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The '''Elite Universe''' is a term to describe the whole fictional universe of the [[Elite|Elite series]]. Every Elite game and media takes place in the same universe. There are some disparities such as timeline events | The '''Elite Universe''' is a term to describe the whole fictional universe of the [[Elite|Elite series]]. Every Elite game and media takes place in the same universe. There are some minor disparities such as timeline events. | ||
== Kardashev Scale == | == Kardashev Scale == | ||
The '''Kardashev scale''' measures a civilization's level | The '''Kardashev scale''' measures a civilization's level of technological advancement based on the amount of energy a civilization is able to use for communication.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale</ref> | ||
* Type I civilization - a planetary civilization capable of utilizing all of the energy of a single planet. Earth, circa 2015, sits at 0.724 (circa 1960, 0.7), just under Type I. | * Type I civilization - a planetary civilization capable of utilizing all of the energy of a single planet. Earth, circa 2015, sits at 0.724 (circa 1960, 0.7), just under Type I. | ||
* '''Type II''' - a stellar civilization is capable of utilizing all the energy of a star | * '''Type II''' - a stellar civilization is capable of utilizing all the energy of a star | ||