New Sci Fi Setting Seeds

AlexanderHowl · 01-27-2018, 03:45 AM

Assuming the six month travel rule from center to border, 125c is sufficient to support an interstellar state with a radius of 62.5 light-years (with exploration occurring within a radius of 125 light-years). While it might not seem like a lot, there are 3,900 stars with 62.5 light-years of the Earth and 31,000 stars within 125 light-years. With 90% of them probably having planets and 90% of the ones with planets probably having life, that is a lot of stuff to explore (even if there is no evidence of existent TL6+ civilizations). The jump drive is actually unnecessary unless there is an outside civilization with much faster drives threatening the central civilization.

01-27-2018, 03:45 AM	#11
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: New Sci Fi Setting Seeds Assuming the six month travel rule from center to border, 125c is sufficient to support an interstellar state with a radius of 62.5 light-years (with exploration occurring within a radius of 125 light-years). While it might not seem like a lot, there are 3,900 stars with 62.5 light-years of the Earth and 31,000 stars within 125 light-years. With 90% of them probably having planets and 90% of the ones with planets probably having life, that is a lot of stuff to explore (even if there is no evidence of existent TL6+ civilizations). The jump drive is actually unnecessary unless there is an outside civilization with much faster drives threatening the central civilization.