Terraforming - Revision history

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	The farm worlds remained in service, but as a backup and supplemental system. The majority of food produced on these worlds is converted into non-perishables and distributed to strategic caches all over the Gudersnipe-controlled-space. It is invaluable for relief efforts, where entire worlds can be fed without placing a strain on the food main food supply.		The farm worlds remained in service, but as a backup and supplemental system. The majority of food produced on these worlds is converted into non-perishables and distributed to strategic caches all over the Gudersnipe-controlled-space. It is invaluable for relief efforts, where entire worlds can be fed without placing a strain on the food main food supply.

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	===System Two===		===System Two===
	Botanical/Herbivorous system with plants and some animals. Though the type implies only herbivores, ~~insectivors~~ are also present in System Two ~~systems~~. System Two typically has less diversity than System One and is designed to be easier to construct and faster to stabalize.		Botanical/Herbivorous system with plants and some animals. Though the type implies only herbivores, insectivores are also present in System Two. System Two typically has less diversity than System One and is designed to be easier to construct and faster to stabalize.

	===System Three===		===System Three===

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	==Types of Worlds==		==Types of Worlds==

	As one would expect, terraforming is hard. It took centuries just to figure out how to start, and ~~from there~~ an individual planet often took as much as 500 years to be ready for colonization.		As one would expect, terraforming is hard. It took centuries just to figure out how to start, and an individual planet often took as much as 500 years to be ready for colonization.

	Just adjusting a planet into the star's habitable zone and ~~seeding it with~~ water and other neccesssary elements was just the first step. Creating a working water cycle and ensuring proper gravity and the right day-night sequence all took decades of careful adjustment.		Just adjusting a planet into the star's habitable zone and establishing water and other neccesssary elements was just the first step. Creating a working water cycle and ensuring proper gravity and the right day-night sequence all took decades of careful adjustment.

	But the real challenge was life. In order to keep a planet livable, a complete, autonomous system has to be ~~in place and~~ functional before human habitation can begin.		But the real challenge was life. In order to keep a planet livable, a complete, autonomous system has to be functional before human habitation can begin.

	===Generation I===		===Generation I===

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	Each new terraforming ship was able to replace the entire fleet by itself, allowing thirty times as many planets to be terraformed. FTL-capable, the ships were able to carry out operations on multiple planets at once (hopping between them as different stages of the projects progressed), allowing for an hundred-fold increase. Each ship were expected to last for more than ten thousand years, and, over its operational lifespan, to transform 180 lifeless rocks into habitable worlds.		Each new terraforming ship was able to replace the entire fleet by itself, allowing thirty times as many planets to be terraformed. FTL-capable, the ships were able to carry out operations on multiple planets at once (hopping between them as different stages of the projects progressed), allowing for an hundred-fold increase. Each ship were expected to last for more than ten thousand years, and, over its operational lifespan, to transform 180 lifeless rocks into habitable worlds.

	The old ships were kept in operation until the mid Fourth Age(and some even later). Most were eventually taken to [[Colony Lun]], though others were scrapped ~~in-situ~~ wherever their FTL drives finally failed. Two of the ships that made it to Colony Lun were kept sixty-percent operational (their FTL drives were allowed to fail) and used in operations there.		The old ships were kept in operation until the mid Fourth Age (and some even later). Most were eventually taken to [[Colony Lun]], though others were scrapped wherever their FTL drives finally failed. Two of the ships that made it to Colony Lun were kept sixty-percent operational (their FTL drives were allowed to fail) and used in operations there.

	==Types of Worlds==		==Types of Worlds==

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	===Generation I===		===Generation I===
	The first generation of fully habitable worlds were attempted by transplanted ~~exiting~~ ecosystems from already stable planets. Plants, animals, and insects from these worlds would be scooped up and carefully cultivated, before transportation to the target world. This became especially challenging when it was clear that predicting the exact nature of a given environment before plants and animals had been added was impossible.		The first generation of fully habitable worlds were attempted by transplanted existing ecosystems from already stable planets. Plants, animals, and insects from these worlds would be scooped up and carefully cultivated, before transportation to the target world. This became especially challenging when it was clear that predicting the exact nature of a given environment before plants and animals had been added was impossible.

	Ultimately Generation I ecosystems were unstable, and inhabitants of Generation I worlds very limited. Even given thousands of years to ~~stabalize~~, most Generation I worlds could never support populations equivalant to their natural counterparts. Most were eventually abandoned or re-terraformed using later-generation techniques.		Ultimately Generation I ecosystems were unstable, and inhabitants of Generation I worlds very limited. Even given thousands of years to stabilize, most Generation I worlds could never support populations equivalant to their natural counterparts. Most were eventually abandoned or re-terraformed using later-generation techniques.

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	Generation IV worlds were the first true "paradise" planets, allowing exacting specifications. For the first time, terraformed worlds were distinct from natural ones, and Generation IV became very desirable for habitation.		Generation IV worlds were the first true "paradise" planets, allowing exacting specifications. For the first time, terraformed worlds were distinct from natural ones, and Generation IV became very desirable for habitation.

	Most Generation I, II, and III worlds were eventually re-terraformed into Generation IV worlds, with few exceptions belonging to planets with large human populations and those too remote to be desirable.		Most Generation I, II, and III worlds were eventually re-terraformed into Generation IV worlds, with few exceptions belonging to planets with large human populations and those too remote to be desirable.


	==Systems==		==Systems==

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	Terraforming is the practice of converting uninhabitable worlds into habitable ones through artificial manipulation. This can include modifying their orbits, atmospheric and surface compositions, and the creation of an ecosystem.		Terraforming is the practice of converting uninhabitable worlds into habitable ones through artificial manipulation. This can include modifying their orbits, changing atmospheric and surface compositions, and the creation of an ecosystem.

	Terraforming is an extremely lengthy and expensive process, so that the cost of a given project and actual monetary rewards become incalculable. The timeline for a project is also well beyond the scope of a given government. Generations upon generations of work go into making a world habitable, so that entire nations may rise and fall between a project's inception and completion.		Terraforming is an extremely lengthy and expensive process, so that the cost of a given project and actual monetary rewards become incalculable. The timeline for a project is also well beyond the scope of a given government. Generations upon generations of work go into making a world habitable, so that entire nations may rise and fall between a project's inception and completion.

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System Eight

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	===System Eight===		===System Eight===
	Botanical/Herbivorous/Omnivorous/Carnivorous, basically a System Five with the addition of oceans. System Eight also saw the first addition of large predators. System Eight worlds were conceived as a sort of genetic reserve, including high diversities of plants, ~~andimals~~, and habitats. The idea was to create an artificial world indistinguishable from the natural.		Botanical/Herbivorous/Omnivorous/Carnivorous, basically a System Five with the addition of oceans. System Eight also saw the first addition of large predators. System Eight worlds were conceived as a sort of genetic reserve, including high diversities of plants, animals, and habitats. The idea was to create an artificial world indistinguishable from the natural.

	System Eight worlds were also created as "genetic repositories", hosting modified specimens from a large number of natural ecosystems and having the greatest diversity of any terraformed worlds.		System Eight worlds were also created as "genetic repositories", hosting modified specimens from a large number of natural ecosystems and having the greatest diversity of any terraformed worlds.

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	By the [[Ages\|Second Age]], WorldCraft had begun the first attempts to terraform never before inhabited worlds. The first new world was ready for colonization by A.Y. 2557, the one thousand year aniversary of the commission of the fleet, though as an entity the firm had existed for about three hundred years prior. This time had been used to develope the technologies and techniques that would be needed, as well as construct the very large ships.		By the [[Ages\|Second Age]], WorldCraft had begun the first attempts to terraform never before inhabited worlds. The first new world was ready for colonization by A.Y. 2557, the one thousand year aniversary of the commission of the fleet, though as an entity the firm had existed for about three hundred years prior. This time had been used to develope the technologies and techniques that would be needed, as well as construct the very large ships.

			By the [[Ages\|Third Age]], WorldCraft had outgrown it's original fleet, the technologies for terraforming having advanced to the point where it could be done much more efficiently, if the tools were made available. The old fleet remained in operation, but the [[Foundation]] ordered the construction of a new fleet to begin in A.Y. 315. It would take a thousand years.

			An entire star system was set up to act as the factory floor. The [[Markhot System]] was chosen as it included sufficient natural resources and a population of able workers(two inhabited planets totally 10.4 billion people). For a millenia, the entire intelectual, technological, economical, and natural resources of the entire system would be devoted to building thirty massive starships--the largest ever built(or at least [[Gudersnipe Army#Gudersnipe Fleet\|formally acknowledged]]).

			WorldCraft consumed one entire(uninhabited) planet, as well as all the rocky asteroids and three dwarf planets to build its new ship. During the first three centuries of contstruction, Markhot's population increased to over fifteen billion to meet the demand for workers. This was a matter of grave concern at the time, as the two worlds in the system could only safely support populations of around five-and-a-half-billion each, and had been stable before the project begun.

			This had been accounted for, however, and as construction neared completion, plans were made and colony sites established. The new ships were completed exactly on schedule, in A.Y. 415. Their first act, before beginning careers as teraforming ships, was to fairy over nine billion people(in one trip) to colonize three new worlds in nearby systems.

			Each new terraforming ship was able to replace the entire fleet by itself, allowing thirty times as many planets to be terraformed. FTL-capable, the ships were able to carry out operations on multiple planets at once(hoping between them as different stages of the projects progressed), allowing for an hundred-fold increase. Each ship were expected to last for more than ten thousand years, and, over it's operational lifespan, to transform 180 lifeless rocks into habitable worlds.

			The old ships were kept in operation until the mid Fourth Age(and some even later). Most were eventually taken to [[Colony Lun]], though others were scrapped in-situ wherever their FTL drives finally failed. Two of the ships that made it to Colony Lun were kept sixty-percent operational(their FTL drives were allowed to fail) and used in operations there.

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	==WorldCraft Terraforming Firm==		==WorldCraft Terraforming Firm==

	Conceived and planned in the early part of the [[Golden Age]], WorldCraft would be a company tasked with creating suitable worlds for human habitation.		Conceived and planned in the early part of the [[Ages#The Golden Age\|Golden Age]], WorldCraft would be a company tasked with creating suitable worlds for human habitation.

	===History of WorldCraft===		===History of WorldCraft===