Here is a question of technology levels for you all. First of all I am well aware that it is higher than TL 15 but high is the question in relation to OTU Tech chart.
Individuals can now do the following (though at great monetary cost to be modified)
Everything is internal, so bio/cybertech has to be much higher
No need for a spaceship to travel in space as each person is equipped to lift off an astral body (Grav tech),
Life support is handle by having a small internal oxygen ‘bladder’ and the lining of the lungs/mouth have a special graft that handles the scrubbing of the air. The bladder exchanges space of the oxygen to the CO as the system scrubs, about 7 day supply, can be dragged out to 10 by ‘sleeping’ for most of the FTL travel, but requires an on board AI system of sorts,
Built in stomach liner and food tablet storage for food & water while in space. Tablets are a form of high energy, low mass/waste that will keep the person feed. The liner is to keep the stomach from collapsing over time due to low mass food intake
Can generate a variable shaped force field to 1) keep things from hitting them, 2) create lifting surfaces while ‘flying’ in atmosphere/liquid, 3) protect them from the radiation and solar in space, 4) protects them from high heat, cold, vacuum, pressures and most standard projectiles/standard melee weapons (standard being current earth tech. Lasers, Plasma, energy have reduce effect). They can not fly into the Sun, nor survive more than 5 atmosphere pressures, the field does not fail but it crushes them slowly, at 10 atmospheres they will die just like an unprotected undersea diver. The field can protect up to 400 degree heat for hours but use energy fast at higher temps. Absolute zero degree is not a problem but if they lose power, they will die quickly (in space or from the extreme cold).
The ability to travel light speed or a different type of warp that does not put them into the JUMP warp environment (I know, not OTU Stuff, but try to accept it when offering suggestions for TL ),
Faster than Light communications,
Emotional simulation control (a different form of AI like system that helps them keep sane while traveling in space/FLT by giving them a form of controllable biofeed back,
Eyesight adjustable for seeing greater distances along with giving them a projected HUD’s,
All this with out any clothing, but most will wear some clothing for the planet they are coming from or headed to. Nudity is slightly taboo similar to today, where in some places it is acceptable to other places where showing to much ‘skin’ can get you thrown in jail to shot on sight.
Just a couple of notes, the form of FTL that is used does not work on objects bigger than 100 tons and the smaller the object the less chance of mental/space displacement that can happen when encountering particles/matter while FTL’ing.
The energy generator is like a mini ‘Mr. Fusion’ from the movie ‘Back to the Future’, it uses a special fuel cell that slowly releases to run the generator but it can also use the body’s waste to generate at lower levels. It is only used to power the force field and FTL drive. All other power needs are generated by modified bio systems,
The form of weapons used by this tech in war is either the standard found in OTU or the special lances that will work against the ‘force field’ described above. The Lance is a variable plasma laser of sorts that can be focused to work as a laser, or a blaster or projected explosive like weapon. Range is 0 to 10KM (in space it can reach line of sight which could be 50KM (or about one light second).
FTL max speed is 1 LY per day (at the current listing of this question) for personal travel. The automated pods can achieve 5 LY per day at 50 tons (safely) with a drop in speed of 1 LY per day per 10 ton over 50 tons (again safely, there are 100 ton speed pods that can do 5 LY per day, but it’s a 50/50 chance the pod will not arrive at target location)
Duration of food/water supplies is 15 days for a typical modified individual. Very special external equipment can be used to extend this but is typically only used by special military units (rarely) or long range scouts (most commonly found in use if they don’t want to use an automated pod.) A special travel pod is typically used for those travel duration’s that will take more than 7 days. But even then this is not typical for most modified humans. (Culture issues and mentalities plus that fact that most only travel to the closest planet and then stop over for a day or more. Also, there are permanent way stations on frequent travel routes every 5 LY or half way in-between destinations that are 10 LY distant or less.)
Limited AI tech, between High Autonomous and Low AI (referring to CT Book 8 for reference)
No known PSI but they have emotional simulators/generators that works almost like the OTU PSI telempathy and allows them to remain sane in space or being alone for extended periods of time.
A larger person can have a bit more ‘storage space’ for oxygen and food/water. An average person (m/f) is 6ft/5ft10, 200lbs/150lbs, and average build. That represents 80% of the population, 15% is slightly larger/smaller with 5% being in the more extreme.
Traveling Sales men with samples or small items are common, but with the FTL communications which take place at 1LY per hour (internal bio/cyber system) to 1 LY per min (external back pack 1600 cubic inches or so) with planetary systems being 1 LY per second or faster with relays, the traveling salesman/merchant is slowly going away.
Goods/supplies are usually shipped when required in 50 to 100 ton automated limited AI containers. The more valuable the items the more likely it will be moved by a personal carrier up to 1 ton of supplies. Most modified humans do not like traveling with more than that much mass as it is considered unsafe.
Most planets (after generations of FTL) can make most anything that is needed, so knowledge is more valuable than actual equipment or goods. If a group is traveling to a location, it is not uncommon to place ‘picnic goods’ into an automated container that will tag along with the group. This is also the norm for military actions.
People who have this Space Travel modification do not look any different than a typical non-modded human. Attitude and the main fact that they fly when they go places and rarely walk give them away more than any outside visual clue. Internally, they do look very different on scanners and even if you didn’t have a clue when you see a non-vacc suited person flying around in space, a typical OTU ship scanner will give you different readings, from the force field and the internal devices.
I am not listing all the background information for this question, just enough to help give you an idea of the setting so that I can get input as to how high the TL is.
At first I thought TL 20, but after reviewing the OTU. Tech chart, I was thinking an average TL of 17. Not everything is TL 15 in this setting. The Space Travel is defiantly higher than TL 16.
Dave Chase
Individuals can now do the following (though at great monetary cost to be modified)
Everything is internal, so bio/cybertech has to be much higher
No need for a spaceship to travel in space as each person is equipped to lift off an astral body (Grav tech),
Life support is handle by having a small internal oxygen ‘bladder’ and the lining of the lungs/mouth have a special graft that handles the scrubbing of the air. The bladder exchanges space of the oxygen to the CO as the system scrubs, about 7 day supply, can be dragged out to 10 by ‘sleeping’ for most of the FTL travel, but requires an on board AI system of sorts,
Built in stomach liner and food tablet storage for food & water while in space. Tablets are a form of high energy, low mass/waste that will keep the person feed. The liner is to keep the stomach from collapsing over time due to low mass food intake
Can generate a variable shaped force field to 1) keep things from hitting them, 2) create lifting surfaces while ‘flying’ in atmosphere/liquid, 3) protect them from the radiation and solar in space, 4) protects them from high heat, cold, vacuum, pressures and most standard projectiles/standard melee weapons (standard being current earth tech. Lasers, Plasma, energy have reduce effect). They can not fly into the Sun, nor survive more than 5 atmosphere pressures, the field does not fail but it crushes them slowly, at 10 atmospheres they will die just like an unprotected undersea diver. The field can protect up to 400 degree heat for hours but use energy fast at higher temps. Absolute zero degree is not a problem but if they lose power, they will die quickly (in space or from the extreme cold).
The ability to travel light speed or a different type of warp that does not put them into the JUMP warp environment (I know, not OTU Stuff, but try to accept it when offering suggestions for TL ),
Faster than Light communications,
Emotional simulation control (a different form of AI like system that helps them keep sane while traveling in space/FLT by giving them a form of controllable biofeed back,
Eyesight adjustable for seeing greater distances along with giving them a projected HUD’s,
All this with out any clothing, but most will wear some clothing for the planet they are coming from or headed to. Nudity is slightly taboo similar to today, where in some places it is acceptable to other places where showing to much ‘skin’ can get you thrown in jail to shot on sight.
Just a couple of notes, the form of FTL that is used does not work on objects bigger than 100 tons and the smaller the object the less chance of mental/space displacement that can happen when encountering particles/matter while FTL’ing.
The energy generator is like a mini ‘Mr. Fusion’ from the movie ‘Back to the Future’, it uses a special fuel cell that slowly releases to run the generator but it can also use the body’s waste to generate at lower levels. It is only used to power the force field and FTL drive. All other power needs are generated by modified bio systems,
The form of weapons used by this tech in war is either the standard found in OTU or the special lances that will work against the ‘force field’ described above. The Lance is a variable plasma laser of sorts that can be focused to work as a laser, or a blaster or projected explosive like weapon. Range is 0 to 10KM (in space it can reach line of sight which could be 50KM (or about one light second).
FTL max speed is 1 LY per day (at the current listing of this question) for personal travel. The automated pods can achieve 5 LY per day at 50 tons (safely) with a drop in speed of 1 LY per day per 10 ton over 50 tons (again safely, there are 100 ton speed pods that can do 5 LY per day, but it’s a 50/50 chance the pod will not arrive at target location)
Duration of food/water supplies is 15 days for a typical modified individual. Very special external equipment can be used to extend this but is typically only used by special military units (rarely) or long range scouts (most commonly found in use if they don’t want to use an automated pod.) A special travel pod is typically used for those travel duration’s that will take more than 7 days. But even then this is not typical for most modified humans. (Culture issues and mentalities plus that fact that most only travel to the closest planet and then stop over for a day or more. Also, there are permanent way stations on frequent travel routes every 5 LY or half way in-between destinations that are 10 LY distant or less.)
Limited AI tech, between High Autonomous and Low AI (referring to CT Book 8 for reference)
No known PSI but they have emotional simulators/generators that works almost like the OTU PSI telempathy and allows them to remain sane in space or being alone for extended periods of time.
A larger person can have a bit more ‘storage space’ for oxygen and food/water. An average person (m/f) is 6ft/5ft10, 200lbs/150lbs, and average build. That represents 80% of the population, 15% is slightly larger/smaller with 5% being in the more extreme.
Traveling Sales men with samples or small items are common, but with the FTL communications which take place at 1LY per hour (internal bio/cyber system) to 1 LY per min (external back pack 1600 cubic inches or so) with planetary systems being 1 LY per second or faster with relays, the traveling salesman/merchant is slowly going away.
Goods/supplies are usually shipped when required in 50 to 100 ton automated limited AI containers. The more valuable the items the more likely it will be moved by a personal carrier up to 1 ton of supplies. Most modified humans do not like traveling with more than that much mass as it is considered unsafe.
Most planets (after generations of FTL) can make most anything that is needed, so knowledge is more valuable than actual equipment or goods. If a group is traveling to a location, it is not uncommon to place ‘picnic goods’ into an automated container that will tag along with the group. This is also the norm for military actions.
People who have this Space Travel modification do not look any different than a typical non-modded human. Attitude and the main fact that they fly when they go places and rarely walk give them away more than any outside visual clue. Internally, they do look very different on scanners and even if you didn’t have a clue when you see a non-vacc suited person flying around in space, a typical OTU ship scanner will give you different readings, from the force field and the internal devices.
I am not listing all the background information for this question, just enough to help give you an idea of the setting so that I can get input as to how high the TL is.
At first I thought TL 20, but after reviewing the OTU. Tech chart, I was thinking an average TL of 17. Not everything is TL 15 in this setting. The Space Travel is defiantly higher than TL 16.
Dave Chase
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