; ; Sid Meier’s ALPHA CENTAURI ; ; Short Tech Descriptions ; ; Copyright © 1997, 1998 by Firaxis Games, Inc. ; ##Biogenetics #TECH0 ^^“Understanding the intricacies of the genetic code” ##Industrial Base #TECH1 ^^“Bootstrap our industrial infrastructure” ##Information Networks #TECH2 ^^“The foundation of scientific research” ##Applied Physics #TECH3 ^^“Powerful, versatile modern lasers” ##Social Psych #TECH4 ^^“We must build a stable society” ##Doctrine: Mobility #TECH5 ^^“Fast attacks and disciplined troops succeed on Planet as on Earth” ##Centauri Ecology #TECH6 ^^“By studying the Xenofungus we can learn how to survive” ##Superconductor #TECH7 ^^“Efficient energy transmission for powerful weaponry” ##Nonlinear Mathematics #TECH8 ^^“Harness Chaos Theory for new kinds of weaponry” ##Applied Relativity #TECH9 ^^“Updating Einstein’s theories” ##Fusion Power #TECH10 ^^“A cheap, clean power source” ##Silksteel Alloys #TECH11 ^^“Strong, flexible metals for construction and defense” ##Advanced Subatomic Theory #TECH12 ^^“The search for the smallest particles of matter” ##High Energy Chemistry #TECH13 ^^“Better defenses through Chemistry” #Frictionless Surfaces #TECH14 ^^“Materials not subject to friction” ##Nanometallurgy #TECH15 ^^“Manipulate metals at the molecular level” ##Superstring Theory #TECH16 ^^“Understand the fundamental forces of the universe” ##Advanced Military Algorithms #TECH17 ^^“Apply new tools to new kinds of warfare” ##Monopole Magnets #TECH18 ^^“The secrets of magnetism” ##Matter Compression #TECH19 ^^“Create materials of extremely high density” ##Unified Field Theory #TECH20 ^^“Discover the fundamental mechanism of the universe” ##Graviton Theory #TECH21 ^^“Unlock the mechanisms of gravity” ##Polymorphic Software #TECH22 ^^“The first massive neural nets” ##Applied Gravitonics #TECH23 ^^“Control the forces of gravity” ##Quantum Power #TECH25 ^^“Create incredible power by splitting light itself” ##Singularity Mechanics #TECH26 ^^“Unravel the secrets of black holes” ##Controlled Singularity #TECH27 ^^“Control the power of black holes” ##Temporal Mechanics #TECH28 ^^“Manipulate time itself” ##Probability Mechanics #TECH29 ^^“Predict and control random events” ##Pre-Sentient Algorithms #TECH30 ^^“Computers on the verge of self-awareness” ##Super Tensile Solids #TECH31 ^^“Unbreakable materials” ##Planetary Networks #TECH32 ^^“We can pool our knowledge with a worldwide database” ##Digital Sentience #TECH33 ^^“Computers with personality” ##Self-Aware Machines #TECH34 ^^“Machines that think” ##Doctrine: Initiative #TECH35 ^^“Complete naval supremacy requires new equipment and tactics” ##Doctrine: Flexibility #TECH36 ^^“Control of Planet requires naval power” ##Intellectual Integrity #TECH37 ^^“Do not mistake wishes for truth” ##Synthetic Fossil Fuels #TECH38 ^^“Man-made oil, coal, and natural gas” ##Doctrine: Air Power #TECH39 ^^“Let us return to the air” ##Photon/Wave Mechanics #TECH40 ^^“Control light itself” ##Mind/Machine Interface #TECH41 ^^“The integration of man and machine” ##Nanominiaturization #TECH42 ^^“Microscopic machines” ##Doctrine: Loyalty #TECH43 ^^“Loyalty is the engine that drives armies” ##Ethical Calculus #TECH44 ^^“A new system of morality to encompass our future” ##Industrial Economics #TECH45 ^^“Even on Planet, industry creates wealth” ##Industrial Automation #TECH46 ^^“Robotics can help us build an empire” ##Centauri Meditation #TECH47 ^^“Planet will speak to us … if we will listen” ##Secrets of the Human Brain #TECH48 ^^“Understanding the mechanisms of self-awareness” ##Gene Splicing #TECH49 ^^“Enhancing plant and animal DNA” ##Bio-Engineering #TECH50 ^^“Unlock the last secrets of genetics” ##Biomachinery #TECH51 ^^“Machinery integrated on a cellular level” ##Neural Grafting #TECH52 ^^“Enhance individuals with on-board circuitry” ##Cyberethics #TECH53 ^^“Defining the role of computers in society” ##Eudaimonia #TECH54 ^^“True and complete happiness” ##The Will to Power #TECH55 ^^“In strength, wisdom” ##Threshold of Transcendence #TECH56 ^^“The brink of a new epoch” ##Matter Transmission #TECH57 ^^“Transmit objects from one end of Planet to the other” ##Centauri Empathy #TECH58 ^^“We must learn Planet’s ways” ##Environmental Economics #TECH59 ^^“An economy both lucrative and green” ##Ecological Engineering #TECH60 ^^“We can reshape this world” ##Planetary Economics #TECH61 ^^“Unify global markets for maximum profits” ##Adv. Ecological Engineering #TECH62 ^^“The last word in Terraforming” ##Centauri Psi #TECH63 ^^“Harness the Psi powers of the Mind Worm” ##Secrets of Alpha Centauri #TECH64 ^^“Map the Planetary Mind” ##Secrets of Creation #TECH65 ^^“What is the purpose and order of the universe?” ##Advanced Spaceflight #TECH66 ^^“Explore the reaches of space” ##Homo Superior #TECH67 ^^“Let us evolve our brains and bodies” ##Organic Superlubricant #TECH68 ^^“Lubricants that learn where to apply themselves” ##Quantum Machinery #TECH69 ^^“Immensely powerful machines” ##Matter Editation #TECH71 ^^“Manipulate the smallest particles of matter” ##Optical Computers #TECH72 ^^“Computations at the speed of light” ##Industrial Nanorobotics #TECH73 ^^“Miniature robotic factories” ##Centauri Genetics #TECH74 ^^“Decipher Planet’s genetic code” ##Sentient Econometrics #TECH75 ^^“Using intelligent computers to predict the economy” ##Retroviral Engineering #TECH76 ^^“We unleash this weapon at our own risk” ##Orbital Spaceflight #TECH77 ^^“Return to space” ##Progenitor Psych #TECH78 ^^“The basic culture and language of the Progenitor race” ##Field Modulation #TECH79 ^^“Simple manipulation of resonance fields” ##Adaptive Doctrine #TECH80 ^^“Adapt military responses to each situation” ##Adaptive Economics #TECH81 ^^“Economics adapted to new environments” ##Bioadaptive Resonance #TECH82 ^^“Advanced control of resonance fields” ##Sentient Resonance #TECH83 ^^“Create sentient resonance fields” ##Secrets of the Manifolds #TECH84 ^^“Uncover other far-flung Manifolds connected to Planet” ##N-Space Compression #TECH85 ^^“Tap parallel universes for matter compression” ##String Resonance #TECH86 ^^“Destroy the fundamental building blocks of the universe” ##Transcendent Thought #TECH88 ^^“Beyond the Era of Individual Sentience” # ; This line must remain at end of file