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<blockquote data-quote="fuindordm" data-source="post: 6988565" data-attributes="member: 5435"><p>Good questions regarding the technology... let's say Star Trek level for the sake of argument. </p><p>A typical civilization can:</p><p>* build starships with crew complements ranging from a few dozen to a few hundred people</p><p>* build artifical habitats the size of cities</p><p>* efficiently mine sterile planets for raw mineral resources</p><p>* efficiently synthesize chemicals and materials</p><p>* produce enough clean energy to sustain all of the above</p><p>And also might possess one "next-level" technology, such as:</p><p>* ship-scale cloaking device</p><p>* improved FTL</p><p>* replication technology</p><p></p><p>Both of you mentioned cultural conflict as a possibility. A species might desire vengeance upon or extermination of another species for a variety of reasons, even though the economic cost of waging war is enormous. We might find such a war completely irrational but an alien species might not.</p><p></p><p>Another possibility is technological espionage. Even if all species have the baseline tech I suggest about, which seems like the minimum required to begin building an interstellar civilization, the scientific advances possessed by other species might be considered valuable enough to risk starships on. </p><p></p><p>Commerce is interesting but likely only a side effect of a more important reason for two species to engage. Once a trader brings back the first shipment of authentic Rylaxian smeegle, then I think civilizations on this scale will find it trivial and much more profitable to reproduce smeegle at home, if there is a market. There will always be a luxury market catering to those who think only authentic smeegle will do, but it will be a small one.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, thanks for your input and I've added a couple more items to the list.</p><p></p><p>Ben</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fuindordm, post: 6988565, member: 5435"] Good questions regarding the technology... let's say Star Trek level for the sake of argument. A typical civilization can: * build starships with crew complements ranging from a few dozen to a few hundred people * build artifical habitats the size of cities * efficiently mine sterile planets for raw mineral resources * efficiently synthesize chemicals and materials * produce enough clean energy to sustain all of the above And also might possess one "next-level" technology, such as: * ship-scale cloaking device * improved FTL * replication technology Both of you mentioned cultural conflict as a possibility. A species might desire vengeance upon or extermination of another species for a variety of reasons, even though the economic cost of waging war is enormous. We might find such a war completely irrational but an alien species might not. Another possibility is technological espionage. Even if all species have the baseline tech I suggest about, which seems like the minimum required to begin building an interstellar civilization, the scientific advances possessed by other species might be considered valuable enough to risk starships on. Commerce is interesting but likely only a side effect of a more important reason for two species to engage. Once a trader brings back the first shipment of authentic Rylaxian smeegle, then I think civilizations on this scale will find it trivial and much more profitable to reproduce smeegle at home, if there is a market. There will always be a luxury market catering to those who think only authentic smeegle will do, but it will be a small one. Anyway, thanks for your input and I've added a couple more items to the list. Ben [/QUOTE]
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