Nano-electronics:



	Once manking had developed silicon based electrical components,
a race began to put more and more devices on a single piece of
silicon.  By the time mankind reached into colonization of the
galaxy, .05 micron technology had been achieved and a movement
to manipulating the actual molecules to form transistors and
other discrete devices rapidly came to the forefront of
technology. 

	Nano-technology allows massive amounts of electrical components
to be placed on a given piece of material (such as silicon). 
This allows for more powerful computers and other logical
devices.
@
Phasers:



	Lasers had been available for a long time were fairly
ineffectual as weapons.  While lasers were primarily  intense
streams of light, phasers were particle beams capable of
inflicting significant damage upon a given targage.  The use of
phasers beyond the weapon area is limited but as a weapon, there
is no replacement for the power/cost ratio of a phaser.
@
Cold Fusion:



	Mankind had for years tried in vain to find a powerful source
of energy like nuclear fission but one that avoided the waste
and damage problems of fission.  Cold Fusion using hydrogen
atoms allows for mass energies to be produce by creating a
fusion reaction.  Earth's star, Sol, is a giant fusion reaction.



@
Photons:



	Photons are actually the discrete element of light waves. 
However, mankind has found a way to produce useful side effects
of photons by encasing them in specialized containers.  One new
way of packaging photons is by placing it into a small oval
shaped capsule called a torpedo.  The birth of photon torpedoes
gives the human race a potent weaon to defend itself.
@
Deflectors:



	With physical missile devices becoming obsolete with the
invention of high powered energy weapons such as photons and
phasers, a method of protection is needed to keep ships from
being maulled by energy weapons.  Deflectors use highly variable
frequency waves to shift the direction of these energy weapons
by a few degrees, hence limiting their damage. 
@
Nano-Frequences:



	When mankind began to explore the galaxy, the free frequencies
left to send information was already alarmingly low.  In just 3
centuries, mankind managed to use up nearly all of the known
frequencies, making new means of communication and information
exchange more difficult.  Thanks to powerful electomangetic
based computer systems, an entire new spectrum of frequencies
has been discovered.  These waves, whose period is far shorter
than even microwaves, have been dubbed "Nano-Frequencies".
@
Brainwave Mapping:



	For years mankind has tried to figure out exactly what the
brain does.  Now, humans have come to understand what every
portion of the brain does and how to deal with different
chemical and electrical changes that occur in the brain.  This
allows for far reaching genetic and medical improvements.
@
Universal translator:



	While mankind has been aware of an alien presence for nearly a
century, there has been now way to communicate with them.  With
the invention of Universal Translation, mankind now has the way
to interact (at least in a limited way) with most intelligent
alien life that may be encountered.  This is particularly
important to your set of colonies since the chances of ever
finding Earth again are minimal.  Without the support of the far
larger population of Earth and its colonies (at least, we assume
by now that Earth has been populating the galaxy in our
absence), intergalactic communication is more vital.  This
device will help in developing trade and diplomacy.
@
Nano Metal Composition:



	While any blast furnace engineer could have told you how
excellent grade  metals could be made.  No way of discretely
manipulating the exact molecules of a given metal was possible. 
With the invention of Nano Metal Composition, mankind can now
create metals of extreme durability which are incredibly light.



@
Tri-Strontium Alloys:



	The offspring of Nano Metal Composition.  These metals can
withstand incredible pressure and heat while weighing only
1/100th the weight of normal steel.  These allow the building of
incredibly large systems and structures at a minimum cost.



@
High Density Metals:



	High density metals allow the building of various alloys of
great strength and to be produced with little labor and cost.



@
Large Scale Building:



	Thanks to the development of incredible grades of metals, large
structures have begun to be build.  Large scale building relies
heavily on these technologies and to excellent engineering. 
Advanced engineering allows for Large Scale Building which can
produce structures of immense size.



@
Terra Computers:



	The first wave of the powerful computer systems that will
supply your star system with all the computing they should need.
 The terra Computers are capable of computing Several Trillion
instructions ever milisecond.



@
Hyper Computers:



	The second wave of the powerful computer systems.  These super
computers are capable of computing Several Trillion instructions
every micro second.





@
Omni Computers:



	The greatest and last of the great computer systems.  With the
development of these incredible computers, mankind will begin to
move away from gigantic computers adn begin to integrating
computer intelligence into the very organics of life.  In
essence the environment will have near infinite computing
potential.  The Omni computers are capable of handling many
trillions of instructions every picosecond.



@
Galactic Diplomacy:



	With the invention of Universal Translations, your
anthropologists and sociologists went into overdrive to learn
all they could about all known  alien races.  As we learn about
new races, immediate diplomatic relations will be possible.

	Galactic Diplomacy allows for:

	- Treaties with Alien Races

	- Alliances with Alien Races. (Once you reach that level of
diplomacy called Alliances)

	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
to goes to war, you are obligated to be at war with the race
that your allie is at war against.



	To begin initial contact with an alien race, you must send a
diplomat ship to their system.  If for some reason diplomatic
relations are terminated, you will have to send another diplomat
ship to one of the alien's systems to re-establish relations. 
Wars will always terminate diplomatic relations.  Sub-space
communication is only available to races at peace.

@
Galactic Trade:



	Galactic Trade will greatly help your systems.  With the
development of trade, you can send freighters to different
systems to create permanent trade routes.  Both races benefit
equally from trade routes.  

	Keep in mind though, during times of war, trade routes to
enemies are disrupted.



@
Alliances:



	This is the most advanced form of diplomacy.  At this level,
you can actually allie yourself with other races.  Bear in mind
though, that when an ally goes to war, you go to war.  Alliances
can only be ended by declaring war on your ally!



@
Star Democracy:



	Once you have sufficient colonies, your people will begin to
want to have a say.  Your first planet will not be able to
remain overlord over all your other colonies without making the
people angry.  A Star Democracy does the following:



	- Increases trade to all your colonies by 25%

	- Increases satisfaction with your people typically by 25%

	- Increases the cost of your military by 50%



@
Star Federation:



	At some point, our worlds will no longer think of themselves as
subservient state worlds, they will think of themselves as
independent worlds.  When that time comes, you will need to
declar a Federation.  Your worlds will be equal with your first
planet.

	The benefits are:

	50% increased trade to all the worlds involved

	50% improvement with your approval rating



	Downfalls are:	

	Military now costs twice as much to upkeep as it did originally
since each world sees their ship as part of their own navy that
it is graciously lending to your federation.



@
Turbo Phasers:

	

	These are the same as phasers but with improved technology to
make them pack a greater punch.



@
Mega Phasers:



	These are very high powered phasers capable of mass destruction.



@
Instant Communication:



	You can now communicate with anyone, anywhere, any time.  As
long as you are aware of something's existence, you can
communicate with them.  

	This eliminates the need for having Diplomat ships
re-establishing relations after every war.  You can talk to
enemies during a conflict.





@
1D Phasing:



	A peculiar technology developed in a lab.  It allows energy to
be enveloped around real space in a limited way.  



@
2D Phasing:

	

	This advancing technology appears interesting but no use has
been found yet.  In limited real world environments, energies
can be shifted out of real space and envelope small objects.
@
3D Phasing:



	Uses for this technology are rapidly being found.  Energies and
matter are now able to be enveloped about other objects in and
out of real space.  This lends itself to the possible creation
of your own worm holes and the possibility of other dimensions.



@
Impulse Drive



	Once Cold Fusion became a reality, new types of drives to send
star ships into deep space become possible. While Micro Impulse was used
to power the USS Santa Maria (the original Colony Wagon), it only allowed
the given object to briefly fold the space fabric limiting its apparent
velocity.  Moreover, due to its nature, it had unfortunate side effects when
it came into contact with cosmic "strings" (as we already know).  Impulse
drive allows a starship to travel at a non-relativistic speed of 3 times
the speed of light by generating bursts of energy into the giga-joule range.
By doing so, the localized graviational fields are warped slightly which
bends space in such a way that the distance to your destination is somewhat
less.


@
Organic Manipulation:



	For centuries mankind had tweaked the genes of fruits and
animals to provide superior sources of food and raw materials. 
Genetic Mapping completes mankind's understanding of genes. 
Every DNA strand is now understood.  What is done with this
understanding remains to be seen.



@
Genetic Mapping:

	23Chrom Inc. Today released its long in progress study of the human
DNA structure.  Several scientific bodies have been working for the past several
years to complete the mapping of the DNA molecule.  When the Santa Maria
arrived, roughly 70% of the DNA strands purposes were known but without the
available equipment that was on Earth, continuing its research was difficult.
With this discovery, doctors will be able to cure many lethal diseases for
unborn children.  Moreover, even adults who begin suffering various
problems can have those problems reduced dramatically with this technology.
	Dr. Meyar at 23Chrom Inc. hinted that this technology will be
essential as mankind spreads across this galaxy:
	"When you sprinkle people all over the galaxy in vastly different
environments, it is only natural that certain genes will die out and new
ones taking their place.  In essence, different environments will spawn
different types of humans -- over a long time.  With this new technology
we will be able to eventually keep people -- being people and not let
them mutate to new species over the next milenium."
	However, controversy has already raged all over the empire as
liberal groups have charged that this technology is nothing more than
a vehicle for creating a "super race".  Either way, this technology is
here to stay...
@
Molecular Medicine:

	

	Mankind has moved to fixing genetic injuries and mutations with
a new form of medicine.  Molecular Medicine allows doctors to
change the DNA of damaged or defective cells to reproduce normal
cells.  Suffering is decreased immensely.



@
Transporters:



	Transporters or Teleporters allow personel to be tranferred
from one position to another with relative ease.  The drawback
of it is that it requires immense amounts of power to achieve.



@
Anti-Matter:



	While the existence of anti-matter has been known for a couple
centuries, being able to work with it was impossible until now. 
With specialized force fields and containers, anti-matter can be
used to create incredible bursts of power when combined with
"real" matter.



@
Warp Drive:



	Anti matter made possible to immense energies required to
envelope the fabric of space and fold it.  Folding real space
can allow a ship to travel great distances without actually
having to move at extreme velocities.  Folding space (or
warping) has many dire side effects but when used correctly
allows for interplanetary travel in short amounts of time.



@
Replication:



	Copying a person is called Cloning.  Copying a non-living
object is called Replication.  With replication, certain objects
can be copied.  For example, a ship can have on board simply
several blocks of any given matter (like rocks) and with a
replicatator, change that matter into whatever is desired (such
as food).

	While only capable of replicating things of lesser densities,
replication helps feed millions of lifeforms throughout the
galaxy (or will when used).



@
Artifical Life:



	This technology has been hotly contested since its inception. 
Mankind can now create a new life form purely from engineering. 
Note, this is not cloning.  These life forms are as unique as
any other natural life form.  The difference is, their exact
characteristics were pre-determined by engineers, not random
natural processes.



@
4D Phasing:



	Mankind now is able to place objects completely outside of real
space.  Wormholes are definitely something we could (with
sufficient research) master.  The possibilities are endless!



@
Sensors:



	Centuries ago, radar allowed mankind to determine the position
of objects from a limited distance.  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 is merely the evolution from that origin. 
However, this new break through is such a leap over the existing
tachion technologies that they are placed in a new class called
Sensors.

@
Battle Ship Technology 1:

	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.


@
Shields:



	Deflects merely changed the angle of an energy weapon.  Shields
downright discharge those energy weapons.  However, the key
difference is that deflectors don't get worn down and shields
do.  To do their magic, shields discharge themselves as much as
the weapon.  Against powerful weapons though, shields are a
must.  As long as the shields have some charge, the armor of the
ship is undamaged (unlike deflectors).



@
Plantary Defense:



	Alpha and Omega force fields about star systems greatly help
your star ships.  When your planets are attacked, your ships can
stay behind the force fields and fire out.  Incoming weapon
attacks are discharged somewhat which lessons the damage on your
fleets.



@
Cloaking:



	Cloaking allows for ships to move nearly undetected by sensors.
 It does not, contrary to the recent press, make ships
"Invisible".  Future Battle ships will be equipped with
cloaking.  Unlike most ships, when these new ships are
"discovered" by the enemy, their presence cannot be tracked once
they are beyond visual or heavy sensor range.



@
Drones:



	These are robotic devices capable of limited but cheap attacks
against enemy positions.



@
Artificial Satelites:



	While satelites are nothing new to us, having an artificial
moon is.  These gigantic space stations are capable of housing
millions of people if necessary.  Believe it or not, the power
necessary to maintain its artificial gravity is enough to shut
down the fusion reaction of a star.  It is believed by the
scientific community that it might be possible to build gigantic
space stations capable of moving through space on their own. 
The weapon potential is frightening.



@
Terraforming:



	As we have known for a long time, most planets are really not
good for having colonies on.  While we can already colonize
anywhere we want, we also know that choosing poor planets to
colonize has only welcomed failure.  Terraforming allows planets
of lesser quality to be colonized.  Let it be known, however,
that this does not mean that all planets are now good to be
colonized, it just means that we can colonize poor worlds more
successfully than before.



@
Hyperspace:



	Hyperspace is the same old folding space but done with a different
technique.  Warp Drive used brute force of having antimatter drives to
warp space to different degrees.  Hyperspace uses cosmic strings in an
elogant way to bend space even further.  Our starships can now travel
further than ever before.	



@
Planetary Destruction



	We have known how to devastate planets for a long time.  Since
the nuclear age, we have been capable of laying waste an entire
planetary surface.  We have no advanced to the point of being
able to completely destroy a planet, leaving just some asteroids.



@
Solar Destruction:



	The easiest way of destroying a star is to simply stop its
fusion reaction.  In order to do this, a great deal of energy
must be directed at the core of a star.  We now can do this.



@
Artificial Planets:



	Creating a huge space ship is one thing, being able to create a
livable, organic planet is another.  We can now, in theory,
build our own organic planets.  The only thing stopping us from
populating the galaxy with these planets is the problem of
getting sufficient matter to build one.



@
Terror Star:



	This is a frightening technology.  If it fell into the wrong
hands, a catastrophe could occur.  These gigantic battle
stations are capable of directing a huge energy pulse at a
star's inner core.  When the pulse hits the core, it
de-activates the fusion reaction which destroys the star and all
the worlds within it.



@
Controlled Gravity:



	This is probably one of the greatest technologies we have ever
found.  One of the problems with space travel that is not
popularly known is that people don't do well in zero gravity. 
There are several problems with zero gravity:

	- People usually spend a couple days adjusting to it.  This
time period is usally spent

	  in a bathroom.



	- Organic life forms do not adjust well to going back to a
planet with significant gravity after being in an environment
with no gravity.



	We can now put gravity on all our ships, thus allowing long
distant travel.
@
Spacial Rifts:



	With warp and phasing technologies, brief spacial rifts have
been achieved.  Many of our citizens believe that we will soon
be able to find our long lost home -- Earth.
@
Battle Ship Technology 2:

	Strategic Defender Systems continues its dominance of
the many military contractors with its latest addition to our
defensive capability.  The new "Dreadnought" class of battleships
has been taken out of prototype and into production.  This new
weapon is equipped with even more powerful photon torpedoes along
with the recently developed transporters.  Shuttles are no longer
needed to transfer from ship to surface.  The transporters teleport
someone to a target that is within 250,000 kilometers distance.



@
Battle Ship Technology 3:



	The dreadnought class of battleships seems to be about to be
eclipsed with the new Ranger class star ship.  Recently
trademarked by Intergalactic Mlitary Machines or (IMM), the
Ranger should help send a signal to all enemies that we mean
business!



@
Battleship Technology 4:

		



	Star Dock has recently announced the new Paladin class
Starship.  Faster, and more powerful than the previous
generation, the Ranger, the Paladin class battle ship is
expected to help in our military endeavors.



	

@
Espionage:



	Spying on people of the same race is trivial to spying on
people of difference species!  We have now succeeded in
developing short distance subspace imagers that allow our agents
to appear like an enemy race.  This should make a big difference
in our intelligence gathering abilities!



@
Battleship Technology 5:



New from Valiant Technologies Limited, the Avatar class battle
ships have arrived.  While admittedly very expensive to produce,
these apparently are the ultimate to military might to come to
our service.



@
Evolution Control:



	In the past couple centuries, our colonies have begun finding
minor but growing differences at the genetic level.  It has been
speculated that within a milienium, there could be significant
differences between one of our planet's citizens and another's. 
To help alleviate this problem we have been able to control
Evolution.  While adapting to one's native environment is
important, certain random traits can be eliminated, slowing the
diverging evolutionary paths.



@
Star Creation:



	We now have within our means to create a star!  GalactCorp has
recently released the plans of the StarGen Star Creation Device.
 This device, over a period of several years, will create a star
in a given area.  The only problem presently is that the amount
of energy required is so high that it would require enough mass
to wipe out several solar systems.



@
Galactic Understanding:



	A series of new e-books has been released by Dr. Everett
Kidell.  These books explain in details many "secrets" of the
universe.  The scientific community, while skeptical, is in
general agreement over most of the books' points.



@
4D Philosophy:



	While the discovery of a new dimension was made some time ago. 
It is also known that we cannot travel to that dimension in our
current form.  Our spacial structure is radically different. 
The well known think tank in the city of Tel Levi has come up
with a startling and revolutionary way of transforming mass of
one spacial type to another.  It is, however only a theory at
this time.



@
Controlled Wormholes:



	NEWS FLASH! A controlled worm hole has been created. 
Scientists sent a small research vesell through the wormhole to
the region of space where earth was calculated to be.  Earth was
found but it was totally devoid of human life.  Strangely
enough,  the planet was filled with all other known species --
just no people.  Due to the nature of worm holes, we are far
from being able to create a stable wormhole that will allow
ships larger than 6 meters in diameter to travel through them. 
For now, we are still confined to this galaxy.  The absence of
people from Earth has raised many questions.  Where has everyone
gone??



@
4D Folding:



	Using spacial rifts, we have been able to warp space in the new
dimension (that we still have been unable to enter).  This means
that we will soon be able to create a warp drive that will
function in that dimension (after we figure out how to
successfuly and safely create devices that can exist there).



@
4D Enterance:



	The U.S.S. Draginol has successfully entered the new dimension.
 However, they were forced to return within a few hours due to
the loss of structural integrity of their craft in several
minutes.  All aboard are safe, however.



@
4D Transformation:



	Using a new device from GalaCorp, small objects can now be
transformed into 4D compatible materials and converted back to
3D materials as well.



@
4D wormholes:



	While its use is unknown, we can now create worm holes in the
newly discovered dimension.



@
Controlled 4D Wormholes:



	Wormholes can now be stably made.  If Colonization of the new
dimension occurs, we will be able to make small but stable
wormholes.



@
Near Omnicience:



	Scientists have recently examined much of what our knowledge
base is and have declared that we now know more about everything
than there are things we do not know about.



@
Near Omnipotence:



	Devices of incredible power are now extremely inexpensive and
easily made.  Future wars will likely result in the destruction
of one of the involved races.



@
Galactic Creation:



	Intergalactic Military Machines (IMM) and GalaCorp recently
merged to form Creator Corporation.  New company recently
released the Creator Device.  It can create an entire galaxy! 
The software involved is extreme but it does not require that
much mass to do.  The only drawback is that its range is
limited.  David Haran, spokesperson for Creator had this to
say,	"You don't want to just create a new galaxy right in the
middle of an existing one, the graviational and other forces
would tear apart both galaxies."  The weapon potential nearly
outweighs its beneficial uses.



@
Morphing:



	A new device from Intergalactic Military Machines (IMM) can
actually change one species to another and back with no harm
done.  Its uses will primarily remain with the military.



@
Beyond Humanity:



	A recent discover was made on a small asteroid floating in
Sector 1,2.  The asteroid contained a message that required our
most advanced computer systems and energy technologies to be
used in order to be deciphered.  The message is confidential,
but the origin of the contents appear to be from a Galactic
Creator or race of Creators.  Many have hinted that this entire
universe was created by a super race with extremely advanced
technologies.  A race...such as ours.



@
The Final Frontier:



	The wide spread colonization of the new dimension has begun. 
People have begun converting themselves to the required form to
enter it.  Many new colonists of described the dimension
as...Heaven... This is Darla Johnson saying...Goodbye and thanks
for watching..

<Poof>





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