Technology Tier

Waterbe Tech Tiers are a way of judging the overall technological advancement of a species. Each tech tier is also split into a series of subtiers.

Tech Tier 0 - Nonsentient
The first tech tier, nonsentient, covers a lot of history. This tier ranges all the way back to the most primitive single-celled organisms all the way to just before the tribal age.

Tier 0: Genetic Bubbles, Protocells
The first subtier is simply bubbles containing genetic material. This category also includes protocells, similar to those produced on early Unistarch.

Tier 0.1: Prokaryotes
Tier 0.1 contains simple cells, with only a nucleus and very few organelles. The genetic material in these cells is able to replicate successfully most of the time, and can get energy from the sun (photosynthesise).