Tech Level Comparison Chart
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The following chart Outlines the Differences between Tech Levels. It is broken into three tables
Quality of Life
| Energy | Computers/Robotics | Communications | Medical | Environment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Muscles | Runners | Mystics/Herbology | Natural (Caves, Huts) | |
| 1 | Water | Abacus / Geometry, Trigonometry | Long Distance Signaling | Diagnosis | Settlements, Towns (Irrigation) |
| 2 | Wind | Algebra | Printing Press | Internal Anatomy | Cities (Canals, Roads) |
| 3 | Electricity | Calculus | Telegraph, Audio Recording | Surgery | Cement Structures |
| 4 | Coal / Steam | Mechanical Calculators | Telephone | Vaccination, Antiseptics, Anesthetics | Cities in Rugged/Desert Terrain, Crude Terraform |
| 5 | Petrochemicals, Internal Combustion | Electric Calculators | Radio, Radar | Mass Vaccination, X-Ray | Sealed/Conditioned Cities |
| 6 | Nuclear Fission | Electronic Computers (Large Model/1 bis) | Television / Advanced Audio Recording | Virus, Crude Prosthetics | Skyscrapers, Weather Predict, Underground Cities |
| 7 | Solar, early Fuel Cells | Desktop Computers, Expert Systems, Model/2 | Early Satellite, Video Recording | Organ Transplant, Slow Drugs | Cities in Jungle Terrain |
| 8 | Geothermal | Massive Parallel / Low Data, Model/2bis | Fibre Optics | Artificial Organs, Metabolics | Orbital Settlements, Early Weather Control |
| 9 | Early Fusion, Improved Batteries | Non-Volatile / High Data, Vocal I/O, Model/3 | Video Telephone, Flat Screen | Limb Regeneration, Crogenics, Fast Drugs | Arcologies, Orbital Cities |
Transportation
| Land | Water | Air | Space | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Foot - Animals | Raft / Canoe | - | - |
| 1 | Wheel - Carts/Chariots | Rowed Galleys, Crude Sailing Vessels | - | - |
| 2 | Advanced Wheel - Movable Axle, Replaceable Rims | Early Multi-Mast Sailing, Crude Navigation | - | - |
| 3 | Extensive Road - High-Speed Coach | Multi-Mast Sailing, Navigation | Hot Air Balloons | - |
| 4 | Trains | Ironclads, Steamships | Dirigibles, Early Gliders | - |
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| 10 | Grav Vehicles | UH Grav Modules | Gravitic Maneuver | |
Military
| Personal | Heavy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapons | Armour | Weapons | Armour | |
| 0 | Club, Spear | Fur | ||
| 1 | Early Weapons (Bow, Sword) | Jack Armour | Catapult | Wood |
| 2 | Early Guns | Small Cannons | ||
| 3 | Rifled Weapons | Cannons | ||
| 4 | Cartridge | Mesh Armour | Howitzers, Gattling Gun | Soft Steel |
| 5 | Explosive Grenade, Shotgun | Filter Mask | Mortars | |
| 6 | Automatic (SMG) | Nuclear Weapons, Missiles | Hard Steel | |