Colonization
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:27 am
Hello all...long time lurker, first time poster.
In the early days of European colonization of America and elsewhere, it was relatively simple to start a colony. You just go somewhere, cut down some trees, build some log cabins (and maybe a stockade), dig a latrine, plant some wheat and a cash crop like tobacco or sugar, and bam, you got yourself a colony. (Yes, I know that is over-simplifying things, but you should get the general idea). You could probably follow this pattern until the early 20th century, except if you were in the western U.S., it would have been a boom-town with a mine instead of a cash crop.
Now in the Federation, a few hundred years into the future, colonists might expect things like power, running water, sewage, etc.,and things that go along with it like computers and instant communication.
Does anyone know of anything on how the Federation starts and builds a colony? Does each house have it's own generator, or is there a central power source? And if a central power source, do they use cables to run electricity or use some sort of Tesla-like system of energy through the air. How do they run water to each house and building, and how do they dispose of waste? Is there a general store or do they liberally use replicators? It seems like colonies get set up quite quickly, as I assume they use some sort of pre-fabricated buildings.
Also, there have been mention of colony ships, but I have seen no pictures or specs, here or elsewhere.
Thanks.
In the early days of European colonization of America and elsewhere, it was relatively simple to start a colony. You just go somewhere, cut down some trees, build some log cabins (and maybe a stockade), dig a latrine, plant some wheat and a cash crop like tobacco or sugar, and bam, you got yourself a colony. (Yes, I know that is over-simplifying things, but you should get the general idea). You could probably follow this pattern until the early 20th century, except if you were in the western U.S., it would have been a boom-town with a mine instead of a cash crop.
Now in the Federation, a few hundred years into the future, colonists might expect things like power, running water, sewage, etc.,and things that go along with it like computers and instant communication.
Does anyone know of anything on how the Federation starts and builds a colony? Does each house have it's own generator, or is there a central power source? And if a central power source, do they use cables to run electricity or use some sort of Tesla-like system of energy through the air. How do they run water to each house and building, and how do they dispose of waste? Is there a general store or do they liberally use replicators? It seems like colonies get set up quite quickly, as I assume they use some sort of pre-fabricated buildings.
Also, there have been mention of colony ships, but I have seen no pictures or specs, here or elsewhere.
Thanks.