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- Nano-Electronics:
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- Once mankind developed silicon-based electronic devices, the race began
- to put more and more components on a single piece of silicon. By the
- time mankind began colonization of the galaxy, .05 micron technology had
- been developed. Soon after, the effort to manipulate individual
- molecules to form transistors, and other discrete devices, became the
- research priroity.
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- Nano-technology allows massive quantities of electronic components to be
- placed on a substrate. Far more powerful logical devices are the result.
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- Phasors:
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- Phasors, particle analogs of lasers, are coherent beams of particles.
- Phasors take advantage of the dual wave/particle nature of matter.
- Phasors were developed originally as weapons but may have application in
- the communications area.
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- Cold Fusion:
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- In the last two and a half centuries, mankind has harnessed nuclear
- fission and fusion. However, both technologies produce the undesirable
- side effect of radioactive materials. In addition, fission and fusion
- reactors both are the size of a stadium. Pons and Fleischmann, working
- in the late 20th century, proposed that in the lattice of certain pure
- metals deuterium forced into the lattice under pressure would fuse to
- form helium.
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- The theory was never proven or disproven, but in the mid 21st century,
- after the creation of a Casmir Effect Bubble, scientists created "cold"
- fusion within the bubble. By "cold fusion" they meant there was not the
- high neutron flux that eventually turned he containment vessel of a
- "hot" fusion reactor radioactive. This used the attraction within the
- energy-depleted vacuum of the Casmir Effect to create a low level and
- easily controllable fusion reaction.
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- Photon Weapons:
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- A photon is the elementary particle that makes up light waves. As with
- all elementary particles, it can be described as both a wave and a
- particle. Mankind has found a way to utilize this dual nature by
- encasing them in specialized containers. One new method of packaging
- photons is by placing them into small, oval-shaped capsules called
- "photon torpedoes". When used as weapons, these torpedoes release
- massive amounts of energy upon a target.
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- Deflectors:
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- The development of high-powered energy weapons, like photons and
- phasors, has gradually rendered physical missile devices obsolete. A new
- method of protection has been developed to prevent ships from being
- mauled by energy weapons. Deflectors use electromagnetic energy to
- shift the path of these energy weapons by a few degrees, limiting the
- damage they inflict.
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- Nano-Frequencies:
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- Free frequencies in the light, microwave, and radio portions of the
- electromagnetic spectrum were no longer available. This technology,
- mislabeled by the press as "Nano-Frequences", takes advantage of the
- quantum nature of photons to encode more data in a given signal. The
- advent of powerful new computers based on Nano-Electronics has enable
- us to process these signals.
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- Brainwave Mapping:
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- For years mankind has attempted to figure out exactly how the brain
- works. Thanks to this breakthrough, scientists are able to understand
- every portion of the brain, and how to deal with its chemical and
- electrical activities. We should be able to design more powerful and
- sophisticated computer systems based on this map.
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- Universal Translator:
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- Our scientists have been working long and hard on some method of
- communicating with the other races in this galaxy. The signals we
- have been receiving leave no doubt that they are aware of us.
- Communications with these civilizations has become a top priority.
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- It has been clear that our understanding of language structure does not
- apply to these non-human races' "languages." This translator is based
- on the belief that certain concepts are fundamental to any intelligent
- life form. By monitoring the electromagnetic and electrochemical
- activity of an individual, we should be able to translate at least
- certain basic concepts.
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- Critics contend that the basic assumptions for this device are too
- risky. Dr. Valeaz, from the Partners Research Center in New Dallas,
- believes that Terrans may be unique in having a central brain structure.
- "It is arrogant presumption to assume all intelligent creatures store
- all their 'eggs' in one basket." Dr. Valeaz said. "For example, they may
- have their intelligence distributed throughout their body and not just
- in a certain area. Moreover, we can't assume that these beings are even
- humanoid. If these races are vastly different from us then this device
- will be useless. The odds of them being humanoid are pretty slim."
-
- With the aid of the Universal Translator, the various fledgling
- companies that were on board the Santa Maria are already preparing to
- set up intergalactic trading once more technology in the area of Trade
- is discovered. The Universal Translator is also our best hope in for
- having any sort of diplomatic relationships with any alien civilizations
- we encounter.
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- Nano-Metal Composition:
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- While any blast furnace engineer could have told you how excellent grade
- metals are made, no method of discretely manipulating the individual
- molecules of a given metal has previously been possible. With the
- invention of Nano-Metal Composition, mankind can now create metals of
- extreme durability, which are also incredibly light.
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- This will allow our engineers to develop extremely dense metals for
- stronger ships and far larger structures than mankind has ever been able
- to build before.
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- Tri-Strontium Alloys:
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- These alloys can withstand incredible pressure and heat with a mass only
- 1/100th that of conventional steel. These alloys allow the construction
- of incredibly large systems and structures at minimal cost.
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- High Density Metals:
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- High Density Metals allow the blending of various alloys for great
- strength, that can be produced with less labor and expense.
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- Large Scale Building:
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- Thanks to the development of various metal alloys, immense structures,
- of remarkable complexity, can now be built. Large Scale Building relies
- heavily on excellent engineering and the recent development of such
- advanced materials as Tri-Strontium Alloys.
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- Terra Computers:
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- Terra Computers represent the first wave of the powerful computer
- systems that will supply our planets with all the computational power
- they could possibly need. They are capable of processing several
- trillion instructions per millisecond.
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- Hyper Computers:
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- The second wave of powerful computer systems. These super computers are
- capable of processing several trillion instructions permicrosecond.
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- Omni Computers:
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- Omni Computers are the third wave of powerful computer, We have begun
- the move away from gigantic computers toward the integration of computer
- intelligence into the organics of life. In essence, the environment
- itself will have near infinite computing potential. They are capable
- of handling several trillions of instructions per picosecond.
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- Galactic Diplomacy:
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- With the invention of Universal Translators, our anthropologists and
- sociologists went into overdrive to learn as much as possible about all
- the known alien races. As we learn about additional races, diplomatic
- relations will be immediately available.
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- Galactic Diplomacy allows for:
- - Treaties with Alien Races
- - Alliances with Alien Races. (Once you attain the
- "Alliances" level of diplomacy.)
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- Note though, when an alliance treaty is signed, you are bound by it. To
- break an Alliance treaty means to go to war with the person you are
- allied to. Moreover, when a race you are allied with goes to war, you
- are obligated go to war with the race that your ally is at war against.
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- With the development of Diplomacy, a wide range of subjects can now be
- discussed from the GIA control center.
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- Galactic Trade:
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- Galactic Trade will greatly benefit our systems. With trade, you can
- send freighters to different races' systems to create permanent trade
- routes. Both races benefit equally from trade routes.
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- Keep in mind, during times of war, trade routes to enemies are
- disrupted. This results in a loss of the profit from the affected trade
- routes until the war is over(or you capture the systems in question).
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- Alliances:
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- You can ally yourself with other races. Bear in mind though, that when
- an ally goes to war with a third race, you go to war with that race as
- well. Alliances can only be ended by declaring war on your ally!
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- Star Democracy:
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- A Star Democracy is a significant governmental change for an
- intergalactic civilization such as ours. A lot of Imperial limits on
- trade are lifted under this form of government, along with an increased
- amount of commerce within each star system. All in all, the Star
- Democracy is a superior form of government compared to the older
- Imperial system that we began with.
-
- However, critics of this new form of government have brought up a
- significant problem with the system: "What if the people are
- unhappy? They now have the option of leaving the civilization and being
- independent. In a totally unknown galaxy filled with alien
- civilizations, some of which are bound to be hostile, can we afford to
- just let star systems break free and be independent? What will the
- military do if they do riot and break away?" asked Dr. Brown of the
- Orioz Center of Political Studies.
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- The leaders of our civilization will have to weigh the pros and cons to
- make the best decision.
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- Star Federation:
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- Star Democracy brought us a limited amount of independence for star
- systems. However, the central government was still by far the
- controlling hand in internal affairs. The newly proposed Star
- Federation form of government sets things up where each star system is
- equal. This encourages people to freely mingle from one star system to
- another, without worrying about the standing of a particular star
- system. In other words, the approval rating is no longer the most
- important factor in determining how well a planet does economically.
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- Professor Matthew O'Brien of the Arkor University comments on the new
- system: "The government now has the task of keeping people happy by
- continuing the construction of expensive social projects. Since the
- population of a particular planet is no longer dependent on their
- happiness, it is a lot more likely that they will get unhappy. If they
- get unhappy enough, they may rebel and the government will lose entire
- star systems."
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- The added economic benefits of a Federation of systems over a democracy
- are significant.
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- Turbo Phasors:
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- Our research has enabled us to increase our phasors' coherent particle
- beam density. Now they pack a greater punch.
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- Mega Phasors:
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- Once again we have increased the particle beam denisty of our phasors.
- The effect has been described as running into a lead planet at light
- speed.
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- Instant Communication:
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- We are now able to communicate with anyone, anywhere, at any time. As
- long as we are aware of a race's existence, we can communicate with
- them.
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- 1D Phasing:
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- Certain theories of Quantum Mechanics predicts that space/time consists
- of more than 4 dimensions. Two alternate theories of the structure
- have been debated for centuries. The first, the Klein-Kalusa Theory,
- consists of the extra dimensions "looping back" on themselves so that
- the effective size is not noticed in our space/time. The second, the
- Visser Theory, views the extra dimensions as an energy well with our
- space/time the bottom of the energy well. To use the extra dimensions
- would require adding hugh amounts of energy to a system. It has now
- been shown experimentally, that the later is true. The energy developed
- from a Casmir Effect Bubble is required to enter this space dimension.
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- 2D Phasing:
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- Building on the advance of 1D Phasing technology, an additional space
- dimension has been opened. The fifth space dimension available for our
- use. Quantum Mechanics predicts additional space dimensions as well as
- an additional time dimension. This advancing technology appears
- interesting but no use has been found yet.
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- 3D Phasing:
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- Building the base of 1D Phasing and 2D Phasing, a sixth space dimension
- has been opened. This means that we can build "wormholes" similar to
- the one that brought mankind to this galaxy. The main problem is that
- time is not completely stable in these wormholes. This brings up an
- interesting question: "Is the human race still in the Milky Way but
- somewhere in the Earth mankind's future or past? "
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- Impulse Drive
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- The more effective energy output and the greatly reduced size of
- a "cold " fusion reactor has allowed humanity to increase the
- effectiveness of the Micro Impulse Drive. The effective speed of
- a ship the size of a colony ship has been doubled. Small ships
- also have received a speed boost but not as great as a colony
- ship. A colony ship now moves at the rate of 2 parsecs per year.
- The "fold" in space, which depends on the mass of the ship along
- with near by mass concentration, is doubled for a colony ship.
- The main problem with this drive is still the small steps of the
- Micro Impulse Drive that are made to accomplish ship movement.
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- Organic Manipulation:
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- For centuries, mankind has manipulated the genes of fruits and
- animals to provide superior sources of food and raw materials. Now we
- have developed the ability to handle DNA, RNA and proteins at the amino
- acid level. What will be done with this new ability?
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- Genetic Manipulation:
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- The complete mapping of the human DNA structure was accomplished by the
- early 21st century. This was quickly followed by the mapping of the DNA
- structure of most known species. This was the "What" question. Organic
- Manipulation answered the "How" question. With Genetic Manipulation we
- have answered the "Why" question. We now know why a given DNA set creates
- a given organism. Now we can create new organisms.
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- Molecular Medicine:
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- We have moved to fixing genetic injuries and mutations with this new
- form of medicine. Molecular Medicine allows doctors to alter the DNA of
- damaged or defective cells to produce normal cells. Suffering across
- our civilization has been immensely decreased.
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- Transporters:
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- Transporters allow personnel to be transferred instantaneously from one
- position to another. The drawback to this new technology is that it
- requires immense amounts of power.
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- Anti-matter:
- While the existence of antimatter has been known for a couple
- centuries, being able to work with it was extremely difficult.
- Containment was energy intensive and contamination from vacuum
- energy made it difficult to control a reaction within safe
- parameters. The scalable energy source created by "cold" fusion
- over came the containment energy problem. Use of the Casmir
- Effect Bubble as the reactor vessel allowed the reaction to be
- controlled to very exacting parameters.
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- Warp Drive:
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- The antimatter reactors allowed a vast amount of energy
- producable with very little reaction mass. This allowed humanity
- to overcome the setup problem of the Micro Impulse Drive. Even
- though the Warp Drive is a Micro Impulse Drive, the quantum
- nature of the impulses used is below the level of human
- recognition. Therefore it has been described as continuous
- folding of space. Actually it is a rapid folding of space in small
- increments.
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- Replication:
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- Copying a living organism is called Cloning. The duplication of a
- non-living object is called Replication. With Replication, many
- different types of materials can be produced from other, more basic,
- components. For example, a ship can be loaded with blocks of a simple
- type of matter (like rocks), and with a replicatator, can change that
- matter into whatever form is desired (such as food).
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- While only capable of replicating objects of lesser densities,
- replication will help feed millions throughout the galaxy.
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- Artificial Life:
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- A very controversial technology, we can now create a new life form
- purely from engineering. This is not the same as cloning. These new life
- forms are as unique as any other natural life form. The difference is
- their exact characteristics were pre-determined by genetic engineers,
- not random natural processes.
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- 4D Phasing:
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- After being able to show and do limited use of the 3 additional
- space dimensions, the second time dimension has been opened.
- While time travel may be possible under this discovery, the more
- important part is that time-stable wormholes theoretically can be
- developed. The possibility of finding our home planet is
- now real.
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- Sensors:
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- Radar allowed mankind to determine the position of objects from a
- limited distance. Sensors are the newest refinement on this old
- concept. One could argue that radar was really when mankind invented
- sensors since these new advanced systems capable of detecting any sized
- object from extreme distances are merely the evolution from the
- primitive radar of old. However, this new breakthrough is such a leap
- over the existing electromagnetic technologies that they have been
- placed in a new class - Sensors.
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- Battleship Technology:
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- Strategic Defender Systems today introduced the new "Battleship" class
- starship. This starship is equipped with the latest deflector
- technology (the recently developed Shields), along with the powerful new
- Warp Drive propulsion system.
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- Shields:
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- Deflectors merely changed the angle of an enemy energy weapon. Shields
- actively attempt to discharge those energy weapons. However, the key
- difference is that Deflectors do not get worn down, while Shields do.
- To work their magic, Shields discharge themselves as much as the weapon
- being fired. Against powerful weapons though, the protection afforded
- by Shields is a must. As long as the shields have some charge, a
- ship's armor remains undamaged (unlike with Deflectors).
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