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The Kardashev Scale is a method of measuring a civilization's level of technological advancement, based on the amount of energy a civilization is able to utilize. Developed in 1964 by Russian Astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev, this system has been used to describe all the alien civilizations in the galaxy. |
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The Kardashev Scale is a method of measuring a civilization's level of technological advancement, based on the amount of energy a civilization is able to utilize. Developed in 1964 by Russian Astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev, this system has been used to describe all the alien civilizations in the galaxy.
Type 0 Civilization
A Type 0 Civilization is one that can harness nearly all the potential energy of its home planet. An example of this is the Eeruu civilization. A Type 0 has not yet been able to harness all potential energy from their planet.
Humanity was a Type 0 until 2127 CE.
Type I Civilization
A Type I Civilization is capable of harnessing the full energy potential of their home planet and parent star. A current example of this is the Tkowes. The civilizations of this class are most likely capable of controlling their home planet entirely, being able to control weather, volcanic activity, plate tectonics and many other natural phenomenon.
Humanity was a Type I Civilization from 2127 to 3005.
Type II Civilization
A Type II Civilization is an interstellar civilization, capable of harnessing the entire output of a star. Currently the only examples of a Type II are the First Civilization and Humanity, the latter having a Type II Civilization from 3005 to 9950.
A Type II Civilization is capable of building massive structures with efficiency in mind and being capable of living on them. The most noted example of this is a Dyson Sphere. One Dyson Sphere was discovered by humans in 3042, the only remaining one of the First Civilization.
Type II Civilizations will also have utilized every available energy source in their system and could move planets within their system.
Type III Civilization
A Type III Civilization is a galactic civilization, capable of tapping into the energy of the entire galaxy. It would be able to harness the energy of every star in the galaxy and could move planets and stars from system to system at will, create and destroy stars, make new planets out of old ones etc. Basically their galaxy is their sandbox.
The only known examples of this type of civilization are the First Civilization and Humanity, the latter having recently crossed that threshold.
Type IV Civilization
A Type IV Civilization is capable of harnessing the energy of an entire universe. This type of civilization is capable of traveling anywhere in their universe and harvesting the energy of entire galaxies. There are no known examples of this type of civilization.
Type V Civilization
A Type V Civilization can tap into the energy of multiple universes. This civilization could traverse the barriers between universes and live in many parallel universes with ease. There are no known examples of such a civilization..
Type VI Civilization
A Type VI Civilization lives outside of space and time, being capable of creating and destroying universes at will. This is the most godlike civilization, There are no known civilizations like that, although there are many who believe that the God of the Bible was a member of such a civilization and created our own universe.