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Algal Symbiosis
Having algae symbiotically bonded to one's skin can provide certain advantages to the space-fairer.
Artificial Gravity
Even though people can survive without gravity for long periods of time, it is important to human well-being, and can make certain things convenient, and is in high demand as an amenity on star-ships and space habitats.
Artillery Pod
The Empire of 1,000,000 Suns made extensive use of the Artillery-podas a means of projecting long-range firepower.
Battleoids
Battleoids are piloted walking vehicles between 5 and 20 meters high. Battleoids are commonly used in warfare where they combine the flexibility of infantry with the firepower and durability of an armored vehicle, as well as a big advantage in size. Battleoids also have peaceful uses, primarily in heavy construction and civil engineering functions.
Civil defense battleoid Convergence Scout Walker John-Henry Retribution Shinigami(死神)
Beads
Bead-making is one of the widest-spread technologies in the galaxy, and was named one of the Planetary League’s “Galactic Heritage Technologies”.
Bioreactors
Bioreactors are an important piece of biotechnology, using microorganisms to perform a wide array of useful functions.
Computronium
Computronium is the ultimate computer, often referred to as "programmable matter".
Deflector Shields
Deflector shields are an essential defensive technology for protecting ships in space, as well as many other uses.
Ghosts
For those with the money and the vanity, there are options to extend one’s life in. . . unnatural ways.
Grabber trucks
Grabber trucks were large, self loading dumptrucks used in heavy mining and terraforming operations.
Graviscope
The graviscope is a sensor that renders gravitational waves visible. It is a highly valuable tool for space navigation and science alike.
Hypercapacitors
These devices can store enormous amounts of energy, enabling a variety of applications.
Hyperdrive
This device allows a ship to travel great distances in a reasonable amount of time.
Kugelblitz projector/formation
The Kugelblitz projector (and the formation) is a massive weapon designed to create a small black hole. It does its destructive work, not with gravity, but with Hawking Radiation.
Large-scale ai
Computers are capable of multitasking and feats of short-term memory impossible for most organic life.
Maenads of Troniac
The Maenads of Troniac are humans or other intelligent life-forms parasitised by virobots designed to sent them into a berserk rage.
Magnetically Amplified Plasma
(MAP)
MAP is a high-energy technology that forms the basis of much of the weaponry used by advanced military entities.
The Nalaxian Code
The Nalaxian Code is the only known algorithm strong enough to defeat the Creed of Troniac.
Negative Energy tech
The generation and manipulation of negative energy fields is the basis of a number of advanced technologies, from spatial compression to artificial gravity.
Neural Inductance Educator
The neural inductance educator is a handheld device that transmits knowledge directly into the user's brain.
Plastanium
Plastanium was a super-strong, lightweight composite material that made many of the technologies of Era-1 and Era-2 possible.
Plushite
Plushite is a very luxurious use of nanotechnology. Often found in the furniture and clothing of the well-to-do.
Powered Armor
Powered Armor refers to armor that includes mechanical-assistance systems that enhance the wearer's strength and other faculties. A number of organizations developed unique styles of powered armor.
Revenants
Revenants were horrific psychological-warfare agents used by the Holy Empire of Man.
Robots
Robots come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, and perform an array of tasks. In many arenas of endeavor, robots can even out-perform humans.
Cargo Robots Flashlight Robot General-purpose Humanoid Grunkle-fly drone Personal Drone Swarms Power-utility Robots Superstructure Maintenance
Spatial Compression Device
Commonly known as a "Hyperdrive", the spatial compression device alters the geometry of space, allowing FTL space-travel.
Spatial Compression Radio
Spatial compression radio takes advantage of spatial compression technology to enable FTL communications.
Star-gates
Star-gates are huge devices that directly connect two locations in space. They can greatly facilitate long distance travel, but are astronomically expensive.
Terraforming
Most planets are not well suited to human life. When humans want to settle somewhere they usually have to do some adjusting of the environment to make the place hospitable. Since the E1MS was focused more on conquest than settling uninhabited worlds, humans were the first to fully develop most terraforming technologies.
Atmospheric Conditioners Gravity SATELLITES Heat Mills Impact Ships Soil Processors Tectonic Stabilizers
Titans
Titans are the larger cousins of battleoids, enormous walking engines of destruction.
Virobots
Virobots are a variety of small robot that attach themselves to intelligent life-forms in order to have themselves reproduced.
