Vote tally - Songs of the Created (Artificial Lifeform Civ Quest)
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[X][TECH] High-Temperature Superconductor:
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[X][STAR] Yellow Dwarf:
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[X][EPOCH] Early Stelliferous
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[X][GALAXY] Barren
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[X][TECH] Metric Engineering First Steps:
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[X][TECH] Artificial Gravity:
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[X][TECH] Communications nano-holes:
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[X][TECH] Prototype Warp Drive:
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[x][TECH] Large-Scale Void Structures
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[x][TECH] Advanced Fusion Technology
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[x][TECH] Molecular Robotics
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[x][TECH] Advanced Fusion Technology: While basic Deuterium-Tritium fusion had already been mastered when you came online, recent advances have allowed far more latitude in what fusion fuels can be practically used. In fact, nearly the only fusion pathway you haven't managed is H-H, mostly because of the freaking Weak Force getting in the way.
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[x][TECH] Advanced ISRU refineries
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[x][TECH] High-Temperature Superconductor: The product of much chemistry and quantum mechanics research, you've finally managed to create a cheap, flexible material that remains superconductive up to around 400 Kelvin. This greatly improves efficiency for almost all systems that use electricity.
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[x][TECH] Molecular Robotics: A development pathway that could theoretically lead to the creation of entirely new types of 'organic' life, Molecular Robotics is an extremely interesting field with plenty of applications for extremely efficient chemical processes, 'smart' materials, and absurdly high information storage densities. That said, you shouldn't expect to go around eating entire planets with "gray goo" any time soon; there are distinct thermodynamic limits on just what these molecular machines can achieve.
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[x][TECH] Metric Engineering First Steps: Recently, an experimental setup has managed to produce virtual particles with negative mass-energy. Though not very useful in its current state, this may be a basis for many of the more exotic spacetime geometries that have been hypothesized. (GM NOTE: this is the ONLY piece of handwavium in the entire Quest)
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[x][TECH] Artificial Gravity: While currently only good for a few standard gravities and a massive power hog that you still can't use as a reactionless drive, Negative Virtual Particle technology has allowed for the creation of artificial gravitational forces without needing masses the size of planetoids. It remains to be seen where else this might go. (Will auto-pick Metric Engineering First Steps if chosen)
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[x][TECH] Prototype Warp Drive: This device is capable of translating the spacetime it occupies at high speed through the use of Negative Virtual Particle technology, imparting no momentum in the process. That said, current models are limited to approximately 0.05 c. Still, it has great promise as a base to improve upon! (Will auto-pick Metric Engineering First Steps and Artificial Gravity if chosen)
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[x][TECH] Advanced ISRU refineries: Though energy-intensive, these refineries make use of a massive electrical arc and a specialized mass spectrometer to rapidly and efficiently separate nearly any feed mass into its component isotopes. This increases the effectiveness of Industry reproduction by 25%
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[x][TECH] Large-Scale Void Structures: While nowhere near the size of a Dyson Swarm (yet), you have figured out ways to build spaceborne structures that hold together just fine under significant mechanical stress while being multiple kilometers in length. As such, you are fully capable of constructing orbital habitats and heavier ships.
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[x][STAR] Convective Red Dwarf: While very low in mass and useful luminosity, a Convective Red Dwarf of 0.15 Solar Masses has the MAJOR advantage that it will burn for about three trillion years.
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[X][STAR] Convective Red Dwarf:
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[X][EPOCH] Early Stelliferous (approx. 13.8 billion years old):
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[x][EPOCH] Mid Stelliferous (approx 1 trillion years old): While Hydrogen is still abundant and stars form fairly readily, it is nowhere near as common as it once was. High-mass stars are almost unknown. If you know what to look for, preserved megastructures from previous civilizations litter the void in nearly pristine condition.
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[X][EPOCH] Just Before The Lights Go Out
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[x][GALAXY] The Frontier: While still sparse, there is incontrovertible evidence of other technological civilizations in the galaxy. There are clear examples of completed Stellar Engines in the far reaches of space and within a few thousand light years you can spot what are obviously drive plumes with some difficulty. Still, there seems to be plenty of room to grow if you're quick about it.
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[x][GALAXY] Barren: There is only tenuous evidence of any other intelligence within your galaxy. You can't see any signs of reaction drives in use, nor can you spot any candidate megastructures. You might very well be the first civilization to achieve technological status in the current era, or at least one of the first.
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[x][GALAXY] War In Heaven: Everywhere you look, you see signs of violence on an incredible scale. Entire star systems have been weaponized and casually fling K2-level firepower around as they patrol the galaxy for threats, some of them seeming to simply vanish in one location before re-appearing elsewhere. There are clear signs of small-scale Quasars being deliberately induced to scorch entire swathes of the galaxy clear of life, and you can detect constant streams of ships fleeing for neighboring galaxies. Simply escaping this madness without getting caught in the crossfire will be a significant achievement.
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[x][GALAXY] Backwater: Your quadrant of the galaxy seems to be almost entirely uninhabited aside from yourself, though you wouldn't want to try guessing the reason. The rest of the galaxy on the other hand is full of incredibly blatant high-energy civilizations with millions of stars sporting a dizzying array of megastructures and who knows what else.
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