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The [[Forerunner]]s categorized the '''Technological Advancement''' of civilizations into '''Tiers'''.<ref>''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref> This system was later adopted by the [[Covenant]]. All life and civilizations fall into one of the categories.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 273</ref> The lower the Tier number, the more advanced the civilization is/was. It should be noted that this is a reference to [[ | The [[Forerunner]]s categorized the '''Technological Advancement''' of civilizations into '''Tiers'''.<ref>''[[Bestiarum]]''</ref> This system was later adopted by the [[Covenant]]. All life and civilizations fall into one of the categories.<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 273</ref> The lower the Tier number, the more advanced the civilization is/was. It should be noted that this is a reference to [[Bungie]]'s favorite number [[7]] | ||
==Tier 7: Preindustrial== | ==Tier 7: Preindustrial== | ||
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==Tier 2: Interstellar== | ==Tier 2: Interstellar== | ||
The [[Covenant]]'s ability to perform accurate | The [[Covenant]]'s ability to perform accurate Slipspace navigation, [[Battlenet|near-instantaneous communication]] and man-portable application of energy manipulation owes itself to [[Forerunner]] technology. The unified state of the 26th Century [[Covenant]] stands at this level. The [[Sangheili]] are also at this level. | ||
(Note: The two primary extant interstellar civilizations were space-faring prior to discovering Forerunner artifacts - or each other - but they have not successfully reverse-engineered those artifacts.) | (Note: The two primary extant interstellar civilizations were space-faring prior to discovering Forerunner artifacts - or each other - but they have not successfully reverse-engineered those artifacts.) | ||
==Tier 1: World Builders== | ==Tier 1: World Builders== | ||
The [[Forerunner]]s ability to manipulate gravitational forces, create [[Monitor|AI with full sentience]], fabricate super-dense materials, perform ultra-accurate | The [[Forerunner]]s ability to manipulate gravitational forces, create [[Monitor|AI with full sentience]], fabricate super-dense materials, perform ultra-accurate Slipspace navigation and the ability to create worlds (e.g.; [[Onyx]], [[The Halo Array|the Halos]] and the [[Installation 00|Ark]]) is unequaled by any existent civilization. | ||
==Tier 0: Trans-sentient== | ==Tier 0: Trans-sentient== | ||
As the Forerunners had no examples of civilizations with technological accomplishment greater than themselves - with the exception of the [[Precursor|Precursors]] - this is a theoretical ceiling. They can travel intergalactic and accelerate the evolution of intelligent life. | As the Forerunners had no examples of civilizations with technological accomplishment greater than themselves - with the exception of the [[Precursor|Precursors]] - this is a theoretical ceiling. They can travel intergalactic and accelerate the evolution of intelligent life. | ||
