How the future actually works starting with future and far away future; distant future societies, civilizations and space faring and star faring civilizations including republic city planets that have repusiorlifts (Starting with the technology of repulsiorlifts) and repuslierlift canyons as well as repulsiorlift canyons based futuristic cityscapes based city planets.

Economics +50% each imp Bank (computers) -> Automated Exchange (True Artificial Intelligence) -> ???? (Energy Age?)

Research +50% each imp University (None) -> Orbital Lab (Space Communities) -> ???? (Energy Age?)

Production Manufacturing Plant (Robotics) -> Nanite Plant (Nanotechnology)

Corruption Police Station (None) -> correctional facility (Genetics?)

Power Plants Coal plant (None, but loads of pollution, Hydro Plant (Ecology), Nuclear Plant (Nuclear Power), Orbital Solar Plant (Commercial Space Travel), Tidal Harness (Coastal facility, Ultra Pressure Machinery).

Harbors Fishing Port (for food in seas, None) -> Naval Port (for vet ships, Synthetic Fibres), Commercial Port (for commerce in seas, Automated Transportation)

Barracks (Humanoid Machine Soldiers)

Spaceport (Commercial Space travel) acts like an airport

City growth imps Water purifier (Miniaturization, replaces aqueduct) -> Archaeologies (Nanotechnology, replaces hospital), Hydroponic Domes (Commercial Space travel, replaces Granary?)

City Defenses Urban Fortifications (Synthetic Fibers, replaces civil defense), Coastal defense (Automated Weaponry), SAM batteries (Rocketry)

Happiness Sports Arena (None, 1 happy face), Sensorium (Advanced Algorithms, 2 happy face)

Information Age, Synthetic Age, Energy Age, and Space Age

The Information Age, The Nanotech Era, The Empires Period, The Quantum Age

Information Age, Synthetic Age, Nano Age, and Quantum Age

The Information Age, The Nanotech Era, The Empires Period, The Quantum Age

Information age is based on the assumption that it starts at the 70s, and the Internet is like an early wonder. Then it advances to fission power, followed by miniaturization and early robotics, then early genetic engineering, fusion power, and kinetic weapons, and it ends with proto-Nanotechnology.

Nano-tech era begins with Nano factories, 293K Superconductors, and advanced hydroponics, moving onto advanced robotics, true AI, orbital colonies and orbital everything pretty much, and next early laser weapons, genetic enhancement, proto biogenesis, and it ends with sub-atomic manufacturing, simple weather control, and early thought controls (sort of like thinking of doing things, and they happen).

Empires Period starts off with true energy weapons, quantum computers, proto-physics manipulation, and large scale asteroid mining. Next it advances towards molecular armor and combat power armor. Then it advanced combat mechs, early energy shielding, and teleportation. The period ends with orbital energy cannons (basically the ICBM equivalents. Nukes earlier will be more like cruise missiles).

The Quantum Era starts with artificial gravity modifiers, quantum manipulation, and FTL travel. Next comes quantum reactive armor, true invisibility, and singularity shields (equal to the SDI missile defense). And finally, it ends with biotechnology (sort of like comparing 20th century technology to 2nd century technology).

The Gaia controller' for a nano-tech advance, places recycling center in all cities.

'Space Elevator' in the early space age, increases trade (like the Colossus).

'US Robots and Mechanical Men HQ' in the Synthetic Age, from Isaac Asimov's novels, increases production?

Some kind of 'Supercollider' in the information age, doubles research in one city.

'SETI' could be retained as in the standard game.

'Immortality' to replace 'Longievity', in the synthetic age.

'Skynet' at 'True Artificial Intelligence', makes people happy but might cause a 'meltdown'.

'Star Wars' in the energy age, increases city defences.

I'll have a think for some more and let you know if I come up with anything really good. One question - what is the tech tree for the 3rd age (Energy Age) going to look like and revolve around.

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