TECH LEVEL[]
In order to better interact and classify foreign Cultures and alien civilizations and to describe them in Log books and communiqués , the United Stars Science corps has developed a decision chart to determine the technological level a civilization has achieved, reached.
There are several different Tech Level scales in use, but the most common one is the Zizzazz-Herbert Tech Scale.
More detailed Classification is added by Culture Type Classification, for example Nilfeheim is a TL 8 Culture Type 191P ( TL 8 Tech is available but Culture only reaches 191 of 1000 points in that Techlevel and is therefore P (Primitive)
The Zizzazz-Herbert Tech Scale
Rudimentary basics of a civilization.: Fire, simple tools, |
Stone Age | |
Language, permanent Settlements, Metal tools |
Bronze Age | |
Pre Industrial |
Middle Ages/ Classical | |
Industrial , simple computers, Chemical rockets |
Industrial Age | |
Atomic Weapons, Simple Biogenetics, Satellites |
Space Age | |
Inter system Space travel, Digital technology |
Information Age | |
Faster than light travel, Simple Gravitation Devices |
Ascent | |
First Colonies, e-magnetic fields, Advanced Bionetics |
Galactic Civilization 1 (the Diobah for example) | |
FTL weaponry, weather control, force fields |
Galactic Civilization 2 | |
Quasi Space travel, Advanced Gravitronic Devices |
Galactic Civilization 3 | |
Advanced Bio sciences, Nanite technology, Computronics |
Galactic Civilization 4 (the Nul are considered to be at TL 7) | |
Matter Energy conversion, FTL Weapons, Multi Dim Technology, PSI based tech |
Union Standard Level | |
Transmatter devices, Multi Dim Tech, FTL Communication |
Some Terran Tech is considered TL9 | |
Solar Engineering, Planet Moving, Dyson Spheres |
The Wurgus are TL 10 | |
Complete matter . energy control, Psi Control, Planet and Solar construction, Singularity control |
Celtest, Narth, UNI, Pree | |
Indistinguishable from Magic, everything possible, Instant travel , Space time control |
The Dark Ones are rumored to be TL 12 |
See Also: TL 0 - A species capable of understanding technology but possessing none.