Board Thread:Pitches/@comment-24509294-20140206173908/@comment-5870856-20140209032440

So, they immediately went from tribes to a world empire and remained with that same government in place up to the present day? No offence, but I don't find that feasible. I mean, it seems like you'd need proper civilization long before you have a world government. Jumping right from tribes to cities would be a massive shift that just doesn't seem to work. On the other hand, an agriculture-based civilization would take a while to develop on a desert world. I imagine that they'd just stick with a tribal lifestyle instead of having a city full of citizens they couldn't feed with the food they could get their hands on. In other words, if it 'aint broke, don't fix it.

Of course, if you want spaceflight, maybe it could be predominantly desert as opposed to completely desert, meaning that maybe at the poles or some area surrounding an inland sea or something, civilization could develop over a long period of time, with various empires succeeding one another, fighting over resources and developing new ideas until eventually, an industrial revolution occurs, which could conceivably make a world civilization possible.

On the other hand, how do we know the development of civilization on other planets will play out? Don't mistake me for an expert in that field. Ask Robbo or Kray or one of the other GsIC (Guys In Charge).

Probably went on a wee bit too long there. Hope I didn't bore, confuse or discourage you. Anyway, welcome to GC, and I hope you enjoy adding your spheres to the cosmos. And nice use of Greek letters in the star names.