Laser Weapons]]
 
| [[Laser Weapons]]
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|-
 
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| [[Advanced Combat Rifle]]
 
| [[Advanced Combat Rifle]]
 
| [[Reflec]], [[Combat Environment Suit]]
 
| [[Reflec]], [[Combat Environment Suit]]
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|  
 
|  
 
| [[Combat Armour]]
 
| [[Combat Armour]]
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| [[Plasma Weapons|PGMP]]-12, [[Gauss Rifle]]
 
| [[Plasma Weapons|PGMP]]-12, [[Gauss Rifle]]
 
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| [[Plasma Weapons|PGMP]]-13, [[X-Ray Laser]]s
 
| [[Plasma Weapons|PGMP]]-13, [[X-Ray Laser]]s
 
| [[Battle Dress]]
 
| [[Battle Dress]]
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|-
 
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| [[Fusion Weapons|FGMP]]-14
 
| [[Fusion Weapons|FGMP]]-14
 
|
 
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| [[Fusion Weapons|FGMP]]-15
 
| [[Fusion Weapons|FGMP]]-15
 
|
 
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| [[Fusion Weapons|FGMP]]-16, [[Plasma Weapons|Plasma Rifle]], [[Neural Weapons|Neural Gun]]
 
| [[Fusion Weapons|FGMP]]-16, [[Plasma Weapons|Plasma Rifle]], [[Neural Weapons|Neural Gun]]
 
| [[Neural Shield]]
 
| [[Neural Shield]]
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| Fusion Rifle, Plama Pistol
 
| Fusion Rifle, Plama Pistol
 
|
 
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| [[Disintegrator Weapons|Disintegrator Rifle]], [[Fusion Weapons|Fusion Pistol]]
 
| [[Disintegrator Weapons|Disintegrator Rifle]], [[Fusion Weapons|Fusion Pistol]]
 
| [[Personal Damper]]
 
| [[Personal Damper]]
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|-
 
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| [[Disintegrator Weapons|Disintegrator Pistol]]
 
| [[Disintegrator Weapons|Disintegrator Pistol]]
 
|  
 
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|  
 
|  
 
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| [[Relativity Rifle]]
 
| [[Relativity Rifle]]
 
| Personal [[White Globe]]
 
| Personal [[White Globe]]
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[[Category:Technology]]
 

Revision as of 20:25, 29 February 2008

The Scout Service is responsible for categorizing the technological ability of a society. They rate this ability by the assigning of Tech Levels. These Tech Level ratings are described in the three charts below.

Quality of Life Technology

Quality of life Tech Comparison
TTL G3TL Energy Computers/Robotics Communications Medical Environment
0 0 Muscles Fingers and sticks Runners Mystics/Herbology Natural (Caves, Huts)
1 1-3 Water Abacus / Geometry, Trigonometry Long Distance Signaling Diagnosis Settlements, Towns (Irrigation)
2 4 Wind Algebra Printing press Internal Anatomy Cities (Canals, Roads)
3 5 Electricity Calculus Telegraph, Audio Recording Surgery Cement Structures
4 5 Coal / Steam Mechanical Calculators Telephone Vaccination, Antiseptics, Anesthetics Cities in Rugged/Desert Terrain, Crude Terraform
5 6 Petrochemicals, Internal combustion Electric Calculators Radio, Radar Mass Vaccination, X-Ray Sealed/Conditioned Cities
6 6 Nuclear Fission Electronic Computers (Large Model/1 bis) Television / Advanced Audio Recording Virus, Crude :Prosthetics Skyscrapers, Weather Predict, Underground Cities
7 7 Solar energy, early Fuel Cells Desktop Computers, Expert systems, Model/2 Early Satellite, Video recording Organ Transplant, Slow Drugs Cities in Jungle Terrain
8 8 Geothermal Massive Parallel / Low Data, Model/2bis Fibre optics Artificial Organs, Metabolics Orbital Settlements, Early Weather Control
9 9 Early Fusion, Improved Batteries Non-Volatile / High Data, Vocal I/O, Model/3 Video Telephone, Flat Screen Limb Regeneration, Cryogenics, Fast Drugs Arcologies, Orbital Cities
10 9 Fusion Plants 2KL Minimum Early Synaptics, voice transcription, Model/4 Holovision, Text Transcription Antiviral Vaccines, Cancer Cure, Growth Quickining Under-Sea/Under Ice Cities
11 9 Fusion Plants 1KL Minimum Synaptic Learning Processors, Hand Computers, Model/5 Personal Global Communications Nerve Refusion, Artificial Eyes Gravitic Structure Support
12 10 Fusion Plants 250L Minimum, Advanced Fuel Cells Low Autonomous Robots, Model/6 Real-time Multilingual Translators Broad Spectrum Anti-toxins, Enhanced Prosthetics Major Terraforming, Advanced Weather Control
13 10 Fusion output 3Kw per L, Miniature Super-Batteries Holocrystal Storage, High Autonomous Robots, Model/7 Holovideo Recorders Cloning of Replacement Parts, Reanimation Non-mobile Gravitic Cities
14 11 Fusion Plants 100L Minimum Computer/Brain Implants, Model/8 Early Meson Communicators Genetic Engineering, Memory Erasure Mobile Gravitic Cities
15 12 Fusion output 6Kw per L Pseudo-Reality Computers, Pseduo Robots, Model/9 Meson Communicators, Pseudo Reality Communications Anagathics, Advanced Pseudobio Prosthetics Complex Terraforming Possible
16 13 Fusion output 7Kw per L, 80L Minimum Low Artificial Intelligence, Robots in all Facets Personal Meson Communicators, Personal Holovideo Brain Transplants, Crude Memory Transfer Global Terraforming, Hostile Worlds
17 Early Antimatter Plants High Artificial Intelligence, Self-Aware Robots Pocket Meson Communications Selective Memory Erasure, Intelligent Anitbodies Total Terraforming to 800Km worlds
18 Antimatter 1Mw/L, 750L Fuel Pod Minimum Robots become Society's Basic Workforce Partial Memory Transfer Total Terraforming to 4000Km worlds
19 Antimatter 2.5Mw/L, 200L Fuel Pod Minimum Non-Cryogenic Suspension, Advanced Bioengineering Total Terraforming
20 Antimatter 15Mw/L, 40L Fuel Pod Minimum Matter Transport Eliminates Global Communication Barriers Total Memory Transfer Mobile Worlds (Sublight)
21 Antimatter 50Mw/L, 5L Fuel Pod Minimum Matter Transport Eliminates Intra-System Barriers Early Total Rejuvenation Mobile Worlds (Jump Space), Rosettes
23 Dyson Spheres (with many Capsules)
25 Ability to create Ringworlds
27 Rigid Dyson Spheres

Transportation Technology

Transportation Tech Comparison
TTL G3TL Land Water Air Space
0 0 Foot - Animals Raft / Canoe - -
1 1-3 Wheel - Carts/Chariots Rowed Galleys, Crude Sailing Vessels - -
2 4 Advanced Wheel - Moveable Axle, Replaceable Rims Early Multi-Mast Sailing, Crude Navigation - -
3 5 Extensive Road - High-Speed Coach Multi-Mast Sailing, Navigation Hot Air Balloons -
4 5 Trains Ironclads, Steamships Dirigibles, Early Gliders -
5 6 Ground Cars, Tracked Vehicles Personal Self-Propelled Boats, Steel hulls, Early Submersibles Airplanes, Seaplanes Early Rockets (unmanned)
6 6 Amphibian Vehicles, ATVs AFVs Submersibles, Scuba, Amphibian Vehicles Early Jet, Helicopters Early Manned Rockets, Unmanned Rockets
7 7 Hovercraft, High-Speed Trains Hydrofoils, Hovercraft Supersonic Jet, Hang Gliders Deep Space Probes (Unmanned), Maneuver-1/2 (non-gravitic)
8 8 Triphibian Vehicles Triphibian Vehicles, Early Artificial Gills Triphibian Vehicles, Hypersonic Jet Space Shuttles, Space Stations, Maneuver-3-5 (non-grav)
9 9 Early Grav Vehicles, Ultra High-Speed Trains Early Grav Vehicles, Artificial Gills Early Grav Vehicles, Rocket Assist Suborbital Jump-1 possible, Sublight Stellar
10 9 Grav Vehicles UH Grav Modules Gravitic Maneuver
11 9 Personal G-Tubes, HV Grav Modules Jump-2, Thruster Technology
12 10 Personal Grav Belts, LT Grav Modules Jump-3
13 10 Grav Vehicles Merge with Orbital Spacecraft, Jump-4
14 11 Jump-5
15 12 Jump-6
18 Self-Aware Starships
20 Short Range Matter Transport
21 Starship-Sized Matter Transport Portals

Military Technology

Military Tech Comparison
Personal Heavy
TL G3TL Weapons Armour Weapons Armour
0 0 Club, Spear Fur
1 1-3 Early Weapons (Bow, Sword) Jack Armour Catapult Wood
2 4 Early Guns Small Cannons
3 5 Rifled Weapons Cannons
4 5 Cartridge Mesh Armour Howitzers, Gattling gun Soft Steel
5 6 Explosive Grenade, Shotgun Filter Mask Mortars
6 6 Automatic (SMG) Nuclear Weapons, Missiles Hard Steel
7 7 Grenade Launchers Cloth Armour, Flack Jacket Beam Lasers Composite Laminate
8 8 RAM Grenade Launchers, Early Laser Carbine Particle Accelerators, Target Desginated Missiles
9 9 Laser Weapons Ablative Armour Light Weight Composite Laminate
10 9 Advanced Combat Rifle Reflec, Combat Environment Suit Plasma Guns, Repulsors Crystaliron
11 9 Combat Armour Meson Guns
12 10 PGMP-12, Gauss Rifle Fusion Guns Superdense Armour, Nuclear Dampers
13 10 PGMP-13, X-Ray Lasers Battle Dress X-Ray Lasers
14 11 FGMP-14 Bonded Superdense
15 12 FGMP-15 Early Black Globes
16 13 FGMP-16, Plasma Rifle, Neural Gun Neural Shield Tractor Beam Black Globes
17 Fusion Rifle, Plama Pistol Disintegrators, Antimatter Warheads Coherent Superdense
18 Disintegrator Rifle, Fusion Pistol Personal Damper Long Range Disintegrator/Tractor Beam
19 Disintegrator Pistol Proton Screen, Plastic Metal Armour
20 Relativity Beam White Globes, Proton Beam
21 Relativity Rifle Personal White Globe Jump Projector Jump Damper
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