GURPS 4th edition. Ultra-Tech

Contents
Introduction
	About the Authors
	About GURPS
1. Ultra-Technology
	Ages of Technology
		TL9 – The Microtech Age
		TL10 – The Robotic Age
		TL11 – The Age of Exotic Matter
		TL12 – The Age of Miracles
		Even Higher TLs
	Tech Level
		Technological Progression
	Technology Paths
		Conservative Hard SF
		Radical Hard SF
		Cyberpunk
		Nanotech Revolution
		Unlimited Technology
		Emergent Superscience
		High Biotech
		Retrotech
		Safe-Tech
		Psi-Tech
	Gadget Control
		Creating an Equipment List
		Preventive Measures
		Retroactive Measures
	Buying Equipment
		Black Markets
		Legality and Antiques
	Wear and Care
		Maintaining Gadgets
		Repairing Gadgets
		Powering Gadgets
	Integrating and Modifying Equipment
		Plug-in Gadgets
		Combination Gadgets
		Gear for Nonhumans
		Adjusting for SM
	Equipment Statistics
2. Core Technologies
	Power
		Power Cells
		Generators
		Energy Collection
		Beamed and Broadcast Power
		Civilization and Power
	Computers
		Hardware
		AI: Hardware or Software?
		Software
		Using A HUD
		Ubiquitous Computing
	Robots and Total Cyborgs
		Digital Intelligences
		Drones
		Superhuman Minds and the Singularity
		Renting Robots
		Cyborgs
	Machines as Characters
		Machine Intelligence Lenses
		Biomorphic Lenses
		Meta-Traits
		Attributes
		Advantages
		Purchasing Machines
		Disadvantages
		Perks
		Quirks
		Skills
		Robots and Society
		Robots in Action
		Cinematic Combat
		Controlling and Reprogramming AIs
		Swarmbots
	Personal Gear and Consumer Goods
		Personal Items
		Clothing
		Entertainment
		Recreational and Personal Robots
3. Communications, Sensors, and Media
	Communication and Interface
		Communicators
		Encryption
		Receive-Only or Transmit-Only Comms
		Translators
		Neural Interfaces
		Networks
		Mail and Freight
	Media and Education
		Recording and Playback
		Virtual Reality (VR)
		Augmented Reality
		Sensies
		Mass Media
		Teaching and Learning Aids
	Sensors and Scientific Equipment
		Passive Visual Sensors
		Indirect Passive Sensors
		Active Sensors
		Combination Sensors
		Scientific Equipment
4. Housing, Tools, and Survival Gear
	Housing and Food
		Domestic Equipment and Appliances
		Housing and Construction
		Foodstuffs
	Expedition Gear
		Lights
		Navigation Instruments
		Containers and Load-Bearing Equipment
		Survival and Camping Gear
		Environmental
		Exploration, Safari, and Salvage Robots
		Crossing a Gravity Gradient
	Tools and Construction Materials
		Tools and Tool Kits
		Worker Robots
		Heavy Equipment, Salvage, and Rescue Gear
		Demolitions
	Manufacturing
		Industrial Equipment
		Future Economies
		Memory Materials
		Von Neumann Machines
	Psi Amplifiers
5. Covert Ops and Security
	Deception and Intrusion
		Burglary, Infiltration, and Sabotage
		Forgery and Counterfeiting
		Disguises and Smuggling
		ECM and Stealth
		Computer Intrusion
	Security and Surveillance
		Barriers, Mines, and Traps
		Future Crime
		Security Scanners
		Surveillance and Tracking Devices
		Counter-Surveillance and ECM
	Enforcement and Coercion
		Forensics and Lie Detection
		Restraint and Riot Control Devices
		Interrogation, Brainwashing, and Animal Control
		Black Ops Robots
6. Weaponry
	Weapon Tables
	Beam Weapons
		Lasers
		Chemical Infrared Lasers (TL9)
		Electrolasers
		Microwave Weapons
		Neural Weapons
		Particle Accelerators
		Sonic Weapons
		Plasma Weapons
		Gravity Weapons
		Nucleonic Beams
		Reality Disruption Beams
		Psionic Beams
		Options
		Hotshots and Overheating
	Fluid Projectors
		Sprays
		Vortex Ring Projectors
	Guns and Launchers
		Conventional and ETC Guns
		Gas-Powered Air Guns
		Electromagnetic Guns
		Grav Guns
		Gyrocs
		Rockets and Missiles
		Hand Grenades
		Typical Weapons by TL
	Firearm Accessories
		Targeting Systems
		Smartgun Electronics
		Other Accessories
	Warheads and Ammunition
		Conventional
		Nuclear and Antimatter
		Energy
	Biochemical and Nanotech Weapons
		Gases and Clouds
		Foams and Liquids
		Poisons
		Metabolic Nanoweapons
	Melee and Thrown Weapons
		Physical Weapons
		Energy Weapons
	Combat Robots
		Warbots and Combat Androids
		Robot Weapons
7. Defenses
	Materials
	Body Armor and Protective Gear
		Body Armor
		Tailoring Armor
		Rigid Body Armor
		Environmental Gear and Suits
	Powered Suits
		Exoskeletons
		Battlesuits
		Typical Armor by TL
	Defense Systems
		Other Defenses
	Force Fields
		Force Screens
		Bodyguards
		Force Shields
		Nuclear Dampers
		Stasis Webs
		Other Force Fields
8. Medical and Biotech
	Biomedical Equipment
		Medical Gear
		Medical Robots
		Psychiatric Equipment
		Biotech Equipment
		Drugs and Nano
		Biotech Techniques
	Cybernetics and Uploading
		Body Modifications
		Brain Implants
		Remote-Controlled Cybernetics
		Implanted Digital Mind
		Cybernetic Uplift
		Total Cyborg Brain Transplants
		Uploading
		Downloading Minds
		Low- and Very-Low-Res Copies
		Campaign Effects of Uploading
9. Vehicles
	Planetary Travel
	Space Travel
	Vehicles
		ATVs
	Personal Vehicles
		Flying Cars
	Tanks
	Hovercraft
	Minisubs
	Diver Propulsion Systems
	Tilt-Rotor Transport
	Utility Vertol
	Grav Bikes and Platforms
		Microplanes
		Flight Packs
		Zero-G Thrusters
	Drop Capsules
	Matter Transmission
		Technologies
		MT Booths (TL10^)
		Telegates (TL11-12^)
		Teleport Projectors (TL12^)
		Dimension and Time Travel
		Mind Voyages
Bibliography
Index