Cybernetics

Cybernetics
Research Cost: 5000
Summary
New breakthroughs in the merging of man and machine may set the course of humanity's future.
Description
Considered equal parts art and science by its practitioners, cybernetics is the fusion of biology and technology - in other words, mechanically and digitally augmented humans. The endgame of cybernetics is to make all external devices obsolete, for all the tech we need will be within our very flesh. Continued breakthroughs in this field will enhance the mind as much as the body. Optical and cranial augmentations granting instantaneous, 24/7 access to all the knowledge one might ever need, a consistent state of augmented reality, and even the potential for humanity to become a fully-networked species. Meanwhile, our bodies can be improved, to become stronger, more resilient and capable of feats once considered the lurid fantasies of superhero fiction. If we choose to pass through the many doors opened by cybernetics, humanity will truly evolve - perhaps more so than at any time since we first left the trees.
Full List of Prerequisites. Name Type Cost Augmented Reality 1500 Biotechnology 1500
Total Research Cost (including itself)
	0		6500
	1500		0
	0		0
	0	Total	8000
Direct Prerequisite For
Techs		Projects
Networked Propaganda • Mind and Machine • Transform Phages		(100%)Cybernetic Implants • (90%)Public Behavioral Monitoring
Unlocks Orgs
Org Stars Stats and Missions Bonuses and Resource Incomes Affinities and Requirements Purchase Cost Random Engineering13 1 3 50%: 10 to 20 30%: 1 to 31 Banned: Cybernetics 1000 to 1500 10 to 20 Children of the Cog 50%: 1 to 2 2 to 3 2 Investigate Councilor Investigate Alien Activity Surveil Location 1% 1% to 2% 1% 1 2 to 5 50%: 0.5 5 to 10 Affinity: Banned: Cybernetics 500 to 1000 100 to 200 Pelican Nanomedicine 3 10% 50%: 1 to 15 50%: 1 to 2 20 to 30 Cybernetics 250 to 500
Effects
Increases the maximum military tech level for all human nations by 0.5
Quote
"Our technology could be used to end hunger, poverty, and disease. Yet, rather than raising up our entire species, it is widening the chasm between those with access and those without." Commissioner Kiran Banerjee, The Protectorate Conclusion of his speech to the U.N. Global Summit on Responsible Technology Proliferation
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Data Sources
TITechTemplate_CSV • TIProjectTemplate_CSV • TIOrgTemplate_CSV • TITechTemplate_EN • TIProjectTemplate_EN • TIOrgTemplate_EN
Related Pages
Tech List • Project List • Technology