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LuciusTritus
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Please forgive me if this fell into the wrong forum. I thought this would be the right place to ask.
500 million years have past since humanity came in control of a device that could send ships at great speeds across the universe, from the edge of one galaxy to the edge of another in weeks, sometimes even days. (There is a slight randomness of a couple of days to the travel time)
What I need help with is the numbers, I want them to sound somewhat feasible, now the book is of course a work of fiction and imagination, so an estimate will more than suffice.
The book I'm writing isn't even anything too serious. I'm just turning, a universe I have been thinking of for several years, into paper.
In those 500 million years, I have estimated humanity to be in control of five main galaxies, with several other galaxies that are under colonization.
In the five main galaxies I estimate there is a number of 10 million inhabited star systems, each with a population at an approximate of 10 billion. (There will of course also be smaller systems with populations in the hundreds).
In the outer galaxies, there are of course less inhabited systems, and less population. Here I'm thinking more in terms of several 100 000 inhabited systems with a population around 1 million to several 100 million in each. (Again, with some systems in the hundreds and some systems with a lot more).
The main focus on the book will be war. The defense of the galaxies will be in form of large fleet groups.
One of these fleets will have a couple of 10 thousand ships and more than 1 billion in manpower spread out across that fleet, numbers may vary. Some of the ships are going to be pretty large.
I'm thinking that each main galaxy garrisons more than 1 thousand of these fleet groups.
Do my numbers sound alright for a work of fiction, or are they completely unrealistic?
I would love your opinion on this and any advice you can give. Thank you in advance!
Bonus question: Should Lucius quit his writing entirely?! :D
500 million years have past since humanity came in control of a device that could send ships at great speeds across the universe, from the edge of one galaxy to the edge of another in weeks, sometimes even days. (There is a slight randomness of a couple of days to the travel time)
What I need help with is the numbers, I want them to sound somewhat feasible, now the book is of course a work of fiction and imagination, so an estimate will more than suffice.
The book I'm writing isn't even anything too serious. I'm just turning, a universe I have been thinking of for several years, into paper.
In those 500 million years, I have estimated humanity to be in control of five main galaxies, with several other galaxies that are under colonization.
In the five main galaxies I estimate there is a number of 10 million inhabited star systems, each with a population at an approximate of 10 billion. (There will of course also be smaller systems with populations in the hundreds).
In the outer galaxies, there are of course less inhabited systems, and less population. Here I'm thinking more in terms of several 100 000 inhabited systems with a population around 1 million to several 100 million in each. (Again, with some systems in the hundreds and some systems with a lot more).
The main focus on the book will be war. The defense of the galaxies will be in form of large fleet groups.
One of these fleets will have a couple of 10 thousand ships and more than 1 billion in manpower spread out across that fleet, numbers may vary. Some of the ships are going to be pretty large.
I'm thinking that each main galaxy garrisons more than 1 thousand of these fleet groups.
Do my numbers sound alright for a work of fiction, or are they completely unrealistic?
I would love your opinion on this and any advice you can give. Thank you in advance!
Bonus question: Should Lucius quit his writing entirely?! :D