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Tier 4 is defined by actually viable space travel (see talk); in practice we're still in Tier 5. In general none of the tiers are evidently measured through singular inventions or events as they all include more than one technology as their criteria.
(Tier 4 is defined by actually viable space travel (see talk); in practice we're still in Tier 5. In general none of the tiers are evidently measured through singular inventions or events as they all include more than one technology as their criteria.) |
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Tier 6 is often the pinnacle for a civilization. Agrarian societies can remain stable in the preindustrial stage, but Tier 6 population strain and mechanized food production invariably create political and economic pressures very few can balance. Moving past this usually promises advancement. Some societies improve environmental and medical understanding concurrently with mechanical and transport advancement. Those that do not are frequently doomed. | Tier 6 is often the pinnacle for a civilization. Agrarian societies can remain stable in the preindustrial stage, but Tier 6 population strain and mechanized food production invariably create political and economic pressures very few can balance. Moving past this usually promises advancement. Some societies improve environmental and medical understanding concurrently with mechanical and transport advancement. Those that do not are frequently doomed. | ||
This level is also where the [[Unggoy]] were before joining the Covenant. It is possible that the [[Jiralhanae]] stood in this level before joining the Covenant, because they had recently rediscovered the radio and flight before they were found by the Covenant | [[Human]]ity stood on this level from the late 18th to the mid-20th century. This level is also where the [[Unggoy]] were before joining the Covenant. It is possible that the [[Jiralhanae]] stood in this level before joining the Covenant, because they had recently rediscovered the radio and flight before they were found by the Covenant. | ||
==Tier 5: Atomic Age== | ==Tier 5: Atomic Age== | ||
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Tier 4 is often the final resting place for species intelligent enough to break free from their cradle's surface only to fill the gulf surrounding it with war. Their comfort-focused technology can include medical advances. | Tier 4 is often the final resting place for species intelligent enough to break free from their cradle's surface only to fill the gulf surrounding it with war. Their comfort-focused technology can include medical advances. | ||
This is the tier where [[human]]ity stood at the time of the [[Interplanetary War]] in the 2160's, having met the conditions with the development of viable space travel during the 21st century. This level is also where the [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Yanme'e]] were before joining the Covenant. In some period of their history the Jiralhanae reached this level, but because of a bloody war between rival [[master-pack]]s, their civilization fell back to the pre-industrial age. | |||
This is the tier where [[human]]ity stood at the time of the [[Interplanetary War]] in the 2160's, having met the conditions | |||
==Tier 3: Space-Faring== | ==Tier 3: Space-Faring== | ||
Species has efficient [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] [[Astrogation|navigation]], [[mass driver]]s, [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|asynchronous linear-induction weapons]], [[Data crystal chip|holocrystal storage]] and semi-sentient [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] (though their creation requires [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|memory transfer]] from the freshly deceased and/or [[flash cloning]]). They have had no outside influence. | Species has efficient [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] [[Astrogation|navigation]], [[mass driver]]s, [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|asynchronous linear-induction weapons]], [[Data crystal chip|holocrystal storage]] and semi-sentient [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] (though their creation requires [[Cognitive Impression Modeling|memory transfer]] from the freshly deceased and/or [[flash cloning]]). They have had no outside influence. | ||
For most of the 25th and 26th centuries, [[human]]ity stood at this level. This level is also where the [[Lekgolo]] were before joining the Covenant. | |||
For most of the 26th | |||
==Tier 2: Interstellar== | ==Tier 2: Interstellar== | ||
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==Tier 1: World Builders== | ==Tier 1: World Builders== | ||
The species has the ability to [[Buffer field|manipulate gravitational forces]], create [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|AI with full sentience]], fabricate super-dense materials, perform super-accurate slipspace navigation, [[Huragok|the ability to create life]], and [[Astroengineering|the ability to create worlds]]. The Forerunners are the most prominent civilization to have reached this level. Given their technological sophistication, it is possible that prehistoric [[San 'Shyuum]] and [[Prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric humans]] also stood at Tier 1 before [[Human-Forerunner wars|their defeat]] by the Forerunners. | The species has the ability to [[Buffer field|manipulate gravitational forces]], create [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|AI with full sentience]], fabricate super-dense materials, perform super-accurate slipspace navigation, [[Huragok|the ability to create life]], and [[Astroengineering|the ability to create worlds]]. The Forerunners are the most prominent civilization to have reached this level. Given their technological sophistication, it is possible that prehistoric [[San 'Shyuum]] and [[Prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric humans]] also stood at Tier 1 before [[Human-Forerunner wars|their defeat]] by the Forerunners. | ||
==Tier 0: Transsentient== | ==Tier 0: Transsentient== | ||