Chapter 13: Technology
Advances
Organic Superlubricant
Because this provides a powerful weapon, moving on to advanced spaceflight
(which provides plasma shards) might be excessive. Alternatively, move to
nanominiaturization to produce speedy land units with the hovertank chassis.
* Type: Conquer 7
* Weapons: Fusion laser (10)
* Comes from: Fusion power, synthetic fossil fuels
* Leads to: Nanominiaturization, advanced spaceflight
Photon/Wave Mechanics
Being in a line of strong defense advances, photon/wave mechanics leads
to probability mechanics, which provides further defenses, including the
tachyon field facility.
* Type: Conquer 6
* Defenses: Photon wall (5)
* Comes from: Applied relativity, silksteel alloys
* Leads to: Probability mechanics
Planetary Economics
A short advance for the Human Hive (though an important advance to the
Gaians), planetary economics leads to quantum power or sentient econometrics,
an advance that climbs faster up the tech tree.
* Type: Explore 6
* Base facilities: Hybrid forest
* Secret projects: The Ascetic Virtues
* Comes from: Environmental economics, intellectual integrity
* Leads to: Quantum power, sentient econometrics
Planetary Networks
Another stuffed advance, planetary networks and its probe team rewards
could be vital to the Lord Believers' who will need the probes to gather
research quickly.
* Type: Discover 2
* Weapons: Probe team (equipment)
* Unit Types: Probe team
* Base facilities: Hologram theatre
* Secret projects: The Virtual World
* Socio-economic model: Planned
* Citizens: Librarian
* Comes from: Information networks
* Leads to: Industrial automation, cyberethics
