Civilization types(Kardashev scale)

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there are a series of types of civilizations(earth is a type 0 i think, maybe 1) that are based on how advanced a species is and is determined by the amount of energy it has control over, will they be in the game?

wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale

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First of all, Welcome to the forums @pokegard!

Second, maybe, or at least something similar to show the strength of your civilization

Third, Questions like these could go in the Quick Question Thread

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I suppose the scales values for space empires could be shown, but they would all be basically at scale 1 or 2 and all pre-space civilizations would be type 0. So I donā€™t see much point in adding the scales.

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thank you

okay

and okay and thank you

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okay, and i was just wondering if there would be a need for the scale or something like it

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Hallo and welcome to our forum! I think a ranking system in-game could be useful, but we arenā€™t there yet, okay that doesnā€™t matter i mostly post about the aware stage. Its not a required thing either, okay none of the Belgian we post is so Iā€™d love to see it implemented in game, except for the fact I dont like the Kardashev scale. Id love a scale, but maybe not this one. It could still be used as achievements (achievement got: K2!) but I dont like the scale becouse itā€™s a little abstract.

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Okay and okay, may I ask if okay what type of scale you would like/if you have any ideas what it should be based on?

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Giant necropost, sorry

As far as I know there are decimals within the kardashev scale such as 1.5 2.9 etc

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Which does make it more viableā€¦
Should the game show you the scale if itā€™s added before you couldā€™ve invented it?

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Could the Kardashev scale have a third decimal point for better tracking in-game, like being a 0.9.8 civ?

Also, I believe Ill_try_at_least is referring to the formula created by Carl Sagan to better model Kardashev civ types.

In 1973, Carl Sagan discovered Kardashevā€™s work on the classification of civilizations.[23] He found that the differences between the types Kardashev identified were so great that they did not allow for the best possible modeling of the evolution of civilizations.[10] Consequently, Sagan proposes a more refined classification, still based on Kardashevā€™s types, but integrating intermediate levels using the following logarithmic interpolation formula:[24]

K={\frac {{{log _{10}}{W}}-6}{10}}

where K is the Kardashev type of a civilization and W is the amount of power it uses, in watts. Thus, a Type 1.1 civilization would be defined by a power of 10^17 watts, while a Type 2.3 civilization would be able to harness 10^29 watts.

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Would there be a point to go for a stage 3 civ over ascending early?

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achievement i suppose.

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Would your stay as such an empire be short due to fragmentation risk/events?

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