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Max tech level?

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What is the maximum tech level planet/system that I can expect to see while cruising about? So far (in Galaxy 1) the highest TL I've encountered is 14, and such systems are few and far between. Intuition (and a suspicion that TL's are encoded in 4 bits) would suggest that 15 is the max, but I've yet to dock at a TL 15 station.

Do TL 15 systems exist? And if so, are there any goodies one can get at such a place that are unavailable at lower TL worlds? I've already discovered that there's at least one (very expensive, but iron-fortifying) thing one can only pick up at a TL 14+ world...
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Looking through the planet lists on the Wiki, there doesn't seem to be a TL 15 planet... although there is at least one TL 0 planet: Anleis, in Galaxy 5. Just keep banging the rocks together, boys!
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Looking through the planet lists on the Wiki, there doesn't seem to be a TL 15 planet... although there is at least one TL 0 planet: Anleis, in Galaxy 5. Just keep banging the rocks together, boys!
You do know that you add 1 to all the TLs presented in the Wiki......

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Captain Hesperus wrote:
You do know that you add 1 to all the TLs presented in the Wiki......
:oops: I do now... in which case there are several TL 15 worlds, including Ceesxe in Galaxy 1 (or Galaxy 0). And my apologies to any citizens of Anleis who may have been offended by my remarks above: I'd just like to take this opportunity to say that a Tech Level of 1 is nothing to be ashamed of, to wish you all the best with your ongoing Anarchy and to hope that your lethal disease becomes substantially less lethal as soon as possible.
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Disembodied wrote:
And my apologies to any citizens of Anleis who may have been offended by my remarks above: I'd just like to take this opportunity to say that a Tech Level of 1 is nothing to be ashamed of, to wish you all the best with your ongoing Anarchy and to hope that your lethal disease becomes substantially less lethal as soon as possible.
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What is the maximum tech level planet/system that I can expect to see while cruising about? So far (in Galaxy 1) the highest TL I've encountered is 14, and such systems are few and far between. Intuition (and a suspicion that TL's are encoded in 4 bits) would suggest that 15 is the max, but I've yet to dock at a TL 15 station.
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Only it won’t, if you’re using test release 1.68 or later. However, as Disembodied indicates, the same data is available on the wiki.
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Dr. Nil wrote:
Any how-many-Anlesians-does-it-take or do-you-know-how/why-the-Anlesians... jokes out there?
How many Anlesians does it take to change a lightbulb?

None, they haven't invented them yet.

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:lol:

Perhaps one day we'll see a wiki page for Anlesians jokes.
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I heard they are still arguing about what colour they should paint the wheel. :wink:
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Dr. Nil wrote:
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Any how-many-Anlesians-does-it-take or do-you-know-how/why-the-Anlesians... jokes out there?
Captain Hesperus wrote:
How many Anlesians does it take to change a lightbulb?

None, they haven't invented them yet.
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how many anlesians does it take to craft a wheel?

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Re: Max tech level?

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Quandixe, in Galaxy 7, is actually about 14ly away from where you'd usually come in after using a Gal Hyperdrive. It's TL15, and right next to an Anarchy, so you can get some great trading done.
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MSA-S23 wrote:
Quandixe, in Galaxy 7, is actually about 14ly away from where you'd usually come in after using a Gal Hyperdrive. It's TL15, and right next to an Anarchy, so you can get some great trading done.
I hope SgtSchultz wasn't holding his breath waiting for that information. :D
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