Let’s say I decide I’ve had enough with this whole Federation business and that humanity would be better represented by a Starfleet that follows my particular ideology. Assuming I could get enough people for crew and support, why can’t I start my own Starfleet?

I could replicate ship parts until I have a couple vessels. Go to new worlds and present myself as the official first contact of humanity. I could fly to Vulcan or Bajor and tell them no actually my organization represents humanity.

What’s going to stop me?

  • Superb@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    15 days ago

    Assuming you had access to the energy and raw materials, I believe you’d also be limited by the size and type of replicators you have access too. Not everything can be replicated, and I believe lower tier replicators have limits on what they can make.

    I wonder if you’d be able to replicate a higher tier replicator with a low tier replicator?

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      14 days ago

      Iirc replicators require exotic matter arrays, so no, they need to be constructed, at least anything more complex than a household replicator.